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“Private discussions between environmentalists and forest industry groups to solve conflict over logging in the State are doomed to fail if the wide-ranging concerns of the public are not considered”, said John Day, spokesman for the community group TAP Into A Better Tasmania.
 
The proposed forestry roundtable to thrash out a way forward for the industry in Tasmania has been sidelined in favour of private talks between environmentalists and the timber sector.
 

At the time of the Nov 07 federal election the Voters Block listed 15000 voters who pledged not to support any political candidate who favoured the pulp mill. Both Labor and Liberal parties supported the pulp mill whilst the Greens and several independents were strongly opposed.

Federal election results for Tasmania

In the Senate, the Greens vote reached the Senate quota barrier of 14.2% for the first time and may reach 18% or more than 50,000 as counting continues.

You can download the file 'How to vote against the pulp mill in federal elections.pdf' and take with you to the polling booth.

House of Representatives
Lyons
3 C. E. C.
2 Cassidy
1 Quin
4 Family First
6 Labor
5 Liberal

Bass
2 Wiener
4 C. E. C.
6 Labor
1 Millen
5 Family First
3 Bennett
7 Liberal

Braddon
4 Family First
6 Liberal
1 O’Halloran
5 Labor
2 Dick
3 L. D. P.

Franklin

Legislative Council

Michael Aird
Level 9 15 Murray Street Hobart 7000.

Kerry Finch
One Civic Square Launceston 7250.

Ivan Dean
One Civic Square Launceston 7250.

Ruth Forrest
PO Box 104 Wynyard 7325.

Greg Hall
PO Box 361 Deloraine 7304.

Paul Harriss
Parliament House Hobart 7000.

Norma Jamieson
Shop 3 Lauriston Arcade 126 Best Street Devonport 7310.

Terry Martin
353A Main Road Glenorchy 7010.

Doug Parkinson
Parliament House Hobart 7000.

Tania Rattray-Wagner
16c King Street Scottsdale 7260.

Sue Smith
PO Box 179 Ulverstone 7315.

Allison Ritchie
Suite 3/90 Clarence Street Bellerive, 7018.

TAP is a non-party political movement. Voters who have added their names to the Voters Block have pledged not to vote for a local, state or federal candidates who support Gunns proposed pulp mill in the Tamar valley. The Voters Block has over 23 700 names and has surpassed the original target of 22 000. The number is growing daily and the new target is 28 000. Send an email to tapcontact@gmail.com for further information about the Voters Block. 

You can make a difference.  Every Tasmanian voter is represented by 19 different parliamentary representatives. More than anywhere else in Australia and yet we are still the poorest state in the Commonwealth! Personal letters carry a lot of weight with politicians. Pen a few words about your concerns over the proposed pulp mill and ask what they are doing to protect your interests. Ask for acknowledgement of your email and for a guarantee of compensation for the risks to you or your business from the mill. See

TAP is planning a ‘Democracy Betrayed, Tasmanians Betrayed’ rally and is urgently raising funds.