Dear Premier Miles,
I want to thank you for having the courage to ban fracking on the incredibly special and unique channel country. This is the only way to protect the rivers, including the Murray, the wetlands, and all the biodiversity they contain and support. These are irreplaceable shared resources that can’t be offset or rehabilitated by the companies that have argued in favour of fracking.
Although I (and many others) live far from the Channel Country in Queensland, we know its value now and far into the future, especially as climate change continues to create huge challenges in so many ways. As a country we must all make decisions that will benefit us in the short and long term, and you have shown what government can do. I/we applaud you and wish you every success in achieving your other goals as Premier.
Many, many thanks and all best wishes to you, your family and your government for 2024,
Dr MA Ferland
Geologist