Annual General Meeting
2.00pm Saturday July 12th 2014
Venue: Balwyn Library meeting room, 336 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn VIC 3103, Australia
Tram number:109
Melway ref. 46E8
Contact: Jill Quirk Ph. 95097429 vic@population.org.au
Guest Speaker: Jenny Warfe, spokesperson for Blue Wedges
“Politics, Population and Ports”
Massive developments to enlarge Victoria’s port capacity are proposed by the Victorian Government.
What are the monetary and environmental costs? Who and what population levels are these developments catering for?
Hear Jenny Warfe’s analysis of how past and future port expansion projects underpin population growth; the environmental and social impacts of the shipping industry, and the infrastructure it demands.