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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
Sunday, November 07, 2004
Bob Brown knows best - who needs State polys when their policies are mirror images of moving targets - the worlds most predictable recipe for unsustainable governments .
The biggest issue in australain politics before the Federal Election was supposed to be "old growth forests ". Not so after the election . Finally the press are taking the real experts and the moderates seriously and recognising that the greens don't know what they are doing . Following the greens around is an exercise in frustration for practical politicians . Will the victorian State goverenmnet learn the lesson before they lock up western Victoria or will they fall into line on the meery go round risking their future and credibility in the longer term.
The biggest issue in australain politics before the Federal Election was supposed to be "old growth forests ". Not so after the election . Finally the press are taking the real experts and the moderates seriously and recognising that the greens don't know what they are doing . Following the greens around is an exercise in frustration for practical politicians . Will the victorian State goverenmnet learn the lesson before they lock up western Victoria or will they fall into line on the meery go round risking their future and credibility in the longer term.
