PETER Spencer's hunger strike might be over, but the fight for property rights recognition goes on with another farmers' rally planned in Canberra when parliament resumes next week.
Mr Spencer is back to eating three meals a day and, despite a serious back problem requiring him to use a walking stick, is said to be in good spirits after ending a 52-day hunger strike.
Mr Spencer will address a second farmer rally in Canberra, just days after he's expected to be released from Cooma hospital.
Mr Spencer's spokesman, Alistair McRobert, said farmers and other supporters of the property rights cause would march on parliament on February 2 to "keep up the pressure" for a Royal Commission and compensation for a loss of property rights, stemming originally from land clearing bans, but extending also to water rights, mining pressures on farmland and carbon credits.
Mr McRobert urged farmers who could not attend the rally earlier this month, especially in the flood-ravaged NSW land clearing hot spots of Coonamble, Walgett and Warren, to get themselves to Canberra and help keep up the pressure.
Marchers should gather at 10am at Magna Carter Place outside Old Parliament House on Tuesday February 2.
* For details contact Alastair McRobert on 0429 361 318.
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