Uncle Kev Buzzacott is calling us back.

Poster from the LIZARDS REVENGE

UNCLE KEVIN BUZZACOTT is an ARABANA MAN the ancestors hold in high regard.

"A passionate and effective advocate for sustainable water management and for responsibility, respect and recognition of the rights, aspirations and traditional knowledge of Australia’s Indigenous peoples.

Kevin is a cultural practitioner, an activist, an advocate and an educator. He has traveled tirelessly, talking to groups large and small about the impacts of uranium mining and the threats posed by the nuclear industry". 

Kevin has had a profound impact on the lives of many people – especially young people – with his many tours and ‘on-country’ events. For many young activists ‘Uncle Kev’ is truly an unsung hero and, against the current pro-nuclear tide, his is a very important struggle and story.  Wikipedia

Lake Dieri (lake eyre)

"The Dieri’s neighbours were the Thirrari and Arabana (to the west), the Kuyani and Adnyamathanha (south), the Yandruwandha and Yawarrawarga (east), and the Ngamini and Wangkangurru (north).

The Dieri language is quite similar to Thirrari and Ngamini — speakers could understand one another easily. These languages also seem to be related to Yandruwandha and Yawarrawarga, with which they share much common vocabulary.

The other languages to the west and south are quite different, however. Today no-one speaks these neighbouring languages."   Read more here

The Dieri Aboriginal Corporation seems to have been hijacked as well because the
  Director Frank Warren says this and its a really big worry, "We also recognise by this determination of course, that other people have rights in that area as well; the state, pastoralists,
mining companies, and other Aboriginal communities.”   

He says he has plans that are difficult at times etc..  Listen to the recording of the celebration of the Dieri people receiving Native Title.   Native Title and ABoriginal corporations are not any help in this land.  Corporations are killing the planet.  An indigenous person has lost their heart if they say yes to MINING on their land they caretake.     Click Link to See the Full Transcript from the Transcontinental Port Agusta.

Uncle Kevin must get very frustrated with this man Frank Warren.

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Exploration Licenses to mine Uranium.

Dubbo, NSW (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A riotous decision by N.S.W. Energy and Resources Minister Anthony Roberts with the decision to invite six companies to apply for exploration Licenses to mine Uranium.

Yes, you heard correct, N.S.W. is developing its first uranium mine, with six companies invited to apply for exploration licenses.
Anthony Roberts, said,

"Uranium exploration will allow the N.S.W. government to better understand the extent of the state’s reserves and any potential economic benefits".

“Companies that apply for and are granted an exploration license will only be allowed to perform low-impact exploration and environmental monitoring. Any other activities will require further approvals."

Two years ago N.S.W. overturned a uranium exploration ban. Mining uranium is still a highly restricted activity. The madness in all of this is  is now in the throes of development of its first uranium mine.

The three locations that have been earmarked for exploration in N.S.W..  These are in the proximity of  Broken Hill, south of Dubbo and at Cobar.  Robert's said it was so N.S.W. could better understand its reserves and he is only looking at this venture from an economic perspective once again ignoring the obvious dangers of mining this substance.

The companies he invited are as follows:  Australian Zirconia, Callabonna Resources, EJ Resources, Hartz Rare Earths, Iluka Resources and Marmota Energy. 

The Resources Minister was then reported to have said,

"They've got six months to put a licence application in and then we'll move on to the next step of ensuring that drilling practises and so forth are stringently modelled and controlled."

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