He met with locals to discuss an issue near and dear to him – constitutional rights.

Mr Spencer came into the public spotlight in November 2009 over a hunger strike he started because of what he saw as the removal of his land rights – in particular his right to clear trees on his property.

He believes the Federal Government has started a campaign of ‘land-locking’ through imposing laws such as the NSW Native Vegetation legislation upon landowners to meet its Kyoto Protocol commitment.

His major concern is that productivity for farmers and landowners will be diminished because of loss of land use, with no compensation (or just terms payment) available for the loss.

Part of the ‘Tower of Hope’ tour involves the roll-out of his Eight-Point People Power Action Plan, which aims at motivating people about what issues to vote on at the next federal election.

Mr Spencer’s major focus on this tour is what he believes is the removal of rights by the three tiers of government.

He said the NSW Native Vegetation legislation is but one example of a movement that is occurring within governments, where laws are being changed and amended at the cost of losing civil liberties and freedoms.

Throughout the meeting Mr Spencer reiterated many times that he is a mere messenger, raising awareness for the general knowledge of the public, using his fight with the government as an example of what could happen under the NSW Native Vegetation legislation.

In particular, landowners whose property had vegetation with a tree canopy cover of more than 20 per cent and mature growth of more than two metres.

The meeting was not an information session about native vegetation legislation, nor did Mr Spencer speak at length about the detail of the legislation.

The ‘Tower of Hope’ tour provides an open forum for people to exchange their stories and experiences of instances when they feel they were robbed of rights and amenity.