David, be my Florentine

Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 11:00

Sixty women gathered outside the Tasmanian parliament on February 13 — the day before Valentines Day — to urge Premier David Bartlett to not "tear the heart out of Tasmania".

The women invited Bartlett on a "Valentines Day date" to the pristine Upper Florentine — the home of some of Tasmania's most precious forests and under threat from widespread logging.

@9point ="We would be absolutely delighted if Mr Bartlett would join us on a date in the Upper Florentine to experience the beauty of the Valley's virgin old growth forests and see firsthand the destruction that's breaking our hearts", spokesperson Jess Wright said.

From GLW issue 783

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