Call to Action Against 5G

by David McLintock

5G has galvanised grassroots communities in Australia and globally into action, with a momentum that is truly astounding. 

There are literally tens of thousands of YOU around Australia, that do not consent to the 24/7 onslaught of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RF EMR) that 5G will bring in to our communities.

Despite a huge body of independent scientific evidence showing the negative effects of RF EMR, those in power have chosen to ignore, deny or even destroy these inconvenient truths until NOW!

The simple fact remains that health is a fundamental human right. We, our children, animals and plants need to be adequately  protected. Commercial interests can no longer be prioritised. Industry and governments must be held accountable, or the damage for all of us will be catastrophic and irreversible.

Our Banana Shire is under siege with the Council backed "Green" projects encircling our valleys and also from within as the start of their 5G towers are about to go up right next to our homes and schools.

 5G is a health and environmental catastrophe in the making and our Banana Shire Council doesn't  want to take the time to investigate the real affects these microwave non-ionising radiation waves have on people.  There are thousands of peer reviewed studies all confirming just how harmful they are to all life and in particular, to our young children.  

Even though our Federal telecommunications laws have stripped Councils of almost all decision-making powers in respect of the deployment of 5G infrastructure and given the Telco's unprecedented powers, this still does not stop our Council from standing up for it's ratepayers and calling out these federal laws that allow Telstra and others to place these towers wherever they wish.  

Other Councils around Australia have stood up and challenged the placement of 5G towers throughout their shires and we should demand the same respect from our own Banana Shire Council.

The ARPANSA Standard is one of the least protective in the world. It is based on the ICNIRP Guidelines that were set by a private German organisation that has been shown to have numerous commercial conflicts of interest and is not subject to independent regulatory examination.

The limits in the ARPANSA Standard are not protective of vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, children and immune compromised people, who are more sensitive to the effects of RF EMR. 

Hundreds of independent experts on RF EMR effects attest that exposures below the limits in the ARPANSA Standard can be harmful to human health. 

The deployment of 5G would result in an exponential increase in base stations and other RF EMR devices, dramatically increasing the public’s cumulative RF EMR exposure. 5G uses millimetre waves and phased array antenna beamforming that have not been rigorously tested for safety. 

There is evidence millimetre waves have adverse effects on the skin and eyes, such as skin cancer and cataracts.

Martin Pall (Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences, Washington State University) has warned that 5G poses a risk of a drastic rise in multiple diseases and ailments, a catastrophic irreversible decline in reproduction and possible epidemics of melanoma, blindness, renal failure, autoimmune disease, spontaneous abortion and autism as a consequence of 5G.

Internationally, thousands of scientists, medical doctors and health care providers have called for a moratorium on the roll-out of 5G until potential hazards for human health and the environment have been fully evaluated.

On the risks of 5G, Professor Lennart Hardell (a world renowned oncologist from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and Professor at Örebro University Hospital in Sweden) recently stated, “... if no action is currently taken, the costs to society will most likely be very high in terms of premature deaths, deteriorated public health and damage to the ecological system.”

Scientific studies have shown that RF EMR can cause immune dysfunction and short term-exposures to millimetre waves can have adverse physiological effects on the peripheral nervous system, the immune system and the cardiovascular system. 

To be unnecessarily increasing people’s involuntary exposure to this radiation at a time when Australia faces a viral epidemic is irresponsible. 

It should be for the community to decide what is an acceptable risk, not government agencies or corporations.

Regardless of the current limitations of their powers, Councils have a social responsibility to protect the public and the environment from exposure to harm.

We need to call on them, our representatives, to advocate on our (and indeed your own) behalf to do everything they can to halt the disaster that 5G will be if allowed to roll out.

I am forming a "5G Action Group" and have created a Facebook GROUP PAGE entitled "STOP 5G" ACTION GROUP FOR BANANA SHIRE.

The Federal Government originally planned for a nation wide fibre optic network to all homes but the Telco's saw a massive profit to be made with wireless.  Let's send the message that big business profits don't trump the health of our children.

PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME TO THE FACEBOOK GROUP PAGE and help us protect our children........Thank you!