Federal election - Groom candidates' views on recycled water ...
Candidates in alphabetical order:
Candidate Name (Party)
BERRY, Rob (Independent)
Against potable reuse for Toowoomba (clearly!)
See - YouTube videos:
1. Don't drink sewer water
2. Why take the risk?
COLLINS, Pauline (The Greens)
Not known
Note: the Greens dispatched people to Toowoomba on referendum day to convince people to vote Yes.
FINDLAY, Peter Charles (Family First)
Not known
JEANNERET, Rod (Independent)
Not known
JONES, Irene (Citizens Electoral Council)
Not known
MACFARLANE, Ian (Liberal)
Has never categorically come out against potable reuse in Toowoomba.
Is tied to Liberal Party policy on recycled water but did assist with obtaining the 2006 referendum to determine community support. Was at odds with Minister Turnbull who told Toowoomba residents that if they voted NO there'd be no money for any alternative project.
Previous quotes:
"I still support parts of the project to supply recycled water for industry, resources and agriculture. However, given information I have obtained from independent sources I am currently unable to support recycled effluent being discharged into Cooby Dam."
"A project of this significance will succeed only with strong community backing and today’s announcement puts this important decision right where it belongs, in the hands of the people of Toowoomba and the Darling Downs."
"I have asked from the beginning for an open debate about the future of the region’s water supply with a consideration of all options and over the next three to six months that debate will finally occur."
See - Minister Macfarlane's previous comments.
MEIBUSCH, Chris (Australian Labor Party)
Pro-potable reuse for Toowoomba.
"I actively campaigned in support of TCC’s Yes campaign."
See - Water Futures blog - Chris Meibusch views on recycled water for Toowoomba.
NAJEEB, Shalina (Democrats)
Not known
VOLKER, Grahame Arthur (Independent)
Not known
Groom electorate - See - electorate map.
Candidates may provide any comments on this issue and they will be included. Any candidate who thinks their views have been misrepresented may also add their views.
There are 32,330 NO voters in Toowoomba probably quite interested in their candidates' views on this issue.
It remains to be seem whether the issue of recycled water will impact on voting on election day ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 11:38 AM
22 Comments:
After watching Turnbull and Garrett debate to-day on Meet the Press , I know I will not be voting for either of them.
1:41 PM, November 08, 2007
The Democrats are giving their preferences to Labour so I leave it to you to work out.
The Labour candidate has said openly that he would bring recycled sewage water in, in a heart beat and he does not believe that the community should have any say!
2:08 PM, November 08, 2007
You ask why not? Well, because they both espouse the same rhetoric and they both would bring in recycled sewage water for any community as their potable supply.
Neither of them talked about desalination and Malcolm is intent on making money out of carbon trading while we have to cutback on using our appliances because the government have failed to build infrastructure i.e. dams and power stations.
Labour do not have a good track record and they say "me too!" to often.
2:16 PM, November 08, 2007
sure meibusch has said he wants toowoomba to drink recycled water but turnbull did give us a chance to vote on the issue. and what is wrong with a carbon trading scheme
2:45 PM, November 08, 2007
Carbon trading schemes already exist, e.g. the NSW carbon abatements credits scheme - which allows renewable energy companies to sell their credits to companies wishing to offset carbon emissions.
A sensible scheme subsidises investment in renewable energy by allowing these companies to sell credits in an open market trading system.
3:06 PM, November 08, 2007
The question still remains "What even happened to the other water options for Toowoomba and surrounding region?"
We do not want recycled sewage water in our drinking supply and both the major parties want us to have it and they will make sure of it if elected.
4:16 PM, November 08, 2007
Hear hear!!!
4:48 PM, November 08, 2007
How about Beattie on Channel Seven election "team" - that must certainly give Howard a kick a long
9:20 PM, November 08, 2007
if beattie could make nightly appearances between now and the election that would be great
10:49 PM, November 08, 2007
Rob Berry's youtube video is on the top page for Australian politics today!
11:30 PM, November 08, 2007
Rob Berry's You Tube video may be at the top of the page of Australian politics....but only as some light relief. What a tool! If that isn't a scare campaign I do not know what is...
7:02 AM, November 09, 2007
Go Rob!!!
1:42 PM, November 09, 2007
Meibusch is free to enter into a debate on the issue - but he won't - he knows how unpopular the issue is.
1:51 PM, November 09, 2007
like turnbull wasn't trying to scare people by saying vote no and there'll be no money for anything else
2:09 PM, November 09, 2007
Toowoomba City Council scare tactics:-
- there are no other options
- we will run out of water
- the gas water will kill you
5:08 PM, November 09, 2007
I don't know about the Canberra election but those councillors are gonna get a whipping next year.
9:28 PM, November 09, 2007
The independent Rob Berry is the only way to go as the rest will give you recycled sewage water in a heart beat.
What has happen to political parties with the courage to build infrastructure which will keep up with our needs?
We have a fine example of desalination plant in Perth powered by wave power and it is so environmentally friendly.
Why?, just why? is the question we need to send them.
9:43 PM, November 09, 2007
perth isn't powered by wave power - maybe one day - but i take the point about wa being progressive
11:48 PM, November 09, 2007
I suggest that people look at what the Carnegie Corporation is proposing to do in WA and ask them self why State and Federal governments are not rushing to accept this technology if they want a greener world.
We are surrounded by sea and the waves are free so why not invest in desalination powered by waves and use the electricity generated by it too?
6:55 AM, November 10, 2007
For the record:
Kwinana Desalination Plant
Electricity for the desalination plant – which has an overall 24MW requirement and a production demand of 4.0kWh/kl to 6.0kWh/kl – comes from the new 80MW Emu Downs Wind Farm, which consists of 48 wind turbines located 30km east of Cervantes. Developed by Stanwell Corporation, a power generation corporation owned by Queensland Government and Western Australia's Griffin Energy, this facility commenced operation in 2006.
Wave power is still in its infancy but one day may power desalination plants and other useful things.
Wave power is a good example of examining 'all the options' ...
10:23 AM, November 10, 2007
See Chris Meibusch is at the markets today, and the poor soul has to have his union heavy mates there, looked to be grabbing people as they walked past and probably trying to convert them.
What will it be like if Rudd and all his union mates get in, they will bully people, business will go down, the economy will dip right down, and yes Interest rates will RISE!!!!
Who wants a country run by union dictators - not me!
8:57 AM, November 11, 2007
Geez, it's just like when they were trying to convert people to drink recycled water at the Sunday market. Don't they ever learn?
11:16 AM, November 11, 2007
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