Yesterday my campaign director and I were at Parliament House to announce which parties support the Koala Protection Act. We are pleased to announce that Sustainable Australia have signed a statutory declaration pledging their support.
Today Matilda will be travelling from Narrandera, NSW to Parkes, NSW. Key messages/issues for today Climate change and global warming is going to have a significant impact in Outback Australia; if we don’t have any trees, we won’t have any rain (links 1, 2). Matilda believes in sustainable forestry; unfortunately she just hasn’t seen, Read More
Today Matilda is travelling from Canberra, ACT to Narrandera, NSW. Matilda is excited to visit Wagga Wagga, and the ‘Dog on a Tuckerbox’, 5 miles from Gundagai. Climate change and global warming is going to have a significant impact in Outback Australia; if we don’t have any trees, we won’t have any rain. Matilda, Read More
Matilda is in Canberra today. Matilda is in Canberra today to pick up Statutory Declarations from the Prime Minster and the leaders of the Australian Labor Party, the Australian Greens and The Nationals, pledging their support for the Koala Protection Act. The EPBC Act is unable to protect the biodiversity of this country., Read More
Today Matilda is travelling from Berrima, NSW to Bega, NSW Key messages/issues for today: At least 8 million Koala furs left Australia between 1880 and 1928; there are now less than 80,000 left. 400,000 furs came out of the Bega Valley and left from Tarthra wharf. Now there are less than 40 left., Read More
Today Matilda is travelling from Raymond Terrace, NSW to Berrima, NSW via Sydney. Key messages/issues for today: Urban planning is not working. There is a shocking lack of green space in our major cities. Rather than vibrant communities, we are creating ghettos Koala Beach should be the model Division of Paterson AKF estimated Koala, Read More
Matilda will be travelling from Taree, NSW to Port Stephens, NSW today. Key messages/issues for today Urban Development Koala Beach should be the model The Koala is worth $3 billion to the Australian tourism industry Poor planning should be everyone’s concern. A Comprehensive Koala Plan of Management (CKPoM) was written for Taree City Council, Read More
Today Matilda is travelling from Coffs Harbour, NSW — Taree, NSW. Key messages/ issues for today: Urban Development Koala Beach should be the model The Koala is worth $3 billion to the Australian tourism industry Offsets are a fantasy. Governments (at all levels) allow developers to ‘offset’ any Koala trees they knock down,, Read More