RDA Whyalla and Eyre Peninsula making headlines

RDA Whyalla and Eyre Peninsula Chief Executive Officer Mark Cant was on the coffee tables of thousands of homes around the country on Wednesday 9 November 2011 when he made the front page of The Sydney Morning Herald.

The page one story Clean options look good for area written off as a wasteland by Lenore Taylor featured a large colour photo of Mr Cant in front of wind turbines in the Eyre Peninsula. Mr Cant told the newspaper that the district had advanced plans to become a renewable energy centre. “We want to be one of the top 10 clean-energy regions in Australia,” Mr Cant told the Herald.

Mr Cant said there was a list of projects in the final stages of planning and companies including Pacific Hydro, Orica and Origin Energy had bought land in the area and established monitoring systems in preparation for possible wind-power investments.

“We have competitive advantages in our location, our workforce and our port access,” Mr Cant said. “We see this as the way of the future.”

To read the full story, visit The Sydney Morning Herald website: www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/clean-options-look-good-for-area-written-off-as-a-wasteland-20111108-1n5n5.html#ixzz1geYyhWxm