Plight of Somerton kangaroos captured on flim

Recorded on film in 2006 and 2007 - The shameful case of the Somerton kangaroos, boxed in by industrial estates and their daily worsening fate callously ignored by officials and ordinary people all around them - but for the perseverence of wildlife activists - highlights the hopeless inadequacy of laws to nurture and protect biodiversity and wildlife in Victoria and Australia. It also exposes the severe disconnection with reality and responsible values of the developers and politicians who force "Melbourne 2030 'planning'" on Victoria with its completely unjustified aim to impose another million people on this the most cleared state of Australia. The Premier of Victoria, the Minister for Environment and the Minister for Planning are held responsible. Sociologist film-maker . The video can be on .

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kangaroos ~ I remember when I was about 6 ~ now 57 ~ my dad and another left me in a slab hut whilst they mustered stock for the day ~ Shorthorns half way between Moree and Boggabilla ~ I remember the Roos they drove back for me to see during the mid afternoon ~ one mob, hundred's of them ~ mostly blues and reds ~ I remember the horizon mirage illusion amongst the dust ~ like heat waves over the plains ~ as they approached only a few willga and other sparce scrub scattered around ~ Roos flat out ~ I mean as fast as they go, a few emus too. Do any of you know the panic state a distressed Roo shows and the on guard hop mode they get in? Dad and Neville ~ Neville with his stock whip ~ up and down, I know now, the climax, the smile on my Dads face was getting the Roos together for me only ~ I was in the slab hut by myself, they did it for me. There's more ~ about the shearers stretcher I was left alone to sleep in ~ Well I remember them drinking out side with only the light of a fire ~ I knew gidgie ~ how do you spell it ~ sandle wood, oak, willga and I once new their smell ~ that is what I remember ~ and much much more. I remember. Years later I remember shooting Roos ~ many ~ today I am so sorry for them ~ where are they now ~ and mostly only little ones ~ flighty the shooters say ~ I feel sorry for them. I say. I do not believe the ABS ~ I do not believe the Cull is sustainable ~ I do believe we ~ you and me and our families need to let the law makers know ~ we want our wild life to survive the next ~ say 50 years ~ because I am sure if we are not silly enough to let our beautiful creatures die during say the next 50 years then our off spring ~ our children will be smart enough to look after the mob forever ~ Kangaroos like all creatures are unique and beautiful ~ trevor thompson ~I remember much much more than this.