Sanity prevails! One Wiradjuri warrior in particular comes to mind now, he has been very physically sick directly via the stress and strain of just getting this issue to everyone's attention. A passionate, sometimes misunderstood bloke, whose personal sacrifice has resulted in this investigation!!! Wiradjuri people owe him sincere gratitude, yet many will not learn of his sacrifice. I am not at liberty to divulge his name.
Lake Cowal is sacred in our Wiradjuri heartland; and it would be kinda nice if the government would stick up for us for a change, and tell the gold-diggers to bugger off. We need TIME to re-connect not only with each other, but also to re-connect with our ancestral sites. We NEED these sites protected so we can heal our spirits, and then we will have better spiritual, physical, mental and emotional health amongst our populations. It seems every Koori I know is involved in some kind of critical battle to stop disrespect of our culture, and our sacred lands. As one individual falls ill under the strain and needs to retreat to rejuvenate - another steps in, puts their own personal and family needs on hold, and takes position on the battle line. My heartfelt appreciation to the Mooka Traditional Owners' Council...and...enourmous thanx to a damn brave Wiradjuri warrior who sounded the first alarm (inviting the hatred of the Gold-diggers)! Suze :) > -----Original Message----- > From: Trudy Bray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 16 January 2002 5:46 PM > To: RecOzNet2 > Subject: [recoznettwo] Media Release: Drilling Stopped at Lake Cowal > Aboriginal Sites > > > Mooka Traditional Owners’ Council > within the Wiradjuri Nation > > Media Release > > Drilling Stopped at Lake Cowal Aboriginal Sites > > After concerns raised by the Mooka Traditional Owners’ Council, > the National > Parks and Wildlife Service (NSW), instructed the Homestake/Barrick to stop > exploratory drilling until there is clarification about > Aboriginal sites at Lake > Cowal. > > Council Chairman, Mr Neville Williams, said that he understands from the > National Parks and Wildlife Service that the company does not > have a Consent to > Destroy order for Aboriginal sites at Lake Cowal. > > Homestake (recently merged with the Canadian company Barrick > Gold) is exploring > for gold at Lake Cowal. Should a mine go ahead at the, it will > involve an open > pit > 1 kilometer-long by 825 metres wide and 325 metres deep. The site of the > proposed pit contains registered and unregistered Aboriginal > archaeological and > cultural sites which Mr Williams believes are under threat and > may be damaged by > the work. > > Mr Williams, who visited Lake Cowal on 14 January 2002, said he was very > distressed to see three drilling rigs operating and bore hole > casings within a > sacred area. > > He also saw a drilling rig moved onto an Aboriginal > archaeological and cultural > site that he knew was registered with the National Parks and > Wildlife Service. > > A National Parks and Wildlife Sites Officer will visit Lake Cowal > tomorrow to > investigate in the company of representatives of Aboriginal > traditional owners. > > “The Mooka Traditional Owners’ Council wants to stop this mine > which is right in > our Wiradjuri heartland and an essential part of our children’s > future,” Mr > Williams said. > > Canberra 16 January 2002 > > > > > -- > __________________________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and > is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/ until 11 March, 2001 and Recoznettwo is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznettwo%40green.net.au/ from that date. This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/ until 11 March, 2001 and Recoznettwo is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznettwo%40green.net.au/ from that date. This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use."
