Wild Places at the ALP Fringe in Adelaide
Tim Winton, the author takes us swimming with giant whales. There is a moment when he comes up against a colossal eye and realises it is not going to harm him as it lifts its flipper, huge as an aeroplane wing, to let him pass. He was telling the ALP Fringe the things we have to be proud of in the protection of whale nurseries and why it is time to reform our environmental laws.
Peter Owen is from the Wilderness Society in Adelaide . He speaks to Vivien about the Great Australian Bight whale nursery. He says, "This is no time to be expanding the oil industry ". Even though BP and Chevron have pulled out Norwegian company Equinor is still trying. The Mayor of Kangaroo Island took the wishes of half a million citizens to their AGM in Norway. Peter urges the ALP to commit to shutting down the Fossil Fuel Industry.
Links from this interview:
Operation Jeedera: Documentary Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK6Hh6S9BPE (
Sea Shepherd Launches Operation Jeedara documentary trailer as part of their Bight defence campaign March 21, 2017)Jenny Webber spoke to Vivien beside the Torrens River in the Adelaide Plains. Tarkine was on her mind and she tells us about the fun runs and Yantra walks the Bob Brown Foundation is organising to lure us down to Tasmania so we can witness for ourselves the majesty and ancient wildness of the area. Yes these are carbon sinks of inestimable importance but they are so much more.
Guests: Tim Winton, Peter Owen, Jenny Webber
Presenters: Vivien Langford & Adelle Mills
Technical Production: Andy Britt & Adelle Mills
