Hi all
Just received the message below, apologies for the formatting but it seems
really urgent.
Regards
Peter Waanders
website: www.riverland.net.au/~peterw
gluepot: www.riverland.net.au/gluepot
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> > FYI,
> >
> > IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN AUSTRALIA'S NATURAL HERITAGE THIS IS NOW
> > REALLY
> > URGENT! MINISTER FOR PLANNNING, GRAHAM KIERATH, IS ABOUT TO SIGN
> > APPROVAL
> > FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING TO BE BUILT ON THE SHEARWATER TUART FOREST IN
> > BUNBURY.
> > This campaign has been called to save 21 hectares of old growth forest
> > (part of the Shearwater Tuart Forest which is a vital link in the Ocean
> > to
> > Preston River wildlife corridor), which the State Government plans to
> > bulldoze verysoon for housing. The Tuart forest occurs naturally in only
> >
> > one place on the planet and that is within a narrow band on the west
> > coast
> > of Australia, roughly from Dunsborough to Jurien Bay, and about ten
> > kilometres wide. Only a small fraction remains of the original Tuart
> > forest, rare and rich in bio-diversity and a priceless piece of our
> > community's natural heritage. In fact from its original extent of ~
> > 130,000
> > hectares, there are now only 10,000 hectares remaining protected in
> > national parks, conservation reserves and nature reserves. Now the
> > community is working to preserve this bushland as a key component of the
> >
> > Ocean to Preston River Conservation Park, a continuous east west
> > corridor
> > of vegetation that runs from the Indian Ocean to the Preston. We want
> > the
> > Government to recognise the high conservation value of the Shearwater
> > Tuarts and to show leadership by providing for its total preservation
> > and
> > its inclusion in the Ocean to Preston River Regional Park.
> > WE ASK YOU TO REQUEST the Government to stop the destruction of our
> > remaining Tuart forest altogether. There are other alternatives - the
> > government can purchase the 21hectares using urban bushland funds and
> > there
> > is cleared land available. THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE CAN MAKE THIS CALL.
> > There is no other mature Tuart bush 'just down the road'. We have
> > reached
> > the end and the community is telling the Government that this forest is
> > off
> > limits. We do not recognise their need, or right, to destroy our natural
> >
> > heritage. Please support our campaign to Save our Tuarts by signing this
> >
> > message and sending it to as many people as possible. NOTE: It is best
> > to
> > copy the message into a new e-mail rather than forwarding it. If you are
> >
> > number 100 on the list please return it to:
> > DEAR,
> > THE HONOURABLE PREMIER RICHARD COURT B.COM MLA, AND HONOURABLE
> > MINISTERS,GRAHAM KIERATH MLA - MINISTER FOR PLANNING, KIM HAMES MB, BS,
> > JP,
> > MLA -MINISTER FOR HOUSING, CHERYL EDWARDES B.JURIS, LL.M, BA, MLA -
> > MINISTER FORTHE ENVIRONMENT,AND IAN OSBORNE BA DIP.ED, DIP.REC, MLA -
> > CABINET SECRETARY; WE THE UNDERSIGNED ARE WRITING TO REQUEST THAT YOU,
> > AS
> > AN ELECTED MEMBER OFGOVERNMENT, RECOGNISE THE HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE OF
> >
> > ALL OF THE SHEARWATER TUART FOREST, AND SHOW LEADERSHIP BY PROVIDING FOR
> >
> > ITS TOTAL PRESERVATION AND ITS INCLUSION IN THE OCEAN TO PRESTON RIVER
> > REGIONAL PARK.
> > Signed.........
> > 1. Carl Holroyd - Bunbury, Western Australia
> > 2. Victoria West -Bunbury, Western Australia
> > 3. Glynis Jeffery - Bunbury, Western Australia
> > 4. Ruth Taylor - 34 Stockley Road, Bunbury, Western Australia
> > 5. Andrew Reevs - 10 Chapman Close, Australind
> > 6. Melanie Sargent - Bunbury Western Australia
> > 7. Andrew Strang - Bunbury Western Australia
> > 8. Martin HELLER - Dunedin, New Zealand (ex Perth)
> > 9. Jeremy HOGARTH - Dunedin, New Zealand (ex Melbourne)
> > 10. Mark Heller - Frankfurt, Germany (ex Perth)
> > 11. Ben Cox - Perth Western Australia.
> > 12. Jason Hearn - Perth, Western Australia
> > 13. Adrian Collins - Perth, Western Australia
> > 14. Cameron Algie - Perth Western Australia
> > 15. Abigail Klopper - Perth, Western Australia
> > 16. Mel Forbes - Perth, Western Australia.
> > 17. Girish Sagaram - Perth, Western Australia
> > 18. Samantha Taylor - Perth, Australia
> > 19. Sally-Anne Vincent - London, UK (ex Perth)
> > 20. Anne Benentt21. Amy Thorpe - Perth, Western Australia
> > 22. Joanne Thorpe - Perth. Western Australia
> > 23. Jennie Benjamin - Perth, Western Australia
> > 24. Ben Joel - Swanbourne, Western Australia
> > 25. David Jones - Saint Julien Molin Molette, France
> > 26. Brian Jones - Mt. Claremont, Western Australia
> >
> > 27. Graham Walker - Claremont, Western Australia
> > 28. Martin Dowling - Sydney, New South Wales (ex Perth)
> > 29. Felicity Dowling - Perth, Western Australia
> > 30. Jason Mascurine - Perth, Western Australia
> > 31. Darryn P Shugg - Perth, Western Australia
> > 32. Brad Annakin - Perth, Western Australia
> > 33. Jessica Weber - Perth, Western Australia
> > 34. Sarah Bellon - Fremantle, Western Australia
> > 35. Frank D'Emden - Mosman Park, Western Australia
> > 36. Caitlin D'Emden - Kalumburu, Western Australia
> > 37. Ben Goldsmith - Kalumburu, Western Australia
> > 38. Lynette Gaff - Deloraine, Tasmania
> > 39. Ian Smith - Deloraine, Tasmania
> > 40. Melinda Brady - Evatt, ACT
> > 41. Rachel Stephen-Smith - Campbell, ACT
> > 42. Pete Smith, Hobart, Tasmania
> > 43. Sapphire McMullan-Fisher, Tasmania
> > 44. Helena Bender, Melbourne, Victoria
> > 45. Rhidian Harrington, Melbourne, Victoria
> > 46. Duncan MacKenzie, Adelaide, South Australia
> >
> > _________________________
> > Rhidian Harrington
> > Department of Zoology
> > University of Melbourne
> > Melbourne, Victoria
> > AUSTRALIA 3010
> >
> > Ph: +61-3-8344 4354 (W)
> > +61-3-8801 3203 (H)
> > 0425 713203 (Mobile)
> > Fax: +61-3-8344 7909
>
>
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