[Greens-Media] Media Advisory: Tamara Smith to host adventurer Steve Posselt at his talk 6pm 17 May 2016

[Ria Keenan]

Media Advisory
Tamara Smith MP
Member for Ballina

Media Advisory: Tamara Smith to host adventurer Steve Posselt's talk 6pm 17 May 2016

Tamara Smith, Greens MP for Ballina will host Steve Posselt at his talk in Ballina on Tuesday 17 May, 6pm.

"Steve Posselt is an adventurer and author who spent months in 2015 travelling from Canberra to Paris by kayak to raise awareness about the effects of climate change. It is my pleasure to be able to welcome him back home to share his experiences with everyone," said Ms Smith.

The public has been invited to listen to his "Paddle to Paris" talk and see footage and images of the sights along the way - including going up the Lower Mississippi River in a flood, paddling past the Statue of Liberty and encounters with people, police and bureaucracy.

Steve says he undertook the journey to draw attention to climate change. "I used to be concerned primarily with water engineering but now I believe climate change is the most important thing for our age. I am doing this for the sake of my grandkids. I will continue to do whatever I can."

Steve Posselt's other journeys include a seven-month trek from Brisbane to Adelaide  along the length of the Murray-Darling River system, by kayak and on foot, to call attention to water conservation in Australia. The account of this journey became the book "Cry Me a River", published in 2009.

His talk takes place:
When: Tuesday 17 May 2016 Arrive 5:30pm for a 6pm start
Where: Richmond Room, 5 Regatta Ave, Ballina  (on the river side of Ballina Library)

Tickets available at the door: $10 for adults, $5 concession and children. Food also available.

Contact: Ria Keenan ph 02 6686 7522 or email ria.keenan at parliament.nsw.gov.au<mailto:ria.keenan at parliament.nsw.gov.au> to arrange an interview with Tamara Smith and Steve Posselt.


Ria Keenan
Office of Tamara Smith, Member for Ballina
Office 1, 7 Moon Street, Ballina
Phone: 02 6686 7522
Website: www.tamarasmith.com.au<http://www.tamarasmith.com.au>
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