The Wilderness Society Sydney North

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Willoughby Candidate Forum For over 65 years the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.

This may interest some Willoughby residents.

Willoughby NCC Election Campaign Training For over 65 years the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.

It's not too late to attend the free in-person Meet Your MP workshop to be held in Chatswood on Tuesday 13 September 2022 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The workshop is being run by the Wilderness Society's Sydney North team.

The Wilderness Society believes that it is important for a community to be better equipped to engage in the political process and to have strong relationships with their local decision makers, at all levels of government. The workshop will provide participants with everything they need to successfully engage with their local state or federal member of parliament (MP).

With new federal MPs in the electorates of North Sydney and Mackellar and a recently elected MP in the state electorate of Willoughby, this workshop is perfectly timed for you to contact these new MPs to let them know about your concerns for the environment and other issues.

The workshop will cover the following topics:

· why we meet with members of parliament;
· how to secure a meeting with your MP;
· how to prepare for the meeting;
· what to take with you to the meeting;
· what to say in the meeting; and,
· following the meeting, how to have a productive debrief; and
· how to follow up with your MP on commitments made during the meeting.

You do not need to be a Wilderness Society member or supporter to attend the workshop.

Spaces at the workshop will be limited to comply with all appropriate COVID restrictions and the venue capacity. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at this website.
https://wilderness.nationbuilder.com/syd_north_sep22_meet_your_mp

Once you RSVP, you will be sent more details about the workshop including venue information.

Sydney North Meet Your MP Workshop The Wilderness Society's online nation for all things volunteering!

For too long the NSW Government has ignored the research suggesting that habitat protection is the key to protecting koalas from extinction.
Please consider signing this email campaign from Greens MP Cate Faehrmann AND writing to your local state MP about this important matter.
More information from: https://www.koalapark.org.au/

https://agreennsw.good.do/koalapark/

Join me in supporting the Koalas on the Mid North Coast need a Great Koala National Park! Campaign It’s official: koalas have now been declared endangered at a state and federal level. Late on a Friday, right before the federal election, the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee quietly made the announcement downgrading their conservation status. This terrible news comes as no surprise to...

Please sign and share Save Sydney's Koalas NSW Parliament e peition to save the last chlamydia free and expanding Koala population in NSW. We need 20,000 signatures so please help.

https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/Pages/ePetition-details.aspx?q=fqdTUicl4Yf6sP6t5qV0Vw

This is a good opportunity to hear from the candidates in the upcoming federal election on environmental issues.

The Willoughby Environmental Protection Association (WEPA Inc) has once again joined forces with the Nature Conservation Council of NSW to co-host an online candidates’ forum on all things environmental for those voting in the North Sydney Electorate.

While the recent series of candidates’ forums have been excellent in taking us through a range of broad issues, we have been disappointed not to hear more about the action candidates will take on climate, species protection and possible Federal funding for the environmentally damaging Western Harbour and Beaches Link Tunnels proposal.

Come along with your questions and make sure the candidates know how important these issues are to the North Sydney community.

Where: Online via Zoom
When: 7:30pm – 9:00pm Thursday 12 May
MC: Chris Gambian, CEO, NCC
RSVP: https://www.nature.org.au/north_sydney_federal_candidates_forum

Candidates who have agreed to attend (in alphabetical order):
• Heather Armstrong (The Greens)
• William Bourke (Sustainable Australia Party
– Stop Overdevelopment/Corruption)
• Victor Kline (TNL)
• Catherine Renshaw (ALP)
• Kylea Tink (Independent)

We changed the initial date to try to accommodate the sitting member, Trent Zimmerman (Lib), but he has indicated that he was not available for either night. We have not heard back from the other candidates to date.

We need your RSVP!
You must RSVP to attend this event. Please only do so if you are a registered voter in the North Sydney electorate. Check here to see if you are a resident in the electorate.

Once you registered, you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link to attend the forum.

If your rsvp doesn’t arrive in your inbox almost immediately, please check your junk/spam

If you live in North Sydney, please join an online Candidates forum specifically on the environment.

North Sydney Federal Candidates Forum For over 65 years the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.

Well, finally.
"The New South Wales government admits the market has turned its back on building new coal mines and has turned its focus to expanding existing operations as it rules out more exploration zones."

Yet, it should have never come to this. The Ganguddy-Kelgoola area on the border of Wollemi National Park, which, in many ways, is the most environmentally sensitive of all three areas, consists mostly of the Coricudgy State Forest. There's been a proposal in place for some time to include the forest in Wollemi National Park and the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. If this happens it will protect this beautiful and culturally significant place for ever.

'A lot less interest' greenfield coal exploration effectively ruled out by NSW government Deputy Premier Paul Toole says several thousand hectares in the Central West and Hunter been deemed unsuitable because of the environmental and economic implications, citing a clear market shift in the interest in building new coal mines.

If you think we need stronger environmental laws to protect our forests, please sign the petition.

Can you spare a minute to help Diana Pryde? Put our forests first. Stronger national environmental laws to protect unique habitats

There's not a lot of talk about the environment, about climate or about energy in the election campaigning so far. Yet, these are the issues that will have the greatest impact on our children and grandchildren.
Do you have friends or family with young people who have just turned 18 or will be 18 by Election Day on 21 May? If so, they have until Monday 18 April to enrol to vote!
They can do so online here:
https://www.aec.gov.au/enrol/

Enrol to vote How to enrol to vote

Wilderness Society members and supporters were contacted earlier in the year to support the collection of video footage from Wollemi National Park.
A year or so ago, the local Rylstone community, along with the Wilderness Society and National Parks Association, were instrumental in having two potential coal mining areas, Hawkins and Rumker, removed from potential release for mining exploration.
One area, Ganguddy-Kelgoola, still remains as proposed for release. This recent video clearly shows the senselessness of releasing this last remaining area for exploration. But, it's in a worse location than the other two - about half of it, comprising the Coricudgy State Forest, is totally surrounded by the Wollemi National Park.
Do you fancy a coal mine in the middle of one of the state's most significant national parks and part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area?
If not, maybe let you local state MP know about it.
https://youtu.be/EvIlGb4umIQ

Watching over Wollemi

What: Together We Can Eastern Suburbs Eco Forum
When: Saturday, 26 March 2022, 2-6pm
Where: Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre, Waverley Park, Bondi Junction.
Getting there: it's a 1km walk from Bondi Junction station or a short walk from 333 bus stop at the top of Bondi Rd.

Eastern Sydney, NSW: Eastern Suburbs Eco Forum We’re inviting you to an event celebrating the positive stories and wonderful climate solutions available to us. There will be 2 panel discussions with fantastic speakers talking about how we can build a healthy future for us and for our planet. We will also have activities for families with kids ...

“Environmentalists have tried to block the problematic development because the location is the only koala habitat listed in New South Wales as expanding. It also straddles the shortest route between two breeding populations.”
This area should never have been rezoned residential by Campbelltown Council and despite what Lendlease claim, they are NOT following the recommendations of the NSW Chief Scientist
Development should not be taking place on critical koala habitat corridors
Lendlease Campbelltown City Council, NSW

The battle for Figtree Hill and the koala corridor Lendlease must be wary of its next move if it is to maintain its reputation as one of the most sustainable housing companies in the world,

Please support the Gomeroi traditional owners to raise awareness and funds to protect the precious Pilliga Forest in North West NSW.

Yinarr’s of the MEHI Centre - Pilliga Ultra Pilliga Ultra : register now to keep the Pilliga wild!

Willoughby City Council has partnered with Recycle Smart to make the recycling of many things that shouldn't go in your rubbish bin, and to landfill, a lot easier.

The list of things that you can recycle this way include:
♻️ Soft plastics
♻️ E-waste
♻️ Textiles
♻️ Takeaway coffee cups and lids
♻️ Books, toys and DVDs
♻️ Aluminium coffee pods
♻️ Empty cosmetics, skincare or haircare packaging
♻️ Batteries, lightbulbs and all the stuff you can take to the Artarmon Community Recycling Centre.

There's more too! Check here for the full list: https://www.recyclesmart.com/what-we-collect

There are a few things that you cannot recycle through Recycle Smart, including blister packs, perfume bottles, nail polish bottles, nail polish remover bottles and needles/syringes. In Willoughby, you cannot give polystyrene materials to Recycle Smart either.

https://www.facebook.com/WilloughbyCityCouncil/posts/280111164146319

We’ve partnered with RecycleSmart ♻️ to make it easier for our residents to improve their recycling practices, live more sustainably and work towards becoming a zero waste community.
Book a pickup in 3 clicks from the app (or website), leave your bag of recyclables at your door and a local driver will collect it for recycling.

Accepted waste include:
♻️ Soft plastics
♻️ E-waste
♻️ Textiles
♻️ Takeaway coffee cups
♻️ Books, toys and DVDs
♻️ Aluminum coffee pods
♻️ Empty cosmetics, skincare or haircare packaging
♻️ Batteries, lightbulbs and a lot more!

Find out more: https://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Residents/Waste-and-recycling/Reduce-reuse-recycle/RecycleSmart-Pickups

If you would like to learn more about the canditates' policies in the upcoming Willoughby bi-election please join the WEPA forum on Wednesday February 2.

Willoughby by-election candidate forum For over 65 years the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.

Please sign this petition to get the NSW Government to commit to underpasses on Appin Road, Campbelltown. Lendlease are building a housing development on important koala corridors!

The Campbelltown koalas need your help! Lendlease’s controversial mega-development in south-west Sydney has been approved by Campbelltown Council and seems to be going ahead. We must take immediate action to protect our iconic koalas. Ask Minister Stokes and Minister Kean to apply pressure to ensure a preferable outcome for these koalas...

Please join SSK 26th November 12.30

Starting Pitt St end of Martin Place and walking to NSW Parliament

We will have speakers and our ask to Rob Stokes and Matt Kean will be to approve Appin Rd Koala underpasses and ensure continuous 390-450 m wide corridors Stage 1 and 2 Gilead Lendlease development (and other developments).

Koalas have a right to a future in Greater Macarthur.

Please join SSK 26th November 12.30

Starting Pitt St end of Martin Place and walking to NSW Parliament

We will have speakers and our ask to Rob Stokes and Matt Kean will be to approve Appin Rd Koala underpasses and ensure continuous 390-450 m wide corridors Stage 1 and 2 Gilead Lendlease development (and other developments).

Koalas have a right to a future in Greater Macarthur.

The National Parks Association of NSW applauds today’s release of a landmark citizen-science survey of a ‘bearly’ known population of Koalas in Heathcote National Park.

Citizen scientists deliver welcome koala news The National Parks Association of NSW applauds today’s release of a landmark citizen-science survey of a ‘bearly’ known population of Koalas in Heathcote National Park.  The survey, involving …

We're in a fight to save the Sydney parklands from over-commercialisation. The new Parklands Super Agency will take control away from the Centennial Parks Trust. Thanks for supporting this important DoGooder campaign.

Join me in supporting the Save Greater Sydney's Parklands Campaign SIGN THIS LETTER NOW to SAVE our Public Parklands across Greater Sydney from privatisation. Parks under immediate threat are: -CENTENNIAL PARKLANDS -CALLAN PARK -FERNHILL ESTATE & MULGOA VALLEY -PARRAMATTA PARK -WESTERN SYDNEY PARKLANDS

💻 An extraordinary meeting of Council will be held via zoom tomorrow, Friday 8 October 2021 at 2pm regarding the proposed raising of the Warragamba Dam Wall.

👀 If you would like to watch, please use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87575851289

📩The meeting agenda is available on our website https://bit.ly/2YluPqO