Fossil fuel pushing up electricity prices
It is said that we live in a post-truth world and the question is how is our Federal Governments faring in that new world and in serving the needs of the people? Are our Federal Ministers, in delivering on their oath to serve the people?
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Our Energy Minister tells us that we need more fossil fuels rather than less if we are going to avoid the price of electricity rising. Some might say that energy policy has been to create uncertainty rather than certainty in renewable energy investment market.
With the price of fossil fuel, especially thermal coal rising as the world emerges from COVID, the wholesale price of electricity has risen, in those states most reliant on coal, NSW and Queensland and least in those that have more renewable energy, in particular South Australia, which is close to achieving their target of 100 per cent renewable energy.
The organisation responsible for running our electricity grid, the AEMO, tells us that we need more renewable energy and less coal and gas as they are more expensive than renewable energy, the price of which continues to fall.
Many of our local corporates such as Coles are committed to using only renewable energy.
So who do we believe? Is our Federal Government preferencing fossil fuel companies ahead of the needs of the Australian people, both in respect of their health and their economic well being? Does the Federal National Party support those companies over the needs of farmers and the protection of farming land?
Bob Philipson, Goulburn
Rezoning Auburn Street
Interesting that this new council is putting out feelers for rezoning the southern end of Auburn Street.
The properties have had no maintenance for years so if they can be knocked down and redeveloped in the name of "progress" it will be a huge money making scheme for the present owners.
Kathy Gaul, Goulburn
Slow down cars in McKell Place
McKell Place is now a speed-plus zone and a very big danger to many, such as children (day care), the medically impaired, movie-goers and club patrons.
Terence Druett, Goulburn
Public servants should stay in the background
Does anyone agree that a general manager of a LGA jumping and posing in front of a camera with a local Liberal is unsuitable and inappropriate?
I find Warwick Bennet's 'playful' photo shoot at the netball courts with the local Liberal MP to be both unseemly and questionable.
If you want to be a politician you should stand for election, otherwise fade into the background like a good public servant.
Robin Saville, Goulburn
Join fight against Veolia incinerator
I am writing to you today in the hope that you can join the Tarago Community, Goulburn Mulwaree Council and the No toTarago Incinerator and Southern Highlands area in the fight to oppose the Veolia Woodlawn Mine Waste to Energy Infrastructure. In other words an incinerator.
If these plants are so safe you have to ask why are they wanting to build them in rural areas. There is a list of proposed location. This is not our rubbish it belongs to Sydney and that's where it should stay. The Government stand on these facilities seems to be of sight out of mind. Why build these plants in the first place?
Veolia wants to spend $600 million building an incinerator at Tarago. Why not use that money developing new ways to break down the non-recyclable material and produce new articles.
This can be done, already there is a microbe organism that does just that.
With the fallout from this incinerator our primary producers in this region will be affected, the water catchment, our dams, the environment, the air that we breath our health and the future of the next generation.
This plant won't be fixing climate change, it will be harming it. All this advertising regarding cleaner air and environment, someone has got it wrong.
The toxic fumes, dioxine, furins and other substances omitted from this plant isn't safe. The toxic plume will be carried through the air to so many towns and regions. The so-called scientific support and the EPA can not give a definite answer to the question?
How safe are these incinerators? If an incident occurs it will take six to eight hours to shut the plant down. That's not good enough.
There's so many things that is not right with this situation. So much to be said. You can be reading for hours regarding all the negatives of this proposal. Read for yourself, like myself and all the others who are concerned for the future of our environment and our existence.
For Veolia it's all about the dollar and who can benefit. Veolia. Take a moment out of your busy schedule. Think about it, sit in an open pasture and watch the animals, breath the air, look at the environment our lives and then make a decision. Hopefully it will be to help us oppose this Waste to Energy Infrastructure. An INCINERATOR
