Hi all
Thought it important to get this message out there.
Port Fairy wetland under threat. Advocacy Alert
Every year, from spring to early autumn, large numbers of Latham’s Snipe congregate at the Powling Street Wetland System in Port Fairy, Victoria. This 7.5 hectare wetland is well recognised as the most important known site for Latham’s Snipe in Australia. But the wetland is also prime waterfront real estate and the Federal government has just given the green light to a proposal to subdivide 2.5 hectares of the Wetland System for residential housing – despite the fact that the snipe are protected under the EPBC Act and several international migratory bird agreements.
However, the developer must also gain approval for the subdivision under Victoria’s planning laws. BirdLife Australia has joined with the South Beach Wetlands and Landcare Group to campaign against the development but we will need your help.
Once the developer’s plans are submitted to the Moyne Shire Council, we would like members to write to the Council opposing the development. There is a very short timeframe for commenting on this and while we will post information on our website, we’d be very interested in hearing directly from members who’d be interested in joining our campaign – particularly residents of south-western Victoria. If you would like to help us please contact Jenny Lau jenny.lau@birdlife.org.au so we can keep you updated on this campaign. ===============================
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