Australian Senate Petitioned

Today Larissa Waters MP from the Greens tabled two petitions.  The following are the statements that were released by her office in regards to the two petitions -

“Nature Reserve System Program not to be undermined” petition

A message from Australian Greens Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters:

Thank you for signing the “Nature Reserve System Program not to be undermined” petition! You just did something fantastic, by standing up for our environment together with hundreds of other Australians.

Today, I tabled this petition in the Senate. It is important that elected representatives hear from community members like yourself about issues that matter.

Our environment is under attack like never before. The ALP and the Coalition are ganging up to gut our environment laws, and make it easier for the mining industry to destroy what we love about Australia. Valuable wildernesses that are rich in biodiversity, like the Bimblebox Nature Reserve, need stronger protection.

You can get involved with our new campaign, Too Precious To Lose, that gives every Australian the opportunity to nominate precious places and wildlife that they believe are too precious to lose to mining and development.

You can also follow me on Facebook and Twitter for information about the action I am taking in the Senate and the community to protect our environment.

 

The second statement is similar - (so I have omitted most of the repetition)

 

For the “Australians want a Coal Seam Gas moratorium” petition

A message from Australian Greens Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters:

Thank you for signing the “Australians want a Coal Seam Gas moratorium” petition! You just did something fantastic, by standing up for clean water and land together with hundreds of other Australians.

Today, I tabled this petition in the Senate. It is important that elected representatives hear from community members like yourself about issues that matter.

Thousands of Australians in the city and the bush are concerned about coal seam gas, and they’re not wrong. Both the CSIRO and the National Water Commission have said they don’t know what the long term impacts of CSG drilling will be groundwater and farmland. But Labor and the Coalition are listening only to the mining billionaires. The old parties must start listening to voices like yours and the Australian community, protesting the sell out of the future of our farmland and our environment for a quick buck in fossil fuels.

 

My say - So there are people out there that care what happens to this country, so get informed and get involved.  Don't just vote at election time get involved in the process.  It's the only way to make a change.  Sign a petition, speak up on issues you care about.  Don't become disillusioned by the daily soap opera that the news airs over leadership tensions in the parties and all the other nonsense that goes on.  Focus on the issues, not the personalities.  The two petitions tabled were ran on www.communityrun.org by Sunshine Coast resident Paul Dawkins.