National day of action pledges love for the Tarkine

Coinciding with Valentine’s Day and less than a week after Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke’s spectacular failure to properly protect the Tarkine, people will gather around Australia to express their love for Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness and take part in a national day of action.

People will gather in Hobart, Launceston, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Cairns, Adelaide and Perth to celebrate the Tarkine and distribute information to the public at stalls, information nights and other events.

The Tarkine is threatened with mining and has been repeatedly abandoned by Governments. Despite the expert advice of the Australian Heritage Council to formally list more than 430,000 hectares of the Tarkine, Minister Burke will list less than four per cent of the region based on cultural values, ignoring the overwhelming evidence of outstanding natural

There are over nine open cut mine proposals across this region.

The Tasmanian events for the Be My ValenTarkine national day of action will be at:

LAUNCESTON – Princes Square – 12 noon

HOBART – Parliament House Lawns – 12.30pm
Vica Bayley, The Wilderness Society