Fraser Island

Bob Henricks - 00:41:16

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Bob Henricks
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00:41:16

Bob Henricks recalls attending anti-nuclear rallies and Hiroshima Day functions as well as organising the biggest union supported rally in King George Square, Brisbane, calling for the banning of mining on Fraser Island with Jim Cairns, John Sinclair and Pat Mackie among the speakers and 5000 people.

Bob Henricks - 00:37:35

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Bob Henricks
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00:37:35

Bob Henricks discusses the TLC and union involvement in protest action. He states that Ken McGrath from the TWU was the first Secretary of the Unions Conservation Committee and Henricks the second. He discusses his involvement in stopping drilling oil on the Barrier Reef, Fraser Island campaigns and his membership of the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO) including injuries sustained in a clash with AWU mine workers, his arrest during the SEQEB strike and police harassment.

Dean Wells - 00:35:48

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Dean Wells
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00:35:48

Dean Wells discusses the management of dingoes on Fraser Island. He explains the cull of dingoes after the death of a young boy on the island.

Rod Welford - 00:34:37

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Rod Welford
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00:34:37
Rod Welford discusses the different leadership styles of Wayne Goss and Peter Beattie. He recalls falling out with Wayne Goss during the Fitzgerald Inquiry over the World Heritage values of Fraser Island and placing a moratorium on logging until the end of the inquiry.

Rob Borbidge - 00:25:36

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Rob Borbidge
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00:25:36
Rob Borbidge discusses his departmental relationships during the Cooper Government. He tells how he took his ministerial staff with him but the departmental staff remained in place. He discusses the major issues that confronted him in this portfolio.

Wayne Goss - 01:42:02

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Wayne Goss
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01:42:02
Wayne Goss speaks about the major environmental challenges faced by his government, focusing particularly on the end of logging on Fraser Island, and the expansion of National Parks.
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