Safe injecting rooms, an end to old growth native forest logging, protests against Medevac repeal, the rights of sacred trees & single use plastic ban in Queensland

Monday, 11 November 2019 - 7:00am to 8:30am

7:00   Acknowledgement of Country

7:15   Peter Wearne about recent media reports on the Medically Supervised Injecting Room.

7:30   Matt Ruchel Executive Director of the Victorian National Parks Association on the Andrews government announcement that logging of old growth native forest in Victoria will ‘cease immediately’.

7:45    Chris Breen Refugee Action Collective about the Federal government’s move to repeal the Medevac Legislation

8:00    Wendy Steele from RMIT talks to us about ecological economics and the rights of sacred trees

8:15     Shane Cucow spokesperson on plastics from Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) tells us about Queensland’s plan to ban single use plastics.