Pulp Mill Forum, Today

Phill Pullinger

Ben Quin, Bob Brown, ALP, Liberals. Dr Stuart Godfrey, Professor Andrew Wadsley, Dr Graeme Wells, Geoff Law.

Where: Stanley Burbury Lecture Theatre, University of Tasmania, Hobart.

When: Today, Tuesday, November 6, 7.30pm.
MEDIA ALERT 5/11/2007

EXPERTS AND POLITICIANS IN PULP MILL DEBATE

In what is predicted to be a feisty but informative evening, politicians and an expert panel will face-up to the public in a forum over the proposed Tamar Valley pulp mill tomorrow night. The politicians and the expert panel will field questions from the audience in the second half of the forum, and will also direct questions to each other during the debate.

What: PULP MILL FORUM

Who:

Politicians

Ben Quin, Independent candidate for Lyons

Bob Brown, Greens Senator

ALP, Liberals – To be confirmed

Expert Panel

Dr Stuart Godfrey, Oceanographer, formerly with CSIRO

Professor Andrew Wadsley, Assoc. Prof of Petroleum Technology, Curtin University

Dr Graeme Wells, Economist, University of Tasmania

Geoff Law, Director, The Wilderness Society

Where: Stanley Burbury Lecture Theatre, University of Tasmania, Hobart

When: Tuesday 6th November, 7.30pm

The forum has been organised by Environment Tasmania, and will be facilitated by Dr Peter Hay, from the School of Geography & Environmental Studies. “With the pulp mill debate far from over, this forum is an excellent opportunity for the public to hear the views of key politicians about the pulp mill, and to also hear from a panel of experts on the real and potential implications of the pulp mill, if it were to go ahead,” said Dr Phill Pullinger, Convenor of Environment Tasmania.

Environment Tasmania is Tasmania’s conservation council, representing more than 20 environment and conservation groups from across the state – with a collective membership of more than 5000 Tasmanians.