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AUSTRALIAN REFORM PARTY NEWSLETTER
Australian Reform Society In. ON
A00546153X
ARP PO Box 310 Epsom
Vic 3551
Please note that the articles printed on this web site are not
necessarily the official views of the society.
Welcome
to the ARP Web Site
I have even received phone calls and letters
regarding the A.R.P. and also the stand that I had personally taken over
the gun issue. I only wish that a
lot of shooters had continued their support to the A.R.P. so that we
could have help more (other parties were worried because of our membership
numbers). It was disappointing to see them vote LIB/NAT or A.L.P. after so much
effort was made to form the A.R.P. with 6000 members. We are considerably
smaller now but are growing again with members all around Australia..
Some of the issues that we would like to comment on are:
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Of our many other policies we support innovative water conservation
measures such as the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline.
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We are still against the privatisations of our water assets. Time
has shown that we were correct in our statement that both parties would
privatise water.
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Our health systems are not keeping up with the increasing needs of
society. If sufficient investment is not
made in health services and facilities, we will not cope with the health
requirements of the people.
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Our education systems needs to be continually upgraded so that we
keep pace with the rest the developed world and provide the best for our
future. The “3 R’s” need to be still a
very high priority of the education of our children.
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A previous criticism of unbridled deregulation by the government has
proven correct. The deregulation of the diary Industry has proven to be
very costly to the farmer. Telstra’s massive job cuts, especially in
regional areas, have been proven. As result of the job cut, sever standard,
especially in maintenance and fault repairs.
For us to support you we need
your support. Strength in membership will enable us to have more power and
influence. So please renew you membership
and encourage others to join.
The venue for the meeting is The Brewery Tap Hotel
Warrenheip, Ballarat. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Stan Ross
President ARP
Mobile
0427 104 275
Ph/Fax
03 55996283
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, Knox Branch
Australia
Reform Party
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