In The Press
A group fighting the construction of an electrical switchyard in the Hills is celebrating after Western Power announced it would take the project back to the drawing board....
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Western Power's General Manager in Customer Services Mark de Laeter addressed the Shire of Kalamunda's Planning and Services Committee regarding the proposed Eastern Terminal switchyard. Over 80 people filled the chamber to demonstrate their disapproval of Western Power's lack of community consultation...
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Western Power has admitted two of its contractors damaged areas of a walking trail in Kalamunda during recent maintenance.
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A newly formed group of Hills climate activists will fight the proposed construction of the eastern terminal electricity substation.
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...Lo and behold on the same page is a big advertisement - an invitation from Western Power. The subject is basically land clearing for its new power line.
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Western Power have conceded they should have provided Hills residents with clearer information about the development of an Eastern Terminal Substation.
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A group opposing Western Power's plans to build an eastern terminal substation in the Hills fear the community will not receive a fair hearing during the next round of consultation.
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"I note with interest that Ian Buchanan from Western Power (Geologist's ideas rejected, Gazette, April 5) confirmed the southeastern terminal and the recommissioning of the transmission line are required in addition to the eastern terminal..."
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Coal magnate Rick Stowe is planning to capitalise on the high price of domestic gas by spending up to $1.2 billion building 3 new power stations in a move that will put further pressure on the WA Government's greenhouse targets.
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Western Power has rejected a suggestion from a Hills Geologist that its planned eastern terminal substation is unnecessary.
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Kalamunda Shire Council wants the State Government to extend Kalamunda National Park to incorporate an area of the state forest at Hacketts Gully.
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"I am very concerned at Western Power's announcement of the building of a gantry on Mundaring Weir Road and upgrade of the existing 132,0000 volt line between Boddington and this new gantry."
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Kalamunda Shire Council has expressed its intense opposition to the area Western Power is studying as a site for a planned eastern terminal substation.
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A group opposed to Western Power's proposed eastern terminal substation in the Hills has urged energy minister Francis Logan to halt construction of a temporary gantry structure planned for Hacketts Gully.
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Tourism operators in the Hills have joined forces to fight Western Power's plans to build an eastern terminal substation in the Hills.
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"I note that Mr de Laeter claims the main reason for a "hills connection" to the metropolitan grid is because of new power stations being built at Collie".
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"In response to the letter from John Davenport from Bickley, published in the February 16 issue, I assure residents that Western Power has not chosen a location for the proposed Eastern Terminal (ET) substation."
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"Western Power's announcement of the reconstruction of the Collie to Hacketts Gully transmission line strongly suggests that it has chosen a site for the eastern terminal in the Hacketts Gully area."
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An action group fighting the construction of an electricity substation in the Hills believes Western Power has no interest in consulting the community over a site.
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Opponents to a proposed electrical terminal substation in the Hills have won a 12 month reprieve, with Western Power this week announcing it needs more time to consult the community.
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Kalamunda Shire Council will request a consultation with Western Power on the proposal for the new Eastern Sub Terminal.
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Opposition is mounting against Western Power's proposed Eastern Terminal Substation in the Hills.
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Darling Range MLA John Day has called for the State Government to listen to concerns of local residents about a new terminal substation to be constructed in the Kalamunda District.
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Goldfields drinking water could be at risk of contamination if a proposed Western Power substation is established in Kalamunda, according to Kalamunda Shire Councillor Frank Lindsay.
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Residents will take an active role in the selection of a site for a new $180 million terminal substation in the Kalamunda-Mundaring area, according to Western Power.
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Kalamunda Shire Council will "vehemently" oppose a bid by Western Power to build a substation near Mundaring Weir Road in Hacketts Gully.
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by John Davenport
3/18/2008 9:50:00 PM
The SETS Group was invited by the Kalamunda Shire Council to present a deputation to the Council's Planning Services Committee on 11 February 2008. SETS Group members Dr Alan Lonsdale and Toni Warden addressed the Committee. The aims of the deptuation were to update Councillors on the work of the SETS Group, to inform them of the 18 year history of the Eastern Terminal proposal, to stress the vital role the Shire has previously played in opposing Western Power's proposal, and to propose actions by the Council. The deputation also presented evidence supporting the SETS Group's belief that Western Power has selected a preferred site, and that we are now suspicious of the genuineness of any further consultation processes Western Power may engage the community in.
The SETS Group recommended that:
1. Council:
a) adopts the view that, whilst recognising the necessity for the upgrading of the power transmission network, the siting of a terminal substatiion in the study area, which consists mainly of P1 and P2 water catchment and National Parks and state forest, is totally unacceptable on environmetal, economic and social grounds;
b) urges Western Power to adopt an option that positions any future terminal substation outside the study area;
c) expresses outrage that Western Power has announced its intention to construct a "gantry" structure near the intersection of Mundaring Weir Road and Bahen Road, Hacketts Gully, without any consultation with the Council, directly affected residents in Hacketts Gully, or the community.
2. Council issues a public statement expressing vehement opposition to Western Power's proposal for an Eastern Terminal substation, and:
a) writes accordingly to Western Power, the Minister for Energy, the Minister for the Environment, the Minister for Water and the Premier;
b) issues a statement to the local press;
c) writes to the Shires of Mundaring an dGosnells informing them of Council's view and inviting them to join an alliance to oppose the proposal.
3. Council informs ratepayers about the proposal and its potential consequences, and Council's concerns and opposition, through:
a) the Council's regular advertisement in local newspapers;
b) the Council's website;
c) providing a link from the Council website to the "stopeasternterminal.org.au" website.
4. Council requests the Chief Executive Officer to prepare a report to Council on the likely impacts on residents and businesses in the Shire, including tourism, orcharding, viticulture, the economy of the Shire, the environment, visual amenity, and recreation [similar to the report prepared for Building & Services Committee in 1992].