Wilderness Society split
Posted 6 hours 29 minutes ago
The Wilderness Society split has intensified, with two opposing parties now claiming to hold power.
Following months of unrest and allegations of mismanagement, the society held a general meeting in Canberra yesterday.
Members of a group called Save the Wilderness Society left the meeting shortly after it started and elected a new national committee.
The current leadership has refused to recognise the new committee, but spokesman for the break-away group Geoff Law says the move will help end the dispute.
"We did the best that we could and complied with the constitution and ensured that our meeting went ahead and there were hundreds of people there in a constitutional meeting electing a new management committee which can hopefully leave behind the blemishes of the past," he said.
The Executive Director of the Wilderness Society Alec Marr says the break-away meeting was illegitimate and he is considering legal action.
Tags: environment, australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/03/2888322.htm
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I was looking at the wilderness financials statements and I think they get about $6m in funding.
I suspect that most of it would go into jobs and only a select few would be getting paid
It wouldn't surprise me to find out that this is all about who gets hired and who doesn't.
anyway, at least while they are fighting over scraps, they won't be too worried about gunns.
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