The October public lecture in the Caring for the Australian Countryside series was given to a packed Shine Dome audience by Tony Windsor MP, independent Federal member for New England. He who looked at how to resolve the conflict between agriculture and mining in sensitive landscapes.
Tony Windsor is the independent federal member for New England in the Australian parliament. He is a primary producer and has lived near the town of Werris Creek his whole life where he operates the property 'Cintra'. Tony has a Bachelor of Economics Studies from the University of New England in Armidale. Tony first entered politics in 1991 as an independent member for Tamworth in the New South Wales state parliament, where he held balance of power, with three other independents.
In 2001, he was first elected as the federal independent member for New England and currently holds the balance of power with five others in the House of Representatives. In 2010, the Australian Labor Party was able to form a minority Government with Tony’s agreement, which involved securing major Government commitment to regional Australia in areas such as infrastructure, telecommunications, local government, regional development, agriculture, water, health and education.
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