Mary Kayaker on Home Stretch!
“Don’t Murray the Mary” kayaker Steve Posselt has now paddled the entire length of the Mary River, through Great Sandy Strait in the lee of Fraser Island and is due to reach Noosa, days ahead of schedule, on this coming Saturday, May 3rd.
His return to West End in Brisbane ( between Boundary St and Jane St) will take place a day earlier than anticipated, on the following Saturday, May 10 at 11am, four weeks after his departure.
Steve was able to take part in the second anniversary “Floatilla” at Traveston Crossing last Sunday, where he was joined by around a hundred other canoes, kayaks, rowboats and even an inner tube, in a colourful show of opposition to the proposed Traveston Crossing dam.
He has attracted considerable media attention on the trip, understandable given his national profile following his four month walk and paddle along the Murray darling last year and given that he is a past president of AWA, the Australian water Association.
Coinciding with Steve’s trip, and effectively underscoring his “Don’t Murray the Mary” message, Federal Climate Change and Water Minister Penny Wong delivered an inspirational and far-sighted address to the Australian Water Summit in Sydney on Tuesday. A copy of her speech can be downloaded from:
“Don’t Murray the Mary” kayaker Steve Posselt has now paddled the entire length of the Mary River, through Great Sandy Strait in the lee of Fraser Island and is due to reach Noosa, days ahead of schedule, on this coming Saturday, May 3rd.
His return to West End in Brisbane ( between Boundary St and Jane St) will take place a day earlier than anticipated, on the following Saturday, May 10 at 11am, four weeks after his departure.
Steve was able to take part in the second anniversary “Floatilla” at Traveston Crossing last Sunday, where he was joined by around a hundred other canoes, kayaks, rowboats and even an inner tube, in a colourful show of opposition to the proposed Traveston Crossing dam.
He has attracted considerable media attention on the trip, understandable given his national profile following his four month walk and paddle along the Murray darling last year and given that he is a past president of AWA, the Australian water Association.
Coinciding with Steve’s trip, and effectively underscoring his “Don’t Murray the Mary” message, Federal Climate Change and Water Minister Penny Wong delivered an inspirational and far-sighted address to the Australian Water Summit in Sydney on Tuesday. A copy of her speech can be downloaded from:
It is well worth a read and describes a water future that is quite at odds with that proposed for the Mary.
Come and join the crowd celebrating his return and help by raising your voice for Mary. Buses are organized from Hervey Bay, Maryborough and Kandanga. The Hervey Bay bus leaves at 5.30am and will stop at Maryborough on its way to Brisbane.
Come and join the crowd celebrating his return and help by raising your voice for Mary. Buses are organized from Hervey Bay, Maryborough and Kandanga. The Hervey Bay bus leaves at 5.30am and will stop at Maryborough on its way to Brisbane.
For bookings contact Beryl Suttcliffe on 4121 6383 or leave a message on 0416169467, or send an email to http://au.f656.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=sutty53@lizzy.com.au
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