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Gardening personality Peter Cundall has been named Tasmania’s Australian of the Year winner for 2009. The ABC stalwart was presented the award by Premier David Bartlett at a ceremony in Hobart tonight. Read more here
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Frank Strie
November 26, 2008 at 10:29
Fantastic news and congratulations to Peter!
Well deserved as over the decades so many people of all age got motivated to appreciate learned so much from
Could we ever ask for better patrons of Biochar than Peter Cundall and Tim Flannery, the Australian of the Year 2007?
This is just great and the negative debates should soon get behind the international Biochar Initiative.
Look, read, learn and get behind:
Peter Cundall: Slow Burning Solution | BioEnergy Lists: Terra Preta… Information on the intentional use of Biochar (charcoal) to improve soils. Home › Peter Cundall: Slow Burning Solution …
terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/cundallbiochar2008
stephen
November 26, 2008 at 11:39
Blooming unbelievable give Peter’s courageous stand against greed and corruption associated with the stinking gunns pulp mill!
How is it that the Mercury website does not cover this story?
emily
November 26, 2008 at 12:38
Yaaaay
stephen
November 26, 2008 at 15:20
Blooming unbelievable given Peter’s courageous stand against greed and corruption associated with the stinking gunns pulp mill!
How is it that the Mercury website does not cover this story?
Maddie
November 26, 2008 at 19:13
Three cheers for Peter!! Well deserved too.
With the track record of this Labour Govt. I’m a bit surprised that it wasn’t John Gay. Only joking of course!
Bob McMahon
November 27, 2008 at 00:53
A thoroughly deserved honour for the old warrior.
alison bleaney
November 27, 2008 at 01:43
Bravo Peter, BRAVO!
Rick & Anna Pilkington
November 27, 2008 at 03:07
Congratulations Peter.
Contrast this man, the nature of his commitment to Tassie and the love the islands people have for him with the plight of John Gay.
Tasmania has voted for clean, clever and humble over dirty, dumb and arrogant.
Valleywatcher
November 27, 2008 at 07:54
I’m honoured to know this true gentleman. I’m glad he’s being recognized for his wonderful work.
May he plant spuds for many years more!
(Rocky)
November 27, 2008 at 13:41
Congratulations Peter, well deserved and evidence of the river of sanity and common sense that does flow through this state of ours.
anne
November 27, 2008 at 18:49
Fantastic. Well done & congratulations Peter. Well-deserved award indeed. May you also go on to win the gong for Aussie of the Year.
Rebecca
November 27, 2008 at 21:14
Tasmania so desperately needed a hero, and you are one and some. Congratulations Peter. As a much admired man of integrity and common sense you put our pollies to shame.
Warwick and Val Raverty
November 27, 2008 at 23:59
Congratulations Peter. It is so pleasing to see honesty, integrity, wisdom, humility and good old common sense recognised in Tasmania at long last. Sir, you are a National Treasure and I hope that you are nominated Australian of the Year.
Elizabeth Perey
November 29, 2008 at 17:02
We really got it right this time, that’s for blooming sure! My warmest congratulations Peter.