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The Gordon-below-Franklin Dam (or simply Franklin Dam) project was a proposed dam on the Gordon River in Tasmania, Australia, that was never constructed.The movement that eventually led to the project's cancellation became one of the most significant environmental campaigns in Australian history.
Kutikina played an important role in the Franklin Dam controversy.It was initially named "Fraser Cave" by Kieran, after the then prime minister, Malcolm Fraser, with the aim of drawing attention to the significance of the Tasmanian wilderness and Franklin River, which were under threat from a dam proposed by the Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Commission.
The Tasmanian Wilderness Society was a Tasmanian environmental group that started in 1976 in response to a proposal by the state's Hydro Electric Commission to construct a dam on the Gordon River, downstream from the Franklin River, that led to the Franklin Dam controversy. [1]
A determined campaign against a Franklin Dam by the Tasmanian Wilderness Society was underway, and Lowe hoped to get the support of the society's director, Bob Brown, for the Gordon-above-Olga proposal, also offering to set up a Wild Rivers National Park. Brown refused to support Lowe's alternative unless the "No Dams" option was reinstated on ...
The campaign to stop the Franklin Dam and thus save the Gordon and Franklin rivers, was ultimately successful. [4] After his death, a book with his work was published. With an initial print of 5,000 copies, eight further editions sold out. Truchanas' and Dombrovskis' stories were depicted in a 2003 documentary, Wildness.
Commonwealth v Tasmania (popularly known as the Tasmanian Dam Case) [1] was a significant Australian court case, decided in the High Court of Australia on 1 July 1983. The case was a landmark decision in Australian constitutional law , and was a significant moment in the history of conservation in Australia .
There have been a lot of ups and downs – on and off screen – for the cast of Cheer. Netflix viewers were introduced to Monica Aldama and the Navarro College cheerleaders when the docuseries ...
Franklin Dam controversy; G. Gilgel Gibe III Dam; Risks to the Glen Canyon Dam; Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam; H. Hatgyi Dam; HidroAysén; Houay Ho Dam; I. Ilısu Dam;