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Federal Member for Ryan Michael Johnson MP yesterday spoke strongly in the Australian Parliament on behalf of Bardon and Rainworth residents who are battling the proposed Telstra tower next to Rainworth State School.
"I want to stand up and very strongly commend a group of constituents in the Ryan electorate who are doing just that, who are fighting for something they believe in, Mr Johnson said.
"In the last six months the community of Bardon and Rainworth has been activated, motivated and indeed inspired to defend themselves, to defend their little community, to defend the potential health hazards for their children by standing up against Telstra.
"I make it very clear that I do not know whether telecommunications technology and mobile phone technology is such that it absolutely has a detrimental impact on the health of young people and elderly people and, indeed, people generally. But, having spoken to a handful of neurosurgeons, specialists and other medical professionals and being persuaded by their eloquence and by their knowledge, I do know that it is better to be safe than sorry.
In this context, as the member for Ryan, I stand shoulder to shoulder with all the families of Bardon and Rainworth.
No-one denies the importance of mobile phones in our community and in our modern-day society.
But that does not give them the right to just come into the local community without legitimate, proper process, without consulting local communities, without engaging with local, state and federal representatives, and without the due process of discussion and dialogue. It does not give them the right to come in and trample all over the interests of local communities.
For more information or a copy of the speech, please call Michael Johnson on 07 3378-1599.
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