The Sound

Since the beginning of industrialisation in the Kwinana area, successive governments have allowed the destruction of Cockburn Sound by industry.

It now appears nothing has changed,with the Water Corporation wanting to disregard key ministerial environmental conditions of their license.They want to cease certain monitoring and pass the onus onto the Cockburn Sound Management Council - with a $10,000 donation which will no where near cover their costs.

The Kwinana Industries Council has agreed to this farce and offered another $30,000. This is not the way to gain community support,we expect thorough monitoring to be carried out for the life of the Sound or Industry & them abiding to best practices & their duty of care.

The KIC's director said in a local paper "community perception of the KIC is not great."
Do they honestly believe that donating a little money will make the problems go away,the monitoring that needs to be done would cost Cockurn Sound Management the same amount as Water Corp.

It's a shame to see the hard work of what once was a great organisation ( Community Industry Forum) going down hill. At one time industry and community worked together,now when new industries start up they don't have the courtesy to inform the people they will be effecting with their noise or pollution.

Many industries in the Rockingham/Kwinana areas are doing great things but these are being over shadowed by spin from those that are doing little to nothing in an attempt to make all industry look good.

The people would love to see the "GEM" we once had returned sparkling waters, pristine beaches and an abundance of fish . We were told not so long ago to forget what we once had, as we will never get it back.