Category Archives: Climate Change

Last chance – Comment on draft Perth/Peel Plan

Posted on 12/05/2016 by Defending Public Spaces WA

Urgent reminder – Comments on the State Government’s Perth/Peel Green Growth Plan 5pm on Friday 13 May 2016. See How To Make a Submission Our biggest concern is the loss of tree canopy cover and vegetation, which increases dangerous urban … Continue reading →

Posted in Bush Forever, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Coastal Vegetation, DAPs, Democracy, density, Drought, Environmental Protection, Green space, High-rise, Density & Urban Sprawl, Infill, Nature Preservation, Planning and Public Health, Planning Laws, Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Urban Planning | Tagged DAP, Development Assesment Panels, draft, Perth and Peel Green Growth Plan, Planning, submission, Urban Bushland Council, WAPC, West Australian Government | 4 Comments

Sea level warnings for canals and coastal properties

Posted on 18/04/2016 by Defending Public Spaces WA

SBS has reported on a new website called Coastal Risk Australia , designed to help home buyers work out the risks involved with purchasing coastal properties. Sea level rise is happening faster than expected. But people are still buying in low … Continue reading →

Posted in Canal Developments, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Planning and Public Health, Point Peron, Storm Surge, West Australian Government | Tagged Bunbury, Busselton, coastal development, Coastal Risk Australia, flood, Fremantle, insurance, inundation, Mandurah, perth, properties, risk, Rockingham, SBS, sea level rise, western australia | Leave a comment

Barnett’s War on Trees

Posted on 22/01/2016 by Defending Public Spaces WA

Now it is the Shenton Park Rehabilitation Hospital bushland and its magnificent mature shade trees under threat! Have your say Civilized cities in developed countries (and even many developing counties) are working on strategies to increase their urban tree canopies … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, heat illness, heat stress, heat waves, High-rise, Density & Urban Sprawl, Infill, LandCorp, Uncategorized, Urban Forest, Urban Heat Island Effect, West Australian Government | Tagged Barnett, bushland, hospital, rehabilitation, Shenton Park, tree protection, Urban Heat Island Effect, West Australian Government | 2 Comments

Why Mayors Should Rule the World

Posted on 28/08/2015 by Defending Public Spaces WA

With Local Government Elections coming up on the 17th of October, it is a good time to reflect on the role and importance of Local Governments and the Barnett Government’s ‘War on Local Government’? See this excellent Ted Talk … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, DAPs, Democracy, High-rise, Density & Urban Sprawl, Local Government, Planning and Public Health, Sustainability | Tagged Amalgamations, and BLocal Government, City of Perth Plan, Councillors, DAPs, democracy, Mayors, mergers, perth, War on Local Government, western australia | Leave a comment

Petition to ban canal estates in WA

Posted on 27/09/2014 by Defending Public Spaces WA

Please see our Petition to ban canal estate developments in WA , to be returned by Monday 13th of October 2014. According to the WAPC, definition of Canal Estate is as follows; See Development Control Policy 1.8 Canal Estates and Artificial Waterway Developments page … Continue reading →

Posted in Bush Forever, Canal Developments, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Coastal Vegetation, Environmental Protection, EPA, Extreme Weather, Green space, heritage, Storm Surge | Tagged ban, Canal Estates, Climate adaptation, Climate Change, coastal development, enviironmental, insurance, Mangles Bay Marina, Ocean Reef Marina, petition, risk, sea level rise, storm surge, WAPC, western australia | 12 Comments

Logging ‘dries up WA’

Posted on 16/11/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

Article from the Weekend Financial Review 16-17 of November, 2013 (page 10) “The report found 62% of the decline in rainfall in the State’s South West is directly linked to logging” This isn’t new informatiion. The West Australian State Government have … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Drought, Forests, native logging, Nature Preservation, Sustainability, Tree & Forest Health, Trees, Uncategorized, Urban Forest, West Australian Government | Tagged Barnett, desalination, Drought, farmers, grain, native logging, rainfall, WA, Water, West Australian Government, western australia | 1 Comment

Europe pulls the plug on its green future?

Posted on 11/08/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

How low can Rupert go? The Weekend Australian, August 10-11, 2013, pg 17 (Inquirer) Don’t worry if you can’t open this link on The Australian on-line site (you need to be a subscriber), because here it is on the author’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Climate Sceptics, Rupert Murdoch, The Australian, Uncategorized | Tagged Benny Peiser, Climate Sceptics, Europe pulls the plug on its green future, Rupert Murdoch, The Australian | Leave a comment