Pulp mill shipment a 'step forward'
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xenithPulp mill shipment a 'step forward'
A cargo ship, the Beluga Finesse, docked at the Bell Bay port this [Thursday] afternoon and is believed to be carrying large turbine parts from China for the mill's power generator.
[Forest Industries] association's Julian Amos says it shows the project is moving ahead.
He says most Tasmanians support the proposed Tamar Valley pulp mill.
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Ruth Groom from the Wilderness Society says Gunns is taking a huge gamble purchasing equipment for the mill, without having a financial backer. "I think this equipment is going to sit on this wharf until it rusts."
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The Greens leader Nick McKim says the Gunns mill does not have the public's support and should not be built. "Gunns can continue to negotiate and continue to ship equipment in all they like. The simple fact is the mill doesn't have a social licence, it doesn't have the support of the community and it just shouldn't be built," he said.
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This one comes with a slideshow, courtesy of the Examiner.
A cargo ship, the Beluga Finesse, docked at the Bell Bay port this [Thursday] afternoon and is believed to be carrying large turbine parts from China for the mill's power generator.
[Forest Industries] association's Julian Amos says it shows the project is moving ahead.
He says most Tasmanians support the proposed Tamar Valley pulp mill.
...
Ruth Groom from the Wilderness Society says Gunns is taking a huge gamble purchasing equipment for the mill, without having a financial backer. "I think this equipment is going to sit on this wharf until it rusts."
...
The Greens leader Nick McKim says the Gunns mill does not have the public's support and should not be built. "Gunns can continue to negotiate and continue to ship equipment in all they like. The simple fact is the mill doesn't have a social licence, it doesn't have the support of the community and it just shouldn't be built," he said.
More
This one comes with a slideshow, courtesy of the Examiner.
