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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.8.3 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:28:56 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/"><rss:title>Information Desk</rss:title><rss:link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-AU</dc:language><dc:date>2009-11-26T12:28:56Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.8.3 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2009/2/24/key-queensland-seats-profiles-for-the-march-21-election.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2009/2/13/what-are-you-doing-to-stop-the-traveston-crossing-dam.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/12/8/is-the-state-government-at-last-being-persuaded-on-traveston.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/12/4/from-my-family-to-yours.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/11/28/love-mary-the-book.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/11/11/don-bennett-pioneer-in-surgery.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/9/28/a-call-to-arms-across-australia.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/9/9/getup-came-and-it-went-off.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/8/17/have-you-heard-traveston-dam-sucks.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/8/11/help-is-required-to-run-our-stall.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2009/2/24/key-queensland-seats-profiles-for-the-march-21-election.html"><rss:title>Key Queensland seats profiles for the March 21 election:</rss:title><rss:link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2009/2/24/key-queensland-seats-profiles-for-the-march-21-election.html</rss:link><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-02-24T23:52:46Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Qld State Election</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Twelve seats to watch in the 2009 QLD state election
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2009/2/13/what-are-you-doing-to-stop-the-traveston-crossing-dam.html"><rss:title>What are YOU doing to stop the Traveston Crossing Dam?</rss:title><rss:link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2009/2/13/what-are-you-doing-to-stop-the-traveston-crossing-dam.html</rss:link><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-02-13T23:10:23Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a way to be an active citizen in the run-up to the looming 2009 state election -
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/12/8/is-the-state-government-at-last-being-persuaded-on-traveston.html"><rss:title>Is the State Government at last being persuaded on Traveston Dam?</rss:title><rss:link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/12/8/is-the-state-government-at-last-being-persuaded-on-traveston.html</rss:link><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-12-08T22:59:33Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Recently, Premier Anna Bligh announced a delay &#8220;of several years&#8221; in the construction of Traveston Dam on the Mary River.

The reasons behind this decision could be interpreted in several ways.

Could it have been the findings of the independent reports commissioned by Environment Minister Peter Garrett? Could it have been the many thousands of letters of opposition to the dam proposal that pass across parliamentary desks? Or could it be that the government has recognised the dam as an environmental albatross around its neck in the lead-up to a state election? Or perhaps it&#8217;s all three?
No longer is this a local issue; environment groups across the country have thrown their weight behind the campaign. There has never been a more crucial time to add your voice to the opposition to Traveston Dam.
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/12/4/from-my-family-to-yours.html"><rss:title>'From my family... to yours'</rss:title><rss:link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/12/4/from-my-family-to-yours.html</rss:link><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-12-04T00:43:38Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The campaign to Save the Mary River from the proposed Traveston Dam has just launched an exciting new initiative to inform Brisbane residents about the importance of preserving the river&#8230; and why the dam will not solve their water woes.

The initiative, called &#8216;From my family&#8230; to yours&#8217; encourages people who live near the Mary River (from Maleny to Hervey Bay) to send a copy of the beautiful new book &#8216;Love, Mary&#8217; to a randomly selected Brisbane family, along with a letter of explanation.
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/11/28/love-mary-the-book.html"><rss:title>'LOVE, MARY' - the book</rss:title><rss:link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/11/28/love-mary-the-book.html</rss:link><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-28T05:02:38Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Mary River now has its own book to share its story as one of the last remaining rivers still flowing relatively freely in south-east Queensland. Although the dam proposal has now been ‘delayed’, this book will continue the momentum of the campaign to save the Mary River, aiming to stop the proposed dam completely.
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/11/11/don-bennett-pioneer-in-surgery.html"><rss:title>Don Bennett-Pioneer in Surgery</rss:title><rss:link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/11/11/don-bennett-pioneer-in-surgery.html</rss:link><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-11T00:53:18Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Don Bennett-Pioneer in Surgery
14 APR 1939-4 0CT 2008
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/9/28/a-call-to-arms-across-australia.html"><rss:title>A "Call to Arms" Across Australia</rss:title><rss:link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/9/28/a-call-to-arms-across-australia.html</rss:link><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-09-28T22:50:20Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[We are working on a book for the Save Mary Campaign to be distributed across Australia within the next month. The book will be a  cost-effective, eye-catching, heart-touching booklet which will be a vibrant, insistent &#8220;call to arms&#8221;, asking Australia to rise up and join us in our campaign to stop the proposed mega-dam on the Mary River. 

It will aim to reach people around the country who have time and energy to support the campaign, but who are not necessarily frequent users of the internet.
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/9/9/getup-came-and-it-went-off.html"><rss:title>GetUp! came and it went off!</rss:title><rss:link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/9/9/getup-came-and-it-went-off.html</rss:link><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-09-09T05:38:54Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[What a massive weekend in the campaign to save the Mary River from Traveston Dam!
 
There&#8217;s a new photo album online now at www.stoppress.com.au of the highlights of the GetUp! Climate Torch visit to the Mary Valley.
 
Check it out to see Bob Brown, the GetUp! Climate torch, hundreds of anti-dam protesters&#8230; and (shhhhh) the mischief we got up to at Paradise Dam that night!
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/8/17/have-you-heard-traveston-dam-sucks.html"><rss:title>Have you heard? Traveston Dam Sucks!</rss:title><rss:link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/8/17/have-you-heard-traveston-dam-sucks.html</rss:link><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-08-17T01:48:35Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Check out these little sweeteners from the Mary Valley&#8230; unlike the dam proposal, they don&#8217;t leave a bad taste in your mouth! Suck &#8216;em & see.
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/8/11/help-is-required-to-run-our-stall.html"><rss:title>HELP IS REQUIRED TO RUN OUR STALL</rss:title><rss:link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/information-desk/2008/8/11/help-is-required-to-run-our-stall.html</rss:link><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-08-11T23:05:52Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Committee Information</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[WHERE:    Amamoor 
WHEN:      16th Aug to 31st Aug for the run up and then during the  Amamoor Country Music Muster.

We need people for morning or afternoon shifts, starting at 9.30am until 5.30pm - DAILY.

WHAT IS INVOLVED: Handing out information, selling STMR merchandise
PURPOSE:  Maintain the awareness that the proposed dam is a &#8216;social, financial and environmental disaster&#8217; and to raise funds.
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