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> From: Paul Peake <>
> Subject: Queensland land clearing: big win in balance - a chance for
> EVERYONE
> on birding-aus to support
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> Dear everyone at birding-aus,
>
> This is a short email from me with details of what to do if you want
> to =
> help achieve what (in my view at least) is the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT =
> VICTORY FOR NATURE (INCLUDING BIRD) CONSERVATION IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
> - =
> an end to broadscale land clearing in Queensland.
>
> All the details are in the longer email following below, but if you =
> don't want to read it, the basic gist is that NOW - RIGHT NOW - is the
> =
> time to contact politicians and media (by any means, preferably
> several, =
> especially the most prompt: phone, fax and email) to send a strong =
> message of support for an immediate end to broadscale land clearing in
> =
> Queensland - currently the subject of intensive negotiation between
> the =
> Federal and Queensland Governments.
>
> If you have opportunity to do a lot of lobbying etc., see the email =
> below. As a minimum, wouldn't it be great if EVERYONE on birding-aus =
> immediately contacted the Prime Minister (the highest priority contact
> =
> at the moment) to support proposals to end land clearing immediately:
>
> Write to: John Howard, Suite NG8, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600
> Ph (02) 6277 7700; Fax: 02 6273 4100
> www.pm.gov.au/your_feedback/feedback.htm
>
>
> Here's an example of a brief message I just threw together in a few =
> minutes (feel free to copy and modify as you see fit):
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --=
> -----
> Dear Mr Howard,
>
> Please do all you can to IMMEDIATELY end land clearing in Queensland.
> I =
> am a birdwatcher and am horrified that HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of birds =
> (not to mention other native wildlife) will be lost forever in the =
> coming years unless something is done to stop this disaster
> immediately. =
> Every month of delay costs us hundreds of thousands of native birds.
>
> I trust that you will do all you can to IMMEDIATELY solve what I =
> consider to be by far the biggest environmental problem facing
> Australia =
> today.
>
> Yours sincerely, ...
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --=
> -----
>
> Being a realist, I see the potential for all sorts of controversial =
> birding-aus threads emanating from this humble posting (should we be =
> talking about conservation on the forum?, is it really the single most
> =
> important victory?, ....). That's great (isn't what we love about =
> birding-aus?) but how about - before we do anything else - we ALL send
> =
> at least one fax/email/whatever of support before launching into the =
> side-threads?
>
> Thanks in anticipation,
>
> Paul Peake
>
> 89 Leinster Grove
> Thornbury, VIC 3071
> Phone: 03 9484 1815
> Fax: 03 9484 1815
>
>
>
> Urgent Chance for solution to Queensland land clearing!
>
> 24th May 2003
>
>
>
> Apologies for cross listings- please distribute on to friends, =
> colleagues and appropriate email lists
>
>
>
> Dear friends,
>
>
>
> I am writing to ask you to help with what could be the biggest single =
> win in protecting nature in Australia- ever.
>
>
>
> It is extremely important right now to send a strong message to the =
> Prime Minister, John Howard, to put in place a solution to land
> clearing =
> in Queensland.
>
>
>
> Yesterday the Prime Minister and Queensland Premier Beattie put
> forward =
> a joint proposal for a rapid phase out of clearing of mature bushland
> in =
> Queensland- and the immediate protection of threatened bushland in
> much =
> of the state.
>
>
>
> Currently Queensland is the rogue state for land clearing- it clears =
> around 300,000 hectares (3,000 square km) of mature bush, and 200,000 =
> hectares of regrowth bushland each year.
>
>
>
> If the Howard-Beattie plan is put in place this would protect millions
> =
> of hectares of native woodlands and forests and the habitat of 100s
> of =
> millions of native animals. It would largely deal with the biggest =
> threat to nature in Australia.
>
>
>
> However- there are already strong protests from some farming groups
> who =
> are saying that the proposals are not acceptable.
>
>
>
> There is a particular risk that the Federal Liberal-National
> Government =
> may be swayed by such views.
>
>
>
> We are also concerned that the proposal doesn't offer any protection
> for =
> significant areas of regrowth bush or offer protection for threatened =
> bushland in urban areas.
>
>
>
> It is extremely important right now to send a strong message to the =
> Prime Minister, John Howard, that there is strong public support for =
> this proposal and that it needs to be implemented.
>
>
>
> If you can spare just 10 minutes to:
>
> =B7 write a letter to the Prime Minister
>
> =B7 a letter to a paper
>
> =B7 call in to talk back radio
>
>
>
> this would help enormously in finally resolving this huge
> environmental =
> problem.
>
>
>
> You don't need to write something long- just a short message saying
> that =
> you support the Prime Minister's land clearing proposal to protect the
> =
> rivers, farmlands and wildlife of Queensland for future generations. =
> Land clearing directly destroys wildlife habitat and is the main cause
> =
> of salinity affecting rivers and farmland.
>
>
>
>
>
> Prime Minister John Howard
>
> Suite NG8
>
> Parliament House
>
> Canberra 2600
>
> Ph (02) 62777700
>
> Fax (02) 62715414
>
> Email him from the link at web site www.pm.gov.au
>
>
>
> The Australian Newspaper
>
> GPO Box 4254
>
> Sydney NSW 2001
>
> Fax (02) 9288 2250
>
>
>
>
>
> The Courier Mail
>
> GPO Box 130
>
> Brisbane 4001
>
> Fax (07) 3666 6690
>
>
>
>
>
> 4BC Talking Brisbane - 1116 AM
>
> this station has talk back throughout the day, phone 13 13 32 or 07
> 3831 =
> 1116
>
>
>
> 612 ABC Local Radio - 612 AM
>
> the best times for talk back are between 9.30 and 11am, or 4-6pm
>
> Phone 1300 360 612
>
>
>
> Or other metropolitan papers and radio stations in other states.
>
>
>
> If you live in South-east Queensland come along to our public meeting
> on =
> land clearing with Prof Tim Flannery on June 4th in Brisbane, and join
> =
> us at the land clearing rally on Saturday June 7th.
>
>
>
> For more information:
>
> Email:
>
> Phone 07 3846 1420 or 0428 461 420
>
> Post: PO Box 5427 West End Qld 4101
>
> 1st Floor 136 Boundary St West End
>
>
>
>
>
> The proposal (taken from Federal Government media release and
> confirmed =
> in discussions)
>
>
>
> a.. The immediate protection of 'of concern' vegetation (in
> non-urban =
> areas)
>
>
> a.. The phase down of broadacre clering of remnant vegetation to
> zero =
> by 2006.
>
>
> a.. Continuation of regrowth clearing and of the Regional Vegetation
> =
> Management Plan process
>
>
> a.. Continuation of some exemptions (eg for woody weeds, =
> infrastructure development, legitimate forest practices, appropriate =
> thinning and fodder harvesting under permit)
>
>
> a.. A joint Commonwealth and Queensland adjustment assistance
> package =
> of up to $150 million with three key elements:
> $130 million for financial incentives to assist with the transition
> (or, =
> where necessary,
>
> for exit assistance)
>
> $12 million for incentives for incentives to improve management of the
> =
> more valuable
>
> remnant vegetation
>
> $8 million for incentives to develop best practice farm management
> plans
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