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Tim Duddy on the stump
Tim Duddy is running as an Independent candidate in the seat of Upper Hunter which includes the great NSW food bowl of the Liverpool Plains. Tim has played a significant role in the Caroona Coal Action Group and the maintenance for a year or more of the community blockade by the group as they took on major national and international coal corporates threatening the food bowl. See more on this here and here. You may have seen him on the Four Corners program about the blockade. Tim is active in his own community as demonstrated by his position as Councillor on the Gunnedah Council.
You can read more of Tim and the activities of the Caroona Coal Action Group at Denis Wilson's blog, The Nature of Robertson.
The seat of Upper Hunter is National Party country through and through. One would think that Tim would be a true green and gold National Party man. But Tim is standing, standing up to be counted on the issue of food security and the intrusion of the mining corporates into our lives and the lives and business of those who provide our food. Tim is clearly a community minded man but also a man who can deliver as his active involvement in the maintenance of the blockade proves. Please consider him strongly when deciding your voting intention.
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COMMISERATIONS , TIM!
Tim's vote was very creditable.
ReplyDeleteMuch better than most other Independents.
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There is a Tsunami sweeping through NSW politics tonight.
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Last count was -16% against Labor.
Greens have not done at all well. Only +1.5% pick-up. They are standing at 10.5% only.
Cheers
Denis
I think so too. Re the others it is not only the ALP who need to take a good look at themselves - the Greens do too. First rule, should be chuck your hubris in the bin at the door!
ReplyDeleteWhile everyone talks only to each other and tells their respective members only good news stories, they will never change. And are Greens supporters content with their virtually unwavering result in lower houses across the nation? In times of huge change, people can be quite divisive and vote for one or other of the major parties and omit the minors. I saw this happen when Goss came to govt in Qld and the Dems were left for dead. But this is not a good enough excuse for minor parties anymore, in my view.