'Massive' ride against U mine
Daniel Burdon
Centralian Advocate
PROTESTERS hit the streets of Alice Springs on their bikes last Friday night to voice their concerns about uranium exploration in the Territory and "its contribution to the toxic nuclear chain".
The "Critical Massive" bike run was aimed particularly at exploratory drilling by uranium giant Cameco at the Pamela Angela sites 25 kilometres south of Alice Springs.
Uranium drilling could start as early as next month if the NT Government approves Cameco's environmental and regulatory assessments.
Protest spokesman Don Coffey said: "We saw a change in the federal government in the belief that uranium was not a big issue on Labor's agenda but we still find ourselves at the point where we don't want to be, with exploration drilling about to begin any time soon.
"The community has been openly expressing its concerns about the environmental, health and social consequences of uranium mining, now we're just showing that we haven't changed our stance and feel stronger than ever about uranium mining."
The "Critical Massive" bike run was aimed particularly at exploratory drilling by uranium giant Cameco at the Pamela Angela sites 25 kilometres south of Alice Springs.
Uranium drilling could start as early as next month if the NT Government approves Cameco's environmental and regulatory assessments.
Protest spokesman Don Coffey said: "We saw a change in the federal government in the belief that uranium was not a big issue on Labor's agenda but we still find ourselves at the point where we don't want to be, with exploration drilling about to begin any time soon.
"The community has been openly expressing its concerns about the environmental, health and social consequences of uranium mining, now we're just showing that we haven't changed our stance and feel stronger than ever about uranium mining."