Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Moore, move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

the important role that the non-sniffable fuel Opal plays in addressing the scourge of petrol sniffing in remote Aboriginal communities, and

(ii)

the announcement by the Government in September 2006 of the roll-out of Opal fuel in Alice Springs;

(b)

notes, with concern:

(i)

that misinformation about negative impacts of Opal fuel on car engines has caused a number of petrol stations to cease selling Opal fuel, and

(ii)

the delay in the promised promotional campaign to support Opal fuel in Alice Springs; and

(c)

calls on the Federal Government to start to actively promote Opal fuel in Alice Springs immediately.

Question put.