Dave Torr wrote:
The Age http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/navy-depot-could-become-main-port/2006/01/22/1137864807011.html
has an article today reporting on a proposal that Melbourne and
Geelong docks be relocated to Point WIlson - "a site
with internationally recognised wetlands, home to the endangered
orange-bellied parrot", to quote the article. The main proponent - the
Geelong Football Club president (!) says ""It would be cheaper to run
channels from the heads coming into
there rather than going right through to Port Melbourne and not
upset all the environmentalists with the dredging.":
Looks like another battle could be looming, although there doesn't seem
to be too much support for the proposal yet....
I think the idea with be vetoed hopefully by anybody involved in the
docks that have used the Princess Hwy regularly. That road is bad
enough now without having all freight traffic from Pt Wilson to
Melbourne, aswell as having dock workers having to travel to Pt
Wilson. Secondly I doubt they'd want to also have one dock for super
freight and one for the run of the mill. That'd mean more freight
cranes and the like. Besides the Orange Bellied Parot, what else has
that as their home, as I'm not very familiar with the area. I'm
assuming it's the area south of The Spit at Werribee Treatment Plant,
the area that's restricted. Near the saltworks/marshes?
Regards
Darryl
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