Australian Story tonight - Cape York Conservation

Submitted: Monday, May 28, 2007 at 14:00

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Member - Steve (ACT)

Thought some might be interested in this episode of Australian Story tonight! It is repeated on Saturdays at 12.30pm

Cry Me a River Australian Story

Australian Story is televised on ABC-TV Mondays at 8.00 pm and repeated on Saturdays at 12.30 pm. You can watch Australian Story on ABC2 on Thursdays at 9pm and Saturdays at 8:00pm.

28/05/2007
Australian Story lifts the lid on a clash of ideologies over the future of some of the most spectacular and pristine areas of Cape York.

Aboriginal leaders Noel and Gerhardt Pearson claim their own conservation record speaks for itself. But they say former allies in the green movement have sidelined the needs of Indigenous people of the Cape in a struggle over the region's rivers.

At issue is Queensland Government legislation designed to conserve "wild rivers", including 14 rivers on the Cape.

The Pearsons accuse The Wilderness Society and the Queensland Government of riding roughshod over indigenous interests, and putting at risk the pressing economic, social and health needs of Aboriginal people.

The Queensland Government says it is seeking a balanced outcome. The Wilderness Society says it recognises the needs of Aboriginal people but the conservation issues are of global significance.

Steve

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Reply By: Richard Kovac - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 21:15

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 21:15

Thanks Steve

7.14pm at the moment will turn it on at 8.00pm and have a look...

Cheers

Richard

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Reply By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 21:21

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 21:21

Thanks Steve. Let's see .... Beattie v Wilderness Society v Pearsons ..... hmmmmm
I'll vote with the Pearsons thanks.

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Follow Up By: Member - Pat C (QLD) - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 22:17

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 22:17

It looked like Beattie plus the Wilderness Society V Pearsons.

I hope the rivers don't get locked up from the ordinary Joe Camper by the greens.
That's what has happened between Mt Molloy and McLeod River thanks to the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. Their motives might be good but you can't get down to the Mitchell River there any more. They are "regenerating" the area. It's called Brooklyn.
They do have a very well constructed website, shouldn't be hard to Google.
Hopefully they will allow access later but from the look of other areas around Australia it will be very limited.

Regards

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