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Robin Chapple

The Australian Greens candidate for Kalgoorlie

Why I am standing

I was the former State representative for the Mining and Pastoral Region, I am currently the West Australian Director of the Minerals Policy Institute and Co-convener of Friends of Australian Rock Art.

I have a long history of contributing to regional WA having worked for a major mining corporation, been a Port Hedland Councilor for 7 years, helped establish the first environment group in the Hedland area and chaired the inaugural North West Games. I was later on the board of management of the Northern Goldfields Federal Rangeways Project which studied sustainable land use, pastoralism and the impacts of mining and tourism, and was a member of the Rural Assessment Panel for Land Care in the Pilbara, Gascoyne Murchison and the Kimberley’s.

I have a passion for the largest electorate in the world and have had the privilege of travelling its length and breadth on many occasions. I believe that at both a state and federal level, Kalgoorlie, WA’s and Australia’s most significant economic hub remains devoid of many of the economic benefits it deserves.

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Important issues in my electorate

In Kalgoorlie, I will take action to:

o Implement a sustainable water management plan for regional WA, keeping Kimberley water for the Kimberlie’s
o Develop a non monoculture and broad scale expansion of the Ord Scheme in consultation with the on ground stakeholders
o Prevent a nuclear waste dump being established in WA and to prevent uranium mining
o Encourage environmentally sustainable development
o Encourage increased investment in general health facilities throughout the region, seek proper redress for the Kimberley herbicide workers
o Support investment in Aboriginal health to close the gap in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians
o Protect WA’s rich Aboriginal culture and heritage

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Important policy documents

All our policies are available at: http://greens.org.au/election/policy.php

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Contact Details

Other Candidates

BURT, Ian - CEC
DALTON, Charles - LDP
* HAASE, Barry - LP
MAJOR, Derek - ONWA
PATTERSON, Ross - CDP
ROSE, Ian - FFP
THIEL, Sharon - ALP

* incumbent

Previous Elections

Robin has also been a candidate in the following elections:

Western Australia Election 2005