Podcasts about save westernport

 We begin the show this week interviewing Julia Stockigt from Save Westernport, about the plan to produce brown-coal hydrogen from the Latrobe Valley for export through Westernport Bay. What does it mean for safety and ecology in Victoria, and who the key state and federal ministers are in approving the needless development? Notably, she calls for clarification on the recent announcement that Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny is responsible for clean energy projects... is brown coal hydrogen clean, and does this change the ability of Shire Councils to push back?  Next up we speak with Dave Sweeney, anti-nuclear campaigner with the Australian Conservation Foundation, about all things nuclear, including the Oppenheimer film release around the 78th Anniversary of the US bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the AUKUS debate at the recent ALP national conference, Japan's imminent release of radioactive Fukushima water into the Pacific, and the good news of the win for Barngarla traditional owners in Federal Court - no nuclear waste dump in Kimba! Join Save Westernport, Friends of the Earth, and Greens MP Ellen Sandell, rallying to oppose the project on Wednesday 30th August at 8:30am on the steps of Victorian Parliament To access all previous podcasts and any extra links in our podcast descriptions, visit 3cr.org.au/citylimits 

There's trouble a-brewing in Hastings, where mere months after a successful campaign against AGL's liquefied natural gas project, dirty brown-coal hydrogen exports have crept in—and this time with no publicly available plans, no environmental effects statement, and no community consultation! Meg and Kevin kick off energy week interviewing Julia Stöckigt, campaigner with Save Westernport, about the potentially disastrous effects at every step of this dirty H2 project, and how the community is pushing back.  To find out more, check out Save Westernport, and the Western Port Peninsula Protection Council websites.  Later, we speak with Dave Sweeney, anti-nuclear campaigner with the ACF, to get the lowdown on what is happening with the cleanup of the Rio Tinto Ranger uranium mine in NT (spoiler alert: a good news story), the European Commission proposing nuclear and gas as energy sources for long-term climate change goals, and how the flooding of Kimba SA, Barngarla country, is yet another reflection of the inappropriateness of the area as a dump site for Australia's radioactive waste. We also say a (hopefully temporary) au revoir to host Meg Kimber while she takes a well-earned hiatus from radio broadcasting.   

Saving Westernport:  How a determined community stopped AGL's plan for a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit in Westernport BayOn October 17th, 2017, Candy Van Rood woke to the news that energy giant AGL was planning to install a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) at Cribb point in Westernport Bay on the Mornington Peninsula, and it seemed that the Victorian government was right behind it. Candy  set up a Facebook page to inform the community about the proposed project and what it would mean for Westernport Bay. In April 2018 the Save Westernport committee was formed and the successful campaign to stop AGL's Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (SFRU) began.In this episode of Communication Mixdown, people involved in the campaign will tell us why they organised, what they were up against and what the experience has taught them about environmental democracy in Australia.  

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. NewsreportsDiscussion from the presenters about proposals for solar export levy for homeowners point towards need to renationalise the electricity grid. Coverage by Bruce Mountain at renew economy shows the costs of upgrading to allow more solar penetration are fairly small at 3-5% of the overall capital works budget of grid operators; moreover large generators don't pay any grid connection fees whereas every household pays $1.20 per day to be connected even if they have panels and are a net generator of power. Of the 2.7million Australian households with solar panels, a majority are in working class areas.Right wing ideologue and ex federal Liberal MP Sophie Mirabella appointed to Fair Work Commission by Christian PorterScott Morrison's cabinet reshuffle does little to change the sexism built into the DNA of the Liberal party. Australian of the year Grace Tame has strongly criticised the appointment of Amanda Stoker as minister for women as Stoker has provided a platform for Mens rights activist Bettina Arndt.Interviews and DiscussionJacob & Zane speak with safe schools founder, equal marriage campaigner and socialist alternative member Roz Ward about this weekends marxism conference happening at the old Meat Market building in North Melbourne. Ward outlines some of the various discussion streams happening, and gives an overview of the various international guests attending the conference via videolink, who will discuss numerous social movements and battles past and present. You can listen to the individual interview here.Jacob and Zane speak with Jane Carnegie from the Save Westernport campaign group about the successful fight to prevent a massive gas import terminal being built at Crib Point near Hastings, South East of Melbourne. The Floating Storage and Regasification Unit proposed by AGL would have pumped half a billion litres of chlorinated waste water per day into the sensitive RAMSAR listed coastal wetland ecology and waters, decimating the ecosystem. You can listen to the individual interview here.Jacob and Zane speak with RMIT research associate Simone Casey about her analysis of cuts to jobseeker and jobkeeper coinciding with the end of the eviction moratorium. The cuts are set to exacerbate the existing situation and will see some 2.6million people grappling with poverty and rental stress. The situation is especially bad for single parents and the long term unemployed. Casey looks at various remedies for the situation such as increasing the rate of jobseeker and rent assistance, and/or implementing a job guarantee, and/ or investing in a rollout of more public housing. You can listen to the individual interview here. 

This week, Zeb, Kevin and Meg discuss the latest news from the world of capitalism unionism and environmentalism, before being joined by Julia Stockigt from the Save Westernport community campaign.Save Westernport were celebrating their success in opposing an off-shore gas processing facility in the pristine and precious waters of Westernport Bay. This Ramsar-listed wetland was under threat from developer AGL, but after 6,000 public submissions and a 10 weeks public hearing by the Inquiry and Advisory Committee (IAC), the Minister for Planning Richard Wynne rejected the proposal. City Limits congratulates these committed community activists and their allies within Environment Victoria and the council for their historic win. For more information on the campaign go to https://savewesternport.org   

Save Westernport From AGL Westernport Bay is an internationally significant wetland, home to a great diversity of marine life and endangered birds. But AGL plans to build a gas terminal in the heart of the bay.  Today on Earth Matters we speak to the President of Save Westernport and a nature conservation campaigner from the Victorian National Parks Associate about the community campaign that has mounted against this proposed gas development. Guests: Candy Van Rood (Save Westernport); Shannon Hurley (Victorian National Parks Association).Show links: https://savewesternport.org/https://environmentvictoria.org.au/campaign/stop-agls-dirty-gas-plan-for-our-bay/#WetsuitsforWesterport Earth Matters #1286 was produced by Megan Williams.  

 Jacques talks with Bill Genat who is involved in movements to resist the plans of energy giant AGL to establish a massive Liquid Natural Gas import facility with Floating Storage and Regasification Unit at Crib Point and a gas pipeline to Packenham in Melbourne’s south-east. Apart from its gruesome size (300m long, 50 m wide, 50m high the size of the Ruby Princess cruise ship) is intrudes and endangers wetlands of global important (Ramsar designated in 1982) and risks to cause several other ecological disasters. References:Google AGL Crib Point EES to read AGL's take on the project;Go to the Crib Point IAC website to read about the hearing processRead the passionate submissions of those who wish to protect beautiful Western Port Bay, French Island Marine Park and French Island National Park and the thousands of gorgeous waterbirds, marine creatures and microscopic miracles who create that wonderland; go to the Save Westernport website and donate so the best legal minds are available to defend this precious natural heritage.Also, for a look at what happens to tye industry in the US, go to:Can You Pitch in $280 Billion for the Oil and Gas Industry? editor@desmogblog.com via cmail19.com  

This week on City Limits, Kevin and Karina invite Julia Stockigt, secretary of Save Westernport Inc, to discuss their fight against AGL's proposal to import and process gas at Crib Point, and to construct gas pipeline which means probable destruction for life and community in many parts of Victoria. Victorians have set a record for number of submissions in an environmental assessment process, and it is clear, with vocal opposition from many groups and councils including the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, that this dirty gas terminal needs to go. There is a long way to go, however, with state and federal leaders having the final say, and speculation that unfavourable, unsustainable and unecessary projects are being pushed through 'under the cover of COVID'.Here is a list of the company's convictions and fines, up until January 2020. You can access Save Westernport's submission against AGL's environmental effects statement here.Mornington Peninsula Shire Council recently voted unanimously to reject the AGL proposal, stating: The EES “is a weak analysis and gives us no confidence that the environmental impacts of this project can be acceptably managed",that AGL has even "failed to make a strong case for the need to import gas"and "AGL’s Import Jetty and Pipeline Project poses an unacceptable risk to the environment for unproven economic and resource gains".The Council is encouraging everyone to write to the Minister/s to tell them why AGL does NOT belong in Westernport.For the Ministers’ email addresses and suggestions for what to write, see box 3 ‘Write to Local State and Federal MP's’ here.Quotes from councillors:“It is time that the State Government finally listened to their community and scrapped this project before serious damage is done to Western Port Bay, tourism, the fishing industry and people living and working at Crib Point.""All of our State Government Members of Parliament should make their position clear. Will they support their local community and now work to prevent their Government’s approval?”The next step in the fight to STOP AGL in Westernport will be the panel hearings beginning on the 12th October.Later, Adjunct Associate Professor Paddy Moriarty joins the discussion with a background on the 'cleanliness' of natural gas as a power source, methane and carbon dioxide, and Australia's energy usage levels. Access Dr. Moriarty's published work from the past 45 years here and here.  

Energy company AGL has plans to establish a floating gas import terminal in Victoria's Western Port Bay. The Save Westernport campaign has been working for the past two years to prevent this from happening. Julia Stockigt from the Save Westernport Campaign spoke with me about why the community is so concerned and the difficulties of organising during the Covid-19 shutdown.  And if you click on the campaign link you'll see a beautiful photo of the mangroves which Julia speaks about and lots more!  Following the disappointing COP 25 climate meeting held in Madrid in December last year, Dr Maria Tanyag from the Australian National University and her colleague Professor Jacqui True, from Monash University, wrote Climate conferences are male, pale and stale – it’s time to bring in women. Maria speaks with me about the importance of women’s knowledge in developing responses to climate change and how that knowledge is often sidelined at local, state and global levels. Maria also discusses the findings of research she conducted in Vanuatu, Cambodia and the Philippines which features in her contribution (p. 34) to the United Nations report, Gender, Climate and Security published in June this year.

2019, Aug 26 Presenter/Producer:Erin JonesGuests:Louise Page - Save Westernport Timestamp- 2:43 minshttps://savewesternport.org/We continue following the campaign against new fossil fuel developments in the RAMSAR listed wetlands of Westernport Bay in Victoria Lachlan Rule - BZE Project Lead - Repower Our Regions - Collee WATimestamp - 13:40https://bze.org.au/research/We have a prelude of the research due to be lauched in October looking at potential for energy tranisition in Collee, Western Australia Jane Kou - Bring Me Home - Founder & CEOTimestamp - 35:35Bring Me Home is a startup business that connects consumers with local cafes and restaurants to minimise foodwaste.  If foodwaste were a country it would be the 3rd highest CO2 contributor https://www.birchal.com/company/bringmehomehttps://www.bringmehome.com.au/

The second part of our three part podcast talks about the value of Westernport Bay itself.   The group describes the Ramsar wetland status, and goes into detail about the valuable marine life and the dangers that industrial development pose to this fragile and misunderstood coastal ecosystem. The post SaveWesternport Special Edition Part 2 appeared first on Save Westernport.

This is the first of a three part podcast series detailing both the latest information about the “Stop AGL” campaign as well as special segments about the value of Westernport Bay and some history about the Save Westernport Group itself. The post SaveWesternport Special Edition Part 1 appeared first on Save Westernport.

This week on the show we head to Westernport on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, where AGL have proposed the Crib Point gas import terminal. We’ll hear about the campaign to stop the floating gas infrastructure project from:- Louise Page of local activist organisation Save Westernport- Zianna Fuad, the coordinator of Quit Coal collective, part of Friends of the Earth Melbourne- Excerpts from the Environment Victoria live stream of the rally against the proposed project held outside the recent AGL annual general meeting, including speeches from Cat Nadel of Environment Victoria and Julia of Save WesternportMore information about the campaign can be found at the links below:https://savewesternport.org/https://www.quitcoal.org.au/https://environmentvictoria.org.au/

Presenter/Producer: Erin JonesTopic: Electrifying Industry Pt 1 – Frontline Action on Coal – Newcastle & Save Westernport updateToday Erin Jones discusses the latest BZE research – Electrifying Industry.Download the report (for free) here:http://bze.org.au/electrifying-industry-2018/We speak with Head of Research at BZE – Michael Lord.  Michael is the lead author of the Electrifying Industry Report,  which was launched at the Electrifying Industry Summit on Sept 13th, 2018.  This work focusing on industrial processes including industrial heat,  is a world first.  Industrial processes represents 8% of Australia’s emissions – so is a significant contributor to the national emissions profile.Australia has the potential to be a renewable energy superpower,  and this Electrifying Industry work shows how a transition can be made.  Energy costs can be minimised using new more efficient technologies,  and using renewable energy sources.  We discuss some of the various technologies including Heat Pumps, Electromagnetic Heating, & Microwave as some examples.We also speak to Louise Page from Save Westernport – a community initiative to stop AGL building a large scale gas import and pipeline in Westernport just outside of Melbourne.We also talk with Greg Rowls from Frontline Action on Coal to halt the export of coal out of Newcastle Port – the largest coal export port in the world,  where both young and older citizens are fighting this destructive process.Guests:Michael LordMichael LordLead Author – Electrifying IndustryBZE Head of Research Louisa PageSave Westernporthttps://savewesternport.org/Greg RowlsGreg RowlsFrontline Action on Coalhttps://www.frontlineaction.org/

Monday 13th Aug 2018Presenter/Producer: Erin JonesTopic: Zero Emissions Noosa, NEG – Update, Save Westernport – UpdateToday Erin Jones talks the campaign for Zero Emissions in Noosa, we get an update on the National Energy Guarantee, and the latest in the Save Westernport campaignWe speak with Vivien Griffin who is the President of Zero Emissions Noosa about the community initiative to move the Noosa community to zero emissions by 2026. A series of community consultation has just been undertaken outlining a Roadmap to achieve this goal. We discuss how the project has evolved – including the progress and process that has been taken.Nicky Ison joins us to have a look at the outcome from the COAG Energy Ministers’ meeting last week and the negotiations for the governments proposed National Energy Guarantee. Nicky also penned a piece in today’s SMH about who really benefits from the NEG as it currently stands.Finally we get an update from Louise Page from Save Westernport about the large scale AGL gas proposal for Westernport, and the growing community concern and action that is proposed.Guests:Vivien GriffinVivien GriffinZero Emissions NoosaPresidenthttps://www.repowernoosa.com/http://zeroemissionsnoosa.com.au/about.htmlhttps://www.repowernoosa.com/roadmap-projectNicky IsonNicky IsonCommunity Power AgencyCo-Founder & Director@CommunityPowerAhttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/consumers-aren-t-the-big-winners-out-of-national-energy-guarantee-20180811-p4zwyv.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/barnaby-joyce-names-his-price-for-support-of-the-neg-new-pricing-powers-20180810-p4zwui.html  Louise PageLouise PageSave Westernporthttps://www.savewesternport.org/Announcements:Get your tickets to the BZE Electrifying Industry Summithttps://www.electrifyingindustry.org.au/http://bze.org.au/event/electrifying-industry-summit-13-sep-2018/ 13 Aug 2018|Categories: Community Show

Monday 18th June 2018Today Erin Jones talks Sustainable Transport. Starting with the potential of powering Melbourne’s trains with renewable energy with campaigners Pat Simons – Yes 2 Renewables Community Coordinator and Rachel Lynskey, Friends of the Earth’s Sustainable Cities Campaigner.We chat with Richard McNeall a volunteer with the Tesla Owners Club of Australia (TOCA) who coordinated the Round Australia Electric Highway, a joint initiative between the Tesla Owners Club of Australia and the Australian Electric Vehicle Association.  The Round Australia Electric Highway https://www.teslaowners.org.au/round-australia allows drivers of EVs – of any brand – to circumnavigate the whole country, including going through the Red Centre.  The average distance between charge points is 200km, with only a few outliers at 400 km. The TOCA is issuing certificates to the first 100 vehicles to complete the fully circuit around the country.  Finally we speak with Louise Page from Save Westernport https://www.savewesternport.org/  about the proposed AGL floating gas import platform at Crib Point. There is a public rally in Hastings at Hastings Foreshore on July 1st.  Guests:Pat Simons@prrsimonsYes 2 Renewables Community Coordinatorhttps://chuffed.org/project/renewabletrains4melbhttps://www.melbournefoe.org.au/renewable_powered_trainsRachel LynskeyFoE’s Sustainable Cities CampaignerRichard McNeallhttps://www.teslaowners.org.au/round-australiaLouise Pagehttps://www.savewesternport.org/