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peninsula; one which represents the interests of both the local economy and residential, recreational and tourist use of the peninsula. They believe that the chosen locations for proposed facilities in the Port
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The APWP believes that a proposed iron ore export facility could be relocated 30 km south of
Whyalla at Nonowie Station, and has been advocating for this since at least February 2009. The group also maintains that a diesel importation and distribution hub failed to consider implications for the
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The group has given public presentations, lobbied and written submissions to local and State government since at least 2009 and encouraged locals to respond formally to published
Environmental Impact Statements. As of 2014, the APWP continues to convey its views in local and statewide media.
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