Rising Tide organiser Zack Schofield responds to NSW Transport exlcusion zone around Newcastle during harbour blockade 2024 | Newcastle Herald | November 16, 2024 - video Dailymotion

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00:00So at about 7.20pm last night, we received a notice from Transport for New South Wales

00:05that they actually intend to declare the whole port of Newcastle an exclusion zone.

00:10That's from Cooragang Island all the way out the mouth of the harbour and a couple of kilometres

00:14radius around the harbour mouth.

00:16They'll be threatening anyone who gets in the water at all with fines of up to $1,100

00:22across Thursday to Monday next week, which covers the People's Blockade, the world's

00:27largest blockade.

00:29Oh, well we were shocked and disappointed and I think this is a clear case of Sydney

00:33politicians coming and trying to bully and intimidate Newcastle locals just for using

00:37our own beaches in opposition to a climate protest.

00:42But we're also fighting for the hunter, right?

00:43We're fighting for safe and clean jobs and funding for hunter workers to transition to

00:48the economies of tomorrow.

00:50And look, if the Premier can't stomach kids and families splashing on Horseshoe Beach,

00:55then he's not cut out for the job.

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