Daniel Andrews
A worker from Heyfield’s timber mill has received more than 800 responses to a letter he wrote for the Victorian Premier at the weekend, but says he is yet to hear from Daniel Andrews.
Anthony Wilkes, a supervisor at Australian Sustainable Hardwoods green mill, raised more than $25,000 from the Gippsland community to publish the letter in a full-page ad in Saturday’s Herald Sun.
The letter called on Mr Andrews to “please, come and see the mill”.
Despite Mr Andrews calling it an “eloquent, well-written letter” on ABC radio, Mr Wilkes said he was yet to receive a response.
“I even called his office, but his secretary said he was too busy to take phone calls,” Mr Wilkes said.
“Mr Andrews needs the balls to come out here. If he doesn’t know where we are, I’ll go and meet him at Pakenham. I know he doesn’t get out of the city too much.”
Mr Wilkes also called on Opposition Leader Matthew Guy to visit the mill.
State Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford toured the mill and met with workers last Thursday.
More than 230 workers from ASH fear they will be out of work later this year because the company said it couldn’t get the amount of native timber it required.
