Baroon Dollar project grabs national media interest

It has been a busy few days for the Baroon Dollar project group following the Sunshine Coast Daily page 3 story about the project burst into the media early this week.

Since then, project workers Darren Mitchell, Kate Crawford and Barry Earsman have been on the 'frontline' providing radio and TV interviews.

To date, there has been more than 25 radio, TV and print interviews given to various local interstate radio stations; TV stories on most evening news channels and current affair programs and a live interview on the Channel 7 Morning Show.

The interest has been overwhelmingly positive with one radio station in Newcastle launching a competition to "name Newcastle's own currency".

The Baroon Dollar project seems to have captured Australia's imagination and desire to pursue proactive local economic action - it's been likened to a 'local stimulus package'!

For more information about the Baroon Dollar - check the website - www.baroondollar.org

To join the project working group contact: malenydollar [at] gmail.com or info [at] sustainablemaleny.org

Here's a small selection of the media coverage:

Channel 7 - The Morning Show - "Town launches own currency" - http://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-morning-show/video/-/page/2/ - scroll down page to 'Video Archive' and select "Town launches own currency"

ABC Online News - http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/10/2594106.htm