Call for volunteers

There is much to be done.

Tim Flannery
for Shepparton?

Beneath the Wisteria supporters are called on to consider volunteering their skills and time to join a working group to help create a major public event in Shepparton at which climate change and its implications would be discussed.

The idea for the event arose from an idea brought to the November Beneath the Wisteria gathering by Terry Court.

Terry suggested that someone such as Tim Flannery should be invited to speak and although that idea was seemed to be universally accepted, fellow supporter, John Lawry, warned that the former Australian of the Year can be divisive and that he should share the podium with another speaker who is somewhat less polarizing.

Terry suggested, in an email subsequent to Saturday’s discussions, “That we form a working group- for the sake of a name- to organise the event. GVEG/ GV Community Energy will provide support and I reckon the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority will also support.  Need to think about format and other speakers- Malcolm Turnbull/ Ross Garnaut /Tim Costello”.

The event would not be until 2013, but as such speakers can be difficult to secure and sometimes need spoken with months in advance, Terry has suggested that working group should meet within two or three weeks.

Anyone who feels they would like to be involved with such a group should just send their name to Robert McLean at robed@sheppnews.com.au.