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Climate Camp protestors

01 Feb, 2011 05:26 PM
PROTESTORS charged in December last year at a Climate Camp at Lake Liddell were yesterday fined $250 each in Muswellbrook Local Court.

The 73 protestors were charged by police on the final day of a four-day workshop on the grounds of Lake Liddell.

A number of protestors cut a perimeter fence and entered land owned by Macquarie Generation.

Twelve then locked themselves to a rail line, while the others blocked the tracks.

Another two gained entry to a mine site and locked themselves to a conveyor belt.

Speaking on behalf of the group, Naomi Hogan was pleased with the outcome.

"We were very well represented as concerned citizens motivated by the impacts of coal and the effects of climate change,” Ms Hogan said.

"The magistrate took into account all our references and the fact that most of us had undertaken volunteer work," she said.

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I would like to know whether these protesters were born with brains or programmable chips, because none of them would have been inducted to be on site and one day one of these machines they chain themselves to will start automatically and limbs and body parts will go everywhere. So where was Workcover in all of this.
Posted by jimbob, 4/02/2011 10:44:38 AM, on Singleton Argus
Nice of you to look at the real issue jimbob. Of course these people chained themselves to machinery without alerting workers, or ensuring there were quick release mechanisms!

I would be looking at the strength of belief that drove these otherwise ordinary citizens to undertake such drastic action. Climate change is a threat agreed apon by the vast majority of publishing climate scientists. While our governemt does nothing, it is up to brave people like these protesters to promote change!

Well done guys!!

Posted by ARM, 5/02/2011 5:00:10 PM, on Singleton Argus

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CHARGED:  The group of protestors who faced Muswellbrook Court yesterday charged over their protest action at a Climate Change camp at Lake Liddell last year.
CHARGED: The group of protestors who faced Muswellbrook Court yesterday charged over their protest action at a Climate Change camp at Lake Liddell last year.
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