Community rallies to oppose polluting Viva gas terminal once again

An alliance of community and environment groups has today raised concerns about Viva Energy’s controversial plan to import gas through Geelong, after the Victorian Government planning department released a revised environmental assessment this morning. The Geelong Renewables Not Gas alliance, consisting of affected residents, people passionate about fishing and boating, as well as local and peak environment organisations, has expressed …

GeelongPort betrays community with backflip on Viva gas terminal.

Local community groups are outraged that GeelongPort has entered into a commercial agreement with Viva Energy to extend Refinery Pier for a proposed gas import terminal, despite previously raising serious safety and environmental concerns about the project. Geelong Renewables Not Gas Spokesperson Darcy Dunn said: “This is a betrayal of the Geelong community. GeelongPort had serious safety and environmental concerns …

GEELONG’S CLIMATE TARGET THREATENED IF GAS TERMINAL GOES AHEAD: REPORT

Viva Energy’s proposed floating gas terminal in Geelong’s Corio Bay will be a significant and persistent source of emissions that will make it much harder for the City of Greater Geelong to reach its emissions targets, according to a report to be published today.  The report, titled Viva Energy Australia Gas Import Terminal Emissions Analysis, says Viva’s existing operations currently make up …

Viva Energy accused of ‘climate accounting trick’ as Geelong gas terminal emissions significantly underreported

Environment Victoria have found a massive discrepancy with the carbon emissions that Viva claim in their EES that the project will generate. AGL’s failed gas import terminal proposal’s emissions were 9x larger, because they followed the internationally recognised standard for accounting for carbon emissions. Viva is instead doing some ‘creative counting’ to arrive at their lower figure by excluding the …

Video Highlights Dangers to Geelong and Peninsula Communities of Transporting LNG

ACF Community Geelong has released a video highlighting the dangers posed by the transport of liquified natural gas (LNG) to more than 8000 residents on the Mornington and Bellarine peninsulas if a floating gas terminal proposed for Geelong goes ahead. Geelong Renewables Not Gas, the campaign being run by ACF Community Geelong, is concerned about possible safety and security risks …

Greater Geelong region could usher in 24,000 new jobs in next five years

ACF Community Geelong and Geelong Sustainability have tabled the results of a research project which, with coordinated planning in government, would see the creation in the greater Geelong region of more than 24,000 new jobs in in various sectors ranging from building retrofits, renewable energy generation, manufacturing and electric transport in the next five years. The jobs will be created …

North Shore Picnic to Protest About Floating Gas Terminal

ACF Community Geelong is staging a picnic at Moorpanyal Park, North Shore to protest at Viva Energy’s proposal to build a floating gas terminal adjacent to its Corio Refinery. The picnic, next Sunday November 7 from 12 noon until 2pm, follows the recent online forum which attracted 250 residents wanting to know about the potential risks posed by a gas …

Experts to Tell Residents about the Risks of Viva’s Proposed Gas Import Terminal

A panel of speakers with expertise in the oil and gas industry, environment and recreational fishing will answer Geelong residents’ questions about the risks associated with Viva Energy’s bid to build a potentially dangerous and polluting gas import terminal in Corio Bay at an online meeting next week. Sally Fisher of Geelong Renewables Not Gas said “Many people live within …