ANTI-NUCLEAR dump activists from Tennant Creek were amongst the keynote speakers at a national nuclear free conference in Alice Springs last weekend.

The Federal Government’s planned radioactive waste dump at Muckaty was one of the big issues on the agenda at the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (ANFA) which attracted delegates and environmental groups from throughout Australia.

Penny Phillips, Isobelle Phillips, Marie Rennie, Penny Williams, Betty Corbett, Belinda Manfong, Ronald Morrison and Sandra Morrison ran a workshop about the Muckaty campaign and their efforts to prevent the dump from being built on their land.

Nat Wasley from the Alliance said the Tennant Creek contingent was well received and inspired other attendants at the conference.

“They have received several invitations to travel around Australia to talk to other communities about their battle,” she said.

“People were very interested to speak to the traditional owners and also to strategise how to work across the many thousands of kilometres and come together to stand united against the nuclear industry.”

During the conference, Penny Phillips was elected to the ANFA committee with Ronald Morrison as her proxy.