*Pics by Andrei Nikulinsky: Today (June 26, 2014) … Protest against Libs’ proposed laws proposing protest bans …
It is disappointing that the World Heritage Committee has ignored the will of the Tasmanian people in making this decision, after Tasmanians voted for it at the 2013 Federal election.
However, we will accept the umpire’s decision, as we said we would.
The Liberal Government is concerned about what this decision will mean for the forest industry, particularly in relation to accessing specialty timbers.
This makes our plan to unlock the remaining 400,000 hectares of forest locked up under Labor and the Greens even more important.
We have said we will abide by the umpire’s decision – the challenge now is for Labor, the Greens and the environmental movement to do the same.
Enough is enough.
These groups should accept the outcome from the UN overnight, move on, and allow us to deliver our plan to rebuild the timber industry.
• Paul Harriss: Activists’ handbook evidence of need for strong action to protect workers
• The Hag, in Comments: The Hag has lots of interesting informants; some more reliable than others. Tonight a very reliable one told me something very interesting about Mr Harriss and I would love him to confirm or deny it. He presents as the saviour of the Tasmanian forest industry. So, did he use Victorian timber to build his new house down the Channel a few years ago? If that is the case … why didn’t he use Tasmanian timber milled by a Tasmanian sawmiller? And could he kindly detail just how much this failed challenge – dismissed by the way in under 10 minutes – cost?
• Jenny Weber: Campaigner Slams Liberal Assault on Peaceful Protests
• Carol Rea in Comments, HERE Oh my goodness. I just googled “An Action Guide for Grassroots Activists” – it seems there are many such guides and they are widely used by a long list of organisations and community groups – the American Medical Students Association, feminists, the Occupy Movement, pro-gun people, Israel Advocacy and People for Dolphins.
• Paul Harriss: Huon pool boiler project may be forerunner for growth in forest biomass
Carol Rea, in Comments, HERE: Actually Liz Smith Huon Valley Councillor has been overseas at an international conference on Bioenergy. The pool heating issue was one of the reasons she attended World Bioenergy 2014, “a conference and exhibition on biomass for energy”. She says: “There are many opportunities for Tasmania to learn about creating jobs through value-adding to timber from private forests and plantations; and about using genuine waste for local bioenergy production. As a result of attending Bioenergy 2014, I realised that we in Tasmania can draw on the expertise that is being developed in Europe to build an economy that is much less carbon-intensive and much more sustainable.”
• PROTEST TODAY, June 26, 12.30pm: Against Libs’ new anti-protest laws
• Groundswell activists take stand against the Liberals’ anti-protest Bill
• Tom Bailey, in Comments: Armstrong was blaming the TFA for all the financial woes of the Huon Valley. Really!! Taking a more holistic view, wasn’t it the lack of customers for the product that has caused the financial woes in the Huon Valley coupled with the determination of red-neck philosophy not to embrace change for the better? If the customers want Forestry Stewardship accreditation, then that is what you give them if you want to sell your product. Returning to Jurassic Park is pure nostalgia for the ‘good old corrupt days’. These one-eyed politicians need to get it into their thick heads, that we’re not going back there.
• Miranda Gibson: Forest campaigners keeping close watch on anti-democratic Bill
• Bryan Green: Brakes put on rushed forest legislation
• Dr Lisa Searle: Groundswell activists take stand against the Liberals anti-protest Bill
• Paul Harriss: Green boasts of damage to mining company the height of arrogance
