The headline ‘Liberals refuse to support call for independent enquiry’ regarding the Mangrove Mountain tip (CCN, Issue 128) was no surprise.
That Labor won’t either is also no shock. Unfortunately, the final outcome of this will be ‘we tried but achieved nothing’ after what the court ruled. To me it appears to be one big whitewash. Until some big questions surrounding the tip are answered or the elephants in the room are addressed, nothing will get better. As stated in previous articles, when a group is formed to destroy another who has been supporting the vulnerable, it is all a whitewash. Leopards don’t change their spots. We still don’t know who the ‘local’ was who supposedly took the EPA to the wrong creek.
Who were the people who claimed to own the land in the meeting Chris Holstein referred to? I’m hoping to see a more comprehensive article on the real issues that allowed this tragedy in the fi rst place. The entire Central Coast’s water supply is threatened by the tip. So let’s talk about the elephants in the room. When did Gosford Council approve the tip and commence dumping rubbish there? Was there ever any consultation with the correct owners? What part did Gosford Council play in destroying our local RSL sub branch and why?
Was the agreement to sell the land illegally signed before the sub branch was stood down? Why was the land sold for a fraction of its value in a closed agreement? Doesn’t the hole for the tip penetrate the underground aquifer? However, the biggest elephant of all, if there is no corruption or cover up, then why continually block an independent inquiry. Something is intrinsically wrong here. When did integrity become a swear word? Get real, face the elephants.
Letter, Mar 16, 2016 Clara Jones, Kulnura