Various news things
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xenithResults of the local government elections were in today's paper. Every two years, half of the alderman stand for election (4 years terms) and the mayor & deputy mayor are (re)elected each time. This time around, seems all the mayors across the state were re-elected except in Launceston. Dean lost, although he still got re-elected as an alderman.
The Examiner: Ivan Dean concedes anti-mill impact.
ABC: Alderman Dean does not think his support for the mill was the reason he lost.
On the subject of the pulp mill, I missed this when it was in the news. Work has started to remove three protesters from the top of the Batman Bridge in Northern Tasmania.
In today's news: Fund manager Perpetual has defended its investment in timber giant Gunns, the company planning to build a controversial pulp mill in Tasmania's Tamar valley.
And more on Gunns: Tasmanian timber company Gunns has offered to drop its lawsuit against 14 anti-logging campaigners if they agree never again to interfere with the company's operations.
And totally unrelated to any of the above, it's 90 years since the Light Horse Brigade's charge on Beersheba.
The Examiner: Ivan Dean concedes anti-mill impact.
ABC: Alderman Dean does not think his support for the mill was the reason he lost.
On the subject of the pulp mill, I missed this when it was in the news. Work has started to remove three protesters from the top of the Batman Bridge in Northern Tasmania.
In today's news: Fund manager Perpetual has defended its investment in timber giant Gunns, the company planning to build a controversial pulp mill in Tasmania's Tamar valley.
And more on Gunns: Tasmanian timber company Gunns has offered to drop its lawsuit against 14 anti-logging campaigners if they agree never again to interfere with the company's operations.
And totally unrelated to any of the above, it's 90 years since the Light Horse Brigade's charge on Beersheba.
Hurrah!
Date: 2007-10-31 07:01 pm (UTC)PREMIER DISPARAGES COMMUNITY OPINION ON PULP MILL
http://tas.greens.org.au/News/view_MR.php?ActionID=2652
GREENS GAIN GROUND IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
http://tas.greens.org.au/News/view_MR.php?ActionID=2654
Anti-pulp mill voters give Launceston Mayor the chop
http://tinyurl.com/2scpmg