Edwin,
Hunter Bird Observers Club has taken a close interest in the plans
to develop John Browns Lagoon ( which is the official name for Colliery Dam
). We strongly opposed the original development proposal, because of
problems that would be caused to the Jacana breeding area and to other
important bird habitat. Cessnock City Council to their credit has been very
receptive to our comments and suggestions and they have worked with the
developer to achieve a much modified proposal. The modified proposal
embobied all of the requests that the H.B.O.C. had made with the respect to
the development.
H.B.O.C. is ni longer opposed to the development that has now been
approved by Cessnock City Council. If the development goes ahead as planned
then there will no longer be a threat of an alternative development, which
was for an open cut coal mine immeadiately adjacent. This would have
isolated the lagoon from the surrounding habitat, plus caused who knows what
other problems to the lagoon.
Steve Roderick
H.B.O.C. Committee
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