In the Press
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The Age newspaper, Tandberg cartoon, 4 March 2008.
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*Monday 31 March
*Sunday 30 March
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Dredging decision vindicated: Garrett, abc tv news.
*Friday 28 March
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Melbourne dredging opponents lose case , Age newspaper
*Tuesday 11 March
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Doctors concerned about Yarra dredging, abc tv news.
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Victoria the garden state or greenhouse capital?, Clay Lucas, the Age
*Tuesday 4 March
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Bay of Dregs, Wes Hosking, Mornington Leader
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Animated graphic of bund building, Mornington Leader
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Experts respond: Is the bund safe?, Wes Hosking, Mordialloc Chelsea Leader
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‘Don’t touch toxic silt yet’: judge, Peter Gregory, the Age
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Victoria unlocks vast tracks for housing, Paul Austin, the Age
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State’s investments shrink $300m in 3 months, Josh Gordon, the Age
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Radical Plan to drice cars from key roads, Clay Lucas, the Age
*Monday 3 March
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Garrett slammed in dredging appeal, Peter Gregory, the Age
*Saturday 1 March
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Oppn offer alternative to sediment storage , ABC tv news.
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Dredging off Brighton, Peter Ker, the Age
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Port Phillip will become toxic dump: oppn, AAP, the Age
*Friday 29 February
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Video of effects of dredging. The Age
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Nationals back Libs on dredging, Peter Ker, the Age
*Thursday 28 February
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New review planned for dredging, Peter Ker, the Age
*Tuesday 26 February
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Bay dredge protesters fined, Mornington Leader newspaper
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Court douses bay protest fire, Tim Ennis, Mornington Leade
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$10k bay watch funding, Tim Ennis, Mornington Leader
*Saturday 23 February
- Bay dredge lawyers slammed, Peter Ker, the Age
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A dive with bay views: clear one day, cloudy the next, Clay Lucas, the Age
*Friday 22 February
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Business, Unions fed up with dredging delays, ABC tv news
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Port backs bay toxic dump, AAP, the Age
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Blue wedges still hopeful, ABC tv news.
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Protest group dealt bitter blow, Peter Gregory, the Age
*Thursday 21 February
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Melbourne first Australian stopover for luxury liner, Andra Jackson, the Age.
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Bid to keep dredging during legal battle, Peter gregory, the Age
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Dire new warning on climate, Penelope Debelle, the Age
*Wednesday 20 February
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Uncertainty over Port Phillip Bay dredging as court battle extended, Morrie Ross and Peter Mickleburough, Herald Sun
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Video, the Age
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12.41 pm: Blue Wedges in dredging halt bid, Peter Gregory, the Age.
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Protesters to blockade city’s busiest truck route, Clay Lucas, the Age
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Residents block Maribyrnong truck route, Antonia Magee and Matthew Schultz, Herald Sun
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Priceless Justice, Julie Szego, In depth - the Age
*Tuesday 19 February
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Catastrophe warning over channel works, Richard Baker, the Age
*Monday 18 February
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Sea of red but out to sea the dredge scours on, Clay Lucas, the Age
- Fears for 1200 strong St.Kilda penguin colony, Lorna Edwards, the Age
- Cartoon of penguins in retreat, Ron Tandberg, the Age
*Sunday 17 February
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Port Phillip Bay anti-dredger protestor in police ram claim, Mike Edmonds, Herald Sun
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Study rejects Port’s claims of dredging benefits, Matthew Murphy and Clay Lucas, the Age
*Saturday 16 February
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Running out of time to save our Bay, Tracee Hutchison, the Age
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Erosion, flooding, the high price of sea views, Royced Millar, the Age
*Friday 15 February
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Dredging causes minimal impact on marine life, Port says, AAP Herald Sun
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Map reveals human toll on oceans, Mark Henderson, the Australian
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Nasty names don’t hurt, Andrew Bolte, Herald Sun
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Insurers to map area at sea risk, Athony Klann and Sana Trad, the Australian
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Councils must identify rising sea risk, Matthew Franklin, the Australian
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Accounts fail to value environment, Matthew Warren, the Australian
*Thursday 14 February
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Dredging worry at the heads, Peter Mickleburough, Herald Sun
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Victoria’s sultans of spin try to mask growing problems, Ken Davidson, Age
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Conroy blasts ‘malcontents’, Deborah Morris, the Leader
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Mayor backs dredge, Stella Tzobanakis, Hobsons Bay Leader
*Wednesday 13 February ['Sorry' Day]
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No Compo for firms affected by dredging, Clay Lucas, the Age
*Tuesday 12 February
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Filthy Plume, Lisa Habermann and Tim Ennis, Mornington Leader
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Channel Deepening Project, Port of Melbourne.
*Monday 11 February
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Dredging destroying scallops, Andra Jackson, the Age
*Sunday 10 February
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Dredging opponents to rally, the Age
*Saturday 9 February
- Opponents risk lives in dredge encounter, Ewin Hannan, the Australian
- Port Phillip Bay protestors risk lives, Sarah Wotherspoon and Alice Coster, Herald Sun.
- Port Phillip Bay dredgers get to work, Roger Franklin, Herald Sun
*Friday 8 February
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Kayakers take on dredger, the Age:Video footage
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Port Phillip Dredging starts, ABC tv news
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Protestors get close enough to touch dredging ship, Alice Coster and Patrick Horan, the Herald Sun. Video footage.
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Paddling protesters challenge dredger, Leo Shanahan
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Dredging up clouds of sand and silt, Clay Lucas, the Age
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Lifesavers say dredging endangers swimmers, Clay Lucas, the Age
*Thursday 7 February
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Delay as Yarra mouth work barred, Clay Lucas, the Age
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Lapping up the salty wilderness on the city’s edge, Paul Bateman, the Age
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Wailing wall, Lonsdale reef under attack, Joan Lindros, Geelong Advertiser
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Bay dredging starts off Rosebud in morning, Peter Mickelburough and Norrie Ross, Herald Sun
*Wednesday 6 February
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Limited Port Phillip Bay dredging gets go-ahead, abc tv news.
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Independent report not needed, Garrett, Reko Rennie, the Age
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Dredging map, the Age
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Bay Dredge to go ahead, Clay Lucas, the Age
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Legal bid to halt Port Phillip dredging, abc tv news.
*Tuesday 5 February
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Heads dredging raises erosion fears for beaches, Clay Lucas, the Age
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Garrett gives dredging go-ahead, the Age.
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Protestors unite against Brumby, video footage of protest at opening of Parliament today: the Age
*Monday 4 February
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Port Body still facing two clean-up orders, Adam Morton, the Age
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Bay fears wrong, Geoffrey Edwards, Frankston Standard Leader
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EMP clogs dredging, Lisa Habermann and Tim Ennis, Mornington Leader
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Dredging Up the Facts, Theresa Murphy, Mornington Leader
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In the eye of the storm, David Rood, the Age
* Weekend 2/3 February
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State ‘bullied over port’, Cameron Houston and Royce Millar, the Age
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Garrett to burn midnight oil over bay dredging decision, Michelle Grattan and Andrew Morton, the Age
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Options abound but easy choices are few, Royce Millar, the Age
*Friday 1 February
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Snag set to cost authority $1m, Adam Morton and David Rood, with Clay Lucas, the Age
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Contract a secret for three years, Richard Baker, the Age
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‘Judge Dredge’ reports for duty, Adam Morton, the Age
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It’s a backwater on the boil as Brumby wins support, Penelope Debelle, Adelaide, with David Rood; the Age
*Thursday 31 January
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Dredging:more heat on Brumby, Royce Millar, Clay Lucas and Andrew Morton, the Age
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Adelaide news, Articles, Blogs and Poll
*Wednesday 30 January
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Don’t dredge the Yarra: ship chief breaks ranks, by Richard Baker, Royce Millar and Adam Morton, the Age
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Blue Wedges win delays dredging, Clay Lucas, the Age
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Port of Melbourne hopeful Bay dredge will start this week, ABC TV/news
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Port Phillip Bay dredging runs into trouble, ABC radio PM with Mark Colvin
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Port Phillip bay dredging held up by red tape, Nick Higgonbottom, Ellen Whinnett, Holly Ife, the Herald Sun
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*Tuesday 29 January
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$500m bill for dredging, by Clay Lucas and Ben Schneiders, the Age
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Channel 2/7/9/10 news. The Queen of the Netherlands dredger arrives.
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Port of Melbourne hopeful the bay dredge will start this week, ABC tv news, kyakers and interviews.
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Queen of the Netherlands arrives to spark protests, Antonia Magee, Nich Higinbotham, the Herald Sun
*Monday 28 January
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Blue Wedges tagged with sea pirates, Richard Baker, the Age
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Letters, the Age
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Aussie Activists gather to stop dredging, Infoshop news
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Health Risk warning, Theresa Murphy, Mornington Leader
*Sunday 27 January
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It’s time to dredge up a few secrets, Ted Bailleu, the Age
*Saturday 26 January
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Spooner cartoon: Australia Day in Question, by John Hirst, the Age
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Is it worth changing channels? Josh Gordon, the Age
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PR link vital to Plan’s smooth sailing, Richard Baker, the Age
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Experts urge dredging rethink, by Royce Millar and Josh Gordon, The Age
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Another way, another bay…, Royce Millar and Peter Ker, the Age
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Ship of State blind to alternatives, Editorial, the Age
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*Friday 25 January
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Dredge traffic will be impossible, by Matthew Burgess, the Age
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Letters, the Age
*Thursday 24 January
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Garrett to face fresh dredge case, by Adam Morton & David Rood, the Age
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Enough debate - let’s get on with the task, by Simon Ramsay, the Age [Victorian Farmers' Federation. February planting of GM Canola?]
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Toxic Shocker on our beaches, Greg Hunt Federal MP, herald Sun
* Wednesday 23 January
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Laying waste to our great city, by Joseph Kinsela, the Age
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‘Sinister’ state accused on bay plan, by David Rood, The Age
*Tuesday 22 January
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Questions remain on dredging waste, Adam Morton/Nick Mckenzie, Age
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Digging up a fight, by Tim Ennis in leader local newspapers
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Bayproject to worsen traffic woes, by Josh Gordon, The Age
*Monday 21 January
- Bay dredging stupid says Fox, AAP , the Age
- Scientists query eco-safety of channel deepening, by Adam Morton and Nick Mckenzie, The Age.
- and in the Age comments section: ‘CALLING all pollies to sign up now for the Williamstown-Sandridge swim in late February’. Andrew King, Kew.
*Sunday 20 January:
- A Bay battler fights on, Mario Xuereb, The Age
*Saturday 19 January:
- Port of melbourne pressured to release dredging plan, ABC news
- Big, Ugly, Smelly:that’s Melbourne, by Tracee Hutchison, The Age
- Baillieu pushes check on bay dredge, Clay Lucas the Age
- [Ted Baillieu wants to set up a web site to monitor the Bay. I suggest he may like to co-opt the 4,000 Lovers of the Bay we have ready and willing...]
- Crikey
- Bay bomb sparks more dredging fears, Julie Mcnamara, Geelong Advertiser
* Friday 18th January:
- Full steam ahead as the first of the dredging fleet arrives, Clay Lucas, the Age
- Bay hit by fish health scare, by Peter Ker, the Age
- It’s not all bad news for companies tackling climate change, Carol Adams, the Age
*Thursday 17th January:
- Use dredged sand to create eco-islands, The Age
- Deeply Disturbing, Jeremy Loftus Hills, the Age
- Counter terrorism police seek meeting with Bay activists, Clay Lucas, the Age
* Wednesday 16th January:
- D-day for Bay as last legal hurdle falls, Clay Lucas, the Age
- We’re not sunk yet, jenny Warfe, herald sun on-line
- Port Phillip Bay dredging steams ahead, herald-sun on-line
* Tuesday 15th January:
- Bay Dredging gets go-ahead, Clay Lucas The Age
- Dredge Opponents in federal court loss, AAP, The Australian
* Monday 14th January:
- Hastings Leader: Exorcising Bay demons, by Theresa Murphy
- Hobsons Bay Leader: Garrett target of Court bid,
- Frankston Leader: Exorcising Bay demons, by Theresa Murphy
- Mordialloc Chelsea Leader: Bay issue Lights up, by Wes Hosking
- Mornington Peninsular Leader: Shining Bay Vigil, by Tim Ennis
- Crikey on Peter Garrett: When is a fish not a fish but a bird?
* Friday 11th January:
- ‘Last Chance Bid to save the Bay’, The Age Newspaper [Video]
- ‘Late court Bid to block dredging’ , by Clay Lucas The Age Newspaper
*Thursday 10th January:
- GoTV Geelong: Port Phillip Dredging Vigil,
- ‘Dredge to raise bay level: Garrett’, by Clay Lucas, The Age newspaper.
- ‘Green group argues Port Philip Dredging Plan flawed…’ , AAP
- ‘Government defends approval of Bay dredging plan’, Herald Sun on-line.
- Fears for swimmers over contaminated silt spread, by Nick Higginbottom, Herald Sun
The Bay Vigil
Many journalists and media outlets supported our Vigil and reported the event.
We thank you all.
Port Phillip Bay Dredging Vigil, Go Tv Geelong local television. 10 January
‘Vigils Held Against Channel Deepening’, BigPond News, 9 Jan, 2008:
Vigils were held at about 30 sites around Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne last night, to protest against the channel deepening project.
‘Vigils Held Against Channel Deepening Project’ by Yahoo!7, 9 Jan, 2008:
Around 200 protesters gathered at St Kilda pier in Melbourne’s south warning about the environmental effects of the dredging.
‘Bay Protest by Candlelight’ by Daniel Breen, The Geelong Advertiser, 9 Jan, 2008:
Hundreds of people braved the night air at 25 locations around the bay, including Portarlington, Queenscliff, Point Lonsdale and Ocean Grove, to protest against a proposal to create a deeper shipping channel in the region.
‘Stoush Brewing Over Port Phillip Dredging Plan’, ABC News, 9 Jan, 2008 [Video, Photos & Audio]:
Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay is one of the most important waterways in the country, as both the gateway to the nation’s biggest port and a recreational haven for millions.
‘Crowds Gather to Protest Port Phillip Bay Dredging Plans’, Daniel Hoare, AM, ABC, 9th Jan, 2008 [Audio & transcript]:
Reporter Daniel Hoare joined about 200 protesters holding a candlelight vigil at St Kilda.
‘Angry vigil as Port Phillip Bay dredging case nears’ by Nick Higginbottom, Herald-Sun, 9th Jan, 2008:
Thousands of Victorians gathered around Port Phillip Bay last night to protest against the Brumby Government’s imminent channel-deepening project.
‘Blue Wedges Candlelit Protest Vigil for Port Phillip Bay’, Champagne Science, 9 Jan, 2008:
Last night at sunset, all around Port Phillip Bay, groups of protesters held protest vigils against the channel deepening project (tomorrow the case is taken to the Federal Courts).
‘Vigil to Protest Against Dredging’ by Clay Lucas, The Age, 8 Jan, 2008:
Opponents of the $1 billion plan to deepen Melbourne’s shipping channels will hold a vigil on the shores of Port Phillip Bay from 8.30 to 10pm tonight.
‘Peaceful Protest will glow around the bay’ by Michaela Farrington, Geelong Advertiser, 8 Jan, 2008:
Mr Cowden said yesterday he felt very strongly about the environmental risk to the bay from the channel deepening project, and hoped locals would join him at Portarlington Pier tonight for the vigil.
‘Bay Vigil’, Blue Wedges, 7 Jan, 2008:
Rye resident Hilary Allen has had enough of this talk about dredging commencing as soon as 1st February and has decided to show Mr. Brumby and Mr. Garrett that they have made a BIG MISTAKE.
‘Vigil to Light Up Channel Dredging Protest’ by Rainie Fraser, Geelong Advertiser, 30 Dec, 2007:
The Rye environmental group Bay Vigil organised the protest which could see thousands of residents, fisherman and environmentalist lighting up beaches on the Mornington and Bellarine peninsulas to demonstrate their opposition.
3AW: Nick MacCallum and the News team: (Kim Healy)
ABC Radio: Tim Cox
3RPP: Jim Kieran
3RRR: Kulja Coulston
Television Coverage:
ABC 7.30 report Tuesday 8/01/08
Channels 2/7/9/10 on next day news 9/01/08
GoTV Geelong: Thursday 1o January.
General Consulting and Assistance:
Christy
Lee Burton
Briohony Boan
General Articles about the Proposed Dredging:
- ‘Dredging Fight Set to Deepen’ by Tim Ennis, Mornington Peninsula Leader, 7 Jan, 2008
- ‘Fruit of the Plume leaves Portsea Paradise Lovers Fretting’ by Melissa Kent, Sunday Age, 6 Jan, 2008
- ‘Last Minute Challenge to Bay Dredging’ by Peter Wilmoth, Sunday Age, 6 Jan, 2008
- ‘Battle For The Bay’, by Peter Wilmoth, Sunday Age, Jan 6, 2008
- ABC 7.30 Report, Tuesday 8 Jan, 2008