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| Supporters at Ferry Park, Maclean, on Pacific Highway heading north Photo: The Daily Examiner online |
The Daily Examiner, 22 April 2019, p.4:
Protesters came out in
support of the anti-Adani convoy as it made its way through the Clarence Valley
yesterday.
Up to 180 cars, many of
them electric, decorated in “Stop Adani” paraphernalia made their way along the
Pacific Highway as part of a two-week campaign, organised by conservationist
Bob Brown, to stop the proposed Carmichael coal mine.
Karen von Ahlefeldt said
many in the convoy stopped for a chat and were “boosted” by the show of
support.
“A lot of people
standing there wished they could be on the convoy, this was a good chance for
them to be part of it,” Ms von Ahlefeldt said.
Clarence Valley
Councillor and Greens party member Greg Clancy stood at South Grafton waving on
the cars as they made their way north.
“Politicians are not
listening, and some of the public don’t understand,” Cr Clancy said.
“They think it is jobs,
we need coal, but we don’t, we are phasing it out. Coal is not the future, it
is the past.”
He said it was
unthinkable to “dig up more of the Galilee Basin” and the proposed coal mine
would be “contributing to climate change”.
Cr Clancy said movements
such as the convoy were important steps to making change.
“Bob Brown has said this
is going to be another Franklin River issue,” he said.
“People are not going to
stand by. There will be protests, there will be arrests, it will be big.”
“You just have to look
at how many vehicles have gone past today to know it’s going to be big.”
Mr Clancy called on
politicians to commit to oppose the Queensland mine ahead of the federal
election next month.
Listen up @billshortenmp and @ScottMorrisonMP - we’re heading headfirst for climate catastrophe. @BobBrownFndn leads the #stopadaniconvoy up to Galilee Basin. Here we are at #mullumbimby for the 2nd rally of the day, with an incredible turnout. #auspol pic.twitter.com/fYDwOSDHZZ— Ellen Kirkwood (@Nelled) April 21, 2019
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