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ENVIRONMENTAL FACT FINDING STUDY - ALLIGATOK RIVERS REGION N.T.

The Executive Committee appointed to direct the environmental

fact finding study of" the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern

"Territory met for the first time in Sydney today.

The Committee,  the chairman of which is the Deputy Administrator

of the Northern Territory, Mr Alan O'Brien, comprises Mr C.S. Christian 1

C.M.G., Executive member of the C.S.I.R.O.; .Mr R. O'Donohue, Department

of National Development (represented by Mr J. Cameron); Mr Paul Riddell,

Vice President and Regional Manager of Getty Oil Development Company Ltd.;

Mr D.P. wood, General Manager Ranger Mines Pty. Ltd.; and Professor

F.J. Fenner,  Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research,

Australian National University,  and Vice President of the Australian-

Conservation Foundation.

.  The study, which is being financed by the Government and the .

mining industry,  includes land evaluation, vegetation, wildlife, '

insect life, fresh water fish and other aquatic life, stream flow,

water quality, water sampling and geological surveys,_  preparation of a

landscape and recreation resource inventory,  an archaeological survey

and site identification and Aboriginal location identification and Ã¢ÂÂ

classification. .

The meeting considered the progress made with the several

services which had already commenced and took action for the commissioning

of the remaining services.

In order to ensure an integrated inter-disciplinary approach

and to evaluate results a scientific and technical evaluation committee

was set up. .  Ã¢ÂÂ   .  Ã¢ÂÂ

The committee comprises Mr J. Lake, Director of Forestry,

Fisheries, Wildlife and National Parks,  Northern Territory Administration

Chairman,  Mr D. Davy, Australian Atomic Energy Commission, Mr K. Lovely, .

ProjectÃ¢ÂÂ Engineer Queensland Mines Ltd., and Mr G.A. Stewart, Chief of

the Division of Lands Research, C.S.I.R.O.

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The Executive Committee will meet in Darwin next, monthÂ· for

the Committee to assess the progress of the field studies in the

area.

12 July 1972.Â·

