The NSW Farmers' Association, in particular, warrants enormous praise for
"negotiating" this coalition of forces, not always an easy marriage,
apparently. Hardly surprising.
Also, the Rally went of seamlessly. A little rowdy when Mr Stoner was speaking, but apart from that, a good humoured rally. Pretty amazing.
Also, the Rally went of seamlessly. A little rowdy when Mr Stoner was speaking, but apart from that, a good humoured rally. Pretty amazing.
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| Fiona Simpson, President of NSW Farmers' Association |
The CWA was particularly well received by the
Media and the public, as apparently it was their first ever
"demonstration". As their own signs say, "Not just Tea and Scones".
Indeed.
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| "Not just Tea and Scones" The Country Women's Association. |
More generally, congratulations to all participating groups,
including (notably, as far as this email distribution is concerned)
RiversSOS and the local Coal and CSG opponent groups, and the Nature
Conservation Council, National Parks Association, Wilderness Society.
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| Kim, a founding member of our Australian Water Campaigners group, and the Shoo Cockatoo group. A supporter of RiversSOS as well. |
In my own list of photos I have attempted to identify the participating
"regions" - from whence the various people carrying the signs came.
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| Southern Highlands Coal Action Group. |
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| Such a clear message. Love it. |
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| Pat and Barry RiversSOS members and NPA members. |
Maureen, (from Victoria) and I carried signs on behalf of Bimblebox. Cannot say we made a huge impact (because the crowd was so huge) but certainly people were keen to ask "where's Bimblebox?" and "what's that all about?" At that point it was easy - mention Clive Palmer's and they understand. Clive's name really resonates with the environmentalists - its a great "sales pitch" (unfortunately).
Here are the major TV news reports.
Channel 9 - http://youtu.be/AfUb3-ekSQw
Channel 7 - http://youtu.be/FiXCBHobj80
ABC 2 (NSW) - http://youtu.be/CS9Honnm8zs
Channel 10 - http://youtu.be/-SBJQaZL7fI
Ali Dee's photos. Possibly not accessible for everyone.
http://www.facebook.com/media/
Two of my photos albums from yesterday.
https://picasaweb.google.com/
https://picasaweb.google.com/
Kate Ausburn's photo gallery (also a Facebook Album - so possibly not accessible to everyone.)
http://www.facebook.com/media/
The Wilderness Society (NSW Branch) photos (mostly of their own team).
http://www.facebook.com/media/
The NSW Farmers Association gallery
http://www.nswfarmers.org.au/
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