http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22190113-2,00.html
"ORGANISERS hope an official day of celebration for Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin will become a public holiday.
The first annual Steve Irwin Day, on November 15, will attract the interest of millions of people worldwide.
Irwin family spokesman John Stainton encouraged all Australians to take a day off for Steve and do something in his memory."
At the risk of alienating everyone on here since I know speaking ill of Steve Irwin is punishable by death to a lot of people (ok slight exaggeration) but a call for a public holiday for Steve Irwin?
Get real, I don't really mind the guy, but all he did was torment animals to get a reaction out of them so he could run around saying 'Crikey! He's an angry fella!'
Besides being Australian myself I know the real reason is just another excuse to get a day off work because we are a lazy bunch of bastards! lol.
2007-08-04 11:00:32 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Katie30 - You are half right. I am Australian, but live over here in the UK now.
2007-08-04 11:31:08 · update #1
yeah i agree lol
2007-08-04 11:05:26 · answer #1 · answered by ccosj 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
aawwwwwww Davo
I loved and admired Steve Irwin....
apart from his show he was a fantastic environmentalist...
He did more than we will ever know for the environment and animals......
http://environment.about.com/od/activismvolunteering/p/steve_irwin.htm
a brief description of what he did, taken from the above site..
Steve Irwin was a lifelong environmentalist and animal rights advocate. He founded Wildlife Warriors Worldwide (formerly the Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation), which protects habitat and wildlife, creates breeding and rescue programs for endangered species, and leads scientific research to aid conservation. He also helped found the International Crocodile Rescue.
Irwin founded the Lyn Irwin Memorial Fund in honor of his mother. All donations go directly to the Iron Bark Station Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which manages 3,450 acres of wildlife sanctuary. Irwin also purchased large tracts of land throughout Australia for the sole purpose of preserving them as wildlife habitat.
Finally, through his ability to educate and entertain millions of people, Irwin raised conservation awareness around the world. In the final analysis, that may be his greatest contribution.
I might take the day off myself Bruce!
2007-08-04 11:11:48 · answer #2 · answered by LEXY 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Everybody is saying that he took risks and stuff and it was inevitable that he'd die. However, try telling that to his 2 year old son. I feel so sorry for his family and am just glad that he was not killed in a more savage way, at least he will still look like the man she loved when his wife has to identify the body and say goodbye. RIP Steve.
2016-05-18 01:23:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steve Irwin done a lot for animals he deserves this and good luck to his family
2007-08-07 09:48:49 · answer #4 · answered by shirley v 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do actually love Aussies. My best friend is an Australian living in Madrid..
I kind of liked Steve Irwin as well.. was watching one of his programmes the other day and you are spot on with his euphemisms..lol
Can't we bring that Steve Irwin day over here so we can get some time off work too?
2007-08-04 11:05:27 · answer #5 · answered by triptipper 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋
you know I never thought I would agree with anything you said Dave S, but I do unbelievably agree with this!
Steve Irwin was a guy of the TV! he's a great miss to his family and friends but to everyone else it's a different programme on tv instead of crocodile hunter! unless he'd discovered a cure for HIV/AIDS or Cancer then no there should definately not be a public holiday for him, the idea is ridiculous lol!
2007-08-04 13:43:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Crocodile hunter escapes charges
Monday, January 5, 2004 Posted: 4:52 PM EST (2152 GMT)
Irwin holds a dead chicken in one hand and his baby Bob in the other.
'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin held his baby son about 3 feet from the mouth of a crocodile
Steve Irwin
Crocodile Hunter
Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Australia's crocodile hunter Steve Irwin has escaped charges after a storm of criticism erupted over him taking his month-old son to within a few feet of a feeding crocodile.
The televised incident sparked an investigation by the Queensland state Families Department over whether Irwin had breached workplace safety regulations.
The man known internationally as "The Crocodile Hunter" was branded as reckless and irresponsible by family and children's groups for the stunt Friday at his Australia Zoo on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Australian Family Association spokesman Bill Muehlenberg said Irwin had no right to put his baby in peril, according to the Courier-Mail newspaper.
Parliamentarian Wayne Swan, the families spokesman for the Federal Opposition, called it a "very irresponsible action".
Another critic was more blunt.
"I think he's a bloody idiot," the owner of the rival Cairns Crocodile Farm, Keith Cook, told the Courier-Mail.
Irwin held his baby son Bob under one arm while he fed a 13-foot (4-meter) crocodile named Murray with a dead chicken. Irwin later walked the baby inside the crocodile's enclosure as crowds looked on.
Television stations were flooded with complaints from callers after the incident appeared.
Irwin was shown on television telling the crowd that his son was now one-month old, so it was "about time Bob got out there and did his first croc demo."
Queensland Families Minister Judy Spence told the Courier-Mail newspaper that while she had no doubt the Irwins loved their children, it was "an error of judgment" to put a baby into a potentially dangerous situation.
Under workplace health and safety regulations, unauthorized people are not allowed to enter a crocodile enclosure which is part of a public display.
Irwin's stunt with his son has invoked comparisons with the bizarre actions of pop star Michael Jackson, who showed off his baby to fans by dangling him over a hotel balcony in Germany in 2002.
2007-08-04 11:14:33 · answer #7 · answered by RE 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Sorry, Dave - can't agree with your views on Stevo! I really LIKED Steve Irwin and when he died I felt as though I'd lost a friend. I do agree with you re a holiday - don't think employers would be too chuffed to let that happen on a yearly basis. I wouldn't mind donating to one of his causes in his memory though.
2007-08-04 11:45:37 · answer #8 · answered by M'SMA 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
That was very well said C T original. As soon as I read the question I was thinking of the same thing. Sorry Dave S we have put Maddie in the answers.
2007-08-04 11:06:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I think it might be a bit extreme to introduce a public holiday for him, but I do think he presented his shows in a novel way that generated a lot of interest in wildlife, particularly among kids. For that, he deserves some sort of recognition, I think.
2007-08-04 11:09:06 · answer #10 · answered by RM 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
good idea i loved his documentaries you should be proud
we have lots of bank holidays in UK
Why should a bunch of bankers have national holidays ?
i have never figured that one out
2007-08-06 12:15:55 · answer #11 · answered by Jezabel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋