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AUSTRALIAN REFORM PARTY NEWSLETTER
Australian Reform Society In.
ON A00546153X
ARP PO
Box 310 Epsom Vic 3551
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Welcome
to the ARP Web Site
PRESIDENT'S LETTER JAN '10
Dear Fellow Members,
Stan has passed the President's baton over to me and has stayed on
as Vice-President.
May I take this opportunity
to thank both Stan and Steve Parker for the extraordinary amount of time,
energy and personal anguish they went through to rescue the Party in the
dark past. The fact that we are still here today is a tribute to them.
ABOUT ME: Born and raised, fishing and hunting, in a small (pop.
400) central Victorian town. 30 years a banker in Vic and the NT Top End,
followed by 8 years running my own business. Now happily retired. Managed
to land and release a black marlin off WA in September and can die happy.
Also, a heretic when it comes to the new religion of Man Made Climate
Change (that is my personal opinion and not necessarily that of the party).
ABOUT THE ARP: Born in Bill Kelly's shed in Rowville Vic after John
Howard's Gun Buy Back, it has never been an alternate Shooter's Party.
Check out what we stand for elsewhere on the website www.reform.org.au or
if don't own a computer
write to Ian Dean at PO Box 310, Epsom Vic 3551 and ask for a hard
copy.
Likewise with membership
forms.
Now, opinion may vary on
this, but I don't think I'm stupid. So why have I spent the past 12 years
running around attending branch and national ARP meetings and volunteering
for other duties, unless I thought we had something here? Do you know what
I think it is? Citizens Rights. For citizens to reclaim the right to have a
say in this country's future. The right of peaceful, honest, law-abiding
citizens to go about their business and leisure, without some parasitic
bureaucrat or politician telling them they can't do it. Those parasites
don't own this country, we the people, do.
ABOUT THE FUTURE: Firstly, to all our members, from one side of the
country to the other, who have stayed loyal and true, your committee thanks
you. Going forward, to strengthen the party and satisfy Electoral
Commission requirements, we now need to increase our membership base
further.
We all lead busy lives and
have our own priorities, but I reckon if each of us could just convince one
more person that what we are on about is in their own best interests, we
can start to make a difference. It's called People Power. I urge each of
you to help spread the word. Sign up new members if you can. They can call
the $20 ($10 concession) annual membership fee "Conscience Money"
if they like.
Nobody can call you an idiot
for standing up and speaking out about what is right and proper. They can
only call you an idiot if you say and do nothing.
Let's make a difference.
Regards, COL DRURY
President
ARP Ph 03 9561 4208
The venue for the meeting is The Brewery Tap Hotel
Warrenheip, Ballarat. Everyone is welcome to attend.
DUTSON
DOWNS and Toxic dump debate
The following letter recently appeared in the Gippsland
Times. The letter was also sent to
The Age and The Herald Sun who, as yet, not publish the same letter.
An open letter to the Ministers
for major projects and for Planing.
Dear Ministers
Whilst considering the proposal
for a soil recycling facility (or stage 2 or 3 storage) at Dutson Downs,
are you aware that water sampling within the proposed extension of the
Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park and adjacent to the Dutson Downs facility has
revealed significant levels of heavy metal contamination, specifically (as
Mg per L): arsenic 0.91, Chromium 1.54, copper 0.36, nickel 0.23, lead
1.41, zinc 0.46 and mercury 0.0030.
Can we be assured that this is not
leeching or seeping out of the existing Dutson Downs facility and if not
from there, where is it coming from?
What action is being taken to rectify the present contamination
prior to considering putting further pressure on this sensitive area?
Colin Drury
President Australia Reform Party
Ph 03 9561 4208
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