GOVT2614 Lecture 10: Lake Peddler
17 Jan 2019
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Buckman, g. (2008) tasmania"s wilderness battles: a history. Untill the i960s tasmanians held the hydro electric commission (hec) in high regard. Despite minor controversies including the zinc bargain of i9i6 and the withdrawal of water from launceston"s scenic cataract. Gorge in the i950s the hec had delivered jobs and money to the state. qlake pedder. Considered a jewel of tasmania"s south-west wilderness untouched by an development. National parks were not necessarily safe from dev. But tasmanians thought lake pedder was- the hec has even said the commission does not consider this development to be likely in the next twenty years and therefore raises no objection to the proclamation of the reserve". 1 -i0 december i96two by pro-hydro premier eric reece, that the gorden river which flowed through the middle of the south-west would by investigated for its hydro development potential.
