Alice Springs locals walk the Angela uranium site with their dogs 

Dog walkers in Alice Springs enjoy the freedom to walk their dogs in scenic bushland down the old South Road. On Sunday, 30 concerned residents took a stroll with their dogs down to the proposed Angela uranium exploration site.

The group was interested to see how close to town the Angela exploration site is. Both the Finke Desert Race track and the historic Ghan siding run alongside the proposed uranium mine site. Only 20 kms from the centre of town, the Heavitree Gap that is the gateway to Alice Springs can be clearly seen from the site.

Spokesperson Tanya Howard says: “Locals are very worried that exploration for uranium at the Angela site may be granted approval in the next few weeks. This will mean drilling into the rock, disturbing the dust at the site and risking the health and safety of our town. We have walked our dogs here today to remind Alice Springs that we have a unique lifestyle and that is in danger from the carelessness of Darwin-centered policy making”.

Families for a Nuclear Free Future calls on the NT Minister for Mines, and the NT Minister for Health, Kon Vatskalis, to revoke the exploration license granted to Cameco to look for uranium at the Angela site.