Dr. Michael Mansfield

[ Close this Window ]	I have been fortunate indeed, born and raised in Cairns, in a wonderful time before the world discovered Cairns’ wonders. My young life was spent waiting for school to finish, to explore Trinity Bay and the bush, both on our doorstep. Holidays were spent at Green Island and Minamoolka Station. My godfather gave me my first rifle at six, and I had a boat moored in front of our home on the Esplanade, Trinity Bay, at eight. Small wonder that I have not strayed far from the beauty of my birthplace. Education and my career in orthopaedic surgery have taken me to much of Australia and the world. University jobs in pubs, picking tobacco, and deckhanding put me in touch with real life and real people. This beginning has fired my passions for life and politics. I have interacted with the marine and terrestrial ecosystems extensively all my life, and still fish, hunt, and explore on a regular basis. Development of Cairns inevitably disturbed the balance, and threatened the Trinity Bay ecosystem. With Les Faithfull, I co-founded the Trinity Bay and Inlet Society in the 1980’s, and put the case for sustainable community interaction and conservation of the Trinity Bay ecosystem. This campaign over eight years led to a win-win outcome, with community recognition of the value of conserving this ecosystem, and the 55 square kilometres of Trinity Bay Wetlands, the second largest on the east Queensland coast, are now protected and enjoyed by the whole community, a recognition that sophisticated urban society can live in balance with a sensitive, productive marine ecosystem. More recent times have seen the rise of a philosophy of exclusion of humans from the appropriate use of our ecosystems. This stemmed from environmental activism to achieve a balanced, sustainable ecosystem interaction, but has developed irrationally. With no scientific basis, and a religious fervour, this Green philosophy is denying us access to our rightful use of our ecosystems. On a personal basis, we are being regulated out of our recreational access to our seas, rivers, and the bush. On an economic level, our industries and productivity are being destroyed and replaced by an ever-burgeoning bureaucracy, a process that threatens our national lifestyle and economic security. My aspirations in standing for the Senate for the Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party are to assert common sense and science into the debate on ecosystem sustainability, to the benefit of the whole community. Ecosystem conservation, sustainable use, scientific monitoring = Responsible environmental interactions. Responsible environmental access is our right.
Dr. Michael Mansfield Senate candidate
[ Close this Window ]	Authorised by Robert Erskine 51 Mulgrave Rd., Cairns QLD 4870

I have been fortunate indeed, born and raised in Cairns, in a wonderful time before the world discovered Cairns’ wonders. My young life was spent waiting for school to finish, to explore Trinity Bay and the bush, both on our doorstep. Holidays were spent at Green Island and Minamoolka Station. My godfather gave me my first rifle at six, and I had a boat moored in front of our home on the Esplanade, Trinity Bay, at eight.

Small wonder that I have not strayed far from the beauty of my birthplace. Education and my career in orthopaedic surgery have taken me to much of Australia and the world. University jobs in pubs, picking tobacco, and deckhanding put me in touch with real life and real people.

This beginning has fired my passions for life and politics. I have interacted with the marine and terrestrial ecosystems extensively all my life, and still fish, hunt, and explore on a regular basis.

Development of Cairns inevitably disturbed the balance, and threatened the Trinity Bay ecosystem. With Les Faithfull, I co-founded the Trinity Bay and Inlet Society in the 1980’s, and put the case for sustainable community interaction and conservation of the Trinity Bay ecosystem. This campaign over eight years led to a win-win outcome, with community recognition of the value of conserving this ecosystem, and the 55 square kilometres of Trinity Bay Wetlands, the second largest on the east Queensland coast, are now protected and enjoyed by the whole community, a recognition that sophisticated urban society can live in balance with a sensitive, productive marine ecosystem.

More recent times have seen the rise of a philosophy of exclusion of humans from the appropriate use of our ecosystems. This stemmed from environmental activism to achieve a balanced, sustainable ecosystem interaction, but has developed irrationally. With no scientific basis, and a religious fervour, this Green philosophy is denying us access to our rightful use of our ecosystems.

On a personal basis, we are being regulated out of our recreational access to our seas, rivers, and the bush. On an economic level, our industries and productivity are being destroyed and replaced by an ever-burgeoning bureaucracy, a process that threatens our national lifestyle and economic security.

My aspirations in standing for the Senate for the Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party are to assert common sense and science into the debate on ecosystem sustainability, to the benefit of the whole community.

Ecosystem conservation, sustainable use, scientific monitoring = Responsible environmental interactions. Responsible environmental access is our right.