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Greetings all: The ACT Government announced
late today that they will place a moratorium on development of Central Molonglo
for 20 years, to enable better assessment and evaluation of vulnerable species
including Little Eagle and Brown Treesreeper. Saving the Central Molonglo
from housing has been a key focus for COG, the Conservation Council and other
community groups over the past couple of years. This is a really good
result, as the existing Territory Plan zoning should remain on the land,
and it will allow time for research, particularly on the Brown Treecreeper
population there, to inform future decisions. We are also expecting that the Kama Nature Reserve, a key
habitat for the Brown Treecreeper, will be declared before too
long.
There are still some issues with the Molonglo
Valley development, including ensuring the Molonglo River is enhanced as a
wildlife habitat/corridor, and getting the lake proposal
dropped. Final decision re the latter, has not yet been
announced.
Thank you to all who responded to COGs call and
wrote letters last year to politicians, supporting the conservation of the
Central Molonglo.
cheers
Jenny
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