Threats: Coastal Developments, Polluted Water, Visual Amenity, Ecosystem Integrity
Tam O’Shanter is endangered from toxic waste by proposed Gunns pulp mill. If Gunns Ltd is able to proceed with the construction and operation of its controversial Long Reach Kraft Pulp in Northern Tasmania, one of the biggest Pulp Mills in the world, it will have permission from both State and Federal Government to dump annually up to 50 billion litres of industrial waste directly into Bass Strait, just a few kilometres directly upwind from two of the North Coasts best left hand point breaks (see photo from PWW).
This effluent will contain 150 “chemicals of interest” identified by the Commonwealth Chief Scientist, including dioxins and furans, 2 of the most deadly substances known to man. Surfrider Tasmania has waged a relentless scientific campaign over the past 8 years to have the risks to local beaches, waves and marine life fully identified and dealt with.
Surfrider Tasmania maintains the line that in this day and age “the ocean is no longer a dumping ground for any company’s industrial waste” and will continue its campaign to have the Gunns Ltd pulp mill risks fully addressed and acknowledged. Photo from Peter Whish-Wilson
Contact: Thomas Moore Phone: 0488 334 733
Local Identity: Senator Peter Whish Wilson