Another Leak

They, (whoever they are) have been rather cagey about this one. Apparently the 'Gas' leak is about 5 kilometres away from the oil leak in the Timor Sea. This one, of which details were only released yesterday, happened a few months ago, but as it was deemed not very significant and of no threat to us (Australians) we were not told about it.

Could it possibly be that they thought that having to announce two leaks in short succession, albeit of a different resource, would have caused them just too many headaches. Hm... I wonder what else the powers that be decide to keep from us. Just so we don' t worry??

A new page turns

Ron Petit is the new mayor of Fremantle. He promises changes; a go ahead council with a will to take Fremantle out of its current mode of stagnation.

Hopefully he is a lot more successful than his Perth counterpart, who has railed constantly at delays in upgrading major parts of Perth. Plan after plan, submission after submission, passed but no action.

The only winner, 'Red Tape".

Timor Sea - Oil Spill Update

Nine weeks on and the oil still pours into the Timor Sea. The company is about to make their fifth attempt to stem the flow.

The environmental damage must be enormous, but as the old adage goes, "out of sight out of mind". Even though the, "Green" groups are still giving voice the current outcry is nothing compared to what it would be if the black, gooey stuff was contaminating our shores.

I wonder how many marine species have been affected, how many animals have died as a result of greed and the continuing rape of our planet.

The company responsible for this particular disaster were recently granted further leases to explore and exploit resources off our coast.