[Greens-Media] QLD GREENS MEDIA RELEASE: Greens will not recommend preferences in 69 of the 89 seats

[Qld Greens Media]

*QLD GREENS MEDIA RELEASE*
*Friday 1^st September 2006*
*Greens will not recommend preferences in 69 of the 89 seats*

The Greens have decided to not recommend preferences in 69 of the 89 
seats in the forthcoming election, instead recommending that voters use 
their informed judgment to allocate preferences as they see fit.

The Greens are recommending voters direct their second preference to 
independent candidates in seven seats, with preferences to eventually 
flow to the Labor party in three of these seats.

The Greens will recommend direct preferences to the Labor party in 13 
seats - Cairns, Chatsworth, Clayfield, Cook, Hervey Bay, Indooroopilly, 
Maroochydore, Mount Ommaney, Toowoomba North, Kurwongbah, Woodridge, 
Keppel and Mt Gravatt.
Greens lead spokesperson Juanita Wheeler said the party had negotiated 
with the ALP on a number of issues. We were particularly impressed with 
the ALP’s promises to consult with all landowners, including traditional 
owners in Cape York, about the declaration of all rivers in the Cape 
under the /Wild Rivers Act /as well as other rivers in the state.

Labor also committed to provide funding for management; including 
employment and training programs in particular to aboriginal people in 
that role, particularly in the Gulf and on Cape York Peninsula.

They also committed to the continuation of declaring wild rivers 
following the end of the current moratorium and within a 100 day period 
of the moratorium conclusion.

Ms Wheeler said the Greens were concerned a Coalition Government would 
reverse several hard-won environmental gains like landclearing laws and 
the Wild Rivers legislation.

“We are unhappy with both Labor and Coalition on a range of 
environmental policies, especially rivers and water, but we acknowledge 
that, with its current policy frameworks, and with the Liberals 
accepting Nationals dominance in much environmental policy, a Coalition 
government would be a disaster,” Ms Wheeler said.


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For further information please contact:

Juanita Wheeler

Candidate for Mount Coot-tha

Spokesperson, Queensland Greens

Mobile: 0402 487 110

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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