Cry Me a River
The Truth about Australia’s Water
Steve Posselt comes to the Hunter.
Steve is a water engineer from Brisbane, although his knowledge of Australia’s water doesn’t stop there. Steve experienced our Eastern river systems first hand on his trips; Brisbane to Adelaide via the Darling River system; Brisbane to Fraser Island and back again and Brisbane to Sydney, all of this done in a kayak.
Steve dropped into Newcastle on his way to Sydney in October 2008 to learn about the issues we face here in the protection of the Williams River, less than 80 kilometres from Newcastle.
“We all want to build a way of life that benefits our children and our grandchildren. If what we build is not sustainable, then we have robbed them of their inheritance. From my observations that is exactly what we have done. Our river systems are precious. If they die, we die. And they are dying”, Steve said.
Campaigner for the Wilderness Society, Vanessa Culliford said, “it’s fantastic that we have knowledgeable people like Steve supporting campaigns to protect our rivers in Australia, to have an advocate who has seen so much on our side is very encouraging”. “Locally, the proposed Tillegra Dam at Dungog will destroy habitat for a variety of species and affect ecosystems, including our own RAMSAR wetlands, in ways we cannot predict. It will bring about the inundation of over 2000 hectares of irreplaceable agricultural land, and destroy 21 km’s of a precious
riverine environment”.
Steve Posselt will be at the Lock-Up at 90 Hunter Street, Newcastle at 6.30pm on the 19th of March to talk to us about his experiences, his recommendations and answer our questions.
Copies of his just released book Cry Me a River will be available on the night.
Vanessa Culliford: 4929 4395 or 0403 592 292
Steve Posselt 0438 138 982