The public hearing into vegetation management laws gets underway in Charleville from 1pm today.
Hundreds of frustrated landholders have just gathered in front of the Charleville Town Hall to give the committee a “farmer’s welcome”.
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Those speaking include:
- Murweh Shire Council Mayor Annie Liston
- Western Meat Exporters’ Campbell McPhee
- Charleville and Western Areas Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health’s Pat Fraser
- Scott Sargood, Halton Station, Charleville
- Vicki Franklin, Wyoming Station, Charleville
- Robyn Bryant, Cunnyana, Mitchell
- Guy Newell, Biddenham, Augathella
- Dr Ian Beale, grazier and former member of Charleville Pastoral Laboratory
- Peter and Sue Joliffe, Walhallow Station, Amby
- Agribusiness Specialist Lisa Lonsdale
- Rob Moore, Grassmere, Mitchell
- Richard Bucknell, Calooma, Dirranbandi
- Donald and Deidre Williams
- Dan McDonald, Wyrapa, Charleville
- Donald and Teresa Allen, Albany Downs, Mitchell
- Cameron Tickell, Rylstone, Charleville
- Dan Radel, Burenda, Augathella