Federal election: Flannery support for Rob Berry's campaign ...

He'd probably deny it but Flannery's comments in Toowoomba yesterday are an inadvertent endorsement of Rob Berry's campaign for the Federal seat of Groom.

Rob Berry is the independent candidate running on the sole issue of not forcing people to drink recycled water.

Tim Flannery is currently in high gear touring Australia spreading his climate change message and pushing his latest book. (Is there a link between carbon emissions from Flannery's jet-setting lifestyle and book sales?)

He ended up in Toowoomba yesterday to chat to the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

A number of Councillors couldn't wait for the event - a chance to tell Flannery that they too are true believers. The outgoing Mayor even dragged herself away from her busy schedule of becoming a Tasmanian citizen to attend.

Flannery told an 11 year old attendee (who for some reason was not in school) that it was never too young to start being concerned about the environment. Young Hamish promised to turn the lights off at home to reduce coal burning. If only he could convince all the 11 year olds in China and India to do the same.

Flannery declared that water was the main issue for Toowoomba to address (nothing startling there!). He said that, with the federal election looming (it's actually here now - maybe it was an old speech), people needed to start confronting local politicians with the water issue.

"This is the one vital chance for people to take action and make a stance," he said.

See - Water city's main issue.

Rob Berry is the only candidate in the seat of Groom who thinks the same as Flannery - his sole platform is about safe drinking water for the people of Toowoomba and Groom.

He is asking Groom voters to 'take action and make a stance' and send a protest vote to Canberra.

Some may say Flannery and Berry make odd bedfellows but they are arguing the same point ...