Blacktown and District Environment Group
BDEG is a not-for-profit group of community members who are active in caring for the environment, bot
BDEG is a not-for-profit group who are active in caring for the environment, both in the Blacktown area, greater Western Sydney and beyond. Our main focus is protecting our precious Cumberland Plain Woodland.
04/02/2022
Don't forget that Sonia's exhibition has started, so get on down to Blacktown Arts Centre! : https://blacktownarts.com.au/whats-on/exhibitions/sonia-bennett-endangered-plants-of-the-cumberland-plain/?fbclid=IwAR0O0UYcr2HJqSnmIMpzjl7GHHJgzInemv0JV9eUAHzs11Y7a2yTy-qGhL0
Sonia Bennett: Plants of the Cumberland Plains of Western Sydney - Blacktown Arts Seven Hills artist, Sonia Bennett, is a self-taught artist who has been painting Australian native plants and trees for decades. Her first exhibition at Blacktown Arts focuses on the endangered species of the Cumberland Plain. Sonia’s botanical watercolour paintings are about the fragility of the ...
28/01/2022
Don't miss our very own Sonia Bennett's "Plants of the Cumberland Plains" art exhibition at the beautiful Blacktown Arts Centre. Starts next Thu : https://blacktownarts.com.au/whats-on/exhibitions/sonia-bennett-endangered-plants-of-the-cumberland-plain/
Sonia Bennett: Plants of the Cumberland Plains of Western Sydney - Blacktown Arts Seven Hills artist, Sonia Bennett, is a self-taught artist who has been painting Australian native plants and trees for decades. Her first exhibition at Blacktown Arts focuses on the endangered species of the Cumberland Plain. Sonia’s botanical watercolour paintings are about the fragility of the ...
09/01/2022
A new year's reminder to get your submission in by this Sunday and say NO to the monolith Greater Sydney Parklands Trust https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/inquiries/Pages/lodge-a-submission.aspx?pk=2846&fbclid=IwAR1eIoZXFgruz5lt7l7R-sHfqm158DXbRzoxHIVP0GGmytMDNoyqwcQkaYk
13/12/2021
Give your beloved Parklands a Christmas present: take a sec to say NO! to the monolith Greater Sydney Parklands Trust here: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/inquiries/Pages/lodge-a-submission.aspx?pk=2846
09/12/2021
Another great podcast on the rort that is bushland 'offsets': https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2021/dec/08/are-environmental-offsets-doing-more-harm-than-good?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Are environmental offsets doing more harm than good? Environment reporter Lisa Cox explains to Jane Lee how Australia’s environmental offsets policy, which was designed to protect Australian wildlife, ended up failing it.
09/11/2021
Want to understand why biodiversity offsets are a scam and don't work? Check out this great podcast featuring our very own Wayne Olling and the wonderful Shanes Park: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode/924351
#153 - Why Biodiversity Offsets Aren't Working Shanes Park is destined to be western Sydney’s new national park. The project aims to attract tourists to western Sydney, with visitor facilities and an education centre planned for 2023. But those developments and others, have ecologists concerned about the health of the site going forward.Featur...
09/10/2021
The NSW LNP Government is currently proposing legislation to allow development in our gazetted parklands.
Please join us for this cause
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
07/10/2021
C'mon BDEG'ers: who's your favourite bird? Last chance to vote! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/sep/27/australian-bird-of-the-year-2021-vote-now-for-your-favourite
Australian bird of the year 2021: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear Vote for your favourite species in the 2021 Guardian/BirdLife Australia bird of the year
12/09/2021
Bushland offsets have been a rort. Click here and click 'subscribe' button to tell the Govt you want this dodgy system audited: https://www.anao.gov.au/work/performance-audit/management-biodiversity-offset-obligations-government-business-enterprises
Management of biodiversity offset obligations by government business enterprises | Australian National Audit Office Browse our range of publications including performance and financial statement audit reports, assurance review reports, information reports and annual reports.