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Stephen O'Grady

Sam Mclean is a get up and go type of guy and this weekend the Sydney-based lobbyist will get it on at Hervey Bay for the first time.

Mr Mclean is the national grassroots co-ordinator of Get Up, the independent community group that holds Australia's politicians to account.

He will help relay Get Up's climate torch along the banks of the Mary River in a move to highlight the 400,000-tonne greenhouse gas impact the proposed $1.8 billion dam could have.

"The Traveston dam campaign is an amazing example of a grassroots campaign," Mr Mclean said.

"The communities along the Mary River have really mobilised and we have been inspired by their actions," he said.