A group of Sarawak natives are going on a campaign tour in Australia to raise awareness on the controversial mega-dam projects in the state.

This is to shed light on the detrimental role played by Australian companies involved in the project, said environmental NGO Bruno Manser Fund (BMF).

The delegation will also be holding meetings with the companies allegedly involved, namely Snowy Mountains Engineering Company, GHD and Hydro Tasmania.

Hydro-Tasmania is owned by the Tasmanian government, and acts as a consultant for several of the project, including the Bakun Dam.

BMF released a statement yesterday saying that the group has already arranged to visit Sydney, Launceston, and Hobart between Nov 22 and the first week of December.

They will also be planning to visit Canberra and Melbourne, with the dates and venue to be confirmed.

NONE Meanwhile, in a show of solidarity, volunteers from the Save Rivers campaign joined environmental group Himpunan Hijau on a 14-day march from Kuantan to the Parliament, which started on Tuesday.

Among the participants are 12 indigenous people of Sarawak, who are protesting against hydroelectric dam project in their state.

The group itself is embroiled in a fight against 12 proposed mega-dams in Sarawak, including at least one ongoing blockade at a construction site.

In total, about 70 people are participating in the 300km march from Kuantan to Kuala Lumpur to pressure the government to stop the Lynas rare earth plant from starting operations and highlight other environmental issues.