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Australia bans masts near schools June 2005 |
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The Australian government has followed New Zealand, Italy, Sweden, Luxembourg and Salzburg in banning masts near schools, child care centres, hospitals and nurseries. Bishop King Primary School in Kingsway, Lincoln, has a mast just metres away from its building, and the parents and teachers have been campaigning against it. Headmaster David Tinsley said: "I think this just shows that other governments accept that there may be a risk with these masts, although sadly ours appears not to. "The point is that nobody knows whether there is a risk or not. "They may be perfectly safe, but on the other hand they may not, and if they are not then children are the most vulnerable to ill effects. "We are baffled by this Government's attitude when its own reports have suggested that a precautionary approach should be adopted, and yet nothing is put into practice." His frustration was echoed by parent Andrew Gill, who is a member of the phone mast committee. "We would just like to see the Government and the council taking some responsibility for this," he said. "At the moment all the council has to consider is how it looks, not whether it will affect the health of children. "The Government's advice in the Stewart report is quite clear, yet nothing is done." |