Matt Hewson
High profile independent senator David Pocock will take part in an online meeting focused on the proposed Lara incinerator.
Local opponents to the incinerator including A Different Community Approach (ADAC) and the Centre for Climate Safety have organised the Zoom meeting, which will be held on Thursday, September 19 from 5.30pm to 7pm.
Mr Pocock will be discussing the dangers of incinerators to both people’s health and efforts to reduce plastic use
He will also speak about his proposed Duty of Care Bill and the importance of honesty and integrity in politics and answer questions submitted by members of the public.
Centre for Climate Safety director Mik Aidt said the meeting, which is open to the public and free to attend, had two main goals.
“It will be a fantastic meeting… with one of our leading green transition politicians in the Australian Parliament,” Mr Aidt said.
“It is partly about hearing how wrong this incinerator principle is, but secondly, it’s about giving some tools on how we can create more pressure on the Minister (for Planning Sonya Kilkenny), who is making the final decision here in Victoria.”
This is where ADAC, which has been spearheading the letition movement, comes in.
ADAC facilitates letitions, a hybrid letter-petition which can be created and downloaded from Letition.org in minutes, ready for signing and sending to the politician of one’s choice.
ADAC co-founder Robert Patterson said the mass sending of letitions had led to meetings between local organisations with councillors and Members of Parliament.
“We’re absolutely staggered that Mr Pocock is joining this meeting; we’re only a little outfit in Geelong,” Mr Patterson said.
“But he’s been getting letitions, and that’s the reason we’ve got him joining us this week.”
Visit climatesafety.info/zoom-meeting-no-large-incinerators-for-victoria for more information on how to register for the meeting and submit questions for Mr Pocock.
