COAL STREAM GAS PROTEST

The leaflet is still in the letterbox. The snail  got to it. I confirmed with a neighbour I had the right time and date. Then off we went expecting the usual local demo involving speeches and so forth.

Nothing of the sort. We were engaged in literally a symbolic protest.  With the photograph published in The Illawarra Mercury  the result can be seen

So I thought I would throw some random photos from the ground-level perspective:

Finally,  the photo with the message:

(Illawarra Mercury)

Most people must have been aware of what was afoot in our sit down protest. The demographic involved of those involved , which to my eyes was as close as you get to the mainstream, should concern the politicians in the NSW Government.

This was news on local television, WIN:

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