{"id":45670,"date":"2022-04-12T04:15:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T18:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=45670"},"modified":"2022-04-06T12:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T02:01:08","slug":"terminal-protest-gains-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/terminal-protest-gains-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"Terminal protest gains momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HUNDREDS of residents have marched through Geelong streets in protest of a floating gas terminal project planned for Corio Bay.<\/p>\n<p>An estimated crowd of almost 400 gathered at Little Malop Street Mall on Saturday morning to take a public stand against Viva Energy&#8217;s proposal, which would expand the North Geelong refinery and allow it to accept and treat more natural gas from Australia and overseas to meet projected future demand.<\/p>\n<p>The protest crowd included Jenny Acopian, a fifth-generation Geelong resident in her 70s, who attended her first ever rally to stand against the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t believe they are considering it, on no score does it make sense; economics, safety or environmentally,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45679\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45679 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/Embedded-web-55.png?_t=1649210437\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/Embedded-web-55.png 600w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/Embedded-web-55-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Organisers estimate a crowd of almost 400 attended the rally. 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