Threats to threatened species on the NE NSW Coast of Australia are increasing, due to inappropriate developments by developers who have a history of disregard for habitat and wildlife.
Engineering and developments that cause land to become bare, vegetation to become fragmented and biodiversity to lessen for long, or even relatively short periods of time hold no place in this modern world of stress and foreseeable biological disaster.
The precautionary principle, “Where the possibility exists of serious or irreversible harm, lack of scientific certainty should not preclude cautious action by decision-makers to prevent such harm. Management needs to anticipate the possibility of ecological damage, rather than react to it as it occurs”, is one legal principle that can lead to Courts helping biodiversity being saved in a region.
- “Administrative Law in an Environmental Context” search results at bluecray Environmental search engine
- Duty of care and the precautionary principle : search results at bluecray environmental search engine.
However, it is up to each and every individual to work to help this planet today. Development Groups such as Leda make much money from large scale development at the cost to nature, valuable regional resources and biodiversity health, well being and sustainability of natural resources. This type of development (Kings Forest Residential Project) flies in the face of current government trends to create policy and Australian and Global legal treaties to protect biodiversity at a regional level.
Little Bat finds NE NSW Coast Lifestyle, near Kings Forest to much to survive in
This little Bat in the above photo is a consequence of development – dead on the doorstep of a duplex in the housing development west of Pottsville, Tweed Shire. With 21 threatened fauna species threatened even more byLeda and the development proposed, what will be the costs, if all that stands between them, and survival, is documents written, verbal provisions made and “intentions” outlined, when the bulldozers and engineering machinery move into Kings Forest and further develop this area?
Bluecray – previous article on Kingscliff – Kings Forest Development by Leda
Kings Forest Kingscliff Tweed Development Planning Documents for perusal and comment ( due 2nd March 2009)
Development project threatens second largest Koala Colony in Tweed Shire - candobetter.org ** this is a good article to help you understand this development, with contact details for the project and some great Koala info
Australian Native Vegetation Policies at Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts – “This Framework is a joint initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments, and is designed to provide a mechanism through which the native vegetation management commitments agreed to by all Australian governments can be progressed.” - 2001, the Native Vegetation Framework or NVF
NSW Woody Vegetation Change Report 2006-2007 Google HTML Doc of PDF Report at NSW Government Department of Environment & Climate Change (Native Vegetation Management : Information Sheets & Publications)
Friends of the Koala – article about Kings Forest Development and Koala Concerns in the Far North Coaster online (Online Magazine for Far North Coast of NSW)
Sydney Morning Herald article – an historical news item re Kings Forest (November 8th, 2004) – “Development yeilds nothing but a crop of Litigation” by Anne Davies
- Some Australian Aboriginal (Indigenous peoples) research literature for the North Coast of NSW at the Libraries Australia Search
Below are a few more threatened species that will suffer from the increasing non-sustainable development on the Tweed Coast:-
Rose-crowned Fruit- Dove (Ptilinopus regina) – and images .
Grass Owl (Tyto capensis) – and images
Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae) – and images
Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) – and images.
Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus ) – and images .
Bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) (Aust. Govt) and at NSW Govt- and images .
Bush-hen (Amaurornis olivaceus) – and images .
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) – and images .
Eastern False Pipistrelle (Falsistrellus tasmaniensis) – and images .
Yellow-bellied sheathtail Bat (Saccolaimus flaviventris) – and images .
Common blossom Bat (Syconycteris australis) - and images .
Common Planigale (Planigale maculata) - and images .
Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) – and images .
Red-legged Pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) – and images .
Grey-headed flying-fox(Pteropus poliocephalus) and images .
Olongburra Frog (Litoria olongburensis) and images .
Wallum Froglet (Crinia tinnula) and images .
Glossy Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) and images .
ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY : Coastal Cypress Pine Forest (Callitris columellaris Forest) ****ENDANGERED****- and images
There are many more species threatened by this development (State Significant Site under the NSW planning law and Part 3A), and the developments that have already been occurring on the Tweed Coast. The above list is incomplete, but will give you an indication of what type of losses can occur, should this development be allowed by the Director General and Minister for Planning in NSW.
Related Content
- Kings Forest Project Development in Tweed Shire by the Leda Group has Public Submissions extended by NSW Department of Planning
- Kings Forest Development ( by Leda ), The NSW State Government, and Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – will it cause a change in NSW Environmental Planning Laws?
- Endangered ecological community and Kings Forest Development, Tweed Coast, NE NSW.
- 21 Species and Agenda 21
- Fauna Links
