Tag Archives: West Australian Government

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

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

DAP Affected Communities – Public Meeting Video

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

Click here to view video On Wednesday the 29th of July, 2015, over 130 residents from South Perth and surrounding areas including representatives from Point Peron, Mandurah and Serpentine Jarrahdale, attending a public meeting on Thursday night at the Como … Continue reading →

Posted in DAPs, heritage, High-rise, Density & Urban Sprawl, Local Government, Planning and Public Health, Planning Laws, Public Consultation, Uncategorized, West Australian Government | Tagged Affected Communities, City of South Perth, community, DAPs, democracy, Development Assessment Panels, Local Government, Planning, Residents Association, right to appeal, SAT, State Administrative Tribunal, transparency, West Australian Government | 1 Comment

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

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

THE POINT PERON DEAL – 6 questions for the Premier

Posted on 01/06/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

The deception starts with the name, “Mangles Bay Marina”. This is a highly controversial canal development proposal in Rockingham, Western Australia, a partnership between the state government’s development arm LandCorp and the big residential developer Cedar Woods. Anyone just tuning … Continue reading →

Posted in Canal Developments, Ecocide, Environmental Protection, EPA, LandCorp, Nature Preservation, Passive Recreation, Planning and Public Health, Planning Laws, Point Peron, Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Seagrass, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Urban Forest, West Australian Government | Tagged Boat Pens, Boating, canal development, Cedar Woods, Landcorp, Mangles Bay Marina, Port Geographe, Premier, Rockingham, tourism, West Australian Government | 6 Comments

POINT PERON UPDATE

Posted on 22/05/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

Over fifty (50) different grounds have been appealed on the recent EPA decision by 19 people including at least 7 high-ranking scientists on this logic defying EPA approval. This is a shockingly destructive canal housing estate and marina development, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canal Developments, DAPs, Ecocide, EPA, LandCorp, Marine Developments, Planning Laws, Point Peron, Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Sustainability, Trees, Urban Forest, West Australian Government | Tagged canal developments, Cedar Woods, EPA, Landcorp, Mangles Bay Marina, Point Peron, Public land grab, urban forest, West Australian Government | Leave a comment

THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY TO TAKE THE EPA (WA) TO COURT

Posted on 22/05/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

Even though the gas hub is not going ahead, the state government still want to proceed with the case that The Wilderness Society have raised against them. The hearings are on the 4th, 5th and 5th of June. http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/kimberley/wilderness-society-takes-wa-epa-to-court Please … Continue reading →

Posted in EPA, Marine Developments, Planning Laws, Sustainability, West Australian Government | Tagged environment protection, Environmental Protection Authority WA, EPA, Planning, The Wilderness Society, vested interests, West Australian Government | 1 Comment

EPA IN THE SPOT LIGHT AGAIN

Posted on 17/05/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

The WA EPA is once again under the spot light as shocked conservationists and Rockingham residents struggle to understand how they could possibly approve the destructive “Mangles Bay Marina” canal housing/marina development within Point Peron. Here Many will … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecocide, heritage, Marine Developments, Passive Recreation, Planning and Public Health, Point Peron, Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Sustainability, Toxic Contamination, Trees, Urban Forest, Urban Planning, West Australian Government | Tagged Bush Forever, canal developments, Cedar Woods, Ecocide, Environmental Protection Authority WA, EPA, Hands Off Point Peron, Mangles Bay Marina, marine protection, Point Peron, Rockingham, Seagrass, WA, West Australian Government | Leave a comment

EPA Approves Mangles Bay Marina in Point Peron

Posted on 30/04/2013 by Defending Public Spaces WA

The EPA has approved the Mangles Bay Marina and canal housing development on public land in Point Peron (with conditions). Read the EPA Report … here URGENT PROTEST – 8th May Outside Cedar Woods office at 50 Colin St, West Perth … Continue reading →

Posted in Marine Developments, Passive Recreation, Planning and Public Health, Planning Laws, Point Peron, Public Open Spaces, Sustainability, Trees, Urban Forest, Urban Planning | Tagged Bush Forever, canal developments, Cedar Woods, marine life, marine protection, Point Peron, West Australian Government | 6 Comments