[Greens-Media] Tas Greens_Bartlett Must Act on Moratorium Offer_N McKim MP

[greens at parliament.tas.gov.au]

FOREST MORATORIUM OFFER IS HISTORIC CHANCE FOR PREMIER TO HEAL COMMUNITY
DIVISIONS

Bartlett Must Get Personally Involved

Nick McKim MP
Greens Opposition Leader

Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Contact: State Parliamentary Offices of the Tasmanian Greens, (03) 6233
8300

www.tas.greens.org.au


The Tasmanian Greens today supported the offer from environmental groups
of a moratorium on protest action in the Styx, Florentine and Weld
forests pending an independently mediated dialogue, describing it as a
chance for a major step towards an end to the decades-long forest
dispute in Tasmania.

Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said that the current conflict in Tasmania's
forests is the biggest leadership test faced by Mr Bartlett since he
became Premier, but that to be a part of the solution he will have to
get personally involved.

"Mr Bartlett needs to realise that he has a chance to show that he is
the kind of leader for which Tasmania has been crying out for so long -
this is his historic opportunity and he should be grabbing it with both
hands," Mr McKim said.

"The Premier needs to get personally involved rather than allowing his
Minister David Llewellyn to persist with unhelpful and divisive
rhetoric."

"Healing harmful community divisions should be the highest priority for
any leader, and there is still a chance for Mr Bartlett to rise to the
challenge that history has presented him with today." 

Mr McKim, who indicated his willingness to be involved in any capacity,
issued a personal plea to Mr Bartlett to participate in the
independently mediated discussions proposed by environmental groups
yesterday.

"If it would help I would love to be involved, but for this process to
have the chance to succeed that it deserves, it will need the Premier on
board and committed to participating in good faith."

"The community is crying out for leadership, and Mr Bartlett cannot
allow the call to go unanswered as he has to date."




Any opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual and not necessarily the Parliament of Tasmania. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or person responsible for delivering to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software.


Warning: Computer viruses may be transmitted or downloaded onto any computer system via e-mail communication. It is the recipient's responsibility to take appropriate action to prevent computer viruses being transmitted In this way. Accordingly the Parliament of Tasmania disclaim all responsibility which arises directly or indirectly from such transmission of computer viruses.