SAVE WILLIAMSTOWN
SAVE WILLIAMSTOWN
What the Greens will do - Port Phillip Woollen Mills
Colleen Hartland is standing for MLC Western Metropolitan
Simon Crawford is standing for Williamstown
Greens Policy
"The Greens have supported the Save Williamstown campaign since it began a few years ago.
We oppose high rise development at the Port Phillip Woollen Mill site at Williamstown, as we feel it is inappropriate for the low rise residential location and not fitting with the character of the neighbourhood. For the remaining 60% of the site that has not yet received approval, the Greens will support applications by the Hobsons Bay City Council to set a height limit.
The Greens are also very concerned about the site's proximity to the Mobil Point Gellibrand tank farm, which is a Major Hazard Facility. Greens MP Colleen Hartland has campaigned for greater safety for residents from these facilities for some 25 years, as both a community member with HAZMAG and a politician. Time and time again, we have seen major hazard facilities in the western suburbs explode or catch on fire, spewing hazardous smoke into the neighbourhood. Yet there are no buffer zones on these sites. In comparison, wind farms, which have been proven not to cause health issues, currently have a 2 km buffer zones. This is quite concerning and inconsistent.
With Colleen's long history working on the issue, you can trust the Greens to keep their promise to motion for a parliamentary inquiry into major hazard facility buffer zones and residential areas. This will help clarify what a safe distance is for residents from these facilities."
Colleen Hartland MP
Western Metropolitan Region
colleen.hartland@parliament.vic.gov.au
03 9689 6373
Tuesday, 11 November 2014