‘Speculative men’
The Federal Court ordered Blue Wedges and PoMC into mediation yesterday. After five hours (must have been gruelling), the agreement was reached to barr the dredging at the mouth of the Yarra and Williamstown until after the hearing set for 20 February.
So today, the Queen sets up her equipment to start work on the Southern Channel.
In today’s Age, there is a beautiful article written by Paul Bateman who loves his swim in the Bay. He writes:
Ironically, when Lieutenant-Colonel David Collins sailed from Port Phillip Bay in 1804 — only months after he’d arrived and attempted without success to establish a permanent settlement at Sullivan Cove, Sorrento — he said of the bay:
“It cannot nor ever will be resorted to by speculative men.”
The Press page is updated so you scan the latest few days at leisure.
There is also a map of the dredging plan on the links index at right of this home page.
Personally, I think we are being bulldozed into all of this by little boy brains with big egos who have too much time and money and very little sensitivity and intelligent/educated vision: ‘Speculative men’ indeed!
Perhaps their childhood playboxes were full of excavation toys, piggy banks and bob-the-builder books. There are many of us however, who do not want them in our sandpit nor near our beautiful swimming hole and fish pond: go away!
There are also many who just do not relate to the ’Let’s pretend’ game of 2030 prosperity at the cost of those industries, enterprises and livelihoods we enjoy here today.
Pffft!
There is a partial eclipse this afternoon so if you are feeling morose – it may be affecting you. It is instinctively a time of withdrawal.
It is an excellent time for those attuned to send your energies of support and warning to the life forms in the Southern Channel, especially near Rosebud and along the shore heading South. We can assist the Bay by informing the dolphins and seals who will warn the other sea life to get out of the way.
Cheers, blessings for the new moon Eclipse in the humanitarian sign of Aquarius, the beginning of the Chinese year of the Rat.
It is a full lunar cycle since we lined the beaches and shone our lights.
Love Our Bay!
