Defend Our Water: Tweed Daily News coverage of our departure from Murwillumbah

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Tweed Daily News coverage of our departure from Murwillumbah

Our local daily paper the Tweed Daily News ran a story about us leaving on the Defend Our Water tour.

Here is a link: Tweed Daily News - Defend Our Water - 30 July 2011

Cheers
Michael & Julie

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National Day of Action against Coal Seam Gas mining - NSW

When: 12 Noon, Sunday 16 October
Where: Every town/community

Check the Lock the Gate website for arrangements.

There will be major rallies in Sydney & Brisbane at the same time.

Rural and regional communities are encouraged to make a banner "[Our Town] says NO to CSG" and send it to Sydney/Brisbane to be carried and displayed at the rally there.

Local communities are also asked to SMS the numbers attending to a central number so we can release to the media the communities and people who stood up to Defend Our Water.

In NSW
Send the banners to
Stop CSG Sydney
PO Box 235
ST PETERS NSW 2044

Send an SMS to 0425 207 180 with your community name and attendance numbers.

In Qld
Send the banners to
Stop CSG Brisbane
166 Ann Street
BRISBANE QLD 4000

Some activities that various groups have suggested:
- Have a letter writing table.
- Send letters to the state Premier calling for a moratorium.
- Take a picture of your community rally and send it to Lock The Gate.
- Send congratulations letters to Jeremy Buckingham MLC. Encourage him to keep fighing.

Defend Our Water Community Meetings

Friday 30/9 - Heading Home!!! We are done!
Thursday 29/9 - Armidale - Bowling Club @ 7pm.
Wednesday 28/9 - Richmond - Richmond Club @ 7pm.
Saturday 24/9 - Blacktown - Village Green @ 9am.
Friday 23/9 - Kangaroo Valley @ 7pm.
Sunday 18/9 - St Peters Protest
Tuesday 13/9 - Bathurst - Visit Sr Patricia Powell @ Rahamim Ecological Centre of the Sisters of Mercy
Sunday 11/9 - Mudgee - 10:30am in the park
Saturday 10/9 - Tour of Bylong Valley
Friday 9/9 - Running Stream - 7pm @ Running Stream Hall
Tuesday 6/9 - Mullaley - 7pm @ Mullaley Hall
Monday 5/9 - Moree/Gurley/Bellata - Meet with local activists and Councillors. Tour of Bellata.
Thursday 1/9 - Coonamble - Bowling Club @ 2pm
Tuesday 30/8 - Burren Junction - Coal Seam Gas Communtiy Forum @ 10am
Monday 29/8 - Meet with Bevan O'Regan at Narrabri. Travel on to Burren Junction.
Monday 29/8 - Meet with Tony Pickard at Pilliga - Tour of Pilliga State Forest drilling sites
Sunday 28/8 - Coonabarabran - CWA Hall @ 2:30pm
Friday 26/8 - Meet with Blacktown activists re forming local group
Sunday 21/8 - Southern Highlands Coal Action Group - Volunteers Lunch @ Sutton Forest.Monday
Saturday 20/8 - Rivers SOS meeting - Muswellbrook @ 11:30am
Friday 19/8 - Sydney Town Hall - Breakfast with the Lord Mayor

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Tweed Daily News coverage of our departure from Murwillumbah

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