After the successful meeting in Blackheath, attending by well over a hundred people worried about the impact of b-doubles on their community, the campaign is now moving down the Mountains. A public meeting will be held on 11 May in Lawson that will discuss the issues that come with b-doubles, such as noise, safety, pollution and climate change.
"The Blackheath meeting heard about what a huge impact these enormous vehicles would have on our community. People raised their fears about the change to our Mountain identity these trucks would cause," said Eleanor Gibbs, Greens Councillor.
"Our group from Hartley came up to warn the people of the Blue Mountains about what is heading their way. We have been campaigning against the destruction of our village for months and the rest of the Blue Mountains needs to know what is happening to us, and what could happen to them," said David Peters from the Hartley Highway Action Group.
"It is urgent that we act on climate change as soon as we can - the future of freight is on rail, not on these fossil fuel powered b-doubles. The delicate nature of the Blue Mountains World Heritage area is under severe threat from climate change and it is time to stop investing in such old technology," said Tara Cameron, President of the Blue Mountains Conservation Society.
The speakers for the next public meeting will be announced soon. For more information: nobdoubles@gmail.com
