[Greens-Media] Rhiannon in talks for statewide Greens support at southeast actions to close chipmill

[Lee Rhiannon]

Media Release
10 August 2009

Rhiannon in talks for statewide Greens support at southeast actions to
close chipmill
 
Greens MP and southeast spokesperson Lee Rhiannon is in Bega tomorrow
to discuss with local Greens groups and environment organisations the
party*s plan to hold their state conference in the southeast in
December with the key focus on closing Eden Chipmill.
 
*Greens members from across the state are keen to use the end of year
state conference as an opportunity to take actions to back the closure
of the local chipmill and end intensive logging of native forests in the
region,* Ms Rhiannon said. 
 
*Tomorrow I will be meeting with the Bega Greens and the Southeast
Regional Conservation Alliance to coordinate our plans. 
 
*These discussions will be very useful. I am keen to hear the plans
of locals and receive an update on the status of many species under
threat from State Forest activities. 
 
*The recent local sightings of the endangered swift parrots has
brought renewed support for actions to stop logging native forests in
this area.
 
*We will be discussing what will be the most appropriate actions and
protests to take during the Greens NSW state conference. 
 
*We are considering that one of the conference days will involve a
convergence on a key forest area slated for logging. 
 
*We expect there will be a strong turnout at the Bega conference from
the more than 50 Greens local groups that make up the Greens NSW. 
 
*The conference will be held on 5 and 6 December,* Ms Rhiannon
said. 
 

For more information: Lee Rhiannon - 0427 861 568, 9230 3551

For more on the Greens campaign to end woodchipping in NSW south east
forest, visit http://endsoutheastwoodchipping.wordpress.com/ 


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Lee Rhiannon, MLC
The Greens
Parliament of New South Wales
Macquarie St, Sydney 2000
Tel: +61-2-9230 3551 
Fax: +61-2-9230 3550
lee.rhiannon at parliament.nsw.gov.au
http://www.lee.greens.org.au/
http://www.democracy4sale.org/ 
http://twitter.com/leerhiannon

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