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Call to
Penola
bypass
legal fight

axe levy
BY JASON WALLACE
Email: jason@tbw.com.au
THE long-running
battle over Wattle Range
Council’s $21m Penola
bypass has reached the
Supreme Court.
Adelaide QC Brian
Hayes served a
summons against the
council in the court late
water to the river. on Wednesday.
The levy funds South Australia’s He has acted on
contribution of $19m per year to an behalf of the Penola
BY ANELIA BLACKIE and District Residents
agreement with New South Wales,
Email: anelia@tbw.com.au and Ratepayers
Victoria and the ACT to commit
Association to question
A MOUNT Gambier man who refuses $500m over five years.
the appropriateness
to pay the controversial “Save the It is collected by SA Water on
of council’s use of the
Murray Levy” has challenged South behalf of the Department of Water,
Roads (Opening and
East residents to do the same. Land and Biodiversity Conservation
Closing) Act 1991 to
Mulga Button told The Border (DWLBC). acquire part of the
Watch he deducts the $8.60 levy from Residential SA Water customers are commonage area south
his quarterly SA Water account with obliged to pay $8.60 per quarter, while of the town for a section
no consequences. commercial customers pay $38.65 per of the bypass route.
“I just cross it off and nothing hap- quarter, but since its introduction, The area of public
pens,” Mr Button said. many residents across South Australia land, bequeathed to
“Why should I pay it? We down have refused to pay the levy. the community, has
here in the South East don’t benefit In May last year a spokesperson for traditionally been used
from the levy. We have our own water the state Water Department warned for effluent treatment,
problems to worry about and if we that residents who do not pay the levy recreation and
land in trouble with our water, they risked a visit from debt collectors, fundraising.
won’t help us. having their domestic water supply According to council’s
“My message to residents in the cut off or being taken to court. website, acquisition of
South East is don’t pay it.” When The Border Watch inquired to land required for the
Mr Button showed his bills to SA Water, DWLBC and to the River bypass was referred by
The Border Watch and the $8.60 he Murray Minister Karlene Maywald’s pSenior Mount Gambier resident Jim Galpin (pictured) has welcomed City
Council’s decision to open up its Ferrers Street car park next to the civic council to the Transport
deducted was not added to the amount office we were referred from the one Minister for acquisition
on his next bill, nor has he received to the next. centre to one-hour public parking. He said he did not mind parking at the
Target complex yesterday to walk to the library, but it would be convenient by the Commissioner
any written warnings or other cor- The Border Watch wanted to know of Highways due to
respondence. if any action has been taken against to use the Ferrers Street facility. “The public would probably be in and out
of there a lot more during the day than the council staff are, because they council’s potential
The Save the Murray Levy came anyone who has refused to pay the conflict with its roles as
into effect on October 1, 2003, to be levy, and if so, how many? probably park and leave their cars there all day, maybe just heading out at
lunchtime,” he said. “Other people would use it for short visits to go to the the trustee of the area
used for projects aimed at perma- and authority for the
nently returning 500 billion litres of Continued page 4 library and council.” Story, page 3. Picture: JASON WALLACE.
road.

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