RPDC

On 6 July 2005, the Resource Planning and Development Commission wrote a confidential letter to John Gay of Gunns detailing two major concerns with the planned pulp mill. These were that:

Report on Gunns AGM 30 October 2008 by a TAP insider shareholder

TAP is holding a huge rally outside Gunns head office in Launceston to mark the first anniversary of Gunns withdrawal from the RPDC.

This historic event commemorates the collusion of big business and government in Tasmania. The media will be present.

Tell your friends about this important event.

Speaker: pulp mill expert and former RPDC panellist, Dr Warwick Raverty - always "says it how it is".

Where: lawns outside Gunns head office in Lindsay St, Launceston near the Charles Street Bridge.

When: 11am, Friday 14 March 2008 regardless of the weather.

Paul Lennon’s pulp mill promises in 2004 and reality in 2007

Here is what he said in 2004, with apologies to planning Minister Kons and MLC Ivan Dean for "providing misleading information":

Here is reality in 2007:

1) no conscience vote allowed for Labor Parliamentarians;
2) no amendments by Parliament to permit conditions (Gunns excepted);
3) no time for adequate view of the permits by Legislative Councillors or the general public.

Mr. J. McFarlane

CEO ANZ Bank

100 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000

10 June 2007

Dear Mr. McFarlane,

Re Gunns' proposed pulp mill in Tamar valley

I am writing on behalf of TAP (Tasmanians Against the Pulp Mill). We wish to clarify your current position on the pulp mill.

Credentials

Dr Warwick Raverty has over 25 years experience in the pulp and paper industry. He has been a research manager and senior principal research scientist in the pulp and paper research group of Ensis (formerly CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products) for the past 7 years. Prior to joining CSIRO, Dr Raverty gained 20 years industrial experience in manufacture of pulp and paper as an independent consultant and also in a variety of research, technical and managerial roles as an employee of Amcor and Australian Paper Manufacturers.

To: Resource Development and Planning Commission enquiry.rpdc@justice.tas.gov.au and Pam.Scott@justice.tas.gov.au

Submitted on 19 February 2007

RE: CRITICAL PROCESS WEAKNESSES

Sirs,

This is a follow up expansion to our last letter (No 8) of 16 February 07 and clarifies two key concerns.

To: Resource Development and Planning Commission enquiry@rpdc.tas.gov.au and Pam.Scott@rpdc.tas.gov.au

Submitted on 16 February 2007

Commissioners,

To
Secretary
Mr Norm McIlfatrick
Department of Economic Development
GPO Box 646
Hobart TAS 7001

From
Mr Robert McMahon
Chairman of TAP Inc.
22 – 8 - 2006

Dear Mr McIlfatrick

Re: request for funding [$143 000] from TAP Inc. to the Department of Economic Development for a community based independent assessment and risk analysis of the Gunns proposed pulpmill at Long Reach.

The risks of the Tamar valley pulp mill for investors, the community, tourism, fishing, farming, businesses, taxpayers and the government are described in Pulp finance.

The TAP Community Impacts Response submission to the Resource Planning and Development Commission (RPDC) takes a whole-of-systems perspective and comments on all impacts of the proposed mill and wood supply and not just those within the terms of reference as given to the RPDC by the Government.

No 280: TAP (CIR) submission 741Kb