BARKER GREENS (South East South Australia)
Barker covers an area of approximately 64,015 square kilometres from Morgan in the north to Mt Gambier in the south, and the eastern boundary is the South Australian border. It includes the Upper and Lower South East, the Mallee, the Riverland, the Murrayland and most of the Barossa Valley. It includes the towns of Barmera, Berri, Bordertown, Keith, Kingston, Loxton, Mannum, Millicent, Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, Naracoorte, Nuriootpa (part), Penola, Renmark, Tanunda (part), Tailem Bend, and Waikerie. The Australian Greens Barker branch covers the Federal Electorate of Barker, and includes the state seats of Chaffey, Hammond, Mackillop, and Mount Gambier.
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Marine Parks Protection: Campaign by Mark Parnell, Greens Member of the South Australian Legislative Council Campaign by the Wilderness Society SA Information on Whales that populate Encounter Bay Whale Protection: Media Releases by Bob Brown, Greens Member of the Federal Senate |
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Water Conservation and the Murray Darling Basin: Campaign by Mark Parnell, Greens Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
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Urban Sprawl Over Mt Barker and other areas: Campaign by Mark Parnell, Greens Member of the South Australian Legislative Council Interview by Mark Parnell, Greens Member of the South Australian Legislative Council |
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Forestry Privisation in the South East: Media Release by Mark Parnell, Greens Member of the South Australian Legislative Council |
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| Industry: | Beef and dairy cattle, sheep, fishing, cropping, forestry, timber, paper, wine, fresh and dried fruit, vegetables, transport and tourism |
| Proclaimed: | 1903 |
| Name Derivation: | Named after Captain Collet Barker 1784-1831, an explorer in South Australia and the Northern Territory. |
| Demographic: | Rural |
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