[Pil-pc-oceania] FW: CSIRO - the latest

[Tamara Griffiths]

Subject: CSIRO - the latest








>Delivered-To: bennettandgregor at ozemail.com.au

>Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:13:32 +1000

>From: Shirley Unthank <sunthank at corowa.albury.net.au>

>Subject: CSIRO - the latest



>Hi Everyone,

>

>By now many of you have probably heard about Bill Humphries (CSIRO Acting

>Division Chief - Has taken over from Nigel Johnson) announcement/comments

>on the ABC radio. If not please refer attached CSIRO Response.jpg

>

>The Rare and Natural Fibre Alliance had already asked for another meeting

>with Senator Carr and this was expected to be in the week commencing 28th

>April, 2008. On the 16th April when the above announcement/comment was

>heard the Alliance requested that we meet urgently. The meeting is now

>scheduled for Thursday 24th April. The meeting is expected to be attended

>on behalf of the Alliance by the following Trisha Esson (Cashmere), Mike

>Talbot (Alpaca), John French (B&C) and myself (B&C). 

>

>We are of course extremely upset and concerned about the announcement as we

>believed that we had the Senator's agreement that the scour should remain

>open to us for another twelve months. We are still pushing ultimately for

>the scour to remain where it is so that everyone can access it at fair and

>reasonable prices.

>

>We have now got a lot of interstate and overseas support and hopefully this

>will give the government something to think about. Below is a copy of an

>email I received yesterday.

>

>>Kylie Gusset, super sleuth that she is, has discovered that news of the

>>proposed closure of the CSIRO scour has captured the interest of the

>>international media.

>>

>>Take a look at

>>

>http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=54390

>>

>>Not surprising I suppose when I look at the country breakdown of who is

>>reading the blog.

>>(   Australia,  United States, Korea,  China,  Austria,  United

>>Kingdom , New Zealand,  Hong Kong,  Argentina, India)

>>

>>Cheers

>>Trisha

>

>An article on CSIRO closing the Scour also appeared in the current New

>Zealand Black & Coloured Magazine. The magazine encouraged its readers to

>send letters to our politicians showing their support.

>

>What we propose to do is go to this meeting on the 24th and keep FIGHTING.

>We know that we have lots of support but please keep encouraging everyone

>to send letters to the Politicians. We can't give up! I know everyone is

>busy and it is very easy to say I will do it tomorrow (and tomorrow never

>comes) - but please remember if everyone says this and we lose the scour a

>lot of us may have a lot less to do in the future.

>

>Don't forget the blog set up by the alliance

>       http://natural-fibres.blog-city.com/     Please post comments

>

>I also attached the template again for any one who needs it.

>

>If anyone has questions or suggestions for the meeting please send to

>myself or John French.

>

>Will let everyone know how the meeting goes as soon as possible.

>

>Shirley

>

>

>

>










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