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GREENS ANNOUNCE PLAN TO END NATIVE FOREST LOGGING IN NSW

2023-02-09 GREENS ANNOUNCE PLAN TO END NATIVE FOREST LOGGING IN NSW  The Greens NSW have today announced their plan to end native forest logging and transition to a 100% sustainable plantation timber industry. Greens MP and spokesperson for the environment and agriculture, Sue Higginson, said “Logging of public native forests is coming to an end in NSW, the only question left is whether it will be a planned transition or if it will catastrophically crash and leave forests and communities devastated and abandoned. “The recovery of forests for habitat and climate mitigation needs to begin immediately, that’s why our plan

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LYNDA-JUNE COE, NSW UPPER HOUSE CANDIDATE – Berry 29th January

Lynda-June is a proud Wiradjuri and Badu Island woman from Erambie Cowra NSW.  She is an educator, activist and PhD student at Macquarie University.  Lynda-June is currently the Family Wellbeing and Campaign Manager with the Dhadjowa Foundation supporting First Nations families who have been impacted by deaths in custody. “I am a proud Wiradjuri and Badu Island woman from Cowra, an educator and activist, and I am running for the Greens this election because past governments have failed our First Nations community for too long. The more First Nations voices in NSW parliament, the closer we get to securing social

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Help with the campaign

There are many ways that you can help support the campaign to achieve a change of government and greater Greens representation in the NSW Parliament. (A) Donate to the costs of running the campaign (B) Attend and or help organise the campaign events (C) Have a campaign poster in your front yard (D) Register to be on the email list of supporters (E) Indicate your willingness to work on polling places during pre-poll (18th March to 24th March) and on election day (25th March) (F) Take part in letterboxing of election material (G) Contribute to the discussion about policy (H)

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New Agritourism legislation challenges the future of local farmland

The Greens candidate for the seat of Kiama, Professor Tonia Gray, is taking on the task of highlighting the threats to one of the electorate’s key resources. “The Kiama electorate is the home of some of Australia’s most rich and productive soils and combined with the excellent local rainfall they provide the basis for what has been a long and productive agricultural industry.” “Active and productive farmland, provides the basis for an important part of the local economy” she said when addressing the impact of recent changes to the law relating to Agritourism in NSW. “A constant threat to the agricultural viability of

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Tonia Gray preselected for the seat of Kiama

We are excited to announce that Tonia Gray has been preselected as the Greens candidate for Kiama in the March 2023 State Election. Tonia, who currently lives in Berry, is a Ward 1 Councillor on Shoalhaven City Council and is a Professor in the School of Education at Western Sydney University. In support of her decision, Tonia said “I’m running because more capable women are needed in politics. Our local communities are demanding transparent and honest decision making. Inappropriate development is a serious threat to our local coastal communities and the current Coalition state government has sidelined local input into planning decisions.

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