Honesty and Accountability

The premier has asked the people of WA to cut their power and gas usage to a bare minimum but to date the minister or DOIR have not been forth coming with a detailed account of what led to another crisis, so where is the accountability. In January '08 the gas problem experienced was described as a once in 25 year event, this is only June '08 that makes 6 months in my calculations so who's got it wrong. Obviously we have problems in safeguards and regulation of standards in the power industry.

So what actually caused the explosion at the Varanus Island gas plant, from pictures being circulated it looks as though it could have been lack of maintenance. How could any energy minister tell parliament, he did not know the details of recommendations made to Apache Energy about the way it was managed. He really knows how to make the people of this state feel safe, I don't think. How many other companies are being checked in the same way, when it's called the Boom just what sort of BOOM are they referring to?.

It was said back in 2003 there had been concerns about which department was responsible for monitoring the safety at some gas pipelines and plants. This government need to come clean and provide information in relation to the inspections (if any) and what check were made to ensure Apache complied.

The usual excuses have emerged, the department responsible had an exodus of staff and didn't have the resources to cover the "integrity issue" Heard it all before.

In regard to our concerned Mr Carpenter, he went on his walk about in Perth Wednesday handing out show bags containing environmentally friendly light bulbs. They are so friendly their contents being MERCURY, will enter the unlined tips, the soil and eventually our water table.

As for industry experiencing a gas crisis someone forgot to let them know in Kwinana, although presumably some are running on oil particularly from certain plumes . The noise is still above and beyond, along with the smell of rotten gas in the early hours changing to a strong chemical stench so bad it sends you inside. So if anyone is suffering from sore eyes, nose and throat, it's not the flu it's just industry, Still.