Category Archives: Remnant Bushland

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

Cape Peron Coastal Park an economic imperative for WA

Posted on 10/05/2015 by Defending Public Spaces WA

See this slideshow presentation and find out why we need to expand our tourism industry, what tourists really want and why protecting Point Peron in its entirety, is an economic imperative for Rockingham and WA ; … Continue reading →

Posted in Canal Developments, Coastal Vegetation, Community Participation, Ecotourism, EPA, heritage, LandCorp, Landscape Architecture, Marine Developments, Nature Based, Point Peron, POS, Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Seagrass, Sustainability, Tourism, Urban Planning | Tagged Cape Peron, City of Rockingham, Coastal, ecotourism, EPA, Mangles Bay Marina, Nature Based, perth, Point Peron, protected area park, Rockingham, State Government, tourism, WA, western australia | Leave a comment

WORLD CITIES 2014 Report By Max Hipkins

Posted on 15/07/2014 by Defending Public Spaces WA

WORLD CITIES SUMMIT Singapore, June 2014 Conference Report By Max Hipkins, Mayor City of Nedlands, Western Australia WORLD CITIES Summit- 2014- Max Hipkins

Posted in High-rise, Density & Urban Sprawl, Landscape Architecture, Planning and Public Health, POS, Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Sustainability, Tourism, Transport, Urban Forest, Urban Heat Island Effect | Tagged 2014, City of Nedlands, Conference Report, Mayor Max Hipkins, perth, public transport, social sustainablity, Sustainability, western australia, World Cities Summit | 1 Comment

Sell’em off & pack’em in

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

See this article “Squeeze on Schools” . “ELLENBROOK Secondary College could lose a third of its recreational oval space with the introduction of 30 demountable classrooms over the next three years.” Get use to crowded public high schools, it seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Schools, Sustainability, Transport, Urban Forest, Urban Planning, West Australian Government | Tagged budget, Carine Senior High School, Churchlands, congestion, cycle to school, DCC, Department of Education and Training, DET, developers, Development and Construction Complex, Duncraig, population, public transport, Tax payers, WA, walk, western australia | 5 Comments

Developers to cash in on public school sell offs?

Posted on 22/08/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

No doubt news that the government intends to sell off more public school properties has developers like the extremely profitable public company “Cedar Woods” positively hopping with anticipation? See this article in today’s West . Cedar Woods are the developer partners with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental Protection, High-rise, Density & Urban Sprawl, LandCorp, Mail Out, Remnant Bushland, Trees, Uncategorized, Urban Forest, Urban Planning, West Australian Government | Tagged Carine TAFE, Cedar Woods, Landcorp, school closures | Leave a comment

Save 40 Hectares of “Bush Forever”

Posted on 25/07/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

Please sign this CCWA On-line petition to help save this beautiful reserved Bush Forever site in Point Peron from greedy developers and crony government. Developers Landcorp and Cedar Woods plan to dig it out and turn into a private canal housing estate and … Continue reading →

Posted in Canal Developments, LandCorp, Mail Out, Marine Developments, Nature Preservation, Planning and Public Health, Point Peron, Remnant Bushland, Sustainability, Tree Protection Laws, Trees, Urban Forest, Urban Planning, West Australian Government | Tagged Bush Forever, canal development, CCWA, Hands Off Point Peron, marina, Point Peron, western australia | Leave a comment

Lifeline must lobby Government to protect green spaces and trees

Posted on 25/07/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

Lifeline’s CEO Fiona Kalaf is on the board of the WA Planning Commission (WAPC) as the “Community Representative” http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/693.asp Do you suppose Fiona knows about Solastalgia? The amount of depression being caused in the community by trees and amenity being destroyed … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental Protection, Mail Out, Nature Based, Nature Preservation, Passive Recreation, Planning and Public Health, POS, Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Sustainability, Tree Protection Laws, Trees, Urban Forest, Urban Planning, West Australian Government | Tagged depression, Fiona Kalaf, green spaces, mental health, natural environment, nature, pubic opens spaces, solastalgia, stress, trees, urban forest, WA Planning Commission, WAPC | Leave a comment

Another nail in the coffin for the environment?

Posted on 23/07/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

Dr Kim Hames has been sacked as Minister for Tourism. Barnett will take over until he finds a replacement. See this article in the West today Dr Hames was an advocate for nature based tourism. What’s a bet we wont … Continue reading →

Posted in Canal Developments, Environmental Protection, Landscape Architecture, Marine Developments, Nature Based, Nature Preservation, Point Peron, POS, Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Seagrass, Sustainability, Tourism, West Australian Government | Tagged Barnett, canal, concrete, development, Dr Kim Hames, Minister for Tourism, Nature Based, Point Peron, WA, western australia | Leave a comment

Debate over public swimming pool site and affordability

Posted on 16/06/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

When the State Government sold off the Scarborough Public High School site a few years ago for a private land development, they promised the furious locals a community/sports centre (which they built on Newborough Street in Karrinyup) and a replacement … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature Preservation, Passive Recreation, Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Sustainability, Trees, Uncategorized, Urban Forest | Tagged aquatic centre, City of Stirling, Coastal, G, golf club, Hamersley, swimming pool, Tuart trees, WA, western australia | Leave a comment

Appeal withdrawal raises serious questions

Posted on 14/06/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

There is growing speculation that the EPA (and or some other department) has pressured the Conservation Commission (our peak body for caring for our State’s natural environment) to withdraw their appeal against the EPA’s approval of the highly controversial Mangles Bay … Continue reading →

Posted in Canal Developments, Conservation Commission, Environmental Protection, EPA, Federal Government, LandCorp, Marine Developments, Mercury, Nature Preservation, Passive Recreation, Planning and Public Health, Point Peron, POS, Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Seagrass, Sustainability, Toxic Contamination, Trees, Uncategorized, Urban Forest, West Australian Government | Tagged Albert Jacobs, Appeal, canal development, Cedar Woods, Conservation Commission, EPA, Landcorp, Mangles Bay Marina, marina, Minister for the Environment, Planning, Point Peron, Rockingham, WA, West Australian Government | Leave a comment