Minister Pitt has the option of clearly designating Napandee as the site for the nuclear waste dump. "The stress his flawed and divisive process has caused is clearly evident in our once-cohesive town," she said. Minister Keith Pitt – desperate times, desperate measures – to get Kimba nuclear waste dump. Still, there is strong opposition, led by farmers. Kimba resident Audrey Lienert is opposed to the nuclear dump, and said the issue had divided the town. Barry Wakelin, Kimba Nuclear Waste Fight To The Finish – 2015/2021. The Australian federal government has ruled that the project doesn’t need a full environmental impact assessment. On the other hand, it was bringing a new industry and new jobs, to a sometimes drought-stricken agricultural area. On the one hand, Kimba could proudly provide a service to the nation. Of 735 votes accepted, 452 said “Yes”. The Kimba community remains troubled, as this nuclear waste problem remains paralysed in the Senate. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Low and intermediate-level wastes. At the final ballot, 824 people were eligible to vote. The offer was accepted by the Federal Government. Kimba Fights Nuclear Waste Dump. "Establishment of the facility in Napandee will provide for the safe and effective management of Australia's radioactive waste and support the long-term social and economic sustainability of the Kimba … Kimba nuclear waste dump ballot fails community acceptance test A vote of Kimba residents has reportedly found that out of 824 eligible voters, 452, or 54.8%, voted in favour of a nuclear waste facility in their area. A resident vote at Kimba, on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, found that 61.6 per cent of the town was in favour of a local nuclear waste facility. We now face another threat: the federal government's plan to establish a nuclear waste dump in SA. "Even husbands and wives are disagreeing on it, and it's not good for our town," she said. In a submission to the relevant Senate Committee, Felicity Wright wrote: 'As an ally and advocate for Indigenous peoples for more than 30 years, I was appalled at the terrible toll fighting the nuclear waste facility took upon my friends. South Australians, with nationwide support, defeated plans for an international high-level nuclear waste dump ‒ an incredible result from a determined community. "Whichever side people are sitting on, I think the vote has been something we've wanted all along," she said. Pre 2016 election Kimba sites cancelled “all finished”quote; Minister Frydenberg. The Federal Government's plan for a nuclear waste facility at Kimba hit the Aboriginal community of the Eyre Peninsula hardest. IA punches above its weight. The group No Radioactive Waste on Agricultural Land in Kimba or SA is optimistic that Kimba, despite the prevailing mood of anxiety, can survive without the waste facility. A resident vote at Kimba, on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, found that 61.6 per cent of the town was in favour of a local nuclear waste facility. The catch is that the waste dump must be built before the money flows. Government promised the Dump must have “broad community support” – RESULT – TOTAL yes vote was 54% to 46% after $80 million “bribe” with campaign office in … The plan was greeted with enthusiasm from some residents. THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT'S drive for a national radioactive trash dump continues. Read more by Noel Wauchope at antinuclear.net and nuclear-news.net and follow her on Twitter @ChristinaMac1. Voting was restricted to those living within the Kimba local council area. "This means, that if the total number of people in the Kimba and BDAC ballots vote no, then we will seek to enforce this result legally.". Will Australia finally get a national nuclear waste facility? The farmer who volunteered land would be paid at four times the market value. © Copyright 2021 Independent Australia - All rights reserved. Of those who voted, 61% cast a yes vote. 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More than 60 per cent of Kimba locals support nuclear waste dump in their region. The Kimba community have voted on a proposed radioactive … With its base in Adelaide, and a satellite office in Kimba, the agency is to “lead the process to deliver” the waste dump. Scomo’s Fed Govt conspired with Kimba Council to deliberately exclude the Barngarla Native Title holders and 99.999% of South Australians from the Nuclear Waste Dumps ballot, to manipulate the outcome of the Nuclear Waste Dumps vote. James Shepherdson is a Kimba resident and anti-dump activist. Glossy brochures bloom with photos of working women — but does the budget deliver? The Barngarla, traditional owners of the Kimba region (Eyre Peninsula SA), then had their own separate vote - with a Unanimous No vote against establishing the nuclear waste dumps on their traditional lands. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), Get breaking news alerts directly to your phone with our app, 'Australia is coming back': Treasurer unveils tens of billions in big-spending budget, See if you're a winner or a loser in this year's federal budget, Live: 'Australia's economic engine is roaring back to life': Frydenberg delivering budget night speech. Uproar as government announces South Australian farm will be turned into a nuclear waste dump. From then on, the debate has raged in the area and beyond it. A bill opposed by both environmental and some oil interests that would have given a nuclear waste company in West Texas a big break on state fees failed to receive a vote … The waste proposed to be taken to the nuclear dump is waste generated from the industrial production of these isotopes. Community understanding is at the heart of this problem. Annie Clements, (No 35) – happy to see nuclear waste dump “powering Kimba community into the future”. The federal government's plans to pass legislation for a nuclear waste dump at Kimba are under threat after One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson today revealed she … Keep ‘em honest. The results of a nuclear waste dump ballot fall short of the "broad community support" required for the project to go ahead, an anti-nuclear group says. Voting was restricted to those living within the Kimba local council area. A ballot among the Kimba community, on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, will begin next week as the local council seeks to gauge support for the construction of a nuclear waste dump. One of his concerns is the risk inherent in transporting the waste. In volume terms, the great bulk of the radioactive waste currently produced in Australia results from nuclear medicine, and … They relied on the information provided by the Department of Industry Innovation and Science and by the former Resources Minister, Matt Canavan. Kimba: A town torn apart by nuclear waste proposal, Kimba in South Australia might well be a dumping ground for nuclear waste (image by D5481026 via Wikimedia Commons, Double standards on research cooperation with China, New nuclear legislation set to provide toxic dumping ground in South Australia. It’s not just that Kimba might be “powered into the future”. Support IA. There's no middle ground. It’s the thought that Kimba might not have a future unless it hosts the dump. A clear majority of Kimba residents have voted in favour of a nuclear waste dump being built in their region. Tim Dornin - AAP September 28, 2019 - 9:16AM ... but a recent poll conducted around Kimba returned a 62 per cent vote in … In 2016, farmer Jeff Baldock offered part of his land, Napandee, for the radioactive waste facility. The results of a nuclear waste dump ballot fall short of the "broad community support" required for the project to go ahead, an anti-nuclear group says. "The decision will also affect all of Barngarla's rights over their native title land whether they are for or against it," a spokesperson for the Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation said in a statement. But, the issue for the Government is that if he does this, it will be possible for opponents of the plan to take legal action against it. The non-indigenous community has also been affected. Kimba, a small close-knit community in a top Australian wheat-growing area, has become a place of tension. An Aboriginal organisation is poised to appeal a court decision to dismiss its discrimination claim against Kimba Council, over plans for a radioactive waste dump. However, a group opposing the dump — No Radioactive Waste on Agricultural Land in Kimba or SA — said the results of the vote showed the community was still divided. A resident vote at Kimba, on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, found that 61.6 per cent of the town was in favour of a local nuclear waste facility. Nuclear waste site selected in SA . Since 1979, the ruling Siumut party has dominated Greenland’s elections; in all those years it has lost power only once, in 2009, after the island reformed its government and loosened ties with Denmark, which… Kimba, on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, is firming as the site for a national nuclear waste dump after the federal government today ruled an area near the Flinders Ranges town of Hawker. ACF invite you to email SA Senator Stirling Griff to ask him not to vote for the nuclear waste dump in Kimba. But the same wastes classified in France as “high level”. "The 45 people they talk about coming to work here, they're not going to buy the houses, they're only going to be working to dig the holes.". One of his concerns is the risk inherent in transporting the waste. The Barngarla people, Native Title holders, were excluded from the Government's ''community ballot'' held in 2019. Mr Pitt said the facility would store radioactive waste which is mainly from nuclear medicine. When it was pointed out to Mr Canavan that some residents close to the selected site were ineligible to vote, he promised that their views would be included. To keep us speaking truth to power, please consider donating to IA today - even a dollar will make a huge difference - or subscribe and receive all the benefits of membership. "Next week our Senators will vote on this bill and your Senator Stirling Griff is one of the last Senators to decide his vote. The article then went on to explain that ‘Without One Nation’s two crucial votes — and Labor, the Greens, and independent senator Rex Patrick not backing the Bill — the government does not have enough votes for it to pass … The Federal Government's plan for a nuclear waste facility at Kimba hit the Aboriginal community of the Eyre Peninsula hardest. IA is dedicated to providing fearless, independent journalism, free for all, with no barriers. When talking ballot results, is should be noted that of 824 voters eligible to vote in the 2019 ballot, only 452 said yes. On the other side of the debate, Kerri Cliff said the benefits to the community were "obvious". His choice could be the vital vote that saves important legal protections, and protects our communities from radioactive risk. Freedom of Information documents revealed that the government is well aware of mental health problems likely to be caused by the issue. Now, years later, there's no sign of resolution. New research shows that, while South Australians are divided on the issue of a nuclear waste dump, a clear majority believe more consultation should be undertaken before any final decision is made regarding a proposed disposal and storage facility near Kimba on the Eyre Peninsula. Join the IA newsletter for regular updates on our latest news stories. Nevertheless, some Aboriginal people supported the plan and this dispute has divided families. Australians benefit enormously from nuclear medicine and research activities. The government’s decision to build a nuclear waste facility in Kimba has divided the South Australian town, with detractors questioning the millions spent on building community support. Should a remote farming community in South Australia be charged with the momentous decision of storing radioactive waste? James Shepherdson is a Kimba resident and anti-dump activist. Local federal Liberal MP Rowan Ramsey said waste would come in from more than 100 sites around Australia, such as hospitals and universities, and the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney. Traditional Owners say they were excluded from voting in last month's Australian Electoral Commission ballot on a proposed nuclear waste dump in country SA - which returned a 61.58% 'yes' vote. Help us sharpen our knuckledusters. In fact it has never been even a South Australian issue. Freedom of Information documents revealed that the Government is well aware of mental health problems likely to be caused by the issue. Kimba Nuclear Waste Dump Bill yet again postponed in the Australian Senate. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Kimba was chosen after a four-year process and is expected to be a nuclear waste dump for 100 years. A tiny outback town in Australia has voted in favour of housing a dump for nuclear waste after a fierce battle that has divided the previously tight-knit farming community.. The results of a nuclear waste dump ballot fall short of the "broad community support" required for the project to go ahead, an anti-nuclear group says. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg hands down the 2021 federal budget from Parliament House, The government is pitching its second pandemic budget as solely focused on Australia's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, Follow our live coverage as the government unveils the federal budget, The government has delivered a budget that looks much better than many were expecting. Is this just another election year budget or an ideological about-face? It is also important to know, when considering those results, that there are people living closer to the proposed site than those in the township of Kimba who were not eligible to vote, whilst others much further away were entitled to a say. By Royce Kurmelovs. The government’s decision to build a nuclear waste facility in Kimba has divided the South Australian town, with detractors questioning the millions spent on building community support. "The Barngarla will take further legal action, if necessary, to ensure that their ballot results are treated equally to the Kimba Council ballot," the spokesperson said. Dr Helen Caldicott explains the Fukushima photos — the radiation has always been too high, we’ve just never seen it. Not an overwhelming endorsement from this small community, but enough to keep enthusiasm for the project going, seeing … Opponents vow to continue fight despite Kimba nuclear waste decision https://t.co/FQSlpLkLq3 #AustraliaWide. Support independent journalism Subscribe to IA. In volume terms, the great bulk of the radioactive waste currently produced in Australia results from nuclear medicine, and is considered low-level. Kimba nuclear waste dump ballot fails community acceptance test A vote of Kimba residents has reportedly found that out of 824 eligible voters, 452, or 54.8%, voted in favour of a nuclear waste facility in their area. Kimba residents vote to support nuclear waste dump near town. A contentious vote on a long-awaited nuclear waste dump could hand Scott Morrison a trigger for a double dissolution election. Landowner Jeff Baldock volunteered his property as a potential location for the facility. Bogged down in the Senate is a Bill that selects a farming area, Napandee, near Kimba in South Australia, as Australia's national radioactive waste dump. Opinions are black and white, or the subject is avoided completely. While in both cases the result favoured the nuclear waste facility, it was far from overwhelming support. The plan for the facility was pitched to the community as a necessity for Australia. Around 2 in 3 Australians will use nuclear medicine in their lifetime. The Federal government’s plan for a nuclear waste facility at Kimba hit the Aboriginal community of the Eyre Peninsula hardest. Written by: Nick G. on 16 February 2020 . Voting was restricted to those living within the Kimba local council area . Only local residents were permitted to vote in the ballot, infuriating the region's native titleholders, the Barngarla people. An Adelaide Advertiser’s 12th November article heading read: ‘Pauline Hanson’s One Nation torpedoes Kimba nuclear waste dump in SA.’The article confirmed ‘The One Nation leader… has confirmed she will not back legislation to build the nuclear waste storage site at Napandee farm, near Kimba.’ Kimba residents voted in favour of their area being home to a nuclear waste dump The Federal Government has decided to go ahead with the facility near the town Local Aboriginal people lost legal action opposing the vote Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander), Victoria avoids further lockdowns after man tests positive to COVID-19, Exposure sites linked to Victoria COVID case revealed, including restaurant and supermarket, Bodies wash up on banks of the Ganges, as the WHO issues a warning on India's COVID strain, China wanted a baby boom when it lifted its one child policy, but the opposite is happening, Laming launches fiery defence of his character in Parliament, Worsening NSW mouse plague now an 'economic and public health crisis', NBC says it will not air the Golden Globes in 2022 as Tom Cruise returns his three awards, 'Panther' sighting after country footy match leads to flood of big cat tales, Duigan reels in Upper House seat, Lower House too close to call in Tasmanian election, WA's casino watchdog doesn't have resources or skills to deal with criminal activity, royal commission hears. The Kimba community remains troubled, as this nuclear waste problem remains paralysed in the Senate. Mara Bonacci, Friends of the Earth's SA nuclear waste campaigner, said: "Minister Canavan Residents try to get on with their lives, in this uneasy situation. Nuclear weapons have triggered a new geological era. Federal government plans to establish a nuclear waste dump in regional South Australia face a Senate roadblock, as Labor delays a decision on whether to … Angus Taylor, Energy Minister – incompetent and ignorant – SO – VOTE HIM OUT. The Barngarla people, Native Title holders, were excluded from the government’s ”community ballot” held in 2019. Some people have left town, some are not speaking to former acquaintances. The proposal would see the Kimba site storing Australia's low- to medium-level radioactive waste, which is currently housed at more than 100 sites, including the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney. 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The federal government's plans to pass legislation for a nuclear waste dump at Kimba are under threat after One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson today revealed she … The presence of a radioactive waste dump could be very damaging to its clean, green image. With these benefits comes a responsibility to safely manage radioactive waste. The Fateful Choice: Nuclear Arms Race or Nuclear Weapons Low and intermediate-level wastes. Combined Kimba Community and Barngarla independent vote : 432 Yes, for the nuclear waste dumps, from 1,033 eligible voters, equated to 43.75% in favor, which does not constitute broad community support. INTERNATIONAL. She said the Government had wasted "unacceptable amounts of time, money and recourses attempting to coerce our community into accepting this facility". "Whether it gets us the actual facility, we'll have to wait and see.". ACF invite you to email SA Senator Stirling Griff to ask him not to vote for the nuclear waste dump in Kimba. The Barngarla people lost a court battle to stop the vote, but vowed to appeal to the Federal Court. PLEASE DONATE NOW! Dr. Green said: "The federal government's claim that the nuclear waste dump will generate 45 jobs is a dishonest fabrication which is wildly inconsistent with job creation at comparable facilities overseas. High Court ruling a helpful precedent for opponents of Kimba nuclear dump. “It doesn’t make any sense whatsoever to transport intermediate-level waste 1,700 kilometres across the country, on the highway, in the traffic”, he says. Intermediate level nuclear waste like that planned to be moved to Kimba contains extremely hazardous materials that must be strictly isolated from … Combining the Kimba community ballot and Barngarla Independent vote gives a very different outcome: Minister Pitt has the option of clearly designating Napandee as the site for the nuclear waste dump. Kimba waste dump Submissions Questions that must be asked of Resource Minister Pitt, about the new money for Kimba, designated as Australia’s nuclear waste dump. The current Resources Minister, Keith Pitt, is enthused about the facility, describing it to the Nationals Federal Conference on 27 March 2021 as: “... a low-level nuclear waste facility to house the by-products from cancer treatment.”. One evening on a radio talkback session earlier this year, the federal member for Grey which includes the Kimba site, was shocked to hear any objection from a person like … I watched one of my closest friends visibly age as she surrendered her art practice and her enjoyment of life to dedicate herself to challenging it.'. The article confirmed ‘The One Nation leader… has confirmed she will not back legislation to build the nuclear waste storage site at Napandee farm, near Kimba.’. To keep us speaking truth to power, please consider donating to IA today - even a dollar will make a huge difference - or subscribe and receive all the benefits of membership. National Nuclear Waste Dump. And here we come to another aspect of their support for the waste dump plan. This Department has controlled the information reaching the community and has provided the visiting experts. Support IA. Credit: AAP Image / Lukas Coch . That's a misleading statement. It is obvious why Canavan and the Scomo Fed Govt EXCLUDED the Barngarla Native Title Holders from the community vote and ignored the Barngarla Independent vote (not one Barngarla … At the moment, Kimba is well in the running to host the national radioactive trash dump. If that Bill becomes law, that matter will be settled and may not be able to be judicially reviewed. Meanwhile, the Barngarla showed just how specious was the Council argument that they were too difficult to identify and had no right to vote … White Kimba, Australia, voted “Yes” to a nuclear waste dump, but the traditional Aboriginal owners held a separate ballot, with a “No” result The Australian government held a “community” vote. A ballot among the Kimba community, on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, will begin next week as the local council seeks to gauge support for the construction of a nuclear waste dump. The Barngarla held their own ballot, resulting in a unanimous ''No'' to the dump. ... At the moment, Kimba is well in the running to host the national radioactive trash dump. A 2015 Advertiser-commissioned poll found just 15.7% support for a nuclear waste dump in SA. A farming property on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula will become a nuclear waste dump, the federal government has announced, as opponents of the facility make a last-bid ditch to stop it. Of those who voted, 61% cast a yes vote. There is uncertainty about the toxicity of the nuclear wastes to be placed in “interim storage” at Napandee, with the classification of these wastes as “intermediate level”. There were two community ballots held in 2017 and 2019. “It doesn’t make any sense whatsoever to transport intermediate-level waste 1,700 kilometres across the country, on the highway, in the traffic”, he says. The resources of a Cabinet sub-committee in place to promote a Kimba Dump. "Minister Canavan has always promised that the National Radioactive Waste Facility would not be sited where broad community support did not exist, and with nearly 40 per cent of residents saying no, this clearly cannot be proven in Kimba," she said. The group, of five years' standing, has researched the issue and sent submissions to Parliament. A majority of Kimba residents have voted in favour of a radioactive waste dump being built near their Eyre Peninsula town. Legislation to establish the new site at Napandee near Kimba on the South ... two small towns brace for a vote on nuclear waste. Kimba firms as nuclear dump site after Hawker ruled out News . Keep ‘em honest. It contains news and opinion from Australia and around the world. The Kimba community remains troubled, as this nuclear waste problem remains paralysed in the Senate. The Federal Government said it would pay up to four times the value of the property on which it chooses to build the facility. The central Eyre Peninsula farming town of Kimba has “won” the dubious honour of having been selected as the site for an Australian nuclear waste dump. "This is a way that we can hopefully get a new industry into town that doesn't rely on rainfall," he said. Two sites near Kimba, halfway between Australia's east and west coast, were shortlisted as possible locations for the country's first national nuclear waste facility. But No Radioactive Waste on Agricultural Land in Kimba or SA Committee spokeswoman Kellie Hunt said the result showed the community was still divided. Mr Canavan said the result showed a "clear level of support" for the proposal. Meanwhile South Australia achieved world-leading 60pct wind and solar share over last year. The Napandee nuclear waste dump promises to employ 45 people, so absentee landowners had a slight bit of candle-light at the end of their investment tunnel and thus had an incentive, and Council endorsement as rate-payers, to vote for the dump. A Community Benefits Scheme brings millions to the town. The non-binding ballot — which was conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission — was a key factor in the Federal Government's decision on where to build the facility, but native titleholders have challenged the validity of the process. The Barngarla people, Native Title holders, were excluded from the Government's ''community ballot'' held in 2019. Here's everything you need to get up to speed, The government responds to damning aged care findings by mandating how much time staff spend with residents and boosting home care options, Your quick guide to the 2021-22 federal budget winners and losers. There has not been any debate provided, with opposing views being aired. Nuclear waste dump ballot to proceed in South Australia A ballot among the Kimba community on the Eyre Peninsula will begin next week as the local council seeks to gauge support for the construction of a nuclear waste dump. There are concerns about possible environmental pollution and damage to groundwater. Independent Australia is a progressive journal focusing on politics, democracy, the environment, Australian history and Australian identity. Well in the running to host the national radioactive trash dump continues of those who voted, 61 % a. 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