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The Wilderness Society (Australia)

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The Wilderness Society (TWS) is an Australian, community-based, not-for-profit non-governmental environmental advocacy organisation. [1]

42 relations: Australian Democrats, Australian Greens, Australian Senate, Bob Brown, Broome, Western Australia, Cape York Peninsula, Clare Bowditch, Consensus decision-making, Denison state by-election, 1980, Electronic mailing list, ENGO, Franklin Dam controversy, Franklin River, Gordon River, Gunns, Hobart, Hydro Tasmania, Innovation, James Price Point, John Butler Trio, Lake Pedder, Launceston, Tasmania, List of rivers of Australia, Lobbying, Mail, Missy Higgins, Newcastle, New South Wales, Non-governmental organization, Nonprofit organization, Nonviolence, Norm Sanders, Old-growth forest, Olegas Truchanas, Parliament of Australia, Parliament of Tasmania, Peace, Peter Dombrovskis, South West Tasmania, Tasmanian Greens, The South West Book, United Tasmania Group, Will and testament.

Australian Democrats

The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party in existence since 1977.

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Australian Greens

The Australian Greens (commonly known as The Greens) is a green political party in Australia.

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Australian Senate

The Australian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.

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Bob Brown

Robert James Brown (born 27 December 1944) is a former Australian politician, medical doctor, and environmentalist who is a former Senator, and former Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Greens.

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Broome, Western Australia

Broome is a coastal, pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth.

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Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia.

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Clare Bowditch

Clare Bowditch (born 1975) is an Australian musician, actor, radio presenter, business entrepreneur.

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Consensus decision-making

Consensus decision-making is a group decision-making process in which group members develop, and agree to support a decision in the best interest of the whole.

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Denison state by-election, 1980

A by-election for the Tasmanian House of Assembly was held in the Division of Denison in the Australian state of Tasmania on Saturday 16 February 1980.

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Electronic mailing list

An electronic mailing list or email list is a special use of email that allows for widespread distribution of information to many Internet users.

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ENGO

An ENGO (environmental non-governmental organization) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) in the field of environmentalism.

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Franklin Dam controversy

The Franklin Dam or Gordon-below-Franklin Dam project was a proposed dam on the Gordon River in Tasmania, Australia, that was never constructed.

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Franklin River

The Franklin River is a major perennial river located in the Central Highlands and western regions of Tasmania, Australia.

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Gordon River

The Gordon River is a major perennial river located in the central highlands, south-west, and western regions of Tasmania, Australia.

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Gunns

Gunns Limited was a major forestry enterprise located in Tasmania, Australia.

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Hobart

Hobart is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania.

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Hydro Tasmania

Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as the Hydro-Electric Commission or The Hydro, is the trading name of the Hydro-Electric Corporation, a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator in the state of Tasmania, Australia.

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Innovation

Innovation can be defined simply as a "new idea, device or method".

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James Price Point

James Price Point is a headland in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia.

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John Butler Trio

The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician.

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Lake Pedder

Lake Pedder, once a glacial outwash lake, is a man-made impoundment and diversion lake located in the southwest of Tasmania, Australia.

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Launceston, Tasmania

Launceston is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River (Kanamaluka).

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List of rivers of Australia

This is a list of rivers of Australia.

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Lobbying

Lobbying, persuasion, or interest representation is the act of attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of officials in their daily life, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies.

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Mail

The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels.

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Missy Higgins

Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and actress.

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Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas.

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Non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, or nongovernment organizations, commonly referred to as NGOs, are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations independent of governments and international governmental organizations (though often funded by governments) that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives.

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Nonprofit organization

A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.

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Nonviolence

Nonviolence is the personal practice of being harmless to self and others under every condition.

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Norm Sanders

Norman Karl Sanders (born 15 October 1932) is an Australian former politician, representing the Australian Democrats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1980 to 1982 and the Australian Senate from 1985 to 1990.

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Old-growth forest

An old-growth forest — also termed primary forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, or late seral forest— is a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance and thereby exhibits unique ecological features and might be classified as a climax community.

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Olegas Truchanas

Olegas Truchanas (1923 - 6 January 1972) was a Lithuanian-Australian conservationist and nature photographer.

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Parliament of Australia

The Parliament of Australia (officially the Federal Parliament; also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or just Parliament) is the legislative branch of the government of Australia.

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Parliament of Tasmania

The Parliament of Tasmania is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Tasmania.

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Peace

Peace is the concept of harmony and the absence of hostility.

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Peter Dombrovskis

Peter Dombrovskis (2 March 194528 March 1996) was an Australian photographer, known for his Tasmanian scenes.

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South West Tasmania

South West Tasmania is a region in Tasmania that has evoked curiosity as to its resources over the duration of European presence on the island.

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Tasmanian Greens

The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia which developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania, including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the Franklin Dam campaign.

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The South West Book

The South West Book - A Tasmanian Wilderness is a book published by the Australian Conservation Foundation in 1978 during concern following the damming of Lake Pedder in Tasmania.

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United Tasmania Group

The United Tasmania Group (UTG) is generally acknowledged as the world's first Green party to contest elections.

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Will and testament

A will or testament is a legal document by which a person, the testator, expresses their wishes as to how their property is to be distributed at death, and names one or more persons, the executor, to manage the estate until its final distribution.

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TWS Australia, The Wilderness Society Australia, The Wilderness Society, Australia, Wilderness Society (Australia), Wilderness Society Australia.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wilderness_Society_(Australia)

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