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Dear Ms Bligh,

Just after the recent election you claimed you had a mandate to build the controversial Traveston Crossing Dam. This can scarcely be the case as your election launch avoided all mention of the subject and a substantial proportion of Brisbane voters went to the polls believing the Traveston proposal was either ‘on hold’ or even ‘scrapped’.

If you were so keen to get the public stamp of approval, why did you avoid placing it on the table, in front of voters, before the election?

In your speech on election night, you claimed you had listened to the regions and that you would bring a renewal in government, not just in the ministerial line-up but also in the way the government does its business.

If you listen to the region from Caboolture north to Bundaberg, you’ll hear how unpopular this dam proposal has made your government. Even your Sustainability Minister suffered a resounding defeat which he largely attributes to your government’s plans for the Mary River.

If your government is really serious about renewing the way it goes about its business, then Traveston would be an excellent place to start. If your government is really serious about listening to the regions, then here is a whole voting region whose combined voice is too loud to ignore.

There were over 16 000 submissions to the dam’s EIS as well as many thousands of letters to both state and federal politicians.

The original price tag of $1bn for this dam has been revised to more than double that, while the yield estimates have been cut by two thirds. Not only is the proposal unpopular, not only will it have serious environmental impacts, it also fails to stack up economically.

As someone who campaigned on sound economic management, this should concern you. The decision to build Traveston Crossing dam will not be the feather in the cap of your government but more the albatross around its neck.

I call on you to drop the plan for the dam, to work harder at protecting good quality farming land and utilize water supply options that don’t cost the earth, or the river.
 
 
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