Growing tide against Tillegra
Mar 1st, 2009 |
An overwhelming response to 6 Newcastle Herald Polls has demonstrated that Hunter residents are strongly against the proposed Tillegra Dam. The votes in these polls have been up to 2-3 times more than most other polls conducted by the Newcastle Herald during 2008-09, clearly indicating the level of interest in and opposition to this proposal.
A recent street poll by the Maitland Mercury (2/2/09) had 4/5 people saying no to “Do you think Tillegra Dam should be built if it will have a negative impact on the wetlands?”
These results are a telling message to Hunter Water executives, local Labor politicians (especially those with marginal seats) and the NSW Government.
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