MEDIA ALERT FOR
MONDAY 6 and TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 1999
TAMWORTH PUBLIC MEETING TO OPPOSE LOGGING AND BURNING OF WESTERN WOODLANDS FOR CHARCOAL
MONDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
PUBLIC MEETING
7.30 PM AT The No 1 Pavilion Oval Kable Avenue Tamworth
Speakers include scientists, naturalists from the Tamworth NPA Branch and Noel Plumb NPA Executive Officer
TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
MEDIA VISIT TO KELVIN STATE FOREST
The trip will include general views of the forest and examination of ironbark species targeted for charcoal production. Koalas may also be sighted.
Naturalists from the Tamworth Branch of NPA and Noel Plumb NPA Executive Officer will be present.
Kelvin State Forest is about 50 minutes out of Tamworth by car. We will have 4 places available in our vehicles for the media. If you wish to book one of these places please call Robin Gunning on 6766 2266 h or 6763 1128 w
MEET for trip at 9.00am on Tuesday 7 September outside Tamworth Information Centre,
Depart at 9.15 am promptly for return by 12 noon
For information, comment or interviews please call Noel Plumb 0412 975 575
MONDAY from 1.30pm and TUESDAY -
Noel Plumb will be available in Tamworth for interviews
Attached for information - NPA Journal article re Charcoal Plant.
NPA is the largest membership based conservation group in NSW with some 5,000 members located in 19 Branches throughout the State.
4 September 1999