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    Green for election year - by frog



    Guess which party wrote this: “The lakes have become an embarrassment; badly polluted with sewage, nutrient run-off and algal blooms and are no longer the tourist magnets that they have been in the past.  Our ‘clean, green’ image, that we hold so dear, is under threat when we allow this to occur. “We are fortunate [...] read more
    March 26, 2008 1:00 pm - 7 Comments
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    Rob Hamill launches ‘Proud to be Green’ billboards - by frog



    Was that Rob Hamill and Jeanette Fitzsimons I saw in a cherry-picker on Newton Road this afternoon? Hamill is probably best known for smashing the world record for the Atlantic Rowing Race in 1997.  I never knew he supported the Greens.  Seems he and Jeanette were putting the last staples into one of several ‘Proud [...] read more
    March 7, 2008 10:56 pm - 47 Comments