[Greens-Media] ALERT: Bermagui hosts Greens State Council Sat/ Mumbulla Forest Action Sun

[Lee Rhiannon]

Greens MP Lee Rhiannon - Media Alert - 14 May 2010

Bermagui hosts Greens State Council Saturday, Mumbulla Forest Action Sunday

What:All four NSW Greens MPs and members from across NSW attend State Greens Conference in Bermagui Saturday, followed by a Mumbulla Forest action Sunday morning. 

When and where:
* 10-5pm Saturday 15 May 2010: two monthly Greens State Conference at Bermagui Community Centre.
* 9.30am-noon Sunday 16 May 2010: Greens MPs and members join local campaigners at Mumbulla Forest.

This Saturday Bermagui is hosting the NSW Greens State Council, held every two months to discuss policy and campaigning. 

On Sunday Bega Greens and local conservationists have invited Greens MPs and members to join them at a forest action to take a stand for the Mumbulla koalas. 

NSW Greens MP and South East spokesperson Lee Rhiannon said:

"With Federal and State elections drawing close, the NSW Greens have their nose to the grindstone developing strategy and campaign plans.

"Greens members are passionate about saving the South East Forests and the Sunday protest will allow us to learn more about the campaign from locals and experience the forest's beauty first hand.

Greens MPs and members will consider an urgent motion calling on the NSW government to:
* end the industrial logging of native forests;
* reject plans to build any power station that burns native forest products; and
* stop all sackings and forced redundancies of NSW Forests staff and return the permanent workforce to June 2009 levels, and ensure effective environmental supervision of logging while it remains legal.

For more information: 
NSW Greens MP Lee Rhiannon 0427 861 568
Harriett Swift CHIPSTOP 0414 908 997