Save the Skate - Burnie

Experts are saying the Maugean skate is one extreme weather event away from extinction.

With the current El Niño predicted to be the worst in recorded history - this extreme weather event is already here.

The fate of the skate is balancing on a knife's edge.

Parralaongatek/Macquarie Harbour is its last home on Earth, but industrial scale fish farming is pushing this ancient species to extinction.

So, what can we do about it? How are we going to save the skate?

Join Greens Senator Vanessa Bleyer and an expert panel at The Burnie Surf Life Saving Club for politics in the pub - with a special guest appearance by Craig Garland MP.

Together we can unite to give the Maugean skate a fighting chance!

Our amazing panellists are:

• Senator Vanessa Bleyer - Greens Senator for Lutruwita/Tasmania.

• Krystelle Jordan - Palawa woman, elected member of the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania. Representative of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre and Palawa community.

• Cass Wright - NWTas for Clean Oceans, President.

• Rosie Putland - MC and Braddon Greens Convenor.

So, come along, share a drink and a meal, and let's organise to Save the Skate!