The Government must stop weaponising planning information and staged releases of detail against its own citizens. If there is already a plan that effectively precludes genuine consultation, the least it can do is be honest about it. Why is Mr Hamer being briefed ahead of the very people who will live with the consequences and are now being subjected to a pseudo-consultation after the fact? This Labor Government has been playing this game for too long and has become disturbingly skilful at it. |

The mysterious story of the environmental study that should exist; but doesn't. Ok, this video is long enough to be considered a mini-documentary, but I thought it was worth laying this out in some detail. The old Box Hill Brickworks site is a former tip site with the usual cocktail of unpleasant landfill stuff under the surface. According to the EPA this includes Benzo[a]pyrene, a cancer-causing chemical. The EPA says the site shouldn't be freely developed on. However, despite this the State Go

3.5K views · 69 reactions | You don’t fix corruption by sacking one man while the TV cameras roll and then forgetting all about it until the next crisis. You fix it with powers, protections and prosecutions. | Richard Welch MP | Facebook