Gold Portraits- Doug

This is the fourth in a series of portraits profiling Big hART Gold participants in Queensland, from the communities of Goondiwindi and Stanthorpe, made by Mick and Melinda.

Future food

Boree Creek farmer and Gold participant Graham Strong was a guest in last weeks SBS program ‘Insight’. He was invited to contribute to the debate on the long term effects of GM crops. To find out more and watch the program online, click on the link below:

http://news.sbs.com.au/insight/future_food_545143

Australian Climate Witness Report

Stanthorpe farmer and Gold participant Jean Harslet is profiled as a key contributor to the Australian Climate Witness Report. This report was a collaborative effort between WWF Australia and the Queensland Murray Darling Committee. The WWF initiated the project as part of an international Climate Witness project. This report is based on the climatic observations of 60 farmers.

Jean is profiled on page 52 of the report. To read more and download the report follow the links below:

http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/climate_change/problems/people_at_risk/personal_stories/publications/index.cfm?uNewsID=128741

Boree Creek Eye - the video

At long last - here is the video of our trip to Oakvale, Graham Strong’s farm at Boree Creek.

It shows some of the planning and rock moving that went into making the Boree Creek Eye.