Responsible Future (Illawarra) is excited to announce an upcoming rally against offshore wind in the Illawarra on Sunday the 28th of July at Reddall Reserve from 11am.

The event will feature speakers such as Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Ted O’Brien, Independent Shellharbour Deputy Mayor Kellie Marsh, Lobster Fisherman Mark Horne, local community members and local politicians across the political landscape.

Following the recent announcement of the Illawarra wind farm zone, it is clear that the Labor party has let down the Illawarra community despite their years of loyal support.

Responsible Future urges the Illawarra community to come together and resist this project in Labor's Stephen Jones' seat of Whitlam.

Minister Bowen and our local Labor representatives failed to take on the community’s concerns. Let us demonstrate to them the 65 percent of the community that rejected this project. We refuse to witness the industrialisation of our oceans, which would harm local industries like Commercial Fishing and Tourism. Tourism in the Illawarra alone employs 15,000 individuals, generating $2 billion in annual revenue and seeing 5 million visitors a year.

We will not permit the government or foreign companies to ruin our coastline for profit, funded by significant taxpayer subsidies, including the running of transmission lines through Lake Illawarra and Killalea.

This proposed energy plan lacks thorough consideration and fails to make economic and environmental sense.

Join us in defending our coastline, our communities, and our future. Let us show the Labor and Greens party that we will not tolerate the exploitation of our environment for a large scale experiment. Together, we can stop this project with a change of government.

Event Details:

Date: 28 July 2024

Time: 11am

Location: Reddall Reserve Lake Illawarra, 1 Reddall Parade (South side of Windang Bridge, ocean side)

For further information, please reach out to Responsible Future (Illawarra) at www.responsiblefuture.com.au

Let us stand united and fight for what is right.

Thank you for your support.

Mr Alex O’Brien