Writing and photos by A Woman with a Camera: Marie Cameron
The Bentley blockade has completed its second month and CSG (coal seam gas) miner Metgasco has yet to get anything through their front gate.
Two weeks behind schedule, and with increased blockade pressure, Metgasco can only rely on the force of the police to get its equipment in.
Monday saw a carnival atmosphere at the all-important Rosella gate A when the Peace Angel arrived. In the heavy dawn mist people waited to greet her.
As the sun rose over the range, there she stood, peaceful and playful on top of a bamboo tripod. Silhouetted in the ball of light she unfurled her wings and peace rolled over the blockade and farmlands.
People stood quietly to enjoy the beauty that unfolded before them. The Peace Angel rarely makes a public appearance and the word very quickly spread bringing more people to the front line.
The Peace Angel was suspended above a concrete installation known as The Hub. Set close to the Rosella site gate, this multi-purposed tub of concrete awaits Metgasco and only then will its reasons for existence be fully known.
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