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	<description>Would you build a huge industrial plant here ?</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Whale Watch</title>
		<link>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/05/whale-watch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 01:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Last season 42 separate whales were sited within 10 kilometres of the desal site (stat decs and photos confirm this). The Government&#8217;s EES said there were virtually no whales in the area and it was not significant habitat (the EES said only a couple of whales had visited the area over the last five years).
To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Desalination Forum - 22nd May 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/05/desalination-forum-22nd-may-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/05/desalination-forum-22nd-may-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 19:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been about nine months now since the consortium building the desalination plant last met with the community to give any details of what they plan to build.
This is a very unsatisfactory situation. The government have set up a community liason committee that gives the community the same spin answers as the DSE used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest news on desalination projects</title>
		<link>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/03/latest-news-on-desalination-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/03/latest-news-on-desalination-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
		
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Friends of the Earth Australia have just published some great stories in their latest magazine -
click here to see the whole thing

The Greenwashing of desalination plants energy use:
http://www.foe.org.au/resources/chain-reaction/editions/chain-reaction-108/greenwashing-desalination/



And an article by Watershed&#8217;s Chris Heislers:
http://www.foe.org.au/resources/chain-reaction/editions/chain-reaction-108/victorias-bass-coast-desalination-plant/



And a good one on Water Privatisation:
http://www.foe.org.au/resources/chain-reaction/editions/chain-reaction-108/water-privatisation/



Water is such an important issue for us all that Watershed encourages you to read these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wonthaggi&#8217;s 100th birthday celebration</title>
		<link>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/03/wonthaggis-100th-birthday-celebration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/03/wonthaggis-100th-birthday-celebration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[float 100th Wonthaggi parade]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[justice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[parade]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wonthaggi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Watershed contributed a float for the street parade celebrating Wonthaggi&#8217;s 100th birthday.

We secured an honourable mention from the judges for our efforts and we think the miners of old would appreciated our efforts to stand up against Government arrogance and injustice.
The float represents the inlet pipe sucking up 30,000 tonnes of marine life each year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adverse effects on people where the desal is to be built</title>
		<link>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/02/adverse-effects-on-people-where-the-desal-is-to-be-built/</link>
		<comments>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/02/adverse-effects-on-people-where-the-desal-is-to-be-built/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[housing "housing accord" rent rental landlord eviction]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/?p=3436</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People are being thrown out of their rented homes to make way for desal workers at hugely inflated rents. Do you know of anyone in this situation?
If so please ask them drop in and speak with a representative of the Tenants Union (confidentially) who will be at the Bass Coast Shire offices on Thursday 18th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melbourne - Sustainable Living Festival - Watershed stall</title>
		<link>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/01/melbourne-sustainable-living-festival-watershed-stall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/01/melbourne-sustainable-living-festival-watershed-stall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Watershed will again be running an education and information stall at the Sustainable Living Festival in Federation Square, February 19th to 21st.
http://festival.slf.org.au/
If you would be able to help out on our stall please contact Jessica on 0407 307231.


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		<title>New Bulletin Available - Edition No.8</title>
		<link>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/01/new-bulletin-available-edition-no8/</link>
		<comments>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/01/new-bulletin-available-edition-no8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA["Bulletin 8" Bulletin bulletin energy use electricity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WATERSHED
BULLETIN No 8
JANUARY 2010
IS NOW AVAILABLE
Click here, or on the image, to get it
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		<title>Rod Quantock - Bugger the Polar Bears, this is serious!</title>
		<link>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/01/rod-quantock-bugger-the-polar-bears-this-is-serious/</link>
		<comments>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2010/01/rod-quantock-bugger-the-polar-bears-this-is-serious/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[quantock climate polar bears]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/?p=3359</guid>
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PAST EVENT
FRIDAY 22nd January, 7.30pm, Wonthaggi Town Hall.

A GREAT time was had by around 250 people who attended the Watershed fundraiser show, &#8220;Bugger the Polar Bears - THIS IS SERIOUS&#8221;. As well as being hilariously funny, there was a fair bit of educational content as well.





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		<title>Watershed Christmas 2009 bash</title>
		<link>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2009/12/watershed-christmas-2009-bash/</link>
		<comments>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2009/12/watershed-christmas-2009-bash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/?p=3347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A great time was had by all at our Christmas Bash
and we raised nearly $1000 to continue the fight for sustainable water policy



After a Busy and Tough Campaigning and Protesting Come and Enjoy
The Fun and Games – 
 FOR BOOKINGS AND NUMBERS CONTACT
MAGGIE – 0422 07 99 87 RSVP – ASAP p.s. a deposit would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NO DESAL - Halt global warming</title>
		<link>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2009/11/no-desal-halt-global-warming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.watershedvictoria.org.au/content/2009/11/no-desal-halt-global-warming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[warming "global warming" CPRS Copenhagen walk wonthaggi carbon emissions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This was a great event, remember to keep
thinking globally and acting locally.
DESAL RELATED EVENT IN WONTHAGGI - Join the world-wide action to halt climate change. Meet others who share our concerns that the planet is being irreversibly depleted by our carbon-heavy footprint. Bring an example to read out of how YOU have changed your life to [...]]]></description>
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