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Wet, wild setting for Adani protest “PEOPLE power” came to Rye beach Sunday 3 December on a weekend where heavy rain caused events to be cancelled and residents to stay indoors. But the unusual cold winds and driving rain couldn’t stop more than 50 people of all ages, backgrounds and political persuasions gathering to protest the proposed Adani coal mine in central Queensland. The protest was organised by the Southern Peninsula Friends of the Planet, formed when three Rye women talking over coffee decided to test local support for a national stop Adani campaign. The original protest of about 30 people (“Friends turning up heat on coal plan”, The News 28/11/2017) kicked off both the group and a desire for further action, orgainser Gillian Adam said. Rye resident Kerri McCafferty said she had never spoken publicly before but “felt compelled” to “after learning about Adani and the impact this mine could have on Australia’s environment and the future of the Great Barrier Reef”. Ms McCafferty has a three-yearold daughter and, like others at the protest, worries about her daughter’s future and Australia’s future generations. Although her speech was cut short by rain and wind its essence was aimed at addressing the mine’s impact on groundwater, its effect on the Great Barrier Reef “with 500 extra coal ships travelling through this World Heritage area each year” and the carbon emissions produced
Weekly recycling MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will collect household recycling bins weekly from Monday 18 December until Friday 2 February. The change from the usual fortnightly recycling service aims to help residents better dispose of their waste over summer. The 240-litre recycling bin with the blue lid will be collected weekly on the usual day. Recyclable items include aluminium and steel cans and foil, rigid and solid plastic items, such as toys, kitchen ware, cups and drink bottles, pots and pans, wrapping paper and envelopes, cardboard, newspapers and magazines, milk, juice and soft drink bottles, glass bottles and jars. Recycling tips: Don’t place items in a plastic bag and empty containers of contents/liquids. Recyclables that can’t fit into a bin can be taken to rubbish tips at Rye, Mornington and Tyabb, or hoppers at Sorrento, Dromana and Flinders for free. To view bin dates visit mornpen. vic.gov.au/My-Neighbourhood
Waste mulched
Walk on the wild side: Stop Adani protesters brave the elements at Rye last week. Picture: Supplied
when the coal is exported to India to be burnt in “old, inefficient coal fired powered plants”. Ms McCafferty said the group had seen the effect of “people power” in the national Stop Adani # campaign influencing Queensland Premier Ana-
stasia Palaszczuk in her veto of using public funds to support this project. Although the group plans more campaigns, Ms Adam said in the immediate future it will be encouraging new members and associated groups to “continue the fight”.
They are asked to contact local, state and federal members of parliament, to talk with friends and colleagues about how they can contribute to a cleaner safer future by acting to stop Adani.
ABOUT 6080 cubic metres of domestic green waste - enough to fill three Olympic sized swimming pools - was dumped at the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s resource recovery centres during the no charge green waste weekend in late October. “We are glad that 4855 residents took part in cleaning their gardens and properties in preparation for summer,” the mayor Cr Bryan Payne said. Green waste collected over the weekend was chipped and processed into mulch.
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