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Queensland Premier flooded with letters in support of Wild River protection - 16/01/08
The Premier’s electorate office in the West End was today deluged with 2300 letters urging her to honour her Government’s commitment to protect Cape York Peninsula’s wild rivers. Delivered by TWS, the letters come from a wide variety of concerned Queenslanders including residents from Cape York and a large proportion of the Premiers own electorate.
TWS campaigners deliver 2300 letters to the Premier's electorate office.
Photo: Janina Jones
In 2004, the Queensland Government promised to protect Queensland's wild rivers. They indicated that thirteen free flowing river systems on Cape York Peninsula would be nominated for wild river protection. Four years later, these rivers remain unprotected.
The Queensland Government passed the Wild Rivers Act in 2005 to protect Queensland’s remaining free flowing rivers. Six other rivers in the state so far have now been protected.
The Premier, Anna Bligh, also received hundreds of emails with the same message, as part of a “cyber-action” campaign by TWS.
TWS will continue to urge the Queensland Government to show decisive leadership and deliver on their long-standing commitment to protect wild rivers.