A push for further development in Western Sydney is rapidly threatening the area's natural environment. Nature Conservation Council member group, the Western Sydney Conservation Alliance (WSCA), has been lobbying all levels of Government over several years to assist in the creation of the Cumberland Conservation Corridor across large areas of Western Sydney. The WSCA believes the Corridor gives native flora and fauna the best chance at survival by providing essential connections between bushland areas.

Penrith Council's draft stage one Local Environmental Plan(LEP) proposes a 504ha RU4 rural subdivision zoning across high conservation value bushland that the NSW Government has identified as Western Sydney Priority Conservation Lands.

Tony Kelly is the new NSW Planning Minister and he may make the decision to approve and gazette the Council's LEP at any time. Urge him to reject Penrith Council's LEP and protect all the Western Sydney Priority Conservation Lands within the Penrith LGA with an E2 Environmental Conservation zoning by sending the WSCA's cyberaction .

You can watch a short Youtube clip explaining the issue here . 

The WSCA is also starting up new volunteer bushcare groups in the Penrith area and is seeking a pool of volunteers to work 3 - 4 hours every month. One site we will be working is the old Air Services Australia site at Cranebrook which contains vast amounts of threatened species. The main weed is African Lovegrass.

If you're interested or would like more information, please call 0431 222 602 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it