Thomas Connelly, a long time active supporter of SBCS passed away this week. Thomas we will miss you as a friend dedicated to the community. Our loving thoughts are with Sally and the family.

SBCS meeting at the Lewisham Tavern 6pm Thursday 9 Oct - tomorrow night!

All SBCS members and supporters come along tomorrow night(9 October), 6pm Lewisham Tavern. Get an update on the C cell and what SWS is "up to" now! Bring some ideas re getting information out into the community - fundraising and a Christmas event.

Toxic TV

Media Release 12th Sept 2014

MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release                                               12 September 2014

David Vs Goliath

Ever heard the parable of the little shepherd boy who knocked down a giant with one slingshot?

Watch this space, because a legal story is unfolding where the giant in this case is the Copping Refuse Disposal Site Joint Authority (the Joint Authority), and the little shepherd is the community group Southern Beaches Conservation Society (SBCS).

Let’s go back to the start of this story. You may recall that around 2 years ago the Joint Authority did not adequately consult the community about placing a hazardous waste C cell within the proximity of the southern beaches river catchment. The Joint Authority’s  “owners”, four Councils, pushed through the development application and failed to adequately discuss the matter with concerned locals. These same locals then formed a community group called the SBCS who researched and promoted best practice waste management techniques rather than what they claimed to be the out-dated, option being pursued.

Fast forward to the present day and our giant, the Joint Authority, is suing the shepherd SBCS for writing to their potential customers and suggesting they undertake their own due diligence.

It doesn’t sound like reason for a lawsuit and the Joint Authority themselves are not alleging they have suffered any loss or damage as a result. So why are they bothering?

It’s a question that remains to be answered, but a possibility hard to go past is that they are trying to stifle public discussion and questioning by a community group.

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Blue Environment Report

Southern Beaches Conservation Society

Dump the Toxic Dump

MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release                                               17 August 2014

The Report to End All Reports

Recently released “Blue Environment Report” has twenty two recommendations to put an end to Tasmania’s ongoing waste management debate.

Prepared for the Waste Advisory Council, the State Government and local Councils, this final report ignores the interests of big business in favour of practical suggestions for dealing with the waste we are all responsible for creating.

Overriding all recommendations is the message that Tasmania needs to move into the 21^st century of waste management by placing a strong focus on ‘Reducing, Reusing and Recycling’.

By doing so, it foresees more Tasmanian jobs being created within a new and exciting industry.

“The last two years, of the waste management debate has been a learning process. Moving controlled waste from one place to another does not solve a problem it creates another,” said Andrew Ranson, President SBCS.

“This Blue Environment Report details key recommendations that can be adopted by those responsible for our waste management. Recommendations that create jobs and benefit our environment rather than deplete it.”

“It’s a win-win situation.”