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Volunteers Work 8,604 Hours 8,604 Hours Blue Mountains' Birds Blue Blue Mountains’ Birds Badgerys Creek: Count-down is On! The Badgerys Creek airport count-down is on. What are we doing to our local birds? The EIS supplement will be out any time now. Well known local ornithologist Carol Essentially it will tell us that although there will be Probets will be the guest speaker at our environmental impacts, they can be managed. June meeting. Many will remember, The commonwealth's auditor SMEC, will then have with pleasure, Carol's April 1996 talk on a mere 10 days (!) to pick over it. Both supplement bird sounds. This time Carol will be and audit will then go to Environment Minister Sen. talking about bird habitats, with Hill prior to cabinet’s decision expected in July. and have requested that the particular emphasis on the impact that The decision will be strictly political, the EIS Government assign well development in the Blue Mountains has being merely to give the illusion that environmental qualified diplomats and had on birds and their habitats. and social factors have been accounted for. scientific personnel to work The meeting will be held at 7.30 pm Trying to read the Howard cabinet’s mind isn’t on the response to the on Friday 25 June in the Conservation easy but here goes: Howard will go for Badgerys, assessors' report. We are Hut, Fletcher Street, Wentworth Falls. labouring it seems under the sunk-cost fallacy: the hopeful that a suitable Visitors are very welcome. human tendency to judge options according to the size of previous investments rather than the size of response, together with Listing of Rare Community the expected return. For him to make a rational supporting diplomatic effort, The Mountain Bluegum Shalecap decision he’d have to renounce an idea which he will retrieve the situation. Forest Communities of the Lower Blue and his kind on both sides of politics have held We have also reiterated our Mountains have been severely depleted dogmatically since the early 80’s and admit that it opposition to Badgerys and what is left, only remains as is now poison. Ditto for Transport Minister John Creek Airport. scattered communities which are subject Anderson who dutifully follows the script written for him by his departmental bureaucrats, die-hard Volunteers Work to the many urban threats of weed Badgerys supporters. invasion, urban development, storm- Finance Minister John Fahey is against 8,604 Hours water influence, etc. If let go, this rare Badgerys, not only out of concern for his seat, but A recent Bushcare Report community could disappear forever. also because he’s aware of Sydney’s air quality presented to Council revealed To try and preserve what is left we problems, the economic downside of the proposal that the combined hours of have formed a sub-committee — and the merits of the Very Fast Train concept. volunteer bush regenerators Mountain Bluegum Shalecap Forest Treasurer Costello is reportedly unhappy with the working on public reserves Committee (MBSFC) — to carry out a economics of the proposal. The rest it appears can was an extraordinary 8,604 study into the possible listing of this be swayed either way so long as their budget hours for the past year. This Shalecap Community on the threatened allocations aren’t tampered with. represents a contribution & endangered list. John Fahey once said that he’d never known towards bushland mainten- Are you interested in joining this cabinet to push ahead with a proposal if the ance on Public Reserves of Committee? Ph. Mike Purtell 4751.2143 Finance Minister disputed its figures. We can only $129,000. (or email [email protected]). hope that he’ll do this and be proven right. Do It was also revealed that however take out insurance by writing ( again) to for every $1 put into the World Heritage Nomination John Howard, John Anderson, Senator Hill, Bushcare Program that $2. We have learned that the World Senator Minchin, Senator Newman and John was returned in the form of Heritage assessment team who visited Moore (C/o Parliament House, Canberra ACT grants and volunteer hours. the Blue Mountains in February this year 2060). Remind them just how fickle the mountains The Council Budget for have submitted an unfavourable report. can be. Also send copies to Kerry Bartlett (PO Box Bushcare is a valuable The team are concerned about the 376, Springwood 2777) and Jackie Kelly (PO Box 712, Penrith 2750. From Colin Anderson, Moun- investment indeed and by this threats to the area arising from existing tains Against Badgerys Creek Airport (MABCA) account should be increased! and proposed developments. They If you are interested in particularly mention the proposed airport becoming involved as a at Badgerys Creek. volunteer in one of over thirty They also consider that the proposed committee in June, after a response is active bushcare groups in the Blue area does not fully cover the range of received from Australia. Mountains please contact Councils Eucalypt varieties. They have recom- We have written to Mr Howard, Bushcare Officer Chris Dewhurst (Ph 47 mended that the nomination be deferred, Senator Hill, Mr Debus and Mr Bartlett. 820623). and that a serial nomination be prepared, covering areas that contain “Hut News” , the newsletter of Blue Mountains Conservation Society Inc. a wider range of Eucalypt varieties. P.O. Box 29, Wentworth Falls, 2782. Phone 4757 1872. Fax 4757 1753 Email [email protected] Web page: http//www.pnc.com.au/~bmcs We have it on good authority that President: Imre Gahl, Ph:4784-3286 Second Vice President: Meredith Brownhill, Ph.4782.4823 the original nomination was of good First Vice President: Heather Coster, {Ph:Work 4759-1247, Home 4759.1837 quality, compared to many Membership Secretary: Ross Coster {Fax 4759-1095, Email: [email protected] previously successful nominations, Correspondence Secretary: Anne Merton, Ph:4757-1220 Email [email protected] and that it deserves to succeed. The Meetings Secretary: Kevin Bell, Ph.4787-6436 Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Ivica Buc Land Use: Philippa Fincher; Ph.4787.6436 Email: [email protected] assessors' report is not the final word Bushwalks: Jim Wallace, Ph:4784-3305 Plant Nursery Manager: David Coleby, Ph/Fax:4784-1395 on the nomination. Their report is Projects: Marion Hawley, Ph:4784-1933; Kathy Gott,Ph:4739-8124; Helga Esamie, Ph:4787.7690 subject to review by an international Publicity: Les Coyne, Ph:4757.3327, Fax:4757.2820, Email: [email protected] Bushcare: Laura Hays Ph:4782.7692, Email: [email protected] Education: Catriona Gillies Ph:4782-1235, Email: [email protected] Bushfire Rep: Hugh Paterson, Ph:4751-2303, Email: [email protected] Newsletter : Christine Davies, Phone 4787-7246 Fax 4787-7777 Email: [email protected] Hut News , No. 143, June 1999 — Page 1. Government than with a lack of money. NSW National Parks system. These — Don Morison. forests are crucial to the survival of many species which don't have enough habitat Using the Technology currently protected to ensure survival. Blue Mountains Conservation Bob Debus is also about to sign off on Society now makes extensive use of new logging protocols. These protocols technology to help 'spread the word'. specify the level of protection given to We have a comprehensive Web Site rare, threatened and vulnerable species at www.pnc.com.au./~bmcs , containing living in forests being logged. With the information about the Society, contact current lack of habitat in National Parks, City Rail Sends the Wrong Message information, a Membership form, and the adequate protection for species in logging ‘City Rail generates social benefits, latest on our various campaigns. We areas is crucial. mainly through reductions in car use .. have also published the complete We are in a unique position to effect without a rail network, the people of contents of 'Living Near The Bush' on these two crucial decisions as Bob Debus Sydney would be subjected to higher the Web. is our local member and Minister for the levels of .. road congestion .. road The Web Site has links to other Environment. I believe he honestly wants accidents.. air pollution .. noise related organisations, and they have links to do the right thing but will be unable to pollution’ to us. do so unless he can show the pro-logging Illogically, the above is part of a State 10 of the current Committee of 18 Labor Right that the community is Rail Authority submission to the have email, and we use it extensively for outraged by the prospect of mass Independent Pricing and Regulatory keeping each other up to date, and for extinctions in NSW's forests. Tribunal, calling for an average 15% rail keeping our paper consumption down! Use the points below to write a short fare rise. Surely that excerpt demon- Recently we have established an letter (or a long one if you get inspired). strates why rail needs greater subsidy, email mailing list, which we use to keep You don't have to be convincing, just especially with the environment of the the membership up to date in between express your concern. 10 minutes of your Sydney basin under pressure from the Newsletters. time will be taken to represent 100 votes, Olympics. Do you have an email address? so make them start counting! It’s too late to send your own Would you like to receive the latest Address letters to: The Hon. Bob submission to IPART, but you can information from the Society Debus, Minister of the Environment, or protest directly to the Premier, the electronically? Send us an email at The Hon. Andrew Refshauge, Minister Minister for Transport and local [email protected] and we will include for Urban Affairs and Planning, Parlia- members Bob Debus, Faye LoPo and you on the distribution list.
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