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And were still out there fighting for as the government introduces tougher penalties, these protests visit prepared to break the law to stop aligning development. How do you feel about going to prison to something like, not great. Im pretty rochester, i bring it on when i one east meets the ordinary citizens, making a stand to save. Australias ancient forests are in its early january and the astray leon states of tasmania and a small band of passionate environmentalists is on a secret mission. Wag. Westcott su in a convoy of maybe 8 to 10, cause theres repercussions if if we get saying, particularly by cops, particularly in this a 27 year old horticultural list mitch house and is expecting trouble. Federal Law Enforcement that come into the side. Its 99 percent likely that ill be getting arrested. Theyre here to protect old growth, rain forest from a Chinese Mining Company that wants to build a dam to store its toxic waste. Further down this road months of planning will all beef and nothing. If they discovered its always a combination of trepidation and excitement for my youth worker scott. Jordan is a veteran environmental campaign. Theres also that element when you come in and say, whether youre going to get set up close iraq. So its, its racing against the class to make sure that happens. Oh, they preparing a common blockade tool. A vehicle destined for scrap things carefully placed over a pipe, already concrete, it into the road. And johnson. This will be the anchor for an activist to lock on. Ah, there are a diverse bunch aged from 21 to 70. 3. Among them are a retired fit, a doctor, a bartender, and a chemist. Here in the dine design, so we make the course i with, oh, this isnt the 1st time the group is made a stand here. All right, sorry, good. Give us a good start. Mm hm. They say that in 2020 they stopped the logging but left this sky. Ah, a ye alicia. They set up another blockade here when they found out about Chinese Mining Company in geez plans for a tailings dam. On my the i tight police rolling and i clean the black eyed cape and named jay started pushing ahead with its road works from home. And so either the next 60 days, every day volunteers would turn up often at 3 in the morning in the pouring rain in the middle of a test monument would go in and unlock themselves on those machines to prevent any more roadworks from occurring. We so 72 people arrested. It was incredible. The, the step up, we sold me in july 2021 m m g stopped work pending environmental approval from the federal government didnt. Yeah, i was expecting this to come through in early january. The activists have returned to the forest and so we back and i guess were picking up where we left off in 2021. So you stand here in the valley. You dont get the eucalyptus historically, you get on the register for my ask scott and some of the other activists to take me into the forest with a new tailings dam is supposed to go. Ready to mine is just a few kilometers away. I say you got the models assess the leather was celery top pine, especially tasmanian, dr. Lisa cell has been working to protect these forests. Finelli 14 years or more like a breath mint is forest is thousands of years old. And some of these huge metals that you can say around us would be 458. 60 is all about. The forest itself is old. And where we are sitting at the moment on the slope. This is in their plans. This area was going to be always going to be kind of old dan. So everything. So i want to say, yeah, yeah, everything, all of the trays and all of the forest that you can say around me would be gone. Totally flattens. Ah, everything is a 285. 00 take day stretch of land, which would need to be cleared for the tailings dam and surrounding infrastructure. Mm. It includes christine rain, forest, which is home to many threaten species. Ah, toxic mining waste, known as tailings, would be pipe tear from the mine in the nearby town of roseberry across the pine and river. Mm. Is to pull, does it do come down this road . All that will stand between them and the forest is this van. And the activist inside, hey, well know about them right before yardy. Good morning. The person who sleeps here is ready to lock on at the 1st sign of trouble. And today, thats mich, the young quarter culture. Lest i met on the white of the blockade, you dont do coffee finish, show us what looking on adults. You actually have a good job. So much to it. I shove my wrist with this little dog china. Dennis, ominous looking. Ha. And then at the bottom of the plot, ill look on to a train and then unless that here, if the Police Arrive now mich says he could be arrested for obstructing the road. And from failing to comply with the police order. And probably find about 700. 00. Hes already been arrested 3 times. How do you feel about going to prison to something like, not right . Pre rochester. How do you family feel about you being here doing this and i hide it . I think its stupid and dangerous, then im really compromising my future for little gain all out of the hail to know that there are people angry of what youre doing. They prepared to get arrested to try and stop that is frustrating. Were doing everything right in terms of the term. Its an Approval Center intent to be a responsible co existing on the west coast time. My name steve scott, is the general manager of m. N. Gs roseberry mine and hes sick of being portrayed as the bad guys. He started out in the Mining Industry 22 years ago as a laborer cleaning out tanks for him on is one of the oldest small in the strider and id 6 years, a Continuous Operation on things lead and copper and a little bit of gold and silver doors as well, when i have about 40 to 50 percent of the total rodie paid from one Company Tells me its about 100000000. 00 before its been here for a long time and, and we have to be here for a lot longer. The rose bree mine employees about 500 staff in contract in lower more as a chemical engineer and manager surface operations. Its great working here. What i love is the fact that we take something that exists in the ground, bring it to the surface, and were able to add value and converted into products that assailable the Precious Metals can be used. Anything from my boss, binds to medical equipment. I, the mine already has to tailings down in one in which was the thought of 18 leaks of contaminated water into the time and river since 2018 blue post dams, a close to capacity, which is why the construction of a new damn across the river is a top priority there, a National Trace day that a hundreds of years old. How do you feel about the prospect of cutting them down to store toxic white . I think you go to look at the Bigger Picture i most. I know this sounds a little bit off track, but the more on saw that youre on is co, existed in this environment for any 6 years. We look for the lowest impact area and thats at south merrinac. That is the best viable option for us. Why is that preferred . Because its an a current morning lease. So we have access to the land, but the still a multitude of things to understand to, to, to, to get to the point where potentially a dame could be built. Sounds bit like out of sight out of mind though doesnt. Lets put it in the forest but we cant see it. No more put it in town. If you dont have to. Ah with a population of just 700. 00 roseberry would struggle to survive without the mind there that a tardy day then got a bill are available. We have a lot of day off. I think its pretty civil tonight risers thats kind of built with just like to be here though. Id be glad to go. I mean, i believe in the sustainability of that planet. But at the same time, you know, mining provides us with everything that we have in life. What do you think about the environmentalists that are out there trying to stop in, in j from doing the work . All right, america, grandma, back soon as it is 500 year old metal trays in this follow, the arbitrations law applies to take. There are the 45 by every way to ride for the full of the body vase. Goodness, gracious. Oh, but environmental aside, you dont have to choose between jobs. Forest play argue theres a better way to dispose of the waste method that has been embraced as best practice by the Mining Industry in which m. N g already employs and its queensland mind. Its called haste. Fil, been supposed true is a solution. When i take the tidings crushed daniel powder, then combine that with with concrete, into a paste which they can inject back into the voice in the line. Mm. But any g says paste fill wouldnt work here. Partly because the voids are already filled with white rock and partly because in an old mine with unmatched holes, paste it posed a safety risk to workers underground with the environmentalists. Refute these claims and assist the im is not to close down the line. Were not opposing line, they can have a long and productive future. They have to do the right thing with a child, and the rising isnt dumping them into a rainforest . Mean, if this Campaign Just about one patch of forest look for us, its not. This is a guess, the lightest Battle Ground in a fight for protection of took on attack on that is theres ranged for episode ease. What is the kind of talk on whos referring to is the tackling for many years . Been the em regional receptionist icon to about half a 1000000 hectares in that contain destroy his largest remaining temperance that has some of the strains, most significant leverage lacking once i had time to, im a 60 read through nym engine spaces. Its an area that has verified national and World Heritage values and shouldnt 6. Okay. Ah, wilderness photographer, rub lake is not as much as any one about the top kind and is offered to show me some of the treasures. It contains just 12 kilometers from the protest site. So heading down to one of those to my replacement as well. Wow. And probably in australia, does it solve . Its got some of the oldest trees in the world. Ah to fantastic ancient view, and pon within a 50100 meters of where we stand, the b a dozen big trees on fairfield to these phrases up to the 1000 is old. Why the hugh and pine is native to tasmania, but its numbers have declined dramatically since european settlement often due to logging and mining. And nowhere else in tasmania is in that extent of understood natural, Healthy Human pos just a few kilometers upstream is a tree. Thats 2 and a half 1002 years old, left undisturbed, bicycle growth, another one or 2 or more 1000 years. And from that route stock. Ill bet you in pines, my little gray. And so we can have this ongoing, theoretically immortal stand of trees. Its wonderful concept. So is this a National Park . Finally, there are more threats to the ta kind than the m g tailing stand. In fact, another Mining Company holds a Mineral Exploration license here ah, has applied for tourism as an icon. And yes, we dont tell you the model and we could have a line, and i had to pull this up and i be gone back of the blockade. Another part of the time the activists to preparing to reinforce they defenses among them is artist and retired nurse carol barnet, i soon find out shes the sister in law of the state politician responsible for resources. Ready . I minister good Justine Center policies that earle designed basically to disregard this beautiful World Heritage valued area. I just dont get that. Does he know what you think he might have an idea . I would be very surprised if he didnt have you been arrested before . Yes i am. I see you really are on opposite sides of this conflict. Ah, yes, and facts and the minister wants to instill ha shapiro. Chase for people like myself who believe passionately protecting the far again, i would that detail you go with it was designed to deter paper and i feel it in the front to democracy. It would not to, to me, not at all in fact, come on. Bring it on, bring it on. Yeah. Yeah. Im not, no Nelson Mandela maam, just to granny. But i think hes on the leasing team. This is carols brother in law. Tasmania is resources minister guide by nate. Mm hm. Hes a vocal supporter of the m m g s proposed tailings, dan, and tough penalties protest. We strongly support the companys right to proceed through the environment and planning approval process. And thats what theyre attempting to do, not withstanding the, the very radical by environmental protestors who are trying to stop at that sign that theyre above the law. Where place safety is important. Workers should have the right to go to work without thing. I stopped, you sang as a threat to work a safety from the actions of the protestant . Absolutely. Nanda, his proposed new law procedures could be fined up to 6000. 00 or jail for up to a year for a 1st offense. Ah, it will have no impact whatsoever on pace for practice. Its still a peaceful process, so then they can still be arrested and charged under the existing laws. Well, the laws are working very well. Ah, in m g did get approval for preliminary works and the police ejected the protest is in april. But that hasnt stopped. Ah, now the activists returned to the forest by night to obstruct the road before m. M. G work is arrive in the morning. While youre setting up to bias lynns works in the pharmaceutical industry to can spin tonight and much of tomorrow in a tree set time. Going to attach a line to that, tracy. And it will be hanging from whatever structure is being made of her on the other side. Ah, good luck with its about 4 30 am. By the time most people leave to remain to block the road. One in a tree sit. And one in this tripod ah good morning. Good morning. Hey, hows your night . Yeah, really good. Yeah, very cold. Luckily, ive got my buddy brought me up a hot water bottle. Dr. Collate thompson is a vis and a long time activist. Youre obviously expecting to get arrested today. Yep. Ive been arrested many, many times and im currently on a, a 3 month um suspended jail to him. I for forrest defense. I just feel like this is, this is my last avenue of, of trying to tell the politicians and the people that this has got to stop. I hope it makes a difference. Good morning. Oh god, good. I was giving you permission to feel mercedes. Im not sure that we need to michel public. I doing i mean poor benzino, excited for the dumpster. I wanted to drive over a quote on the show to conduct a works in your district from forcing you to please more of the roach or contract come out to muslim. Im all she was ball is moved this row. So if you go to the posse, we did move from the earth, not comment. Say the try. Heavily. Ha, it means the well, the you and may, dont let them cut down one more treaty. Ah, its around mid day when the Police Arrive a search and rescue unit has been called out. Only they have the skills necessary to safely extract the protestant activists who arent locked on get move on orders. Which means theyre forbidden from turner usually for about 2 weeks. Are you feeling with collecting a protect the planet . Ive hit on that to criminal offense. Does feel massive amounts of if you go to the hold back thing with every minute. Can an