Podcasts about westernport bay

Saving Westernport Bay: A community takes on AGL On October 17th 2017 AGL announced it would install a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) in Westernport Bay on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. We re-visit the story of the Save Westernport Campaign, broadcast on 3CR in June 2021, to look at what citizens are up against when they take on large corporations to protect the environment and the planet.  We hear fromAunty Dyan Summers, Bunurong Elder, Bunurong Land Council Save Westernport Campaign committee members (2017-2021)Candy Van Rood, PresidentJane Carnegie, Vice PresidentJulia Stockigt, Sect'y  Chris Atmore: Environmental LawyerSacha Guggenheimer: Marine scientistBelinda Lewis: Anthropologist Music:  Marty Williams Experiment Photo courtesy Julia Stockigt Earth Matters Episode #1415Produced by Judith Peppard

 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 

Faith and Val kick off the show with their usual bike  moments before taking a look at some news. Riders following the Indian Pacific Wheel Ride route leave Fremantle, you can catch up with the IPWR Dot Watchers here, while in Victoria the inaugral Gariwerd Wonderland was also underway. It seems timely to remind ourselves of some research from a few years ago into the phenomenon of bikelash. It describes bike lanes as ‘sponges for a sea of latent cultural and economic anxieties', a very apt description of what seems to be going on in the current campaign against the City of Melbourne bike lanes. And a reminder to give your feedback via the survey on the Draft Yarra Transport Strategy. Tune into Chris's program from last week for an interview about the strategy with Streets Alive Yarra. We talk about French Island, in Westernport Bay, and how it makes for a great weekend of sand and gravel riding, accessible via train or bike  and combinations of the two. And just a heads up at he end that the Handmade Bicycle Show will be held in June, and will be the first year without the wonderful Ewan Gellie. 

Monday Breakfast 12 Julywith Jacob//Welcome and Acknowledgement to Country// 7:00AM  Saving Westernport: How a determined community stopped AGL's plan for a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit in Westernport Bay. Judith Peppard from Communication Mixdown reports. //7:30AM  Don't Frack The NT: Tish King from Seed Mob speaks to Ella and Alice from Wednesday Breakfast calling on supporters to stand with communities on the frontlines of dangerous shale gas fracking in the Northern Territory. // 8.00AM Live interview with Chris Breens from Refugee Action Collective about the recent hunger strikes in Broadmeadows Detention Centre from refugees calling for freedom after almost 9 years of detainment. // 8.10AM Shams Moussa and Aran Mylvaganum speaking at the most recent rally protesting the ongoing genocide against Palestinians by the Israeli government. Tune into Palestine Remembered for more.  //  Songs:Running Late by Oscar Key Sung

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  

Photo by Jorge Gardner, Unsplash Responses to AGL's Environmental Effects Statement reveal the risks of a floating gas terminal in Westernport BayVictor Komarovsky is a community organiser for Environment Victoria working to stop the floating gas terminal project proposed by AGL for Cribb Point in Westernport Bay.  On July 2nd AGL's Environmental Effects Statement (EES) was made availabe for public comment. Submissions closed on August 26th and at least 10,000 were received. Victor Komarovsky explains why the response has been overwhelmingly negative and the reasons the community, councils and scientsts are concerned. Can the moon be a person?Alice Gorman (@drspacejunk) is an Associate Professor in Archeology and Space Studies at Flinders University. She's a leader in the field of space archeology and her research focuses on the archeology and heritage of space exploration, including space junk, planetary landing sites and off-earth mining.We talk about how she became involved in space archeology, the richness and magic of the moon's environment and the importance of valuing it; i.e. not seeing the moon as just one more mining opportunity. Check out Alice Gorman's article Can the Moon be a person? As lunar mining looms, could a change of perspective protect the Earth's ancient companion here and the link to the podcast of the MVA Public Forum on the Moon held on August 18th, 2020 here.  

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/

April 8 2019Presenter/Producer: Erin JonesClimate Emergency- Language and PsychologyIn recent time we have seen the language around Climate move from more passive language such as Climate Change or Global Warming, through to many organisations adopting the term Climate Emergency.In todays show we speak with Lyn Bender from Psychology for a Safe Climate about the change in language and the psychology behind moving people to from denial or inaction, to action - but not despair.https://www.psychologyforasafeclimate.org/https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resource/mythbusting/Save WesternportWe speak with Louise Page about the AGL threat of large scale industrial gas infrastructure potentially going into the Westernport Bay - a Ramsar listed wetlandshttps://savewesternport.org/

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.

Anote Tong is the former president of Kiribati (pronounced 'Kiribas'), a nation in Micronesia on the brink of disappearing from continually rising sea levels. Now an acclaimed environmental campaigner, Anote Tong fronts an international campaign to highlight the impending catastrophe for his nation. His incredible efforts are captured in 'Anote's Ark', a powerful new documentary directed by Matthieu Rytz, shortly to screen at the upcoming Environmental Film Festival Australia here in Melbourne on 15 October. We are honoured to be speaking with with Anote Tong about this extraordinary film, the dire predictions of the impact of climate change on Kiribati, and his monumental campaign efforts to drive meaningful change. . We'll also speak with Nicole Mertens from the Victorian National Parks Association about Sea Slug Census 2 (the sequel!) - a wonderful citizen science project that captures information about the types of spectacular nudibranchs that inhabit Port Phillip and Westernport Bay. We'll ask Nicole about Sea Slug Census 1 - how it went, what they found, and what they've done with the information collected. Dr Surf brings us a surf report, including the surf livesaving analysis of 2017 drownings. We'll also catch up with champion kneeboarder Greg Bugden to discuss the importance of fins in high end boards.Massive show!

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.

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