WE WON BENTLEY! Metgasco has a halt in Trading - ASZ

 Metgasco shares have been placed in a trading halt with the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)amidst masses of controversy over the license for  PEL 16 Rosella E01 - The Bentley coal seam gas site in NSW. 

Metgasco shares halted amid mine outcry

Protectors opposite Gate A

The new Energy Minister Mr Anthony Roberts suspended Metgasco’s drilling permit to drill for Tight Sands Gas on Peter Graham’s farm at Bentley  Mr Roberts said he will be referring some aspects of Metgasco’s licence to ICAC.

Hearing those four letters mentioned, ICAC, was like music to thousands of peoples ears.  It has been difficult watching and reading and listening to the lies over the last two years since I first heard about Metgasco when they wanted to make Glenugie into a gasfield.

Many great and brave  people have kept vigil at the various gates at the Bentley blockade site and this has taken them out of their comfortable beds and away from families.  A lot of protecting has been done through really inclement weather and lots of mud.

The protectors and Simmos will be pleased to have such great news on a Friday just days before all hell was about to break loose with 800 plus PORS officers set to diverge on the site on Monday to clear the way for Metgasco.

The Police Association was instrumental in causing common sense to prevail regarding the police action and all day today it has been reported the police have been driving past honking horns and cheering out with messages like "YOU WON". 

Many were aware the Police in the Northern Rivers were unhappy about being ordered to participate in "Operation Stapler".   The man handling of 75 year old grandmothers and other ordinary people from the local towns and the farmers and the nurses etc etc was not what they joined the force for.  I think the union was very helpful.  I commend their all the members for voting it down'

The union had to take it  to the New Police Minister Stuart Ayers who would have then discussed it with New Premier Mike Beard  and to the New Energy Minister  Mr Anthony Roberts. All three positions recently being vacated by corrupt members of government in all of those portfolio's mentioned there.

Peter Graham the farmer who allowed Metgasco access to his property was still whinging today and waffling on to what ever cheap media would listen.  He is so out of touch to reality and he sounded immature and uneducated.   Peter Henderson Metgasco CEO was in damage control and looking very worried although he still spoke as if it would still happen.  I do not like Metgasco's chances, ICAC bound means the truth of the links to Disgraced politician Eddie Obeid and Australian Water Holdings and to Nic Di Girolamo, these connections are enough to put the full kaiwash on this ridiculous project.

Lock the Gate President Drew Hutton said he would like to see the licence cancelled.  Drew, so would we, so would we.

Images @ Eminpee Fotography

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The Public Order and Riot Squad

Hello, Welcome to PORS.  and the Major Events and Incidents Group . . .

 

The Public Order and Riot Squad (PORS) is the full-time 'riot squad' of the New South Wales Police Force. PORS is within the command of Field Operations under the Major Events and Incidents Group (MEIG) which is responsible for planning for major events such as Operation Vikings, APEC, World Youth Day and New Year's Eve celebrations.

History The New South Wales Police Force Public Order and Riot Squad (PORS) is a full-time riot squad created in September 2005 becoming operational in January 2006 within the Major Events and Incidents Group Command. PORS was created as a result of Parliamentary reports into the response and handling of riots in Redfern (February 2004) and Macquarie Fields (February 2005) where command and control and resources were criticized and found to be lacking/uncoordinated.
PORS is essentially the re-creation of the defunct Tactical Response Group of the 1980s except for some differences in charter and organisation. They are supplemented by State-wide based part-time Operations Support Group units.
In 2009 the squad was featured in an episode of 60 Minutes titled 'Brute Force' showing officers in action across Sydney.

Equipment

The flag of the New South Wales Police Force. The New South Wales Police Force has the Police Force badge on a light blue over white bicolour. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

PORS are issued with a wide variety of specialised crowd control and riot equipment including Taser weapons and fully equipped black vans and black 4WDs to allow rapid deployment across the State at a moments notice. The vans allow a team in full tactical/riot gear to deploy on the move and access equipment as needed quickly, without need to return to a station to access gear as the part-time Public Order and Operations Support Group (OSG) officers do. PORS also have a $600,000 water cannon truck which is fitted with an airtight cabin to protect police from smoke, gas and other irritants. It also has shatterproof "anti-bandit glass" reinforced with wire mesh, and a heavy push bar allowing it to clear barricades and other obstacles. The high pressure 12,000 litre water cannon is able to shoot a stream of water more than 50 metres.
Each officer is equipped with more than $8500 in gear including flameproof overalls, bulletproof vest, ballistic goggles, arm and leg guards, capsicum spray, an Asp baton, long baton, utility knife, handcuffs and cable tie flex-cuffs.

Roles

The Public Order and Riot Squad, currently commanded by Chief Superintendent Steve Cullen, specialise in:

• riot control/response;
• search warrants;
• searches for missing persons;
• crowd control;
• bomb search;
• disaster victim identification;
• response to major chemical biological and radiological (CBR) incidents;
• performing disaster victim identification duties and manpower support; and
• assisting general duties Police whenever a rapid co-ordinated response is needed at incidents such as brawls or street parties.

PORS role also includes attending major public protests and demonstrations, assisting with searches for evidence, people, property and drugs and canvassing witnesses during large-scale investigations. The unit also clears cells, transfers inmates and performs other security duties during industrial disputes at the State's prisons.
PORS also provide core officers for Operation Vikings. Operation Vikings was designed to provide a highly visible police presence across New South Wales . Large numbers of Police are deployed to these operations, targeting antisocial behaviour, alcohol-related crime, street level drug possession and traffic offences in known trouble (or "hot") spots

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