Subject: Momentum in Australia (McLean)..
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 054307 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Roy L. Beavers"
To: emfguru
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.......I asked Lynn McLean about the long silence from Australia....
She answers below.....
Roy Beavers (EMFguru) You gotta SHOWME -- I'm from Missouri....
roy@emfguru.com
.....It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.....
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...................People are more important than profits.................
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 11:26:53 +1000
From: "EMRAA (EMR Alliance Australia)"
To: "Roy L. Beavers"
Subject: Re: your mail
Dear Roy
Yes, I went to a workshop discussing the intention to do this a month or so
ago and have a short piece on it in our June newsletter.
[.......With regard to a question I posed about the recent change in the
ACA rules in Australia....guru.....]
It means that the exposure levels of our pseudo-standard will now be
mandated (whereas previously compliance was voluntary). Basically it means
that more telecommunications equipment will now be covered by the "standard".
You may be interested to hear that things are really gathering momentum in
Australia at present. There is more momentum now on this issue than ever
before. As you know Australia is presently developing a new standard for
RF, a code of practice on the siting of telecommunications infrastructure
and a senate inquiry on EMR is accepting submissions.
At the same time, new carriers are entering the market and racing to
establish their networks, often with little regard for the community.
Towers classified as "low-impact" (referring to appearance and not
emissions) are appearing in more inappropriate locations, inlcuding on
flats where people live without any notice being provided to tenants or
councils. And the number of towers throughout the country is likely to
double!
This is engendering a delightful backlash! NSW state MP, Andrew Tink is
now calling for changes to legislation to ensure that all
telecommunications facialities require local council approval. Brisbane
Lord Mayor is also demanding changes to legislation. In Brisbane, 16
action groups have formed in the last 5 weeks to oppose the construction of
new towers and, once again, demand changes to legislation.
Whereas the media previously shied from this issue, it is now providing
coverage. NSW's 'Sydney Morning Herald' carried an article about the
Stewart report on the front page and Qld's 'Courier Mail' is running
stories about the tower issue with some enthusiasm. Channel 7's national
'Today Tonight' program has carried 2 stories about mobile phones and
towers in the last week.
It will be very hard for the senate inquiry to ignore the call for change.
I suspect that, to quote a line from an election campaign, "it's time".
Best wishes
Lyn McLean
At 11:48 30/05/00 -0500, you wrote:
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>Lynn:
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>Did you expect the action by ACA (reported by David Kramer)???
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>guru.....
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>On Tue, 30 May 2000, EMRAA (EMR Alliance Australia) wrote:
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>> Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 12:11:45 +1000
>> From: "EMRAA (EMR Alliance Australia)"
>> To: rbeavers@llion.org
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>> Dear Roy
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>> I haven't received any emails from you for a while and wondered if you
>> might be having a well-earned rest (or attending a conference somewhere
>> sunny). However, a friend has just advised me that you are still sending
>> messages and I wonder if I might have slipped off your list somehow?
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>> Would you mind checking that I'm still a recipient?
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>> Many thanks
>> Lyn McLean
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>> EMRAA (Electromagnetic Radiation Alliance Australia)
>> Suite 16, Eton Arcade 754-760 Princes Highway, Sutherland NSW 2232
>> PO Box 589, Sutherland NSW 1499 Australia
>> Ph: +61 2 9523 4750 Fax: +61 2 9521 1477 Email: emraa@ssec.org.au
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>Roy Beavers (EMFguru) You gotta SHOWME -- I'm from Missouri....
>roy@emfguru.com
>
>.....It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.....
> NEW!!! Website... http://emfguru.com
>...................People are more important than profits.................
>
>
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EMRAA (Electromagnetic Radiation Alliance Australia)
Suite 16, Eton Arcade 754-760 Princes Highway, Sutherland NSW 2232
PO Box 589, Sutherland NSW 1499 Australia
Ph: +61 2 9523 4750 Fax: +61 2 9521 1477 Email: emraa@ssec.org.au
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