GREENS’ candidate for New England Pat Schultz hosted Greens’ Senate candidate Cate Faehrmann at two meetings in Armidale and Tamworth last week discussing issues from education to clean energy creation.
Cate Faehrmann who, as a member of the NSW Upper House, exposed plans to drill for coal seam gas in St Peters in Sydney’s inner west, commented on the growing acceptance of the Greens throughout rural Australia.
“The Greens have been welcomed at farm gate meetings and at community meetings throughout rural and regional NSW,” Cate said.
“Rural communities and farmers have been disappointed by the National Party which has failed to protect prime agricultural land and water resources.”
According to Ms Faehrmann, people on the land think it is madness to allow mining, particularly of coal and coal seam gas to take precedence over food and water security.
“The Greens know that, with adequate investment now, 90 per cent of Australia’s energy could come from renewable sources by 2030,” she said.
“Desperate asylum seekers reaching our shores are not the major threat to our future.”
Pat Schultz, the Greens’ candidate for New England, is currently actively campaigning to end coal mining in Leard State Forest and coal seam gas mining in the Pilliga Forest and on the Liverpool Plains. She is determined to take the battle to protect food and water resources to the Federal lower house.
The Greens are also determined to reverse cuts to university education, raise Newstart by $50 and ensure mining multi-nationals pay their fair share for the resources we all own.
“The Greens stand for decency and fairness in politics,” she said.
“I strongly believe that the Greens can be a party of government within a generation. In the meantime, the Greens are the only party that can keep the Senate honest.”
