  My family with our dog, Tili.  Working with LandCare & RemVeg  On the campaign trail 
Important
Websites Greens Policies Link http://greens.org.au/election/policy.php Queensland Greens Official Website http://qld.greens.org.au/election Join the Greens http://qld.greens.org.au/get-involved/Join-Renew-form Keppel Greens State Election 2009 website http://qld.greens.org.au/election/candidates/keppel  Bats at dusk at Ross Creek Yeppoon  Crab on Farnborough Beach  |
Peace and Non Violence, Grassroots Democracy, I am a 52 year old father of two beautiful children, Clancy (20) & Nooroobunda (14). My darling partner of 22 years is Edwina Mullany and we have lived in Yeppoon for the past 15 years. I led a charmed life growing up in the ‘burbs in North Rocky in the 60’s, swimming in the creek, riding bikes for miles, and Xmas holidays at Cooee Bay. In my youth I worked as a fencer, ganger in the railways, picked fruit, worked in factories and lived on Fraser & Lady Elliot Islands as a reef tour guide and musician. I studied Architecture at QIT and practised in Australia and overseas. I now care for my elderly mum, in between raising a family and my volunteering commitments: P&C President, teaching guitar at school on Fridays, school tuckshop, Remnant Vegetation Tuesday mornings, LandCare Secretary for the past 10 years, Village Festival Recycling & Rubbish co-ordinator and Coowonga Folk Club musical event co-ordinator. I’m also a recycling nut and an active member of permaculture. I work with youth through Green Corps. My long time addiction to removing environmental weeds has lead to a thriving business as an Environmental Management contractor. Happily, I became a Greens candidate through peer pressure and I enjoy a strong, active and loving support from the people who forced me to do it- the committee. I commute by bike, don’t use air conditioning, plant enough trees in a year to be carbon neutral and take time to enjoy the simple things. We have a unique lifestyle here in Keppel. Managing growth and development is a major issue. We cannot stand by and watch our forests and creeks be consumed by water and energy guzzling and socially alienating suburban sprawl. The Fitzroy River must not become another Murray-Darling through pollution and over allocation. This is an exciting and vital time to be Green: We must offer positive and innovative strategies and solutions to safeguard our planet against the ravages of greed and mindless consumerism and we gotta stand up for a more open and equitable society. Contact me on paulthegreenie@hotmail.com or phone me on 49394401 anytime. 
Issues
for Keppel Climate change · Global warming Development ·
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The coast · Suburbs Tree clearing · Our landscape Amalgamation ·
Representation · Iconic status Education ·
Sustainable schools · Reduction of funding for schools Public Transport · Cycle-ways and Walking tracks Health · Funding cuts Peace ·
Shoalwater Bay Convergence Water Bats  The committee meeting Waru Permaculture Gardens Jan 2009 -sincere, committed, beautiful people |
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 The Charter of the Greens Ecology: 1. Ensure that human
activity respects the integrity of ecosystems and does not impair biodiversity
and the ecological resilience of life supporting systems 2. Encourage the development
of a consciousness that respects the value of life. Democracy: 1. Increase opportunities
for public participation in political, social and economic decision making 2. Break down inequalities
of wealth and power which inhibit participatory democracy. Social Justice: 1. Eradicate poverty by
developing initiatives that address the causes as well as the symptoms of
poverty 2. Provide affirmative
action to eliminate discrimination based on gender, age, race, ethnicity,
class, religion, disability, sexuality or membership of a minority group 3. Introduce measures that
redress the imbalance between rich and poor. Peace: 1. Adopt and promote a non-violent
resolution of conflict 2. Develop an independent,
non-aligned foreign policy 3. Develop a selfreliant,
defensive, non-nuclear policy. An Ecologically Sustainable
Economy: Develop economic policies
which will ensure greater resource and energy efficiency as well as development
and use of environmentally sustainable technologies. Culture: 1. Respect and protect
ethnic, religious and racial diversity 2. Recognise the cultural
requirements of the original Australians 3. Assist in ensuring the
achievement of Aboriginal land rights and self determination. Global Responsibility: 1. Promote equity between
nations and people by facilitating fair trading relationships 2. Provide for increased
development assistance and concerted action to abolish 3. Provide increased green
technology transfer and skills to developing countries 4.Oppose human rights abuses
and political oppression 5. Ensure that 1. Avoid action which might
risk long-term or irreversible damage to the environment 2. Safeguard the planet’s
ecological resources on behalf of future generations 3. Reduce dependence on non-renewable
resources and ensure sustainable use of renewable resources 4. Adopt more comprehensive
social, environmental and technology assessment practices 5. Facilitate socially and
ecologically responsible investment. Meaningful Work: 1. Encourage, develop and
assist work that is safe, fairly paid, socially useful, personally fulfilling
and not harmful to the environment 2. Encourage and facilitate
more flexible work arrangements,on-going education, training and social welfare
so that more people can engage in meaningful work. Information: 1. Facilitate a free flow of
information between citizens and all tiers of government 2. Ensure that Australians
have the benefit of a locally responsible, diverse, democratically controlled,
independent mass media.  |
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