Category: Coast
WED Festival program
Changes to KPoM for Kings Forest Approved
The Independent Planning Commission has approved changes to the koala management plan for a 4500-lot residential development on the state’s far north coast. Property 28 Pty Ltd has sought to implement a new Koala Plan of Management (KPoM) and amend the conditions of approval for its Kings Forest Residential Subdivision about 15km south of Tweed…
Youth Coastal Ambassador Workshop
Stop Adani Convoy by Bob Brown Foundation
Relocate Tweed Valley Hospital
Minister concedes unlawful decision on land clearing in Reef catchment
EDO NSW – 27 November 2018: In a case demonstrating the critical role community organisations play in holding elected officials to account, the Federal Court has upheld a challenge by the Environment Council of Central Queensland (ECOCeQ) – represented by EDO NSW – to a proposal to clear 2,100 ha of native vegetation on Kingvale Station on…
RALLY – RELOCATION OF TWEED HOSPITAL TO CUDGEN STATESIGNIFICANT FARMLAND (SSF)
Tweed Valley Regional Hospital Kingscliff Right idea Wrong place Stand for the Land and our Community – Make your voice heard This Saturday, October 20th 10 AM Cudgen Leagues Club, Wommin Bay Rd Kingscliff Its not a done deal No land bought No planning approval No 2018/19 budget allocation No community impact revealed For more info go to https://RelocateTweedValleyHospital.org
Stop Adani Tweed community survey
Stop Adani Tweed wishes to survey the views of Tweed Shire residents, regarding the proposed massive expansion of coal mining in Queensland, including the so-called “Adani” mine in the Galilee Basin. Yes, the projects that are the subject of our survey are located in Queensland, but many of the issues at stake have national and…
Stop Adani Film Night 22 Feb Brunswick Heads
Journey to Stop Adani frontline
A journey to the front line is being arranged by the Northern Rivers Stop Adani Group leaving on January 13 and returning on January 21. Living costs for the week on the front line are $250 and include everything. For more information look up the Stop Adani Byron Shire Facebook page. You can also post questions and ask…
Frontline Action on Coal
Stand with the Wangan & Jagalingou people
At any moment, the Queensland Government could extinguish Wangan and Jagalingou native title rights in the Galilee Basin – the land Adani wants to build their Carmichael mega mine on. [1] The Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) Family Council have already said NO to Adani four times and are in the midst of a court battle…
Draft Crown Land Community Engagement Strategy
Draft Crown Land Management Regulation 2017
Future protection, management, use, transfer or sale of our publicly owned Crown Lands will be defined by the draft Regulation now on exhibition. The Regulations underpin the Crown Land Management Act 2016 (NSW). Comment can be made until midnight on Sunday 15 October 2017. Documents that explain the Draft Regulation and inform submissions are: Draft Crown Land Management…
Kings Forest – proposed modification
The modification request seeks approval to: Implement a revised Koala Plan of Management (KPOM) which includes changes to the location and quantity of koala habitat offsets within the site; Remove the requirement to plant koala food trees on a 27hectare parcel of land within the Cudgen Nature Reserve; Revise the ‘commencement of works’ definition to provide consistency with the approval issued under sections 130 and 133 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Approval 2012/6328); Revise the locations of the koala fencing and fauna underpasses, and amend the timing for the construction of this infrastructure; Remove the requirement to provide traffic calming devices to manage potential koala movements across the site; and Remove references to the KPOM dated August 2012 and insert references to the revised KPOM. Tweed Valley Weekly 29 June 2017 The modifications explained. NSW Planning: details of the proposal and where to make a submission. Submissions open til 18 August 2017
Gold Coast Airport ILS
Gold Coast Airport (GCA) ILS development facilitates provisions for increased runway operational length south. Attached is the final design of the ILS development footprint on the NSW Crown Reserve for Public Recreation/Conservation with construction to commence shortly. The additional element in the footprint on the Reserve immediately adjacent to the GCA’s southern boundary that has never appeared…
Paddle for the Planet – Saturday 3 June
Tree Planting at Cudgen Nature Reserve 14 May
Community meeting re PFAS contamination at Gold Coast Airport
‘A Plastic Ocean’ screening in M’bah 29 April
Don’t miss this award-winning film that Sir David Attenborough calls ‘The most important film of our time’, which focuses on the impact of plastic in our oceans, marine life and our own health. To reserve your tickets, please visit the Demand Film Event Page here: https://tickets.demand.film/event/1601. Unlike a traditional movie showing, my Demand Film screening requires…
Conservation of Beach-nesting Birds: Volunteer Monitoring Workshop
24th January. 1.15pm – 3pm. Field trip 3pm – 4.30pm. Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre. Improving the conservation outlook for beach-nesting birds is incredibly challenging. Volunteers make an amazing difference to the future of these species by monitoring breeding beaches, reporting and protecting nests, and educationg other beachusers. This workshop will focus on the methods used…
Have your say – Draft Coastal Management SEPP and Coastal Maps
There is still time to have you say on protections for our sensitive coastal environments – the submission deadline has been extended until Friday 20 January 2017. The NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DOPE) is undertaking public consultation on a Draft Coastal Management State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) and Draft Coastal Mapping. The Coastal Management…
Conservation of Beach-nesting Birds Workshop
Tweed Heads, 20th October 2016 BirdLife Australia is holding a workshop where you can learn more about Australia’s Beach-nesting Birds (BNB), the threats they are facing across Australia and how these are being tacked. There will also be opportunities for discussions across a broad range of topics relevant to the conservation of this unique suite…
Save our Tweed – No Runway Extension
The approval of the ILS has also secured an increase in the operational length of runway 14 unlawfully. MDP Table 2.1: ILS components – A localiser antenna located 300m from runway 14 end (pg.15), currently 2,342m (Master Plan 2011, pg.85). However, the antenna is located 300m from just inside the airport southern boundary giving runway…
Public Meeting – Gold Coast Airport PFC Land and Water Contamination
7 June 6pm – Come along and hear about possible contamination of groundwater, Tweed and Gold Coast waterways, fish and Bilinga bore water. Following the disturbing findings of Fiskville and Williamtown where towns have been put under a code red from PFC contamination and warned not to drink or use the water or eat produce…
Further consultation on NSW coastal reforms
Media release – 25 February 2016 Planning Minister Rob Stokes today announced a second stage of targeted consultation on the NSW Government’s coastal reforms, in response to valuable community feedback already obtained during the initial consultation phase. Mr Stokes said that proposals for a new Coastal Management State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) had been on…
CEC submission to NSW coastal reforms
Caldera Environment Centre (CEC) has been established in Tweed Shire for the past 25 years to promote the protection of the environment. Tweed Shire has a highly diverse coastal area which over the past years has been the subject of CEC campaigns. A major campaign was the protection of the large Pottsville Wetlands which includes…
