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Information Desk

 “The ignorant man always adores what he cannot understand”-Cesare Lombroso

General information, alerts and contact numbers for residents of the Valley. 

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Don't Murray the Mary post cards

Posted on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at 11:35AM by Registered Commenterstevem in | CommentsPost a Comment

We have 12000 so we want to get them out with our flyers and by any other means. They cost just the postage and are meant to be handed out everywhere.

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Steve Posselt is championing a Brisbane chapter of the STMR group.

Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 09:25AM by Registered Commenterstevem in | CommentsPost a Comment

Steve Posselt is championing a Brisbane chapter of the STMR group. Please forward this info to interested contacts:

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Is opposing Traveston Dam a ‘NIMBY’ issue?

Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 at 06:44PM by Registered Commenterstevem | CommentsPost a Comment

Just in case you thought the Traveston Dam fight was all dried up, here’s an update from anti-dam campaigner Ian Mackay about where it’s at and what to expect. The campaign is far from over… and it’s never too late to get involved. See the end of this email for some ways which YOU can join the push to stop what otherwise could become the most embarrassing environmental disaster that Queensland has ever had.

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Shopping for Mary

Posted on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 09:41PM by Registered Commenterstevem | CommentsPost a Comment

It’s timely that the No Dam/Save the Mary River Campaign has just launched it’s online shop for merchandise & gifts. Check it out, grab some fabulous and fun merch, and solve all your Christmas gift dilemmas while there’s still time.

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Alcohol laws petition

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 at 10:37AM by Registered Commenterstevem | CommentsPost a Comment

Dear fellow Queenslander As parents of early high school aged children, we are concerned about the level of alcohol use within our children’s peer group. We believe that at this age, our children are particularly vulnerable to the dangers and harms associated with alcohol misuse. Right now, alcohol laws are under review in Queensland. This review will be completed by the end of 2007. We’re asking for your support to change Queensland law to better protect all our children.

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One year on and the will to fight dam still flows strong

Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 01:30PM by Registered Commenterstevem in | Comments Off

ALMOST a year after the controversial Traveston dam plan was announced by the state government, resi­dents in the Mary Valley, although battle-weary and exhausted, are maintaining their determination to put a stop to the dam. Kevin Ingersole and his wife, Sharon, moved to Kandanga from New South Wales four years ago for their retirement and pur­chased a l2ha property with 400 mango trees. They fin­ished renovating it about 18 months ago.

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