STRATFORD musician and former Nationals candidate, Mick Harrington, has joined the Forest & Wood Communities Australia (FWCA) board as a new director.
Mr Harrington is most recognised for his success on The Voice Australia where he was a finalist, but it is his passion for timber communities that led him to the FWCA.
No stranger to the political process, Mr Harrington was a candidate for The Nationals in the upper house ballot at both the federal and state elections this year.
Mr Harrington first encountered FWCA at Orbost, where he came to support the local community.
“It’s an absolute privilege to join FWCA and continue fighting for communities all around Australia to ensure the future of the timber sector which supports us,” he said.
“I may not bring a degree or book smarts to the board, but I will bring a massive amount of fight and enthusiasm to bring an end to the radical ideological war on forestry.
“I’m a third-generation timber worker.
“My pa cut redgum and yellow box sleepers, posts and firewood on the East Gippsland Plains.
“My dad had a redgum firewood business, and now I have a firewood business that I operate when I’m home from touring as a musician.”
FWCA is a grassroots-based body that fights for the forestry industry and the communities that it supports.
