Fantastic news, Jenny. i'm sure I speak for all of us when I say
congrratulations to you and COG for all your efforts on this issue.
Regards
Frank Antram
-----Original message-----
From: "Jenny Bounds"
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 20:57:13 +1000
To: "Canberrabirds"
Subject: Great News for birds in the Central Molonglo Valley
> 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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