Published Thursday, 04 December, 2008 at 09:02 AM
Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation
The Honourable Andrew McNamara
Bligh Government puts health of Gladstone residents first
The Bligh Government has acted to reassure Gladstone residents about the Clean and Healthy Air for Gladstone [CHAG] project.
Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation Minister Andrew McNamara will be in Gladstone and Tannum Sands this weekend with Premier Anna Bligh, her Cabinet and the State's senior public servants for the Bligh Government's 12th Community Cabinet.
"We’ll be in Gladstone to listen to Queenslanders’ concerns on their own home turf and take on board their views as the Bligh Government plans for the future,” Mr McNamara said.
“We want to assure the people of Gladstone the Bligh government will deliver on its commitment to hold community workshops explaining the science behind the Clean and Healthy Air for Gladstone [CHAG] project.
“Local residents will be able to register for two community workshops to be held in Gladstone early next year.
“The CHAG project is the most comprehensive study of air quality anywhere in Australia.
“If you’re not an air quality scientist, the technical information involved in the study can be quite baffling.
“It’s important that everyone in the community has the opportunity to understand how the air quality monitoring project works and what the results will mean.
“That’s why the Bligh Government is engaging independent experts to run community workshops explaining the science behind this project,” he said.
Mr McNamara made the announcement ahead of the Bligh Government’s two-day Community Cabinet to be held in Gladstone (Sunday 7 + Monday 8 December).
“I’m delivering on the commitment that I made at a public forum in Gladstone recently, to ensure open access to information on the science behind this project,” he said.
“I’m also pleased to announce that the EPA and CQU are developing a program, Air Quality Management 1, that will be available to Masters students and EPA staff involved in environmental management.
“The program will give environmental scientists of the future an opportunity to study the benchmark for air quality monitoring and modelling.”
Mr McNamara said the $2 million Clean and Healthy Air for Gladstone project was being conducted by the EPA in conjunction with Queensland Health.
“The combined efforts of the EPA and Queensland Health mean that the Gladstone area has a state of the art air quality monitoring system and a comprehensive approach to management of emissions for current and new industries,” he said.
Residents can register for further information on the CHAG community workshops at cleanair.gladstone@epa.qld.gov.au or by contacting 4971 6500.
Final details of the community workshops will be available early next year.
Media contact at Community Cabinet: Emma Parnell 3336 8002 or 0488 746 891
Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation Minister Andrew McNamara will be in Gladstone and Tannum Sands this weekend with Premier Anna Bligh, her Cabinet and the State's senior public servants for the Bligh Government's 12th Community Cabinet.
"We’ll be in Gladstone to listen to Queenslanders’ concerns on their own home turf and take on board their views as the Bligh Government plans for the future,” Mr McNamara said.
“We want to assure the people of Gladstone the Bligh government will deliver on its commitment to hold community workshops explaining the science behind the Clean and Healthy Air for Gladstone [CHAG] project.
“Local residents will be able to register for two community workshops to be held in Gladstone early next year.
“The CHAG project is the most comprehensive study of air quality anywhere in Australia.
“If you’re not an air quality scientist, the technical information involved in the study can be quite baffling.
“It’s important that everyone in the community has the opportunity to understand how the air quality monitoring project works and what the results will mean.
“That’s why the Bligh Government is engaging independent experts to run community workshops explaining the science behind this project,” he said.
Mr McNamara made the announcement ahead of the Bligh Government’s two-day Community Cabinet to be held in Gladstone (Sunday 7 + Monday 8 December).
“I’m delivering on the commitment that I made at a public forum in Gladstone recently, to ensure open access to information on the science behind this project,” he said.
“I’m also pleased to announce that the EPA and CQU are developing a program, Air Quality Management 1, that will be available to Masters students and EPA staff involved in environmental management.
“The program will give environmental scientists of the future an opportunity to study the benchmark for air quality monitoring and modelling.”
Mr McNamara said the $2 million Clean and Healthy Air for Gladstone project was being conducted by the EPA in conjunction with Queensland Health.
“The combined efforts of the EPA and Queensland Health mean that the Gladstone area has a state of the art air quality monitoring system and a comprehensive approach to management of emissions for current and new industries,” he said.
Residents can register for further information on the CHAG community workshops at cleanair.gladstone@epa.qld.gov.au or by contacting 4971 6500.
Final details of the community workshops will be available early next year.
Media contact at Community Cabinet: Emma Parnell 3336 8002 or 0488 746 891