To dam or not to dam.
Ancient rainforest and priceless indigenous sites are at stake.
The proposed Dunoon Dam in northern NSW Australia is a contentious topic, one that is dividing a community. You could perhaps compare the current outrage in the community to the infamous protests at nearby Terania Creek in 1979 that saw hundreds of peaceful protestors save ancient rainforests from logging and shape the history of environmental protection in Australia.
Rous County Council are telling the community that the dam must go ahead because of climate change and population growth. Is this the truth?
What about alternatives like use of water groundwater, indirect potable reuse of wastewater or better water usage management?
The Dunoon Dam has been in the pipeline since the mid-1990s and Rous County Council has been acquiring properties for the project since this time and the cost of the proposed dam is close to $250 million dollars.
The size of the proposed dam is 50 gigalitres which is over 3 times the size of nearby Rocky Creek Dam which has the capacity of 14 gigalitres.
If the dam goes ahead, not only will it be over three times the size of nearby Rocky Creek Dam, ancient rainforest will be destroyed and so will indigenous heritage sites including burial grounds and sites that contain priceless cultural artifacts and scarred trees. In Australia, scarred trees indicate bark that was removed by Aboriginal Australians for the creation of shelters, canoes, weapons such as shields or for use as food containers.
Join us for this engaging discussion with Rous County Council Chairperson Keith Williams about a proposed project that has global relevance and discusses the importance of community engagement, the impacts of climate change and a local government agency's justification for building a dam.
To dam or not to dam.
Ancient rainforest and priceless indigenous sites are at stake.
The proposed Dunoon Dam in northern NSW Australia is a contentious topic, one that is dividing a community. You could perhaps compare the current outrage in the community to the infamous protests at nearby Terania Creek in 1979 that saw hundreds of peaceful protestors save ancient rainforests from logging and shape the history of environmental protection in Australia.
Rous County Council are telling the community that the dam must go ahead because of climate change and population growth. Is this the truth?
What about alternatives like use of water groundwater, indirect potable reuse of wastewater or better water usage management?
The Dunoon Dam has been in the pipeline since the mid-1990s and Rous County Council has been acquiring properties for the project since this time and the cost of the proposed dam is close to $250 million dollars.
The size of the proposed dam is 50 gigalitres which is over 3 times the size of nearby Rocky Creek Dam which has the capacity of 14 gigalitres.
If the dam goes ahead, not only will it be over three times the size of nearby Rocky Creek Dam, ancient rainforest will be destroyed and so will indigenous heritage sites including burial grounds and sites that contain priceless cultural artifacts and scarred trees. In Australia, scarred trees indicate bark that was removed by Aboriginal Australians for the creation of shelters, canoes, weapons such as shields or for use as food containers.
Join us for this engaging discussion with Rous County Council Chairperson Keith Williams about a proposed project that has global relevance and discusses the importance of community engagement, the impacts of climate change and a local government agency's justification for building a dam.