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Premier and Education Minister go back to school to learn how to make better Native Vegetation and Land Clearing legislation....
lesson 1, how to hug a tree. — with Rob Stokes and Gladys Berejiklian.
Premier and Education Minister go back to school to learn how to make better Native Vegetation and Land Clearing legislation....
lesson 1, how to hug a tree. — with Rob Stokes and Gladys Berejiklian.
Email council : c[email protected] and tell them you object to DA2017/1274.
You can still object to this DA proposal to build 7 , four level apartment buildings in a wildlife corridor, removing 150+ mature remnant canopy trees, habitat to 7 vulnerable species of bats, 3 colonies of micro-bats and a vulnerable family of 4 or more powerful owls.
No amount of root stock planting can rehabilitate the habitat loss or hide these large buildings. The wildlife corridor does already exist, and is used. Your short email to council will help stop this inappropriate development.
You can still object to this DA proposal to build 7 , four level apartment buildings in a wildlife corridor, removing 150+ mature remnant canopy trees, habitat to 7 vulnerable species of bats, 3 colonies of micro-bats and a vulnerable family of 4 or more powerful owls.
No amount of root stock planting can rehabilitate the habitat loss or hide these large buildings. The wildlife corridor does already exist, and is used. Your short email to council will help stop this inappropriate development.
Recovery Plan for the Large Forest Owls
The large forest owls of NSW are the powerful owl (Ninox strenua) (Gould) of the family Strigidae, and the sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa) (Gould) and masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae) (Stephens) of the family Tytonidae.
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Date 1 October 2006 Publisher Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) Type Publication, Recovery plan Cost Free Language English
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These 3 species present special problems for researchers and forest managers. They are difficult to study because they are nocturnal, wideranging and naturally uncommon throughout their distributions.
They are considered sensitive to logging and other forms of habitat disturbance since they are among the top order carnivores in the forest ecosystems of eastern Australia and many of their main prey species and nesting requirements depend on elements of old-growth forest (Debus 1994a, Kavanagh 1997, Milledge 2004).
Each of the large forest owls are listed as threatened in NSW. Early assessments of their conservation status by Lunney et. al. (2000) suggested that the populations of each species and their current distributions have declined.
They are considered sensitive to logging and other forms of habitat disturbance since they are among the top order carnivores in the forest ecosystems of eastern Australia and many of their main prey species and nesting requirements depend on elements of old-growth forest (Debus 1994a, Kavanagh 1997, Milledge 2004).
Each of the large forest owls are listed as threatened in NSW. Early assessments of their conservation status by Lunney et. al. (2000) suggested that the populations of each species and their current distributions have declined.
Profile of Australia's largest owl - the Powerful Owl
BIBY TV
This video takes a look at the Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua), just one of Australia's many amazing owl species. Being the largest owl in Australia it captures the imagination of anyone who has the fortune to observe it.
Birds in Backyards is running a project looking at the how the species is surviving in our urban centres, focusing on Sydney and surrounds. Refer to the Birds in Backyards website http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/Power... for more information. Filmed in Powerful Owl territories throughout Sydney.
A very informative video about powerful owls. A vulnerable species on the list of endangered species. One of our magnificent Australian local native birds of prey.
Note that these experts state the biggest threat is fragmentation of old forests, connectivity of fragments, the loss of hollow bearing trees, also for their prey populations which are critical for the powerful owl's survival.
"the highest priority for the conservation of powerful owls is the protection of old growth forest and forest remnants with large hollow bearing trees."
This video takes a look at the Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua), just one of Australia's many amazing owl species. Being the largest owl in Australia it captures the imagination of anyone who has the fortune to observe it.
Birds in Backyards is running a project looking at the how the species is surviving in our urban centres, focusing on Sydney and surrounds. Refer to the Birds in Backyards website http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/Power... for more information. Filmed in Powerful Owl territories throughout Sydney.
A very informative video about powerful owls. A vulnerable species on the list of endangered species. One of our magnificent Australian local native birds of prey.
Note that these experts state the biggest threat is fragmentation of old forests, connectivity of fragments, the loss of hollow bearing trees, also for their prey populations which are critical for the powerful owl's survival.
"the highest priority for the conservation of powerful owls is the protection of old growth forest and forest remnants with large hollow bearing trees."
REFUSED BY THE COURTS ! ! !
5 ACRE , 7 BUILDING, 3 STOREY APARTMENTS - SENIORS HOUSING PROPOSAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BAYVIEW WILDLIFE CORRIDOR REFUSED BY COMMISSIONER OF THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT ! ! ! !
5 ACRE , 7 BUILDING, 3 STOREY APARTMENTS - SENIORS HOUSING PROPOSAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BAYVIEW WILDLIFE CORRIDOR REFUSED BY COMMISSIONER OF THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT ! ! ! !
Read the full court case judgement here:
https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/dec…/5c9417cbe4b02a5a800bf731
Quotes:
"..determined that there is no power to grant development consent based on the Existing SCC, and that the Court, in exercising the functions of the consent authority, does not have the power to amend the Existing SCC."
"...I have determined that there is no power to grant development consent."
https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/dec…/5c9417cbe4b02a5a800bf731
Quotes:
"..determined that there is no power to grant development consent based on the Existing SCC, and that the Court, in exercising the functions of the consent authority, does not have the power to amend the Existing SCC."
"...I have determined that there is no power to grant development consent."
Update: EVEN MORE TREES NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR BAYVIEW SENIORS HOUSING !!!
NBC's Traffic Engineering report says: ALL TREES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CABBAGE TREE ROAD NEED TO GO to get clear line of sight.
This further strengthens Council’s Senior Landscape Manager’s comment and REFUSAL which said they could NEVER achieve their tree planting along the road already due to where the driveway runs and the loop back turning area is positioned on the driveway parallel to the road.
Council's Traffic engineers now say ALL the trees along the road must go, this means that the apartments will be EXTREMELY VISIBLE from the road.
MORE TREES GONE !! 150+ Remnant trees PLUS ALL THE TREES ALONG THE ROAD !!!
From the Council Traffic Engineer report:
"The trees/vegetation along the northern side of Cabbage Tree Road is to be cleared to achieve the Australian Standards requirements for minimum sight distance and stopping sight distance for vehicles exiting the site and vehicles approaching the roundabout from western side respectively."
From the Council Landscape report recommending refusal:
“It is considered that the built form viewed from Cabbage Tree Road, when travelling east to west, will dominant the landscape. The combined built massing of the Facilities building, Block A, Block B, Block C, and the associated roadway entrance and driveway will result in a dominant built form that is not capable of integrating with the landscape.
This is caused by the removal of existing trees along the Cabbage Tree Road frontage for driveway access and roadway construction. It is likely that upgrading existing utility services for this development will result in further removal of existing trees.”
Council’s Senior Landscape manager recommended refusal, BEFORE it was known that Council’s Traffic Manager recommends REMOVAL OF MORE TREES along Cabbage Tree Road
NBC's Traffic Engineering report says: ALL TREES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CABBAGE TREE ROAD NEED TO GO to get clear line of sight.
This further strengthens Council’s Senior Landscape Manager’s comment and REFUSAL which said they could NEVER achieve their tree planting along the road already due to where the driveway runs and the loop back turning area is positioned on the driveway parallel to the road.
Council's Traffic engineers now say ALL the trees along the road must go, this means that the apartments will be EXTREMELY VISIBLE from the road.
MORE TREES GONE !! 150+ Remnant trees PLUS ALL THE TREES ALONG THE ROAD !!!
From the Council Traffic Engineer report:
"The trees/vegetation along the northern side of Cabbage Tree Road is to be cleared to achieve the Australian Standards requirements for minimum sight distance and stopping sight distance for vehicles exiting the site and vehicles approaching the roundabout from western side respectively."
From the Council Landscape report recommending refusal:
“It is considered that the built form viewed from Cabbage Tree Road, when travelling east to west, will dominant the landscape. The combined built massing of the Facilities building, Block A, Block B, Block C, and the associated roadway entrance and driveway will result in a dominant built form that is not capable of integrating with the landscape.
This is caused by the removal of existing trees along the Cabbage Tree Road frontage for driveway access and roadway construction. It is likely that upgrading existing utility services for this development will result in further removal of existing trees.”
Council’s Senior Landscape manager recommended refusal, BEFORE it was known that Council’s Traffic Manager recommends REMOVAL OF MORE TREES along Cabbage Tree Road
northern_beaches_council_traffic_engineer_referral_response.pdf |
THE BAYVIEW WILDLIFE CORRIDOR DOES EXIST...... NO DENYING IT... No matter how much they try to deny it, it does not mean it has not existed since 1990, and the land has been wildlife habitat for well over 100 years.
The 2 young Bayview owl chicks are watching all proposals to build apartments across 5 acres, 7 buildings, 3 storeys high in the designated high priority Bayview Wildlife Corridor, which is their home and habitat.