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Lock us out-that's the lastest idea. Will it work? The popularity of lockout has increased in Australia just as the USA ,sick of huge destructive burnouts in Wild West Parks have legislated to allow more management and use of their old lockout areas. They say, if we want to protect biodiversity across the board, we have to be to be more actively involved. The big biodiversity issues in SW Victoria are still outside the public land, so is the boundary still too small- the vision too limited? . S
Monday, May 24, 2004
Good polys,while they may not always agree with them, will usually listen to experts, especially experienced local ones. VEAC, for example would be full of experienced scientific and practical experts able to speak honestly and widely without the constraints of tight terms of reference, wouldn't they? they would be able to say ( we haven't seen it yet) that if you lock up the southern fall , you will lock up some of the best tall timber growing country in the State - why we don't expect a reason to be published -though it MUST BE in the interests of VEAC 's and LCC 's integrity.
When the likes of highly experienced researchers like Attwell, Hodgson and Packam have to take the trouble in their retirement to visit NE locals to remind them they are on the right track about things as diverse as biodiversity to their recentburnem out bush fires (to yet another "lock it up" chant )- you wouldn't think any self respecting Victorian Labour person could ALLOW yet another piece of half baked legislation and bite another bit off the Otways being pushed through in the same month on the same subject . Labor members will of course ..know what they said and... if they do.. trust someone else?
This Vic Labour majority will surely be remembered in history - Not only for the number of bills , but their very poor quality . After all there approach is the old death of a thousand cuts used by al governments willing to please the fanatics. For its complacency, cyniscm and the huge range of half baked bills it excitedly pushed through in the name of the best intention ( read that hero B Shaw 's book on the subject -you still need to ) .
When the likes of highly experienced researchers like Attwell, Hodgson and Packam have to take the trouble in their retirement to visit NE locals to remind them they are on the right track about things as diverse as biodiversity to their recentburnem out bush fires (to yet another "lock it up" chant )- you wouldn't think any self respecting Victorian Labour person could ALLOW yet another piece of half baked legislation and bite another bit off the Otways being pushed through in the same month on the same subject . Labor members will of course ..know what they said and... if they do.. trust someone else?
This Vic Labour majority will surely be remembered in history - Not only for the number of bills , but their very poor quality . After all there approach is the old death of a thousand cuts used by al governments willing to please the fanatics. For its complacency, cyniscm and the huge range of half baked bills it excitedly pushed through in the name of the best intention ( read that hero B Shaw 's book on the subject -you still need to ) .
Thursday, May 13, 2004
What communities need in the face of doom and gloom is the voice of objective reason.
But no, faith and idealism is the key to good decisionmaking.
The Victorian Government are happy to bind up their scientists with ropes ( VEACC Otways brief) and make them party to an offering to the gods . Sacrifice some of the Otways- not in our backyard and ,why worry , we don't feel the loss?
In doing so, they will sacrifice some of the best timber growing country in the State . A needless burnt offering they will no doubt be remembered for - one day !
But will the new gods be satisfied? Maybe not until will all eat possums and live in bark huts ( although technically that's a timber product) Can anyone with any sense afford to play with fire in this way!
But no, faith and idealism is the key to good decisionmaking.
The Victorian Government are happy to bind up their scientists with ropes ( VEACC Otways brief) and make them party to an offering to the gods . Sacrifice some of the Otways- not in our backyard and ,why worry , we don't feel the loss?
In doing so, they will sacrifice some of the best timber growing country in the State . A needless burnt offering they will no doubt be remembered for - one day !
But will the new gods be satisfied? Maybe not until will all eat possums and live in bark huts ( although technically that's a timber product) Can anyone with any sense afford to play with fire in this way!
Thursday, May 06, 2004
Many of the very popular conservation targets of today( eg closing down timber harvestingin the
Otways ), will, like the misdirected targets of highly reactionary politicsof the 60's (eg land rights
for the poor in the 60's), will not be seen as successes in 20 years time , not because of lack of
will or good intent , but because the ACTION , if not the imperative, is faulty .
Labours willingness to ACT too quickly to popular sentiment on the environment in regard to regional
ACTION issues like the Otways , will in history, be seen as another nimby diversion and wasted
effort. The city imposes its ignorant quick fix will on the country - Doing the popular thing, but
not the right and reasonable thing - great story to add to labours darker days in the new
milleneum ? If one injustice is done to anyone in Victorian regional areas ( and we say , how many!), we all suffer, however many
silver coins are offered
Otways ), will, like the misdirected targets of highly reactionary politicsof the 60's (eg land rights
for the poor in the 60's), will not be seen as successes in 20 years time , not because of lack of
will or good intent , but because the ACTION , if not the imperative, is faulty .
Labours willingness to ACT too quickly to popular sentiment on the environment in regard to regional
ACTION issues like the Otways , will in history, be seen as another nimby diversion and wasted
effort. The city imposes its ignorant quick fix will on the country - Doing the popular thing, but
not the right and reasonable thing - great story to add to labours darker days in the new
milleneum ? If one injustice is done to anyone in Victorian regional areas ( and we say , how many!), we all suffer, however many
silver coins are offered
