Tuesday, 27 February, 2007

ABC NT Local News

Campaigners are setting their sights on new targets after failing to convince the Alice Springs Town Council to declare the town a nuclear-free zone.

About 200 supporters of a nuclear-free town turned up for last night's symbolic vote, in a last-ditch attempt to reverse the outcome foreshadowed by a previous committee meeting.

But the Alice Springs Town Council acted on the committee's recommendation and quashed the motion to declare Alice Springs a "nuclear free zone", five votes to four.

Campaign organiser Nat Wasley says despite the setback, her group now wants to shed light on possible nuclear-related accidents.

"The community obviously wants reassurance that there is a plan to deal with this," she said.

Ms Wasley says the community wants to know how local authorities would respond.