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Protecting Yanakie Weather Station: Vital for safety, farming, tourism, recreation and community decision-making
The Yanakie weather station is essential for safety, farming, tourism and navigation. Its closure risks critical services. Action will be taken post-election to challenge the decision and seek community input.
The Yanakie weather station is crucial for the local community, including farmers and the tourism industry, as it serves many purposes. For example, fire brigades rely heavily on the accuracy of the weather information, particularly during a fire.
The Yanakie weather station supports farming, tourism, safety and navigation. I'll fight to reverse its proposed closure post-election, says Russell Broadbent
The tourism industry relies on that weather station because people make decisions according to the weather. Even kayakers use the station as a beacon point for navigation. There's lots of reasons for it to remain.
As soon as this election is over and, given the opportunity, I'll be contacting the Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek MP, and asking for reasons behind the closure. I'll be seeing if we can overturn any decision. In the meantime, I encourage members of the community to get in contact with me to discuss their concerns.
Pictures from Russell Broadbent MP website.
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