AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2007
Qld: Fish face extinction if dam goes ahead: report
The Queensland government has been urged to consider alternatives to its controversial
Traveston Crossing Dam project.
It comes after a report found it could lead to the extinction of unique fauna .. and
would be riddled with problems such as leaks.
The Senate's rural and regional affairs committee today released its report into the
dam .. in the state's south-east .. blasting the project as a political response to a
serious problem .. while raising concerns about key social and environmental issues.
The bipartisan Senate committee has urged Environment Minister MALCOLM TURNBULL ..
to broaden a study on the potential environmental impact of the proposed 1.7 billion dollar
dam .. near Gympie north of Brisbane.
The committee made just two recommendations and stopped short of calling for the dam
to be stopped.
AAP RTV rm/pjo/maur/af
KEYWORD: DAM (BRISBANE)
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