Traveston Federal inquiry - 187 submissions - only one in favour of the dam ...

... and that's the submission by the Qld Labor government.

Excerpt from the Courier Mail:

Backlash PR Disaster

13 April 2007

The Senate inquiry into the proposed Traveston Dam is turning into a public relations disaster for the Queensland Government.

Fierce opposition to the $1.7 billion project is coming from all sections of the community, including the RSL, Country Women's Association, local government, Aboriginal elders, farming and environmental groups, and the clergy.

Of 187 submissions received by the Senate's Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee, the only submission in support of the 180,000 megalitre dam was lodged by Premier Peter Beattie on behalf of the State Government.

An angry backlash awaits Mr Beattie – particularly from landowners whose properties must be resumed to build the dam – when the inquiry holds its first public hearings in Gympie and Brisbane next week.

The submissions argue the dam will destroy sensitive ecological habitats and valuable farming land, and have a devastating social impact on the local community.

Lining up to give evidence at the inquiry is Cate Molloy, the former Labor member for Noosa, who was disendorsed by Mr Beattie last year for opposing the dam.

In her submission, Ms Molloy said that based on Government Caucus meetings and personal discussions with the Premier, the dam site was chosen purely for political reasons to help win the 2006 election.
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See - Beattie's PR disaster.