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Last updated on July 2nd, 2017 at 08:39 am
He’s finished his reading, and now comes the verdict:
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has given his final approval for a $1 billion channel deepening project in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay.
The project to dredge the bay can start as early as tomorrow …
Oh no! Tomorrow is dredging opponent Traceeee Hutchison’s thinking day!
UPDATE. “Ding”, “bong”, or “ping”?
And with better time management she’ll one day get around to achieving it.
Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2008 02 05 at 02:46 AM • permalink
dare I suggest the possibility, that Peter Garrett might not be a terrible environment minister?
Posted by daddy dave on 2008 02 05 at 02:53 AM • permalink
I think is good that Peter actually read the proposal (or at least that he said he did) As much as we can all slam the idea of global warming being a human induced phenomenon, I still think we need to protect our environment.
That is not to say that we should not progress and we should not build infrastructure but I think its important to ensure that these projects have as little environmental impact as possible. The thing that annoys me is when environmental protection gets thrown out the window for the stake of big business and big money.
Everyone has a responsibility to look after the world we live in what Traceee should be doing is investigating the scientific environmental issues associated with this project, seeking solutions to the problem and tabling them in the appropriate manner.
This is politics, bitching and moaning about dolphins and kelp and the alge is not a solution. If you want to make a difference work out how to incorporate the “deepening” and environmental protection.
If all the greenies did that we would live in a world that can support big business, big money, necessary infrastructure and the natural environment that we all take for granted
If you hit Traceeee in the noggin, do you reckon it makes a “ding” or a “bong” sound?
Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2008 02 05 at 03:24 AM • permalink
- Posted by Andrea Harris, Administrator on 2008 02 05 at 03:25 AM • permalink
#15 – That was actually a great decision. Played the greenies at their own stupid game and won.
Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2008 02 05 at 04:20 AM • permalink
That would be this chap.
The one who ran away and joined thecircussea sheepherds. If you can judge a man by the company he keeps….Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2008 02 05 at 04:42 AM • permalink
you’ve called it, mate.
#23 Skeeter,
Kezza was disgusting. He asked a question, then attacked before Nelson even had the chance to say Gidday, thanks for having me here.
He didn’t let Nelson finish a single answer before he attacked him again. It seriously looked as if he were going to jump out of his chair and throttle Nelson.
KEERIST!!!! What a rude man!
“If you hit Traceeee in the noggin, do you reckon it makes a “ding” or a “bong” sound?”
Why wonder? Blow up a balloon, and hit it, then you’ll know.
Posted by Dave Surls on 2008 02 05 at 05:32 AM • permalink
I was taught, very early on, that civility was very important.
I didn’t understand until I was out in the workforce myself (many years ago), exactly how important it is.
Rod C, your reference to humans is accurate. My neighbours dogs keep harassing my horses and cattle. I have tried remonstrating with said dogs politely. Explaining that bothering my livestock is not the done thing.
It hasn’t worked. After all, they are only dogs.
The sights on my rifle are set to “canine”.
My softball bat is set to “dog owner”.
I believe etiquette has been observed.
Before anybody says anything about my potty-mouthed complaints about global shipping magnates, I don’t even live in Melbourne. I live on the Central Coast and I demand that the Minister for Big Ships releases federal funding to dredge the entrance to Newcastle’s harbour as well.
MareeS and her partner struggle to get across the bar as it is, let alone with a hella basket full of crabs’n’crawfish.
WTF? Garret actually made a good decision?
Nope. Once the channel is finished, only square riggers will be allowed access…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2008 02 05 at 11:12 AM • permalink
If you hit Traceeee in the noggin, do you reckon it makes a “ding” or a “bong” sound?
It depends on whether you hit her on her thinking day, or some other day. On an ordinary day, it would probably be a dull “thunk”, like when you thump a watermelon to see if it’s ripe. On her thinking day, the sound would probably be a “thwok”, like when you hit a hollow gourd with a wooden spoon.
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Peter Garrett got absolutely OWNED by Andrew Bolt today, on Andrew’s blog.
I eagerly anticipate staunch ALP defenders across the blogosphere today:
“well… It just goes to show that the ALP wern’t the big green monster that HoWARd portrayed them to be, and they CAN be economically responsible”.Or some such nonsense like that.
Posted by Admonkeystrator on 2008 02 05 at 06:47 PM • permalink
“Oh no! Tomorrow is dredging opponent Traceeee Hutchison’s thinking day!”
Too bad they only occur once per century.