The recent explosion in WA at a gas processing facility highlights the risks being taken with the Santos gas plant on the Snowy river estuary says Greens candidate, Dr Malcolm McKelvie.
“Santos has already built a gas plant on a low dune on the river estuary and plans to extend it to process gas from the Longtom well. They propose to store toxic chemicals which would cause severe environmental loss if released by accident, flood or explosion to the surrounding coastal wetland, without having an environmental effects statement done.
“The proposal is madness when better alternatives exist. The gas could be piped from Longtom to the shared facility with BHP and Esso at Longford where the infrastructure for processing the gas already exists. Alternatively, it could be piped to a site at Newmerella, away from the internationally significant wetland area.
“I am calling on all the candidates in the by-election to support the protection of the Snowy estuary from this ill-considered development”.
For further information please contact: Malcolm McKelvie 0417 364 615
Greens Candidate for Gippsland By Election 2008
