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| Save Burns Beach Bushland The Burns Beach Ratepayers, Residents and Community Recreation Association recently created 'The Friends of Burns Beach Bushland'. The aim is to pull together all the concerned individuals and organizations who are trying to prevent Lot 2 Burns Beach from being turned into a housing development. Working together we can demonstrate to Parliament how strongly we value our natural heritage, and require of our representatives the protection of the bushland for the sake of current and future generations. The land concerned is situated between the suburbs of Burns and Mindarie, west of Marmion Avenue, and covers 290 hectares. Lot 2 Burns Beach has been designated by the Environmental Protection Authority (in Bulletin 880) as regionally significant bushland. The EPA has twice found the proposed development, excepting the south eastern 55ha, environmentally unacceptable. We regard the 55 hectares as significant too. Already we have lost so much bushland to development that the ability to maintain healthy populations of flora and fauna has been much reduced. The area is a green break in the urban sprawl, providing coastal open space in a developing region, and could become a superb natural asset for Joondalup. How can you help? You can: " Sign the petition when you see us out in shopping malls, at Burns Beach on weekends, or you can download a copy of the petition from our website and collect extra signatures. If you do collect signatures, please email us at friendsofburnsbeach@mbox.com.au or call (08) 6210 1341 and leave a message to arrange collection/delivery of signatures. " Go to our website at www.burnsbeach.com and click to send a letter to our members of parliament " Publicise our cause - tell your friends, work or school colleagues, school teachers, etc. Tell them about our website and petition. " Write directly to The Minister for the Environment and Heritage, The Hon. Dr. Judy Edwards at 29th Floor, Allendale Square, 77 St George's Terrace, PERTH WA 6000 or email her at judy-edwards@dpc.wa.gov.au You could also phone (08) 9220 5050 or fax (08) 9221 4665 the Minister. " Write to the Wanneroo or Joondalup Community Times or The West Australian For more information, or if you wish to offer further help, please check out our website at www.burnsbeach.com , email to friendsofburnsbeach@mbox.com.au or call (08) 6210 1341 (With thanks to the Quinns Rocks Environmental Group Inc., P.O. Box 27, Quinns Rocks, WA 6030 for compiling much of the information contained above.) |
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