RPDC

TAP is holding a huge rally outside Gunns head office in Launceston to mark the first anniversary of Gunns withdrawal from the RPDC.

This historic event commemorates the collusion of big business and government in Tasmania. The media will be present.

Tell your friends about this important event.

Speaker: pulp mill expert and former RPDC panellist, Dr Warwick Raverty - always "says it how it is".

Where: lawns outside Gunns head office in Lindsay St, Launceston near the Charles Street Bridge.

When: 11am, Friday 14 March 2008 regardless of the weather.

Paul Lennon’s pulp mill promises in 2004 and reality in 2007

Here is what he said in 2004, with apologies to planning Minister Kons and MLC Ivan Dean for "providing misleading information":

Here is reality in 2007:

1) no conscience vote allowed for Labor Parliamentarians;
2) no amendments by Parliament to permit conditions (Gunns excepted);
3) no time for adequate view of the permits by Legislative Councillors or the general public.

Credentials

Dr Warwick Raverty has over 25 years experience in the pulp and paper industry. He has been a research manager and senior principal research scientist in the pulp and paper research group of Ensis (formerly CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products) for the past 7 years. Prior to joining CSIRO, Dr Raverty gained 20 years industrial experience in manufacture of pulp and paper as an independent consultant and also in a variety of research, technical and managerial roles as an employee of Amcor and Australian Paper Manufacturers.

The risks of the Tamar valley pulp mill for investors, the community, tourism, fishing, farming, businesses, taxpayers and the government are described in Pulp finance.

The TAP Community Impacts Response submission to the Resource Planning and Development Commission (RPDC) takes a whole-of-systems perspective and comments on all impacts of the proposed mill and wood supply and not just those within the terms of reference as given to the RPDC by the Government.

No 280: TAP (CIR) submission 741Kb

1. Fact sheets and charts showing the essentials

TAP and SAS is producing a series of fact sheets and charts describing significant impacts of the proposed pulp mill and its wood supply on the economy, environment and population of Tasmania. These impacts are largely being ignored by the Government and the proponent.

Key letters between Tasmanians Against the Pulp mill and official government bodies and others. Click on the link to see the full letter.

 Letter 14 to ANZ re failure of Gunns' roadkill monitoring to meet the requirements of the Chief Scientist. Given the serious shortcomings of Gunns’ data, funding should be refused by the ANZ.