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No winners in Sticks Channel speed rise plan

Michael Bell, Halls HeadMandurah Coastal Times

Plainly, this will be detrimental for our environment and local community.

Dolphins will be constantly put under threat, the remaining sheoak trees that line the waterway will disappear, vessels under 15 feet will risk being swamped and the estuary water will increase in turbidity.

I can’t think of any winners from such a decision, except boat users who don’t allow themselves enough time to share the waterways responsibly.

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I’m not sure these types are meant to be the winners.