Greetings all: Ive noted the comments various people have made about this
being added to the nature park. Im personally sympathetic, but its not a
simple matter.
I saw the for sale sign myself on the weekend and phoned the sales agent to
get more info. I understand this site of around 10 hectares is zoned
Broadacre and has a 99 year lease; this lease was apparently granted in
2005. Broadacre has a number of permissible uses, but would require
approval of the planning authority. It is also re-generating Yellow Box/Red
Gum woodland and it would probably require an EPBC Act referral/assessment
for any development which impacted on the woodland, so there are a few
hurdles/contraints in terms of any future development/use. There are also
issues of cost to Government in a time of budget difficulties, and
management of the area if it went into the nature park. There are not
enough Govt resources to manage the adjacent nature reserve (especially
weeds), let alone another 10 hectares which has a lot of woody weeds.
Im planning to discuss with a few contacts, before we (COG) decide on a
response.
cheers
Jenny
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