Thanks Judith for the update. I did sign the petition and the standard
letter and I guess, like others, who would have done the same, last week I
got a standard response letter from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council
thanking me and advising what worthy environmental causes the council have
already funded and how Yandina Wetlands, regrettably is not considered a
priority.
The recent excellent articles run in 'the Australian' (today's) showing
that the drained area is not artificial in fact, and then the article (last
week?) sparking debate about a key principle at the centre of environmental
decision-making in Australia (whether an environmentally significant area
deserves protection if it has been shaped by human activity) are 'game
changers' surely and strong reasons for all of us to write back to the
Sunshine Coast Regional Council to let them know their response is not good
enough given the latest developments and debate.
Marie Tarrant
Kobble Creek, Qld
On 1 August 2015 at 12:07, BirdLife Southern Queensland <
> wrote:
> Good Morning Everyone,
>
> I know that you are aware of the stellar work that Greg Robert's has been
> doing to save the Yandina Creek Wetlands. Most of you are also aware that
> the wetlands were drained just over 2 weeks ago. Many of you have signed
> Greg's petition to Greg Hunt, asking for intervention and funding at a
> federal level.
>
> BirdLife Australia and BirdLife Southern Queensland are also actively
> involved in this campaign. If these wetlands are to be preserved we need
> to influence the 3 tiers of government. I hope you will take the time to
> follow the link below to our petition to Dr Steven Miles, Queensland
> Minister of Environment and Heritage Protection urging him to provide the
> financial assistance required to enable the Sunshine Coast Council to
> purchase and permanently protect this nationally significant site.
>
>
> http://www.birdlife.org.au/locations/birdlife-southern-queensland/help-us-save-yandina-creek-wetlands
>
> You do not have to be a member of BirdLife Australia to support this
> petition.
>
> My apologies for any cross postings.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Judith
>
> Judith Hoyle | Convenor
>
> BirdLife Southern Queensland
>
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