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Australian activists breach fence of power plant - now lets shut down Ratcliffe!

Ms Anne Thropy | 14.09.2009 11:46 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Energy Crisis

 http://www.switchoffhazelwood.org/
 http://indymedia.org.au/2009/09/09/switch-off-hazelwood-coverage

"Approximately five hundred people took part in today's historic action at the Hazelwood coal power station, while 22 people managed to get themselves arrested while attempting to slap a 'Community Decommission Order' on Hazelwood.


The feeling throughout the day was fantastic and upbeat, despite a complete over reaction by the Brumby government in its deployment of police force. Over the weekend we had the police helicopter throughout Saturday night and Sunday, mounted police, police in speed boads and jetskis, police on dirt bikes as well as massive numbers of police on foot.

This initially dampened the festive community spirit - but as soon as the first person got across the fence, that all changed."

Great action - let's see if we can do better over here at Ratcliffe in October!

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Ms Anne Thropy

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Shut down

14.09.2009 12:03

I thought that we subsequently decided to blockade Ratcliffe and not actually shut it down?

Josh


Leave Brumby alone

15.09.2009 04:59

You must leave honcho Brumby alone. He is our esteemed leader in victoria. We all wait every day to his latest brilliant solutions to the problems he created yesterdy.

For example you have to be remarkably intelligent to pump desalinated water from bass stait to the same place where salinated water has been pumped from yea.

Zagovor


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