Contaminants
Walker Corporation (Walker) has significantly amended the proposed construction programme in relation to the dredging, treatment and placement of contaminated sediments.  Walker’s experts agreed that considerably more sampling was required to determine the extent of contaminated sediments in the proposed development area.
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Yesterday, Monday June 22nd, Save Ralphs Bay Inc. called its first expert witness in the RPDC Hearings into the Walker Corporation’s proposed Ralphs Bay canal estate.
Dr. Ruth Eriksen explained the “Ralphs Bay conundrum” – the fact that, while Ralphs Bay sediments may, under some testing regimes, show low levels of heavy metal contamination, the mercury levels in Ralphs Bay food chains are often alarmingly high.  For example, the levels of mercury detected in Ralphs Bay flathead are among the highest to be found anywhere in the Derwent estuary.
Download a pdf version of the media release at: http://www.saveralphsbay.org/pdf/SRBMedia23Jun09.pdf

Commencing on June 17th, the RPDC will hold public hearings on Walker Corporation’s Draft Integrated Impact Statement (DIIS).
Hearings will be held at Federal Court No.1 in Davey Street at the following times: 9:00am – 11:00am, 11:30am – 1:00pm, 2:00pm – 3:00pm and 3:30pm – 4:30pm.

“Moods of the Bay”, an exhibition of Ralphs Bay photographic images, will be opened by Senator Bob Brown on Friday. The exhibition is being held at The Salamanca Collection Gallery from 10am this Friday April 24 until 5pm on Sunday. Download pdf at http://www.saveralphsbay.org/pdf/SRBMediaRelease22Apr09.pdf

“The Walker Corporation’s canal estate proposal is fundamentally, fatally flawed” says Dr. Eric Woehler, Chair of Birds Tasmania.

Save Ralphs Bay and Birds Tasmania representatives will be available at Parliament lawns at 11.30am today to highlight some of the deficiencies in the Walker Corporation’s Draft Integrated Impact Statement for its proposed ‘Lauderdale Quay’ canal estate development.

Download pdf at: http://www.saveralphsbay.org/pdf/SRBMedia14April09.pdf

The Resource Planning and Development Commission (RPDC) has received 547 submissions in response to the Draft
Integrated Impact Statement (DIIS) for a proposed canal housing development in Ralphs Bay. Very few submissions are in favour of the development.
Download at: http://www.saveralphsbay.org/pdf/SRBMediaAlert9April09.pdf

Liberal Leader Will Hodgman, Greens Leader Nick McKim, Franklin Labor MHA Ross Butler
and independent MLC Terry Martin join scientists and members of the Lauderdale
community featured on a DVD and internet production to be launched by Save Ralphs Bay
Inc. today.
Download a pdf version of the newsletter at: http://www.saveralphsbay.org/pdf/SRBMedia300309.pdf

Save Ralphs Bay’s recent newsletter draws the attention of the public to concerns over the Walker Corporation’s Draft Integrated Impact Statement (DIIS). The newsletter focuses on aspects of the DIIS indicating that Walker Corporation’s canal estate may not be as glossy as recent PR suggested.

Download a pdf version of the newsletter at: http://www.saveralphsbay.org/pdf/Newsletters/NewsLetterIssue17.pdf

Pages constructed to assist supporters in preparing submissions to address Draft Integrated Impact Statement.
http://www.saveralphsbay.org/submissions/submIndex.htm

THANK YOU for your fantastic support of our three SRB events over the last week or so. It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Lauderdale and South Arm Community Forums and the Rally in City Hall on Tuesday.