Jenny
Thank you and the Cons Council for your efforts. You are a champion.
Con
Jenny Bounds wrote:
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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