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The NSW government’s roll back of protection at Solitary Islands and Jervis Bay marine parks
represents an unprecedented attack on marine protected areas, according to Australia’s leading
conservation groups.
A coalition of 47 groups has condemned the State government’s roll back of sanctuary zones as
a cynical political move and a dangerous precedent in marine reserve management nationally.
Nature Conservation Council of NSW, Chief Executive Officer, Pepe Clarke said, “The NSW
The NSW government’s roll back of protection at Solitary Islands and Jervis Bay marine parks
represents an unprecedented attack on marine protected areas, according to Australia’s leading
conservation groups.
A coalition of 47 groups has condemned the State government’s roll back of sanctuary zones as
a cynical political move and a dangerous precedent in marine reserve management nationally.
Nature Conservation Council of NSW, Chief Executive Officer, Pepe Clarke said, “The NSW
The State’s peak environment group has condemned the NSW government’s proposal to wind back
marine protection for the Solitary Islands and Jervis Bay marine parks, the latest in a series of
damaging changes affecting marine protected areas.
Solitary Islands alone will lose more than 5000 hectares of crucial sanctuary areas as current zonings
are pushed back to 2002 levels.
“This latest assault on our marine parks and sanctuaries calls into serious question the NSW
Some of Sydney’s best‐loved beaches, coastal homes and roads are at risk of destruction if urgent
action to curb climate change is not taken, warns the latest Climate Commission report.
NSW government modelling has shown Narrabeen, Dee Why and Manly beaches will become more
vulnerable to erosion, while areas of suburbs such as Rockdale and Kurnell will be hard hit by increased
storm events and extreme weather.
“The NSW government must prepare for the reality that if it does nothing to address increasing
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW has condemned new NSW Fisheries Minister Katrina
Hodgkinson’s decision to wind back vital protection for critically endangered shark species at Fish
Rock and Green Island on NSW’s mid-north coast.
Fish Rock and Green Island are among the most important critical habitat areas for grey nurse sharks
on the east coast of Australia.
“Minister Hodgkinson’s roll back of safeguards at Fish Rock and Green Island leave behind totally
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW has welcomed the decision by Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke to require federal assessment and approval of a proposal by Eastern Star Gas to develop a massive coal seam gas field in the Pilliga Scrub, near Narrabri in northern NSW.
Federal assessment and approval process will also be required for the associated development of a major gas pipeline and an LNG export processing facility at Kooragang Island at Newcastle.
The Shooters and Fishers Party are way off target if they expect conservationists and the community
to accept political deals that open up national parks to hunting and ban new national parks and marine
parks, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.
As reported in today’s Sydney Morning Herald, the Shooters Party presented the former Labor
government with a long ‘hunting’ list winding back vital environment protection for our native wildlife,
special places and marine environments.
The NSW government’s move to break up the Environment Department and shift responsibility for key environmental decisions to Industry and Investment NSW puts the fox in charge of the henhouse, potentially compromising the protection of the state’s environment, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.
Days out from the NSW election, neither major party has presented a comprehensive, credible plan for the protection of our environment, according to the state’s peak environment organisation.
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW has launched an online campaign calling for Coalition Leader Barry O'Farrell to ensure his proposed ‘scientific review’ of marine parks will be truly independent and free of partisan politics.
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