Fw: Sensational day for our marine life

[Gregg Curnow]

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Gregg

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From: Alex Gaut <alex...@conservationsa.org.au>
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Sent: Wednesday, 3 July 2013 12:58 PM
Subject: Sensational day for our marine life

You know, sometimes pollies actually get it right.

The Australian Parliament has just risen, and this time our MPs got it spectacularly right on marine protection. Thanks to our hard work they voted in support of the largest network of marine parks in the world.

Now that’s worth celebrating! Writer Tim Winton has a video message for us here. 

But in Canberra the tide can turn quickly. Governments change, and laws can change along with them. If we want to prove that marine protection is not just a passing fad we need to tell them how much these new sanctuaries mean to us. A positive reaction now will help secure this achievement for generations and make the marine momentum unstoppable.

Please send a very quick ‘Thank You’ to your local MP. Parliamentarians from across the country have supported the drive for national marine parks over successive governments.  This story goes back over a decade so they need to appreciate that’s it’s all been worth it. They might even want to do again someday.

So don’t leave your parliamentary rep in any doubt. By showing how much we care now, we’ll make this a legacy to last for generations.

Oh, and tell a few friends too.

Thanks (and congratulations).

David Mackenzie

www.SaveOurMarineLife.org.au