Comments on: Colin Barnett runs on water – and sinks http://www.redrag.net/2005/02/03/canal/ "The thinking Laborite would as lief be found in bed with a cobra as in a committee room armed with 'arguments' from the Tory press." --- Truth, Perth, 19 June 1915. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:29:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The 52nd State http://www.redrag.net/2005/02/03/canal/comment-page-1/#comment-8408 The 52nd State Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:30:05 +0000 http://www.redrag.net/2005/02/03/canal/#comment-8408 <strong>Canal vs Desalination</strong> The issue that has dominated the WA election campagin is Colin Barnett's canal plan... Here are all the posts pertaining to the debate, I will update this list as we go... Canal vs Desalination
The issue that has dominated the WA election campagin is Colin Barnett’s canal plan… Here are all the posts pertaining to the debate, I will update this list as we go…

]]> By: Hammy Goonan http://www.redrag.net/2005/02/03/canal/comment-page-1/#comment-8247 Hammy Goonan Fri, 04 Feb 2005 01:06:20 +0000 http://www.redrag.net/2005/02/03/canal/#comment-8247 From an environmental perspective the plan covered canal to deliver water from the Fitzroy River to Perth reeks of the exact same modernist domination of the environment that is causing Australia's water problems at the moment. The sort of attitude that says, 'don't worry if we don't have water here, we'll just get it from over there where they have plenty' completely ignores the fact that 'over there' might have an ecosystem that depends on that water - not to mention the fact that we are not using water wisely. I've a strong suspicion that any environmental study done on this (well any good one) would strongly recommend against it. From an environmental perspective the plan covered canal to deliver water from the Fitzroy River to Perth reeks of the exact same modernist domination of the environment that is causing Australia’s water problems at the moment. The sort of attitude that says, ‘don’t worry if we don’t have water here, we’ll just get it from over there where they have plenty’ completely ignores the fact that ‘over there’ might have an ecosystem that depends on that water – not to mention the fact that we are not using water wisely.

I’ve a strong suspicion that any environmental study done on this (well any good one) would strongly recommend against it.

]]> By: Robert http://www.redrag.net/2005/02/03/canal/comment-page-1/#comment-8241 Robert Thu, 03 Feb 2005 15:48:27 +0000 http://www.redrag.net/2005/02/03/canal/#comment-8241 Yeah, only not. The Mandurah rail line is an extension of an existing rail network. The type of tracks, power lines, stations and trains have all been used before with great success. The Tenix canal is nothing like that. The Mandurah rail line was built after extensive research and community consultation. For example, the Planning and Transport Research Centre conducted a $50,000 <a href="http://www.patrec.murdoch.edu.au/Pop_Perth_Mandurah.html">triple bottom line study</a>. Barnett wants to skip the planning stage. As I've said, I don't necessarily oppose a canal or a pipeline or whatever. But if you're going to start pumping cash into something like this, you want to be sure it will work. Yeah, only not.

The Mandurah rail line is an extension of an existing rail network. The type of tracks, power lines, stations and trains have all been used before with great success.

The Tenix canal is nothing like that.

The Mandurah rail line was built after extensive research and community consultation. For example, the Planning and Transport Research Centre conducted a $50,000 triple bottom line study.

Barnett wants to skip the planning stage.

As I’ve said, I don’t necessarily oppose a canal or a pipeline or whatever. But if you’re going to start pumping cash into something like this, you want to be sure it will work.

]]> By: Yobbo http://www.redrag.net/2005/02/03/canal/comment-page-1/#comment-8240 Yobbo Thu, 03 Feb 2005 15:38:28 +0000 http://www.redrag.net/2005/02/03/canal/#comment-8240 Sounds kinda like that train line to Mandurah... Sounds kinda like that train line to Mandurah…

]]> By: Frank Calabrese http://www.redrag.net/2005/02/03/canal/comment-page-1/#comment-8235 Frank Calabrese Thu, 03 Feb 2005 13:42:55 +0000 http://www.redrag.net/2005/02/03/canal/#comment-8235 Another excellent post :-) I've heard a rumour that the "private enterprise backers may well be Halliburton. It would be interesting to see which liberal pollies have shares in both Halliburton and Trinex. If so, this would constitute a clear conflict of interest. Another excellent post :-)

I’ve heard a rumour that the “private enterprise backers may well be Halliburton.

It would be interesting to see which liberal pollies have shares in both Halliburton and Trinex.

If so, this would constitute a clear conflict of interest.

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