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THERE has been such a huge response to the public meeting on fracking planned for Tuesday September 16 that it has been moved to a larger venue.
The meeting was to be held at Great Lakes Library but will now be held at Club Forster at 6.30pm where a supper will be served.
The Manning Clean Water Action Group and the Lock the Gate Alliance are urging residents to attend the meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation at Gloucester and the flow on effects for other regions such as the Great Lakes.
The groups say there is grave concern that drinking water in the Great Lakes and Manning Valley will be contaminated with heavy metal and chemicals as a result of AGL’S plans to frack in the Manning River Catchment in the next couple of months.
Guest speaker and farmer Bruce Robertson who took on electricity transmission company Transgrid and won will inform the public of the impact this type of mining will have on the local and surrounding agricultural land, the towns, the water and its people.
There will also be speakers from the Lock the Gate Alliance, Gloucester Groundswell and Manning Clean Water Action Group.
Bookings are not essential but organisers appreciate an RSVP for seating. Phone 6591 7256.
