Apparently it's okay for media to publish the most dishonest statements by industry interests, and without any attempt to verify the truth:
" ...Hancock Victorian Plantations district manager Terry McAliece yesterday said waterways would not be affected by its operations as it used a ground spraying technique, not aerial spraying. "
Otways toxic rivers tests. Britt Smith. 18Jan08
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/01/18/10614_news.html
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/01/18/10614_news.html
TOXIC chemicals have polluted Otway waterways through the recent aerial spraying of private forestry plantations, a local environment group has warned.
The Otway Conservation Council said Loves and Charley's creeks _ part of the Gellibrand River catchment _ were contaminated by spraying operations earlier this week.