SAVE KARIONGS SACRED LANDS
Fight the Destruction of Kariong Bushland
What is the issue?
The Proposal
A planning proposal to rezone land to build a housing estate on an environmentally and culturally important site on Woy Woy Rd at Kariong, NSW.
The site is currently zoned C2 - Environmental Conservation - the highest protection outside of a National Park
The proposal is to re-zone this area to allow for a cut and fill style subdivision to make way for residential housing lots.
A test case to grease the way for environmental destruction
The property was Crown Land that has been claimed by the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council under the NSW Land Rights Act.
The state government have created new legislation to make it easier for Aboriginal Land Councils to 'unlock land'.
This means streamlining the process to claim, re-zone and develop land, that would have been off limits previously.
Instead of going through local council approval processes the Darkinjung development plan can be ticked off by the minister for Dept of Environment and Planning.
Currently this site on Woy Woy Rd is the pilot for this legislation
Once this re-zoning and 'development' is allowed to go ahead, it will open the flood gates for other destructive developments to go ahead all over the Central Coast and NSW.
If an Aboriginal Land Council own the land, shouldn't they be allowed to do what they want with it?
The Local Aboriginal Land Council membership is ~750. Many of these members, including the executive, are not Traditional Owners. DLALC DO NOT represent the Traditional Owners of the Central Coast; the GuriNgai, Darkinoong, and Awabakal peoples
There is no such thing as Darkinjung Country or Darkinjung people...there is only a Darkinjung Land Council...despite the massive propaganda drive to the contrary
The local Traditional Owners of this area, the GuriNgai, are appalled by this development proposal and want to save this land
We stand with the Traditional Owners.
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to view development proposal
Portal is closed for public submissions however you can email your submission to centralcoast@planning.nsw.gov.au
by 9th Feb 2024
or
Follow below prompts
Take Action Now!
STEP 1: Make a Submission! (closes 9/02/2024)
It is urgent that the community writes submissions, as there is strength in numbers.
Submit via email to centralcoast@planning.nsw.gov.au
To use the template provided below:-
1) Click the Link
2) Copy the template
3) Personalise to make your own (very important)
4) Pop it in an email to centralcoast@planning.nsw.gov.au
5) The environment and cultural spaces thank you
Submit via Post
Alternatively, if you do not have access to the internet etc, you can write a letter and post it in the mail
Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
PO Box 1226
Newcastle NSW 2300
Note: When posting please make sure your contact information (name/address/contact phone no.) is supplied and you include whether you wish your name to be withheld.
Date you letter before posting.
To use the template provided below:-
1) Click the Link
2) Copy the template
3) Personalise to make your own (very important)
4) Print and post
STEP 2: Write to SIX (6) Ministers:
1. Write to The Hon. Paul Scully MP - Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
The Minister has the power to refuse approval for the Woy Woy Rd, Kariong planning proposal.
Submit a letter online
To use the template provided below:-
1) Click the Link
2) Copy the template
3) Personalise to make your own (very important)
Submit via Post
Alternatively, if you do not have access to the internet etc, you can write a letter and post it in the mail
To write by post:
The Hon. Paul Scully MP
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
GPO Box 5341
SYDNEY NSW 2001
Note: When posting please make sure your contact information (name/address/contact phone no.) is supplied and you include whether you wish your name to be withheld.
Date your letter before posting.
To use the template provided below:-
1) Click the Link
2) Copy the template
3) Personalise to make your own (very important)
4) Print and post
2. Write to The Hon. Penny Sharpe, MLC - NSW Minister for Climate Change, Minister for the Environment
The land at Kariong is
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zoned Environmental Conservation (C2)
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home to endangered flora and fauna, and wetlands
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is an Area of Regional Koala Significance.
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the precedent this rezoning will set is devastating for environmentally sensitive bushland all over NSW
Submit a letter online
To use the template provided below:-
1) Click the Link
2) Copy the template
3) Personalise to make your own (very important)
Submit via Post
Alternatively, if you do not have access to the internet etc, you can write a letter and post it in the mail
To write by post:
The Hon. Penny Sharpe, MLC
NSW Minister for Climate Change, Minister for the Environment
GPO Box 5341
SYDNEY NSW 2001
Note: When posting please make sure your contact information (name/address/contact phone no.) is supplied and you include whether you wish your name to be withheld.
Date your letter before posting.
To use the template provided below:-
1) Click the Link
2) Copy the template
3) Personalise to make your own (very important)
4) Print and post
3. Write to The Hon. David Harris, MP - Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty and Minister for the Central Coast
David Harris is Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty and Minister for the Central Coast
He has the power to table a motion in parliament opposing the proposed development at Kariong.
David Harris also has the power to acknowledge local Traditional Custodians who are themselves vehemently opposed to this development proposal.
Use the 1-click template by clicking the link below.
Instructions for Personalising and Sending Your Email:
• Click the Link
• Personalise Your Message
• Add Your Name
• Make It Unique
Submit via Post
Alternatively, if you do not have access to the internet etc, you can write a letter and post it in the mail
To write by post:
The Hon. David Harris, MP
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty,
and Minister for the Central Coast
Shop 4
142 Pacific Highway
WYONG NSW 2259
Note: When posting please make sure your contact information (name/address/contact phone no.) is supplied and you include whether you wish your name to be withheld.
Date your letter before posting.
To use the template provided below:-
1) Click the Link
2) Copy the template
3) Personalise to make your own (very important)
4) Print and post
4. Write to Ms Liesl Dorothy TESCH, AM, BSc MP - Minister for Gosford
Liesl Tesch is the Minister for Gosford, which includes the suburb of Kariong.
Liesl could be a fantastic advocate for the environment and could table a motion in parliament opposing the propsed development at Kariong.
Liesl has previously expoused the environmental value of Kariong Sacred Lands in parliament and has said we need to "put caring for the land before dollars"
If the community showed Liesl how unpopular this proposed development is she may take a stand and speak up to protect Kariong once again.
Use the 1-click template by clicking the link below.
Instructions for Personalising and Sending Your Email:
• Click the Link
• Personalise Your Message
• Add Your Name
• Make It Unique
Submit via Post
Alternatively, if you do not have access to the internet etc, you can write a letter and post it in the mail
To write by post:
Ms Liesl Dorothy TESCH, AM, BSc MP
Minister for Gosford
20 Blackwall Road
WOY WOY NSW 2256
Note: When posting please make sure your contact information (name/address/contact phone no.) is supplied and you include whether you wish your name to be withheld.
Date your letter before posting.
To use the template provided below:-
1) Click the Link
2) Copy the template
3) Personalise to make your own (very important)
4) Print and post
5. Write to The Hon. Jihad Dib MP - Minister for Emergency Services
The land at Woy Woy Rd Kariong is a bushfire risk. It is unacceptable to build new housing estates in areas of high risk, and put RFS volunteers and Fire+Rescue employees lives at risk defending the properties.
Submit a letter online
To use the template provided below:-
1) Click the Link
2) Copy the template
3) Personalise to make your own (very important)
Submit via Post
Alternatively, if you do not have access to the internet etc, you can write a letter and post it in the mail
To write by post:
The Hon. Jihad Dib MP
Minister for Emergency Services
GPO Box 5341
SYDNEY NSW 2001
Note: When posting please make sure your contact information (name/address/contact phone no.) is supplied and you include whether you wish your name to be withheld.
Date your letter before posting.
To use the template provided below:-
1) Click the Link
2) Copy the template
3) Personalise to make your own (very important)
4) Print and post
6. Write to The Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP - Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Water
The land at Kariong is
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zoned Environmental Conservation (C2)
-
home to endangered flora and fauna, and wetlands
-
is an Area of Regional Koala Significance.
-
the precedent this rezoning will set is devastating for environmentally sensitive bushland all over NSW
Use the 1-click template by clicking the link below.
Instructions for Personalising and Sending Your Email:
• Click the Link
• Personalise Your Message
• Add Your Name
• Make It Unique
Submit via Post
Alternatively, if you do not have access to the internet etc, you can write a letter and post it in the mail
To write by post:
The Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP
Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Water
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Note: When posting please make sure your contact information (name/address/contact phone no.) is supplied and you include whether you wish your name to be withheld.
Date your letter before posting.
To use the template provided below:-
1) Click the Link
2) Copy the template
3) Personalise to make your own (very important)
4) Print and post
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