The Port of Hastings Corporation and State Government are planning a massive expansion of the Port of Hastings, including freight rail and transport corridors across southern areas of Victoria.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN EVER FOR VICTORIA THAT WAS NOT PRESENTED AS AN ELECTION ISSUE!!!!! THE CONSULTATION PROCESS HAS BEEN FLAWED - MANY PEOPLE REMAIN UNAWARE OF THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS.
8,750 Acre development of the Port of Hastings including a 4klm expansion of the wharf in Westernport:
Freight Rail and Transport Corridors to take 16 trains per day (most at night) and a further 3,410 trucks PER DAY in three separate directions out of Hastings:
Diesel emissions, noise pollution, sleep deprivation and associated health effects, Land Acquisitions, property devaluation, threat to rural communities, agriculture, recreational boating/fishing, tourism, penguins, marine ecosystem; the list goes on!
Many believe Westernport is already a 'deep water port' and is an alternative to the Port Phillip Channel Deepening Project. The truth is, Westernport is NOT an alternative;the State Government are planning to develop BOTH ports. Nor is it much deeper than Port Phillip; Westernport will also require extensive dredging.
Please use this site to inform yourself and take action. Attend our public meetings, sign our petition and charter, and have your say about the future of OUR state.
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