Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the development of Oakagee deep water port near the Western Australian town of Geraldton is an important part of rebuilding Australia's economic prosperity.
Last month the Commonwealth committed more than $300 million to the develop the project.
Mr Rudd, who is visiting the Geraldton today with Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett, says it is an important development for the state and the rest of the nation.
"I think the whole nation should pause for a moment and reflect on where this great project takes not just the great state of Western Australia, Australia itself in the decades ahead," he said.
"So we are proud to be co-investors with the WA Government."
as I said before and I'll say it again... these days it doesn't seem to matter who is in government, when it comes to corporate profits they are all the same.
Personally I can't believe he actually said that...
... I had great hopes for Kevin 07. But so far he seems to be wrecking up a track record or becoming the worst prime minister in Australian history.
just had another thought... now might be the right time to get the media involved to create public awareness of what's happening.
Issues that come to mind:
- how will this development impact the environment
- how will it impact the lobster industry
- was the purchase of the land and planning of the project all sound (and legal)
- to what level is this and Australian project vs a project owned by a foreign corporation
- what will the impact on local tourism be
Wonder if anyones staked a mining claim on that area??
Doesn't a mining claim override any other claim to ownership etc??
Just a thought 
Kevin 07...... Blows in and blowed out .............. Oh it was to windy and wild to be bothered to visit the site , it would have been a perfect opertunity to see the power and wild storm plus huge huge huge logistical task of developing such a location and see the swell pownding the area of the proposed safe nucular ? deep water port.
All Barnett and Rudd did was hold hands at the port authority balcony in town just pissing in the 20-30knots wind for 10 mins looking at the Geraldton harbour watching a boat smashing up against the break wall.
Things to come ??????????? More than likely
The Communitys pristine back yard will eventually turn to a grave yard.
Where the hell is Peter Garrett ...........what a kevin dud.
The staged.........media releases building it up /talking it up / and one liners about this development go on.
PS all on the back of the fact they BARNETT / DUD FAILED TO TELL EVERYONE THEY CARNT EVEN GET THE POWER REQUIREMENTS THERE.????????????
Like backing a flogged horse .......... you want to have deep pockets to through money at it.
The location stinks and so is the fact your tax payer dollars are paying for the idea to export everything to china for them to stock pile ?
don't get me started on Peter Garrett... nothing against midnight oil ... I love their music but in my book he is the biggest hypocrite on the planet. I sometimes wonder how he can seriously still stand behind the lyrics he wrote not so long ago while he now supports a government (as the minister for environment none the less) that has back flipped on every single environmental election promise.
... now getting off my soapbox.
Garrett has always been a complete FW, his only claim to fame is he can sing, woopie doo da bloody day. And I bet Rudd would have been the sort of kid every one wanted to smack around the ear hole, cos I do. But I digress, sorry.
Agree with most of the above, but it seems like a done deal.
So of the 1500km (?) or so of windy coastline north of Perth what percentage has reasonable access for wind/kite surfing? How much of it has never been checked out? Any estimates?
enviromental rape no going back once its done **** sticks have good hard look at ur self krudd
i agree formulanova.
the media releases when he went from the greens to labor was that he did it so he had more of a chance of making a difference.
Yes agreed, it's a big machine with a lot of momentum, can't be made to do a U turn. I guess he's able to give it a calculated little nudge left or right. Maybe he has an ace up his sleeve for when the time is right.
I was impressed with the clip I saw of the recent bushfire benefit concert. Lack of practice hasn't taken the edge off the old Rock 'n' Roller.
Rudd and co came to sth aus for a group session with Rann and co to announce extra 100mill to double capacity of proposed desalinator,twice as much brine into the gulf which all enviromental studies state has potential to severly impact on marine enviroment.The gulf doesnt have massive water movement,unlike sthn ocean--possibly better site.
Our state gov is ignoring enviromental studies and rudd is chipping in for applause too.
Politicians should be held criminally responsible if they f#%^ up badly..
..if i chop down a tree with a metre girth i will be fined heavily
..if rudd and ranns desalinator destroys part of our gulf they should be criminally responsible....this would make them nut the problem through first and come up with plausible solutions..
Rudd is becoming a pain Aus wide,,,he and Rann are very good spin doctors.
20-30knts all weekend here
first we had the recession we had to have.
now we have the recession we weren't supposed to have.
If you fell for a crap slogan like "Kevin 07" and you thought a stunted little half man that looks like Tintin was a good guy for Prime minister and you voted accordingly. You can't really complain now can you ?
not being up to speed with WA politics or locations why was it that spot X was choosen?
Your invited
See you there under the big top
AUSTRALIAN WAVESAILING NATIONALS 2010
SPOT X OAKAGEE GERALDTON JAN 11 TO 18TH
Lets hope it doesn't stuff up Corro as well.
The WA EPA in its 2007 Environmental Review and Management Programme review (see http://www.epa.wa.gov.au/docs/829_B866.pdf) stated at Section 3.14 (p 25) that (my underlining):
'... a computer modelling study of the potential impacts on the wave breaks (MP Rogers and Associates 1997b) ...indicated that Spot X would be lost as a recreational area for windsurfers under the northern port option, however, the wave breaks at Coronation Beach would not be affected.'
I wonder how this can be if Oakajee affects the sand movement into the Coronation Beach area? Wouldn't it work to scour the sand out of the Corro area?
OK G Yes this will become completely back filled, min 1KM Squared. and a break wall /groyne will have to be at least....... you would be estimating 10 m wide x 5 to 10 meters hight to the southof this picture approx 1km
AND extend out through and past the waves approx 1km.
Dont quote me but i believe for every 10meters of groyne 100meters of coast the other side is effected (erodided).
Wild concept considering your looking at this picture with a south easterly blowing 15 knots before the 25 knot southerly side shore seabreeze hits from 10am till ............................dark plussssssss some.
Water current varries on the tides but is broken up by the reef gutters... but moves left to right to the channel ,
It always stays smooth with no chop dispite the wind strengh for the day
The lines of swell out the back are 3 to 4 meters Solid 3/4 mast high which wraps in then ,spits chucks and throws 5 times after reforming over the entire 1km swell ride , with the last section putting you just short of the beachie.
Take your pick sail through the guts and get upto 5 massive jumps or cruise the outside via the channel avoiding all white water.
Theres a **** load of wave energy and water movement with in the entire area, approx of 2km x 2km,
Farther south of this photo the waves still pound the out side reef.
Right of this photo is Coronation beach park (guessing 2km North as the crow flys ).
Great for a down winder or to sail from
Only god knows the out come ,but it sure going to change.
He wont let us miss out
Good times are still alive and well ,i say get it while you can
