Unit 4: Outcome 3 Flashcards
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Environment
Powlett river coastal environments, bunurong marine environments
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Issue
Construction and operation of desal plant
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Groups
Your water your say and Victorian government
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Your water your say
Position on issue
Stop construction, preserve environment, use alternative water manage,net techniques.
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Your water your say
Arguments against
- Effects local marine and coastal environments
- Uses a lot of energy to operate
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Victorian government
Position on issue
Build a desal plant near powlett river mouth for production of water
Conflicts
Desalination plant
Vic gov
Arguments for
- water saving and recycling is not sufficient
- Melbourne faces water shortfalls in the future due to increasing population
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Environment
Marine environments along the Victorian coastline
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Issue
Creation of marine national parks, restricting how these areas are used, including some restrictions of commercial and recreational fishing
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Groups
Victorian national parks association VNPA
Seafood industry Victoria SIV
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Victorian national parks association
Position on the issue
Support the creation of marine national parks
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Victorian national parks association
Arguments for
To maintain biodiversity and natural processes, particularly within coastal, intertidal and subtial ecosystems
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Seafood industry Victoria
Position on issue
No marine parks, unrestricted recreational fishing, continued commercial fishing
Conflicts
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Seafood industry Victoria
Arguments against
- Lose access to fisheries resource
- loss of income
Methods
Desalination plant
Vic gov
Manipulating the media
Methods
Desalination plant
Vic gov
Manipulating the media
Steve bracks spent $1 million on the desalination advertising media campaign
Methods Desalination plant Vic gov Manipulating the media Advantages
Get their message across to a large number of people
Methods Desalination plant Vic gov Manipulating the media Disadvantages
Advertising is expensive
Methods
Desalination plant
Your water your say
Prominent person
Methods
Desalination plant
Your water your say
Prominent person
Bob brown spoke to a crowd of 300 people about the impacts of the desal plant
Methods
Desalination plant
Your water your say
Advantages
Gains media attention to their point of view
Methods
Desalination plant
Your water your say
Disadvantages
May be argued that the person has little understanding on the issue
Methods
Marine national parks
VNPA
Manipulating the media
Methods
Marine national parks
VNPA
Manipulating the media
Published articles explaining the protection of marine life
Methods
Marine national parks
VNPA
Advantages
Gets their message across to large number of people
Methods
Marine national parks
VNPA
Disadvantages
Advertising is expensive
Methods
Marine national parks
Seafood industry Victoria
Direct action
Methods
Marine national parks
Seafood industry Victoria
Direct action
5000 commercial and recreational fishers protested at parliamenthouse in 2001
Methods
Marine national parks
Seafood industry Victoria
Advantages
Protests gain free media attention and brings the issue to the public eye.
Methods
Marine national parks
Seafood industry Victoria
Disadvantages
Small groups have little impact
Decision making processes
Desal plant
Court action
Decision making processes
Desal plant
Court action
Used when existing laws that relate to a conflict are unclear
Decision making processes
Desal plant
Court action
Advantages
Results in a clear decision
Decision making processes
Desal plant
Court action
Disadvantages
Court processes are expensive and someone always loses (ywys)
Decision making processes
Desal plant
Court action
Example
Cooperate law used by vic gov to enforce bankruptcy of ywys to silence them
Decision making processes
Marine national parks
Consultative groups
Decision making processes
Marine national parks
Consultative groups
Formed to consult interest groups and individuals with knowledge on the issue
Decision making processes
Marine national parks
Consultative groups
Example
VEAC report of recommendations on the protection and sustainable use of vic’s system of marine parks
Decision making processes
Marine national parks
Consultative groups
Advantages
Provides opportunity for all views to be heard and promotes the possibility for a compromise between groups
Decision making processes
Marine national parks
Consultative groups
Disadvantages
Time consuming and expensive
