Media
Release,
Monday,
30 June 2003
Campaign responds to Sunday Times
But the piece was right about the public being �hostile� and we have every reason to be so. Scientific opinion is overwhelmingly opposed to this proposal. Even the Environmental Protection Authority, famous for recommending approval of nearly everything � more than 99% according to its own website - was ringing the alarm bells over this one. A flurry of appeals bolstered those concerns and raised many others too.
Public hostility might also have a lot to do with the frustration of being told ad nauseam that the marina resort would protect the environment. No one disputes that Coral Bay needs fixing. Government is well down the track with the new sewerage system and boating facilities � a positive start. Everyone knows that unmanaged camping in sensitive areas needs attention too. But dressing up this marina resort as a solution is so plainly ridiculous that it�s no wonder tens of thousands of reasonable people from across the political spectrum and the State are losing patience.
The developer�s PR might have plenty of bells and whistles but it defies both common sense and scientific scrutiny - it�s laughable but the joke�s getting stale now. One thing is for sure; only a few people will be smiling if this thing gets the nod.
Media Contact: Paul Gamblin, Save Ningaloo campaign spokesperson
