Plains Producer - August 14, 2013

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Plains Producer

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

STAR OF THE NORTH

clean filL WANTED

EPA ACTS AS appeal backfires on owner

The local Federal election campaign has toughened up, with Labor’s Nick Champion labelled a liar by Clare-based Liberal Senator, Sean Edwards, but the Wakefield MP refuted the claim ...

PICTURE: Lisa Redpath

A BUCKLAND Park vegetable grower faces a six-figure clean up bill after about 7500 tonnes of industrial waste was illegally dumped on his land in recent months. Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) senior investigator, Tony Williams, said the landowner, who wished to remain anonymous, initially requested clean fill to help build up the height of his land. “He hasn’t been able to farm for the last few years here, because of the flooding,” Mr Williams explained. He saw it as an opportunity to start using the land again and build hard stand for his trucks and this all happened outside of what he wanted.” n Continued Page 6

TWO WELLS CROWD SENDS ‘BASHERS’ ON WAY n REPORT AND more pictures – PAGEs 2 & 3

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Les Pearson reports:

FEDERAL Member for Wakefield, Nick Champion, has been labelled a liar by Liberal Senator, Sean Edwards, following Mr Champion’s claim he “ensured production” at GM Holden, Elizabeth, until 2022. Mr Champion made the claim in a letter he sent to residents across the Wakefield electorate last week. The comment sparked outrage from the opposition, Senator Edwards pointing out Holden’s suggestion it would wait until after Federal election to make a final decision on its future. But Mr Champion stood by his words. “I don’t back down from anything I’ve said,” he declared. “The Liberal Party is being fairly Sean Edwards cheeky, campaigning on uncertainty they’ve created.” Mr Champion pointed out the Federal government had invested $275 million to prop up production of new models at Elizabeth, including the Holden Cruze, while the Coalition intends on cutting about $500 million from public funding for the nation’s automotive industry. Nick Champion n Continued Page 9

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