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Sanctuary plan for quarry site

20 December 2021

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MP News I THE founding CEO and former chair of Parks Victoria has developed a proposal he calls a “win for the environment and for the Ross Trust”.

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Fierce community campaign to stop quarry build comes out on top

16 December 2021

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Pro Bono Australia I A VICTORIAN charitable trust that funds its community work via mining profits has ditched a plan to open a new quarry, following years of mounting community backlash. 

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Scrapped quarry plans on Channel 7 News

15 December 2021

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Channel 7 News I CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new quarry on Arthurs Seat have been scrapped.

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'People-power' ends quarry bid

13 December 2021

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MP News I SAVE Arthurs Seat supporters are cheering a decision by The Ross Trust to abandon its bid to dig a quarry on the Pioneer site at Dromana.

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3AW Darren James interviews Mark Fancett

11 December 2021

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3AW I SAVE Arthurs Seat President Mark Fancett discusses the "massive win for people power" with Darren James

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The Hon Greg Hunt MP releases statement about Ross Trust quarry withdrawal

10 December 2021

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MEDIA RELEASE I “THIS is an enormous win for the Mornington Peninsula in protecting our Green Wedge and I thank the Peninsula Preservation Group and every member of our community who stepped forward to oppose this proposal.” 

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Chris Brayne MP "ecstatic" in telling community that Arthurs Seat quarry will not proceed

10 December 2021

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NEPEAN COMMUNITY UPDATE I “TODAY, the RE Ross Trust have listened to the community."

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Council bans anti-quarry signs

7 December 2021

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MP News I SAVE Arthurs Seat protesters have been told to remove signs they have erected on roads near the Hillview quarry site.

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3AW Darren James with Stephen Curry and Liz Clancy

14 November 2021

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3AW I SAVE Arthurs Seat supporter, actor and comedian Stephen Curry and his friend Liz Clancy chat with Darren James on 3AW Radio.

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A quarry now could mean ongoing health effects in years to come

11 November 2021

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The Age I THE PANDEMIC has taught us that there are some health risks you cannot necessarily see, feel or taste. But unlike COVID-19, not all these risks have an immediate impact.

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A Current Affair reports on concerns over the new Ross Trust quarry

4 November 2021

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A Current Affair Channel 9 I LOCALS of Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula are up in arms over a philanthropic trusts plan to double their mining operations just 800 metres from a primary school, and their questionable methods of doing so.

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Doctors express concerns over proposed Ross Trust quarry

2 November 2021

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RPPV News I Doctors are calling on the Ross Trust to abandon its plan for a new quarry on Arthurs Seat.

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Doctors' health warning in an open letter

25 October 2021

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The Age I 122 medical specialists have signed an open letter outlining health concerns over the proposed Ross Trust quarry.

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Quarry health concerns on Channel 10 News

25 October 2021

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Channel 10 News I DR BANNISTER, Paediatric Allergist, local parents and lawyers raise health concerns over the proposed Ross Trust quarry.

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Health concerns over silica dust from proposed Mornington Peninsula quarry

25 October 2021

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The Age I MORE than 120 doctors and health workers are calling on a prominent philanthropic charity to halt its plans for a large quarry in bushland on the Mornington Peninsula, citing concerns over the health effects of silica dust on nearby primary school students and communities.

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Doctors warn of quarry health threat

25 October 2021

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MP News I DOCTORS have written to the Premier Daniel Andrews and senior ministers warning about the health risks of opening another quarry at Dromana.

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Open Letter to the Ross Trust

The Age

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Wilderness Society grant 'hypocritical'

31 August 2021

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The Australian I THE Wilderness Society took an almost $200,000 grant from a philanthropic organisation that derives its income from the operation of a quarry...

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Drawing conclusions over quarry for 50 years

18 August 2021

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MP News I ARTIST Sharyn Madder turned back the clock recently to recall an anxious moment more than 50 years ago...

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Protecting Melbourne's green wedges - while we still can

12 July 2021

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MP News I THE natural areas of Melbourne are under threat at the same time as there’s growing evidence of their importance for humans.

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Holding Ground for Arthurs Seat

19 April 2021

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MP News I WORKS by 76 contemporary artists come together in Holding Ground, an online art exhibition and fundraiser being held to stop the proposed expansion of a contentious granite quarry at Arthurs Seat.

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‘Greenwashing’ funds turned down

16 April 2021

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The Guardian I ACADEMIC website the Conversation says it has no plans to renew its relationship with the Ross Trust...

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Save Arthurs Seat supporters on Channel 9 News

8 April 2021

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Channel 9 News I SAVE Arthurs Seat members and supporters deliver petition of over 57,000 signatures to the office of the Ross Trust.

 

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Stepping up the fight

8 April 2021

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Channel 7 News I "SAVE Arthurs Seat, you can't buy trust..."

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Artists Holding Ground to Save Arthurs Seat

1 April 2021

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Peninsula Essence I DURING a recent bushwalk on Arthurs Seat, artist Hannah Lewis felt a rising tide of despair.

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Allies unite to sign up against quarry

22 March, 2021

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MP News I AN ALLIANCE of environmental, business and philanthropic groups has been formed to stop the Ross Trust opening a new quarry on Arthurs Seat.

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Passionate supporter Liz on Triple R radio

19 March, 2021

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​Triple R I SAVE Arthurs Seat supporter, Liz, sums it up pretty well on Triple R radio program "On the Blower" presented by Tony Biggs. Listen here.

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Local resident tells 3AW listeners that scar is definitely visible

19 March, 2021

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​3AW I LOCAL resident, Andrew, challenges the Ross Trust claim that the quarry will not be visible.

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‘Breathtaking hypocrisy’: Backlash over Arthurs Seat quarry plan

18 March, 2021

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The Age I A PROMINENT Victorian philanthropic organisation is facing a strong backlash over its plans to expand a disused quarry adjacent to Arthurs Seat State Park...

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‘It is breathtaking hypocrisy’: Charity faces severe backlash over quarry plan

18 March, 2021

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Pro Bono Australia I MORE than 75 organisations and individuals have signed an open letter calling on the Ross Trust to withdraw plans to open a new quarry at Arthurs Seat.

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3AW Interviews PPG's Dr Mark Fancett

18 March, 2021

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DR MARK FANCETT speaks with Neil Mitchell on 3AW who says,"what could be an all out environmental war is about to erupt on the Mornington Peninsula. Listen to the full interview.

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Chorus of young voices add to quarry opposition

18 January, 2021

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MP News I CHILDREN are speaking out about a new quarry that the Ross Trust plans to carve out of Arthurs Seat not far from schools and kindergartens.

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3AW Interview

16 January, 2021

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STEPHEN CURRY is interviewed by Darren James on 3AW about the "fight we have to win."

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Mine fight at Arthurs Seat

23 December 2020

 

Channel Seven News I AUSTRALIAN actor Stephen Curry voices campaign video

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3AW News Bulletin

23 December 2020

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DR MARK FANCETT, PPG (Save Arthurs Seat) President, on 3AW midday news

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Signing up against quarry

19 October, 2020

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MP News I CONSERVATION groups are stepping up their campaign against a proposed quarry right next to Arthur’s Seat State Park.

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Alarm at quarry plan for Arthurs Seat bushland

5 October, 2020

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The Age I MORNINGTON Peninsula residents have sounded the alarm over plans for a large quarry in Arthurs Seat bushland they fear could destroy valuable wildlife habitat....

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State urged to buy quarry

16 March, 2020

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MP News I OPPONENTS of Hillview Quarries' plan to open a new quarry on the Arthurs Seat escarpment at Dromana want the state government to buy the land and make it part of the state park.​

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Hillview a "no-show" at public forum

29 May, 2019

 

Hillview Quarries CEO retracted on his presenting at a public forum in Dromana to discuss their latest Arthurs Seat Quarry proposal. The public were given 3 minutes to present their views. Here is the extract by PPG Inc (Save Arthus Seat) President, Dr Mark Fancett. It makes for a good read. Share it liberally.

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One million species at risk of extinction

May, 2019

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ABC News I ONE million of the world's species are now under threat of extinction, according to the biggest-ever review of the state of nature on Earth.​​

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Greg Hunt MP strongly opposes quarry..

21 Jan, 2019

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Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Flinders, strongly opposes the proposed quarry. Read his correspondence to Hon Lily D'AmbrosioRichard Wynne MP and the RE Ross Trust.

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