Our thanks to the organisers of both meetings.
Unfortunately we did not get any pics of the Newcastle meeting and only had the mobile phone (which does not take very good pics) at the Lake Macquarie meeting.
Local issues raised include exploration activities at Catherine Hill Bay (south of Swansea) and the announcement that Dart Energy plan to commence exploratory drilling at Fullerton Cove near Williamtown (north of Newcastle) in October.
This morning we did a live to air interview on the morning show on ABC local radio in Newcastle with Jill Emberson. It went very well. They were very taken by Shelley in her No Fracking T-shirt.
We stayed with my daughter and her family while in Newcastle. It was great to have some family time and see the grandkids. It was also great to catch up with one of my oldest and dearest friends. At the Lake Macquarie meeting I caught up with a fellow student from Newcastle Teachers College back in the 70s. It was a hoot.
We also had some good news about the van this afternoon. It did not need a new axle! All it needed was a bearing service so our bank account is breathing a big sigh of relief.
We found out this afternoon that Dart Energy (through Macquarie Energy) will be moving trucks and equipment out to Putty to commence exploration drilling on Monday (despite assurances given by the Dart CEO at the public meeting at Leichardt).
This has led to a change in our itinerary. We will now be taking the van out to Putty for the protest on Sunday. Bring it on!
Cheers
Michael & Julie
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