SHUT DOWN THE NUCLEAR CHAIN WHERE IT STARTS

PROTESTIVAL HANDBOOK JULY 1ST 2016

www.lizardbitesback.net WelcomeThis event will be held on Country, home to Kokatha elders past and present Hey you all, Uncle Kev here, Arabunna Elder and peace maker. We are trying our best to save our land and ourselves thats why we are calling all you mob out to Lizards to stop this mine and dump. A lot of people are suffering, we just trying hard to fight this goverment and multinational companies. Come on board and support us, fight with us to make peace, we are fighting a big battle, everybody black white and what ever, Im asking you all to come on board for the lizard bites back. Young ones and old ones everybody come on down. The government has failed us its up to us.. see you there .. the lizards gonna bite back!

Uncle is an Aboriginal elder from the Arabunna nation in northern . He has campaigned widely for cultural recognition, justice and land rights for Aboriginal people. He has initiated and led numerous campaigns against at the BHP Billiton owned in South Australia for their environmental contamination, and the exploitation of the water from the Great Artesian basin that is impacting the mound springs in the Lake Eryre region. The mound springs are integral to the desert ecosystem and sacred to the Arabunna people. He is the honorary president of the Australian nuclear free alliance. 2 “Many of our food sources, traditional plants and trees are gone because of this mine. We worry for our water: it’s our main source of life. The mine causes many safety risks to our roads – transporting the uranium from the mine. It has stopped us from accessing our sacred sites and de-stroyed others. These can never be replaced. BHP never consulted me or my families, they select who they consult with. Many of our people have not had a voice. We want the mine stopped now, because it’s not good for anything.”

Eileen Wingfield, Kokatha elder and member of the who fought and won against the government over the first proposed radioactive waste dump in the 1990's. She is no longer with us but her legacy lives on. CONTENTS! Why are we here ? pg 5 Olympic Dam Expansion Update pg 7 Olympic Dam Summary pg 8 Uncle Kev’s Court Challenge pg 12 SA: Once Again Facing Propsals for a Nuclear Waste Dump pg 13 Media Release pg 17 Heap Leach Mining of Uranium and Associated Risks pg 19 Getting There pg 22 Camp facilities/First Aid/Dunny pg 23 What to bring pg 24 Festival rough Guide pg 25 Artist info pg 27 Cabaret Radiate/Sound System pg 29 Campsite Legal Briefing pg 30 Lizard Bites Law (Legals booket) pg 34

Why we are here Lizards Bites Back is a non- Station in the Flinders Ranges, has violent protest festival, opposing sought to impose a waste dump any further expansion of the on Aboriginal communities without nuclear industry in South Australia consultation and without the and showcasing renewable consent of Aboriginal communities alternatives. We stand in solidarity that would be most directly with Aboriginal custodians in affected. opposing the expansion of the nuclear industry in South Australia. This is a human rights issue. Article 29 (2) of the UN Declaration The nuclear industry has and on the Rights of Indigenous continues to disproportionately Peoples, which Australia has affect Aboriginal people in signed on to states that: Australia. Traditional owners and “States shall take effective Native Title holders have no right measures to ensure that no in law to veto mining projects storage or disposal of hazardous and every nuclear waste dump materials shall take place in the proposal, from Woomera to the lands or territories of indigenous current proposal for Wallerberdina peoples without their free, prior

5 and informed consent.” Station for further consideration Similar issues arise for the for a national nuclear waste dump. Olympic Dam mine. Under The Olympic Dam mine itself will the Indenture Act, BHP Billiton also eventually become a dump – is completely exempt from in the sense that once it is closed, the Aboriginal Heritage Act it will leave millions of tonnes of 1988, which is the key piece of radioactive tailings on the surface legislation protecting Aboriginal of the land forever. Heritage in SA. Instead the The Lizard Bites Back will re- company recognises the 1979 focus on the source of the version of the Act, which problem, highlighting an absurd was never made law in SA global situation where we keep and provides much weaker mining a mineral we have no idea protections for Aboriginal heritage. how to dispose of safely, whilst Additionally, BHP is exempt from proposals are again being made certain parts of this Act. The effect to force nuclear waste dumps of these exemptions is that BHP on communities that do not want has absolute discretion on what them. Aboriginal sites are recognised It will also highlight continuing and protected. It is a clear conflict community opposition to any of interest to have a corporation expansion of the Olympic Dam with a commercial interest in mine. In 2012 The Lizards a piece of land also making Revenge mobilised 500 people decisions regarding whether this against the expansion of the mine. same land has competing non- Since then, that proposal has commercial values been shelved and the company has been investigating heap However, the health and leach mining as part of a cheaper environmental impacts of the expansion plan. BHP is expected nuclear industry do not know skin to begin a heap leach trial on the colour. They affect all Australians current mining lease by late this and will continue to do so for year. generations. A Royal Commission has recently recommended that South Australia host an international high level nuclear waste dump, and the Federal government has shortlisted only Wallerberdina 6 The Olympic Dam expansion - update Since the expansion was shelved in 2012, BHP Billiton has announced its intention to investigate a less capital intensive (read cheaper) expansion plan using heap leach mining. Heap leaching involves piling mined ore into a heap with a liner underneath begin late 2016. In November and pouring an acidic chemical 2014 a Department of State solution (usually sulphuric acid) Development projection pushed over it, which trickles through the the construction start to the fourth pile leaching out the uranium and quarter of 2015. copper. The uranium and copper enriched solution is captured at The trial will be on the current the bottom of the pile in ponds. mining lease and at this stage it This method is typically applied is unclear whether construction to copper or gold and is usually of the pilot facility has begun, reserved for low concentrations and whether the company is on- of metal or low grade ore, where track to begin the trial later this it is not economic to process by year. The company has been regular methods. conducting laboratory trials at Wingfield, South Australia. BHP Billiton has Federal and State approval for a heap leach BHP has until October 2016 demonstration trial. Federal to proceed with an expansion approval did not require any under the approvals given for new environmental assessment the expansion it shelved in 2012. process, despite a new mining Even though heap leach mining technique not currently used on- was not considered under its site. original Environmental Impact Statement, current environmental The company originally projected approvals for the shelved that construction of a heap leach expansion plan will carry through demonstration plant would begin to any new expansion plan using in the second half of 2015, with heap leach mining. a 36 month on-site trial period to

7 BHP BILLITON'S OLYMPIC DAM MINE BHP Billiton planned to consuming around 37 million supplement underground mining litres of Great Artesian Basin with a massive open-cut mine water every day, and contributing at Olympic Dam (a.k.a. Roxby to global problems with nuclear Downs). Export of uranium was waste and weapons proliferation. expected to increase from an BHP is also investigating options average of 4,000 tonnes per year for heap leach uranium mining. to 19,000 tonnes per year and the production of copper, gold and silver was also expected to Radioactive increase. Racism The Olympic Dam mine The company was not required operates under the Roxby to study the viability of mining Downs Indenture Act, which copper, gold and silver without provides exemptions from the also extracting and selling SA Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988. uranium − an option which would BHP Billiton is in a legal position allow for ongoing, profitable to determine what consultation mining while addressing at least occurs with Traditional Owners, some of the major problems. who is consulted, and nature of any consultation. The company The planned expansion was decides the level of protection that cancelled in August 2012 with Aboriginal heritage sites receive BHP citing economic factors and which sites are recognised. including the weak uranium BHP Billiton claims that it fully price following the March 2011 complies with Aboriginal heritage Fukushima disaster. Also in legislation – if so, why is it 2012, BHP Billiton disbanded its unwilling to relinquish the legal Uranium Division and it sold the exemptions? Yeelirrie lease in WA for a small fraction of the nominal value of It is ironic and hypocritical the uranium resource. that BHP Billiton supports Reconciliation Australia's 'good The existing underground mine governance' program and has continues to operate, producing provided over $2 million to 10 million tonnes of radioactive Reconciliation Australia, yet will tailings waste annually, not relinquish its exemptions from 8 the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988. One notorious incident in the history of the Olympic Dam mine The Roxby Downs Indenture concerned the laying of a water Act was amended in 2011. pipeline on the land of Arabunna When asked why the amended Traditional Owners in the mid- legislation retains exemptions 1990s, when WMC Resources from the SA Aboriginal Heritage owned the mine. The dispute Act, a government spokesperson over the pipeline led to violence, said: "BHP were satisfied with terrorism, imprisonment, and the the current arrangements and accidental death of one person. insisted on the continuation of these arrangements, and the Jan Whyte and Ila Marks government did not consult further summarised the controversy than that." in the July 1996 edition of the Friends of the Earth magazine, The Roxby Downs Indenture Act Chain Reaction: also allows wide-ranging and "One method used by mining indefensible exemptions from key companies to side-step proper environmental laws such as the consultation processes is SA Environmental Protection Act documented in North America 1993, Freedom of Information Act and Canada as well as Australia. 1991, and Natural Resources Act Mining companies incorporate 2004. small Aboriginal groups in areas

9 under dispute and give them 10 million tonnes annually. Under financial support. These groups the expansion plan, the production are then regarded as the official of tailings would have increased to representatives for that area 68 million tonnes annually. and mining companies proceed to consult with them. Thus, it The tailings contain a toxic, seems as if the companies are acidic soup of radionuclides and going through the correct legal heavy metals. There have been processes whereas, in fact, they numerous spills and leaks – e.g. are ignoring parties who have in the mid-1990s it was revealed legitimate interests." that about three billion litres had seeped from the tailings dams over two years. Weapons BHP Billiton sells uranium Mining consultants Advanced to nuclear weapons states, Geomechanics noted in a 2004 states refusing to ratify the report that radioactive slurry was Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, deposited "partially off" a lined states blocking progress on a area of a storage pond at Olympic Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty, Dam, contributing to greater states with a history of secret seepage and rising ground water nuclear weapons research, and levels; that there is no agreed, states stockpiling 'civil' plutonium. accurate formula to determine the rate of evaporation of tailings and A new low was set in 2006 when how much leaks into the ground; the federal government, with BHP and that cells within a tailings pond Billiton's support, negotiated a covered an area more than three uranium export agreement with the times greater than recommended, secretive, repressive, militaristic, requiring "urgent remedial undemocratic regime in China. measures". Then another new low was set with the agreement to export to Russia Photos taken by an Olympic with very few if any safeguards Dam mine worker in December inspections. 2008 show radioactive tailings liquid leaking from the so-called Radioactive Waste rock 'armoury' of the so-called Over 100 million tonnes of low- tailings 'retention' system. BHP level radioactive tailings waste Billiton's response was to threaten have been produced, increasing at 'disciplinary action' against any 10 mine worker caught taking photos worker radiation exposure slip of the mine site. BHP Billiton under the maximum exposure claimed that the "allegations" levels set by government. related to a single incident when a small damp patch appeared on The risks would escalate if plans the wall of the tailings retention for a massive expansion of the system. In fact, the photos clearly mine are revived. The BHP showed multiple leaks, and the whistleblower said. "Assertions of leaks were ongoing for months. safety of workers made by BHP are not credible because they rely on assumptions rather than, Water consumption for example, blood sampling and, The mine uses about 37 million crucially, an assumption that all litres of Great Artesian Basin water workers wear a respirator when every day. The water take from exposed to highly radioactive the Great Artesian Basin has had polonium dust in the smelter." adverse impacts on the precious Mound Springs. In 2013, a Freedom of Information application revealed that the Under the expansion plan, BHP radiation plans for Olympic Billiton proposed an increase in Dam were more than 15 years water consumption from 37 million out of date. Between 2003 and litres daily to over 250 million 2012, BHP Billiton reported 31 litres daily (up to 42 million litres radiation leaks at the mine. The from the Great Artesian Basin, Environment Protection Authority the remainder from a proposed could only find plans from 1997 desalination plant at Point Lowly, and 1998 and stated: "We near Whyalla). acknowledge that an update is overdue and action is being taken OH&S to address this situation". The In 2010, a worker was sufficiently EPA searched its records for 10 concerned about occupational months before responding that health issues at Olympic Dam there was no up-to-date plan and that he leaked information to the it needed a new one. Greens MLA media. The leaked documents Mark Parnell said: "All these plans show that BHP uses manipulated should be available in the public averages and distorted sampling realm and not have to be chased to ensure its official figures of using FOI application."

11 Uncle Kev’s Court impact of the mine expansion on the environment- in particular, Challenge Of The the effects of storing and trans- Olympic Dam Expansion porting uranium and radioactive waste, and the impact on In October 2011, the Federal groundwater resources in the Environment Minister Tony Burke region, including the Great approved BHP Billiton’s 30 billion Artesian Basin. dollar expansion of Olympic Dam, under the Environment Protection Although Uncle Kev’s challenge and Biodiversity Conservation related specifically to the Minister’s (EPBC) Act 1999. approval, BHP We’re not going away. and the South Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, an This isn’t over yet” Australian Aboriginal Elder of the Arabunna Government also applied Nation in Northern South Australia, successfully to be party to the launched a Federal Court challenge proceedings. This meant Uncle Kev was effectively fighting against two tiers of government and a multinational mining corporation.

On April 20, 2012, just two weeks after the case was heard, Justice Anthony Besanko dismissed Uncle Kev’s challenge. Uncle Kev appealed the decision, however the appeal was also dismissed in 2013. But Uncle Kev refused to take the decision lying down. “We’re not going away. This of the Minister’s approval of the isn’t over yet,” he said. The Lizard’s project, on the grounds that the Revenge 2012 was the next step in environmental impacts of the mine his continuing battle. Four years, were not properly considered. hundreds of job losses and an environmental disaster in Brazil The case was heard in the later, and a revised less capital Federal Court in Adelaide in April intensive expansion plan is still a 2012. Uncle Kev’s legal team possibility. argued that the Minister did not properly take into account the 12 SA: Once Again Facing Propsals for a Nuclear Waste Dump National Nuclear Waste Dump from many Traditional Owners. A determined community campaign Irati Wanti - The Poison Leave It led by the Traditional Owners gained support from trade unions, public For almost 20 years Federal health and human rights organisation’s governments have been trying to around the country. In June 2014, half impose a national radioactive waste way through Federal Court proceedings dump on unwilling communities in launched by Traditional Owners, the Australia. First Howard pursued a Federal government agreed to not site at Woomera in SA. In 2004, after further pursue the site. the six year Irati Wanti campaign led by the Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta with Marlene Nungarrayi Bennett, widespread local and national support Warlmanpa woman said, “Today and a successful SA government court will go down in the history books challenge, the Howard government of Indigenous Australia on par with abandoned the Woomera proposal and the Wave Hill Walk-off, Mabo and set its eyes on the NT. Blue Mud Bay. The Warlmanpa Nation has won an eight-year battle In 2005 it was announced that it against the might and power of the would pursue three sites in the NT, Commonwealth Government and passing legislation to override NT Northern Land Council. Justice has government opposition. The sites prevailed and this is a win for all were Harts Range, Mt Everard and Territorians.” Fishers Ridge. Amendments made in 2006 allowed additional site The political nuclear landscape in SA is nominations from Aboriginal Land getting worse, with now both State and Councils. Federal governments trying to impose radioactive waste somewhere in this The Northern Land Council offered beautiful place. The SA government an area on the Muckaty Land Trust for with their Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal assessment in 2007, despite opposition Commission, and the Federal

13 government continuing their attempt to Adnyamathanha Traditional Owners, establish a national waste dump. who were not consulted about the nomination. Even Traditional Owners Flinders Ranges Nukes Dump who live next to the proposed dump site at Yappala Station were not consulted. Last year the Federal government initiated yet another waste dump The proposed dump site is adjacent to process and invited land holders to the Yappala Indigenous Protected Area. nominate their own land. After receiving Traditional Owners have been working 28 site nominations and shortlisting the for many years to register heritage sites ‘best’ 6 sites and receiving community in the area with the SA government. The opposition at each site, the Federal site is a significant women’s site with government selected Barndioota near various songlines passing through it, Hawker in the Flinders Ranges SA as the and is part of Australia’s first registered preferred site. No other site is currently songline. It is also part of an ancient being considered, although the trade route. As such there are countless government has recently invited further thousands of Aboriginal artefacts on nominations from land-holders around the proposed site. Throughout the Australia. area are registered cultural heritage sites and places of huge importance to The site was nominated by ex- liberal Adnyamathanha people. senator Grant Chapman who owns the long term pastoral lease to the The proposed nuclear waste dump station. The site is strongly opposed by site is subject to massive floods. The last one on the 20th January 2006 uprooted huge trees, and the 1955 flood destroyed an entire township and a railway bridge. Active fault lines run through the site, and seismic activity in the area is not uncommon. Hookina spring on the proposed site surfaces at a fault line and flows for 4 kms forming a unique wetland until it re-enters the aquifer at a second fault line. Regina McKenzie and Aunty Enice Marsh at Hookina Spring in the proposed Hookina spring is an site 14 ecologically magnificent place in a predominantly arid landscape. Listed endangered and threatened birds and animals rely on her waters.

The Waste

Proponents for the site argue a case of urgency as if current arrangements with dealing with radioactive waste aren’t working. This is not true. Most of the radioactive waste created at medical facilities is short lived, meaning that after a short time the waste Part of the rail bridge destroyed by floods near the proposed site. has decayed to a point for safe national nuclear waste dump. Now disposal in a typical landfill. This is the SA’s Weatherill Labor government is current arrangement at hospitals as it has promoting the establishment of an been for decades, and it is working. international radioactive waste dump in The majority of the waste (based on SA, as some kind of magic bullet for the radioactivity) is spent fuel rods and old South Australian economy. reactors and is currently stored at the Lucas Heights reactor in Sydney. The The Royal Commission was established staff on site are the best trained and early 2015 to make it appear that well best equipped personnel to manage the informed decision making is being radioactive waste. There is no need to applied to decisions about nuclear expose the public to radioactive health activities. It was to ‘investigate the risks hazards transporting the waste, and there and opportunities’ nuclear industries is no need to contaminate yet another offer SA. Interestingly, in considering site. The proposed dump will also house nuclear waste risks, the commission failed waste from the Maralinga bomb tests. to visit the WIPP waste dump in New Mexico where a radioactive waste barrel exploded in 2014 exposing workers and International Radioactive Waste Dump the atmosphere to radiation, destroying and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal the ventilation system and forcing a Commission shut-down of the facility. It has cost $US 500 million so far to repair the site for re- Thirteen years ago the SA Rann Labor opening. government was fighting Howard’s

15 government recently launched its ‘citizens jury’ in which 400 people will serve as public respondents to the Royal Commission final report, alongside a ‘nu-clear?’ community marketing (pardon me, ‘consultation’) campaign. The SA government is hoping that the ‘jury’ will support the Royal Commission’s recommendations: risks associated with importing and dumping radioactive waste are overshadowed by the creation of a few jobs and a possibly handful of In May this year the Nuclear Fuel dollars profit. If the ‘jury’ supports an Cycle Royal Commission delivered international waste dump it is likely its final recommendations, including the SA government will take this as the recommending in favour of establishing community’s position and will serve as a an international high level nuclear waste green light for pursuing such a project. dump in SA. It proposes to import 138,000 tonnes of high-level spent The public health and environmental nuclear fuel for storage and eventual risks are effectively trumped as always disposal somewhere in SA. This is more by jobs and economic benefit which spent nuclear fuel that has been shipped form the bottom line. None the less the around the globe in the last 45 years. SA government with the help of the pro nukes lobby and mainstream media The Commission process and its final paint the process as ‘responsible, report have not been without criticism. well informed, objective, rational and There have been issues right from sensible,’ appealing to the responsible the start, especially in regards to the South Australian, while alienating direct nuclear industry links of some opposing voices as ‘irrational, Commission members, and its lack emotional, alarmist and hysterical’. If of accessibility to remote Aboriginal the SA public takes the mainstream communities and the lack of appropriate dialogue as gospel we may well see language translation in Commission an international waste dump moving documents and public events. Another closer to reality soon. major flaw was that aspects of the nuclear fuel chain were glossed over, for example any in depth investigation into transportation risks.

As part of the post-Royal Commission public consultation process, the SA

16 (earthquakes and tremors). At least half a No nuclear dump in the dozen times each year, we see and feel Flinders Ranges the ground move. It is flood land. The Media Release ‒ 29 April 2016 water comes from the hills and floods the Adnyamathanha Traditional Owners will fight plains, including the proposed dump site. nuclear waste dump plan Sometimes there are massive floods, the last one in 2006. The federal government has announced that the Flinders Ranges has been selected as "We don’t want a nuclear waste dump here the preferred site for a national nuclear waste on our country and worry that if the waste dump. The land was nominated by former comes here it will harm our environment Liberal Party Senator Grant Chapman and and muda (our lore, our creation). We call his nomination has been endorsed by the on the federal government to withdraw the Liberal government in Canberra. nomination of the site and to show more respect in future. We call on all South Adnyamathanha Traditional Owner Regina Australians − all Australians − to support us McKenzie, who lives at Yappala Station near in our struggle. Adnyamathanha Traditional the proposed dump site and is a member of Owners and Viliwarinha Yura Aboriginal Viliwarinha Yura Aboriginal Corporation, said: Corporation will fight the proposal for a nuclear waste dump on our land for as long "Adnyamathanha Traditional Owners as it takes to stop it. weren't consulted about the nomination. Even Traditional Owners who live next to "Last year I was awarded the SA Premier's the proposed dump site at Yappala Station Natural Resource Management Award in the weren't consulted. The proposed dump site category of 'Aboriginal Leadership − Female' is adjacent to the Yappala for working to protect land Indigenous Protected “The water comes from the that is now being threatened Area. On the land with hills and floods the plains, with a nuclear waste dump. the proposed dump site, including the proposed But Premier Jay Weatherill we have been working dump site.” has been silent since the for many years to register announcement of six short- heritage sites with the SA government. The listed dump sites last year. Now the Flinders area is Adnyamathanha land. It is Arngurla Ranges has been chosen as the preferred Yarta (spiritual land). The proposed dump site and Mr Weatherill must speak up. The site has countless thousands of Aboriginal Premier can either support us or he can artifacts. Our ancestors are buried there. The support the federal government's attack on nominated site is a significant women’s site. us by maintaining his silence. He can't sit on Throughout the area are registered cultural the fence." heritage sites and places of huge importance to our people. Adnyamathanha Traditional Owner Enice Marsh said: "There are frequent yarta ngurra-ngurrandha 17 "Vulnerable communities are suffering Marsh said: from lack of vision from our government and industry ‘leaders’ and should not be "The First Nations people of Australia have the government's target been bullied and pushed for toxic waste dumps. “We call on all South around, forcibly removed This predatory behaviour Australians − all Australians from their families and their is unethical and is an − to support us in our country, denied access abuse of human rights. struggle” and the right to care for An Indigenous Protected their own land for over 200 Area is a Federal Government initiative, but years. Our health and wellbeing compares it seems that in the case of Yappala this with third world countries, our people crowd means nothing to the government. We ask the jails. Nobody wants toxic waste in their you to honour this commitment to protect, back yard, this is true the world over. We not pollute and damage our land. This facility stand in solidarity with people across this will cause immeasurable damage to the country and across the globe who want whole area which is covered with thousands sustainable futures for communities, we will of artefacts, home to people, animals, birds not be moved. We challenge Minister Josh and reptiles. The building of this facility will Frydenberg on his claim that this waste is cause widespread damage. It will scar the just “gloves, goggles and test tubes” – the area and break the spiritual song-lines like intermediate-level waste is much more toxic never before in the 60000+ years of human so why not talk about it? What about the occupation. We don’t want this waste in our damage to the area that construction of this country, it’s too toxic and long lived." site will cause? You can’t compensate the loss of people’s ancient culture with a few Adnyamathanha Traditional Owner Jillian dollars."

18 Heap Leach Mining of Uranium and Associated Risks

Not unlike insitu leach mining, *On/Off Pads are for larger loads which heap leach mining is a process whereby are moved and relocated after each Uranium, Copper and other precious cycle. metals are extracted from ore with a chemical solution. Once the Ore has been dumped on Ore is mined, crushed and dumped a leach pad it is then irrigated with a onto a “leaching pad” made from leach solution of dilute sulphuric acid, impermeable membrane with a this can be done with a sprinkler system minimum thickness of 1.5mm, often on but more frequently a drip system is a bed of clay. used. The solution percolates through the Ore leaching the target minerals There are four types of leach pads: into a leach pond. This s called pregnant *Conventional Leach Pads are used on solution. Once the minerals are flat terrain for lighter layers of crushed harvested from the pregnant solution ore. it becomes barren and is re introduced *Dump Leach Pads are used on less flat into the heap. The percolation process terrain and hold ore which is extracted can take from 30 to 90 days. straight from the mine without crushing and dumped onto the pad. Slower In the case of Uranium heap leach extraction of minerals. mining produces yellow-cake which *Valley Fill Leach Pads are situated requires significant further processing at the bottom of valleys and hold to produce fuel grade feed. Once it is everything dumped in.Higher potency processed into yellow-cake it can then chemical solution. be enriched for use in nuclear reactors

19 from which the spent nuclear fuel radioactive waste storage facility with can be re purposed for use in nuclear the production of isotopes for nuclear weapons being one of the primary medicine is misleading. The production concerns of producing yellow-cake. of radioactive isotopes for nuclear medicine comprises a small percentage According to the Medical Association of the output of research reactors. The for the Prevention of War (MAPW) majority of the waste that is produced Australia’s uranium exports have in these facilities occurs regardless resulted in the production of over 80 of the nuclear medicine isotope tonnes of ‘reactor grade’ plutonium. production.” − Nuclear Radiologist Dr Peter Karamoskos. NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND Proponents of a national radioactive THE PROPOSED NATIONAL waste facility (a repository for lower- RADIOACTIVE WASTE level wastes and a co-located store for REPOSITORY higher-level wastes) claim or imply that nuclear medicine would be jeopardised B.Med.Sci.(Hons.) PhD Friends if the facility does not proceed. There is of the Earth, Australia www.foe.org.au/anti- no basis to such claims – they amount nuclear December 2015 to dishonest scare-mongering. “As health organisations, we are appalled that access to nuclear medical Proponents claim that most or all of procedures is being used to justify the waste that the federal government the proposed nuclear waste dump. wants to dispose of or store at a Most waste from these procedures national repository/store arises from break down quickly and can be safely medicine, specifically the production disposed of either on site or locally.” − and use of medical radioisotopes. Dr Bill Williams, Medical Association for However, measured by radioactivity, the Prevention of War the true figure is just 10-20%. Measured “Linking the need for a centralized by volume, the figure may be within

20 that range or it may be higher than 20% since ANSTO and hospitals continue − but it takes some creative accounting to produce radioactive waste and thus to justify the claim that most or even all they have an ongoing need for on-site of the waste is medical in origin. waste stores and waste management In any case, the fact that some waste expertise regardless of the options for is of medical origin doesn’t mean that periodic off-site disposal. a national repository/store is the best Nuclear medicine is not being adversely way to manage the waste. affected by the absence of a national radioactive waste repository/store. If the plan for a national repository/ Nuclear medicine will not benefit from store does not proceed, medical the creation of a national radioactive waste will continue to be stored at the waste repository/store. Lucas Heights reactor site operated by the Australian Nuclear Science and The incessant references to nuclear Technology Organisation (ANSTO) medicine to ‘sell’ the proposed and, in much smaller volumes, at radioactive waste repository/store hospitals. Some waste is used in amount to emotive propaganda and hospitals and then sent back to scare-mongering − which, ironically, is ANSTO (e.g. molybdenum ‘cows’ that what critics of the proposed national have been ‘milked’ of the daughter radioactive waste repository/store are radionuclide, technetium-99m − by routinely accused of. far the most commonly used medical radioisotope). That is no problem

21 Getting there

areal image of by Michael Seebeck Keep an eye on the web site for the exact camp location and other updates announced closer to the day. If you are coming through Adelaide some of us will be meeting there on the 28th of June to do a solidarity action about the new proposed waste dumps. Feel free to join us and keep an eye on the web for details. When you get there Head over to the welcome tent to find out what’s going on and find a good place to camp. If you are planning to set up a space (like an installation, workshop or quiet area etc) you can put up a notice in the info tent to let people know about it. There will be chances in the mornings and evening to all come together at the Food Not Bombs kitchen to talk about the Lizard, campaign issues and other things. There will be plenty of maintenance tasks that need doing during the festival and no-one is getting paid so chuck your name on a roster or 2 to help out if you can. The festival/protest camp will depend on people taking responsibility for themselves, looking out for each other respectfully and pitching in to help the camp run smoothly.

Lizard’s Revenge is an autonomous, collaborative, non-violent event. It’s not a major booze up. Big shame job for agro drunks. Police did search some cars last time so illegal substances are not advised. If you want to create something or see something happen, bring things with you to make it happen! Heaps going on—get into it!

22 Camp Facilities your help throughout the event. There will be communal camp Active participation in running the infrastructure provided for camp (ie. set up, water runs, dishes participants including: communal etc) is encouraged. More detailed meeting/ workshop spaces, info will be available at the welcome performance space, camping area, tent for wha t needs to be done. Food not Bombs kitchen, first aid, Elders tent— will be set up for elders in a shady spot of their choice. If areal image of Lake Eyre by Michael Seebeck welcome tent, media tent/ van, children’s area, elders space, toilets you are an elder don't be shy to ask and waste facilities. someone to get you a cup of tea, This is a community event organised food, firewood or whatever you need and run horizontally. The spaces to feel comfortable. If you are not an above are spaces that may need elder don’t be shy to ask an elder if they need something. First Aid First Aiders will be on site with some Please be self sufficient with your limited equipment. Holders of First own first aid kit. See the section “Be Aid certificates are encouraged to prepared and independent” on pages contact the organisers prior to the 21,22 for first aid tips and items to event if they can help with first aid include in your first aid kit. during the event. Please let people There is also a pharmacy in Roxby know if you have a medical issue so Downs, and medical/hospital services that people know how to respond if in both Roxby and Woomera. you get sick.

Waste – take responsibility and minimise your personal waste generation.

Bush toilet - Cover your business with sand. The shit pit is not a bin – take your rubbish with you.

Minimal impact In actively opposing the uranium industry, we can demonstrate minimal impact living. This means waste minimisation.

23 What to bring!? There will be limited communal shade provided at the event, we encourage people to bring their own shelter for personal use. There will be very cold nights, warm days and there is the potential for strong winds and heavy rains, so bring appropriate gear.

People should bring: basic harm prevention first aid advice. Water Bottle(s) Solid shoes/ boots Other things: Plate/bowl, eating utensils Jacket/ coat Any charged 12 volt batteries or solar Swag/Tent Wet weather gear panels would be great to contribute Sleeping gear Torch and spare batteries power to the festival. An inverter for Toiletries Sunscreen, sunglasses your car would allow you to be electrically Enough water for your stay (recommend independent Extra shelter: Tarp, poles, min 4L/day/person). Bring extra if you long pegs, ropes can. Cameras/ Video Cameras/ SD cards Enough food for your stay (there will be Fire wood if you can a communal kitchen aiming to provide Musical instruments breakfast and dinner each day, but Action gear (props, banners, fabric, stocks will last depending on how many paint, poles, costumes, whistle, compass, participants attend). Bring extra food if bandanna) you can. Dust mask (In case of a dust storm) Basic First aid kit: See section on pages Earplugs 21,22 “Be Prepared and Independent” for Please think seriously about what you things to include in your first aid kit and need/ may want with you.

24 Rough Guide Details and times for bands and performances will be written up on boards. If you are in a band or a performer come write your name on the board near the stage under the day you want to perform! Music will start around mid-arvo each day.

Day 1 - Welcome to country with Glen Wingfield and talk with Uncle Kevin Buzzacott Reclaim the road party with sacred fire, bands, dj’s, speakers and art installations, Solar sound system for main stage and wheely bin mobile sound system on the loose. Food not Bombs kitchen and Road Kill BBQ

Day 2 - Speakers, Workshops, Get informed about the issue & get armed with your rights to protest. Workshops include legals, direct action, creative campaigning, media & much more Zombie Flash Mob Group action to be decided at festival. Sunset Cabaret; shows 10min or under, bring your costume box, Bands and DJ’s till late!

25 Day 3 - Your action/statement against uranium mining. As a group or an individual make an action or statement about uranium mining, land rights, water use, world peace (associated issues) etc... So come prepared with things you might need to make that action. Paint a banner, write a song, pray, chain yourself to a piece of mining equipment, fly a spaceship into the mine lease, jump out and start planting trees. Whatever it is, it takes many varieties of action to defeat this monster so show us what you got. Legal advice available. Food not Bombs kitchen and Road Kill BBQ Wind and solar powered cinema night After day 3 we can collectively decide if we want/can maintain a blockade of the mine. Those who can please stick around to help clean up . We want to leave it like we found it or better! Thanx xx

26 Artist Info

mainstream pop culture, Buzz Wrapper Caterpillar The one and only Buzz Jazz, modern RnB, and Caterpillar works under Wapper straight out of theatrical folk just to name the broad spectrum of Arabunna Land with some a few psychedelic rock and could anti nuke gangster rap! one day be peacefull https://monkeymarc. Syzyrgy ambience, then be bandcamp.com/track/rok- Syzyrgy plays tunes to the contemplative doom the hop-by-buzz-wapper-2 party in the madhouse at next… the end of time.

Rosie MissChief Band Myxamatosis From the fairyland, sailing Myxamatosis:warm, the depths of the seven ambient, liquid drum and seas, Rosie MissChief takes bass. you on a magical journey through reggae, dancehall, 3oB dub, drum n bass and 3oB (producer/emcee) gypsy jazz, with a taste of has been conrtributing revolutionary raps since folk blues and hip hop DJ Wasabi 2003; his favoured beats Intelligent bass heavy, beat for rhyming on are dark Celestine driven style, dub-step, bouncy dubhop style. Delvene McDonald glitch, whomp-hop, neuro Rowe dub and minimal tech. Celestine Delvene McDonald Lunar Flares Lunar Flares is a dissonant Rowe- passionate poet and Monkeymarc lyrical activist drone duo, creating dense, Melbourne-based electronic ambient soundscapes producer Monkey Marc

Bonewoman writes sonically rugged, Bonewoman are a four politically charged music piece self-termed ‘Psychic in his solar-powered studio Soul Pop’ band lead by by day, and plays it on his Lorien-Summer who has solar-powered soundsystem an enigmatic style and an by night. eclectic song writing heart. His sound has been likened Their influences range from to Prince Paul meets King

27 Tubby with the bass high-octane live show that GFSM turned up: hip hop meets GFSM Dust Punk Glitch Hop demonstrates fearless dub and future bass. musica-tech prowess,

blending live looping Luman Griff live ambient music with samples, multi griff makes music for the instrumentation and rootsy heart, mind and feet vocals. With influences Southeast Desert ranging from Kraftwerk to Metal Chiara Beclu a band from Santa Teresa Sade, RBTS put emphasis Soul songstress sings for on a set that spans genres the land and the waters.. effortlessly from dub and Lord Stompy https://www.youtube.com/ nu-disco to robo-pop. Joe Dubs watch?v=kc3LyfJWFls Joe Dubs is the operator Combat Wombat and selector from the Golden Orb reggae Solidarity Sound interprets through sounds Combat Wombat are a System and plays deep the environments they political hip-hop crew based roots, heavy dub and upfull find themselves in, inviting in Melbourne. Renowned for steppers music. participants on a journey through the soundscape of Terania the world’s largest uranium crust / punk / dbeat band mine. from adelaide https://teraniapunk. Rachel by the bandcamp.com/ Stream Future pop duo Rachel taking bass bins hostage Glitter Rats By The Stream deliver a and blasting political fire Folk punk political in these unsettling times MC Elf Tranzporter, Izzy, Andy Paine Monkeymarc and DJ Folk protest punk Wasabi are gearing up to launch their new album Slying Shot Just Across the Border fem folk scream pretty at the Gates of Hell stStumpyStompyharmonica Karl Cossar jam Jamin’ rocken’ blues

28 Cabaret Radiate Night When: Saturday 2nd July (2nd Night of LBB Protestival.) What: A Radiate Radical Ridicoulus Refueling Anti- Uranium Cabaret by the creatives for the legend go’ers @ The Lizard Bites Back Protestival. Supported by D.I.Y HiFi Solar Sound System. A Radiate Cabaret to express in all cabaret art forms(dance, theatre, visual art, musical theatre, circus etc) heartcore artistries concerning all issues under the sun- we urge you to not hold back… our protestival community would see anthing from some wild rockin musical theatres pieces to any taboo radiate stories explored in any form! Simply any underground grotesque, weird and wonderful at its best. How: We welcome you to APPLY by Personal Message to RADIATE CABARET with a DESCRIPTION of your Cabaret piece, whether it be one song, a musical theatre group with a couple of songs to share, a clown skit or any other jawdropping, heart throbbing, mind blowin masterpiece.

Please get these in as soon as possible, so we can start build up a rad feasty cabaret for our protestival go’ers. Applications Close: June 1st. Places are limited, so get your applications in ASAP! Please see for more infomation on www.lizardbitesback.net

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29 committed an offence in relation to CAMPSITE LEGAL Crown land to state (and produce BRIEFING evidence of) their name and address. Failure to comply is an Camping on Crown Land offence. Maximum penalty $2500.

Most of the land south of the An authorised officer may also Olympic Dam gates is Crown arrest anyone, without warrant, Land. Under the Crown Land suspected of having committed an Management Act we can camp on offence in relation to Crown land, or crown land for up to 3 weeks. This who hinders an authorised officer land also falls within the Roxby in the exercise of their powers. An municipality, so we are also subject authorised officer has the power to to the council by-laws, detain but must take the offender to the police as soon as possible. Offences on Crown land: Authorised officers have the power to seize and retain anything (which Occupying land for longer than could include camping equipment, period prescribed in regulations (3 protest equipment etc) that they weeks) reasonably suspect may constitute Causing or permitting animals for evidence of a breach of the Act. which you are responsible to enter Authorised officers under this Act or remain on Crown land must produce their identity card Driving a motor vehicle off an containing their photograph before established road or track exercising their powers under this Excavating/damaging crown land Act in relation to any person. Cutting branches/damaging any tree (whether alive or dead) Warning re: dogs: Erecting any structure or fixture Littering A provision in the Crown Lands Closing/obstructing a road or track Management Act states that Damaging or removing fossils an authorised officer may seize any animals found trespassing Maximum penalty $20 000 on Crown Land. They will be Expiation fee $315 impounded, sold or destroyed. Although it is unlikely that peoples Authorised officers under this Act pets will be seized or destroyed, may ask any person without lawful there is nothing in the Act defining authority or excuse to leave the land what animals this applies to. A more (camping for under 3 weeks should likely scenario is that people may be a lawful excuse), and require be asked to remove their dogs from any person suspected of having the area. Make sure you keep your 30 dog with you at all times. orders is an offence (maximum penalty $2500), but some offences, Council by-laws including breaches of council by-laws can also be dealt with There is currently an Order Making by issuing an expiation notice. Policy under the Local Government Expiation notices are on the Act 1999 (ie. a council by-law). This spot fines that do not require sets out steps which the Council written orders. They can be given will take in relation to making immediately following the committal orders for the unsightly condition of an expiable offence. The council of land, hazards on lands adjoining may also charge the person who a public place, animals that may failed to comply with the order cause a nuisance or hazard and for the costs incurred in whatever inappropriate use of a vehicle corrective action is taken. (which includes sleeping in your car). In Roxby Downs the authority The process outlined in the by- to issue orders lies with the laws for resolving these matters Administrator (in Roxby the council is that written notice will first be is just one Administrator), but the given indicating that it is proposed Administrator can delegate this to issue an order and specifying power to other council staff. the period within which the problem should be remedied. This Administrator, or other council This notice allows the opportunity staff that have been delegated to make representations on why this power, may require a person the proposed action should not suspected of committing or about be taken. If the complaint is not to commit, any breach of the Local remedied and no mitigating factors Government Act or a by-law under are brought to the councils attention this Act to state the person's full name by the specified time an order will and address and to produce evidence be served on the offender and of the person's identity. They may landowner. also require a person suspected to The by-laws state that in the event have knowledge of matters in respect of an emergency or immediate of which information is reasonably threat to public health or safety, required for the administration or an order requiring immediate enforcement of the Act or a by-law compliance can be made in to answer questions in relation to accordance with the Local those matters, and give any directions Government Act, suspending the reasonably required in connection above notification process. with the exercise of their power or the enforcement of the Act or a by-law. Non-compliance of council written Failure to comply is an offence.

31 Maximum penalty $5000. However, itself. We will keep an eye on the a person is not obliged to answer a gazette and inform participants of question or produce any of the above the Lizards Revenge if we become information if to do so may incriminate aware that a protected area has been them or make them liable to a penalty. declared. A protected area does not mean that we can’t be there, but it Pastoral land does give officers the right to give directions to people for the purposes It appears that the land within the of maintaining order or securing the municipality of Roxby Downs is not safety of people entering or leaving subject to a pastoral lease. If it is the protected place. subject to a pastoral lease the Crown Lands Management Act won’t apply, If a protected area is declared: and the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act will apply Within the protected area protective instead. Under this Act we can camp security officers are appointed and “temporarily” on a pastoral lease have powers to direct a person in without permission provided it is or about to enter a protected place along a public access route (within to provide their name and address, 50m of the track). “Temporarily” is evidence of their identity, and their defined as up to 2 weeks. reason for being there. They also have This is only relevant for camping powers to search any person and their further away from mine – outside the possessions within the protected area Roxby municipality area. by means of a scanning device or a There are similar policing and arrest physical search if there are reasonable powers for authorised officers grounds to suspect that a dangerous under this Act as the Crown Land object or substance is in the Management Act, and similar possession of that person. Dangerous consequences for animals brought object means any object that is onto land. reasonably capable of being used to jeopardise the security of persons or The Protective Security Act property Where a search is carried out a person may be directed to open their This is a fairly new law used at the possessions or hand control of them Defence and Industry Expo in Adelaide over to a protective security officer. a few years ago. It gives the Police The directions that can be given are Minister powers to declare an area as a not limited to these but if search protected area. directions are given they must be Declarations of protected areas are reasonably needed for the purposes published in the Government Gazette of maintaining or restoring security or around the same day as they come orderly conduct at the protected place into effect, sometimes on the day or securing the safety of any person 32 arriving at, in, or departing from, the The person may be directed to protected place. remove objects from their pockets or clothing and belts, footwear, Failure to comply with the directions and jewellery so as not to trigger of a protective security officer, or if the warning signal of the scanning an officer suspects on reasonable device grounds that a person has committed, The person may be directed to is committing, or is about to commit adopt certain postures. an offence within the precincts of The person cannot be directed a protected place may result in a to remove other clothing or open person being refused entry to the their mouth and nothing may be protected place, being removed from introduced into any orifice of the a protected place, being directed not person’s body to return to the place for a maximum of 24 hours, or being detained and Physical searches: handed over to the custody of the police. Reasonable force may be used. A person may be directed to Failure to comply with the direction remove all objects from their of a protective security officer, pockets or clothing, open their hindering/obstructing a protective mouth, submit to being frisked and/ security officer in the exercise or remove outer clothing such as of their powers, and providing footwear and headwear. false information (including false The person may be directed to evidence of identity), is an offence. open their mouth or adopt certain Maximum penalty $2500 or postures. imprisonment for 6 months. The person cannot be directed to remove inner clothing and nothing If a protective security officer is not may be introduced into an orifice in uniform, the officer must, at the (including the mouth) of the persons request of a person in relation to body whom the officer intends to exercise At least two persons (excluding the any powers, producer their identity person being searched) must be card (which must contain their present at all times and the search photo) for inspection by the person. must be carried out by an officer of the same sex (the law says “except Being searched by a Protective in circumstances where this isn’t Security Officer – your rights: practicable” – but you should always assert your right to this). Search by means of scanning device: The search must be conducted without body contact 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42