[Greens-Media] Qld Greens media release: High profile environmental lawyer to take on Beattie

[Qld Greens Media]

*Media Release*

*High profile environmental lawyer to take on Beattie*


Voters in Premier Peter Beattie’s seat of Brisbane Central will get 
three more years of crisis management unless they send a strong message 
and vote for the Queensland Greens.

Larissa Waters, Brisbane Central Greens candidate and public interest 
environmental lawyer, said neither Labor nor the Coalition were 
seriously addressing the basic environment issues confronting 
Queenslanders and Brisbane Central voters.

Top of her list of concerns for the area were urban water, public 
transport, climate change and sustainable economic and urban development.

“All of the major parties are committed to building huge dams which 
simply will not be ready in time – let alone full – by the time the 
people of Brisbane Central are in level four and level five water 
restrictions,’’ Ms Waters said.

“Unless it rains in the next month this electorate will be in level 
four, just three weeks after polling day.

The only way to stop that is for the people of Brisbane Central to “Vote 
One’’ Queensland Greens.

The Queensland Greens and Larissa Waters have pledged to scrap the $1.5 
billion the government is wasting on the Mary River and Wyaralong Dams.

Instead that they will pressure the government after September 9 – 
whether it is a Labor or Coalition government – to spend all that money 
on more rebates for better demand management, backyard greywater 
recycling systems and rainwater tanks.

Ms Waters said traffic had become a nightmare for Brisbane Central 
voters in recent years and neither Labor nor the Coalition had the answers.
“Building more roads and tunnels will just make this mess even worse,’’ 
she said.

“The Queensland Greens will work to ensure real money is put into making 
public transport more frequent and safer, including in Brisbane Central.’’
With predictions of a winter heatwave to hit southeast Queensland next 
week, Ms Waters said climate change was now affecting everyone, 
including the people of Brisbane Central.

“This government and the Coalition are committed to more coal-fired 
power stations, more roads and more development which emits greenhouse 
gases,’’ she said.
“Not only is this devastating our planet, it affects everyone - they are 
using more petrol running car air conditioners, and seeing their home 
electricity bills skyrocket because of fans and air conditioners.

“The Queensland Greens is the only party serious about tackling climate 
change – we will support renewable energy industries and energy 
efficiency. Queensland should be taking advantage of our enviable 
sunshine to power our homes and hot water heaters.’’

Larissa Waters, 29, is a solicitor with degrees in environmental science 
and law from Griffith University.
She is currently a public interest environmental lawyer with five years 
experience in the community sector.
In that time she has helped draft tougher tree clearing laws, worked on 
the landmark court case to protect the Great Barrier Reef from the 
proposed Nathan Dam in central Queensland, advocated for better 
protection of the state’s remaining pristine rivers and has written a 
proposal to protect the state’s most important wetlands from damaging 
developments.
Larissa understands the needs of Brisbane Central voters, having grown 
up and lived in the inner-north Brisbane area for almost all of her 
life, and attended Kelvin Grove State High School graduating in 1993.

For further information contact:

*Larissa Waters – 0421 844 280*

*Candidate for Brisbane Central *

*email: *_*brisbane at qld.greens.org.au* <mailto:brisbane at qld.greens.org.au>_

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www.qld.greens.org.au

State election Spokesperson. Juanita Wheeler 0402 487 110

Queensland Greens media spokespeople.

Climate Change and Indigenous. Drew Hutton 0428 487 110
Human Rights and Environment. Juanita Wheeler 0402 487 110
Transport and Planning. Greg George 0424 725 719

Queensland Greens campaign coordinator.
Ian Gittus 0422 542 370

Office 3846 0862
fax 3844 4654

www.qld.greens.org.au


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www.qld.greens.org.au

State election Spokesperson. Juanita Wheeler 0402 487 110

Queensland Greens media spokespeople.

Climate Change and Indigenous. Drew Hutton 0428 487 110
Human Rights and Environment. Juanita Wheeler 0402 487 110
Transport and Planning. Greg George 0424 725 719

Queensland Greens campaign coordinator.
Ian Gittus 0422 542 370

Office 3846 0862
fax 3844 4654

www.qld.greens.org.au