Peter Cundall coming to Sydney on Saturday 29 May 2010!
Peter Cundall, Australia’s favourite gardener, is coming to Sydney to carry on his fight to save the Upper Florentine Valley in Tasmania from logging. Though better known as the host of the ABC’s Gardening Australia television program and a newspaper columnist about gardening across the country, Peter has had a life long passion for the environment that is now being translated into direct action to protect old growth forest. Currently on trial in Tasmania for his actions to protect the forest, Peter is talking some time off to come up to Sydney to talk to us about this issue.
The area of old growth forest under threat of destruction is the upper Florentine Valley. This beautiful forest was mooted for World heritage listing such is its environmental value. Instead, logging operations have now started pushing roads through the forest preparing for its destruction.
Peter states that “The basic driving force behind the mindless destruction of our most beautiful, ancient forests is nothing more than uncontrolled greed. The corporations profiting from this cynical, wholesale carnage have no thought for the future and are concerned only with trying to make as much money as possible in the shortest possible time. We can and will stop them. We have no choice but to keep fighting for our most precious places and the astonishing balance of living things which is a true, ecologically-intact wilderness.”
Peter will speak at the “Florentine – Worth more Standing” fundraising evening at Forestville Memorial Hall this coming Saturday 29th May from 6.30 to 10.30 pm. The evening will feature gourmet finger food; silent and life auctions of items donated for the event and live music. Entry costs $60/$40 (concession). Bookings are through Dr Conny Harris on 0432 643 295.
The evening will also support a local northern beaches group – “Spot-a-Shark” – who are tracking the critically endangered Grey Nurse sharks along the New South Wales coast using the shark’s individually unique skin markings.
So don’t miss your chance to come along and hear Peter Cundall and help save this beautiful valley from destruction.
Peter is available for interview prior to the evening. Please contact Conny Harris on 0432 643 295 to arrange this.
