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STEP Matters Number 209 February 2021 STEP Matters Number 209 February 2021 Welcome to 2021. We are looking forward to STEP EVENTS resuming many of STEP activities such as our popular walks and talks, albeit still with some Thursday 18 March – Talk about Sharks restrictions in numbers. Our talks are now at 7.30 pm on Thursday at We are sad to report that Peter Clarke has St Andrews Uniting Church, cnr Vernon St and resigned from the committee following his move Chisholm St, South Turramurra. further north. We have, however, found another Prof Culum Brown will talk about his research leader of our introductory walks, David Roberts. studying shark movements and behaviour. He It will be a busy year as usual as many plans will provide evidence about the reality of shark that have potential for degradation of bushland bites as opposed to the fictions presented by are in development stages such as synthetic the media and politicians. What is the real risk turf playing fields and mountain bike tracks. and should we be worried about it? Then there is the continuing development pressure where more attempts will be made to build inappropriate high rise and infrastructure in sensitive locations. In this issue of STEP Matters we cover: STEP events ............................................................ 1 Attempt to legitimise illegal bike tracks in Ku-ring-gai ......................................................... 2 Walks Bushfire-prone land clearing rules............................ 2 Sun 21 Mar Pennant Hills, Lane Cove National Park – David Roberts Concern about sale of Glengarry land ...................... 3 Wed 21 Apr South Lawson waterfall circuit – Update on the Mirvac Development John Martyn in West Pennant Hills ............................................ 3 Sun 16 May St Ives showground – Mark Schuster Coalition Against the Lane Cove Valley Freeway 1988 to 1995: An amazing community Sun 20 June Devlins Creek – David Roberts achievement .......................................................... 4 TBA July North Turramurra – Helen Logie Government response to Samuel Review of the EPBC Act is pathetic ............................................. 7 Sun 22 Aug Wildflower Garden – David Roberts Dendrobrium Mine expansion refused by the IPC .... 8 Sun 12 Sep Strickland Forest – John Martyn Northern Beaches Tunnel: Is there a better way? .... 9 Sun 3 Oct Wildflowers in Lane Cove More bad news about the Snowy Hydro Project .... 11 National Park – Fran Rein The Linnean Society’s symposium ......................... 11 David Roberts, has kindly offered to lead some of the popular introductory walks for us. David Michelle Leishman awarded the Clarke Medal ....... 12 lives close to Lane Cove National Park and is a STEP information ................................................... 12 keen walker in the local area and a bush carer. He is also a member of the Australian Native Plant Society. For more details about our walks and talks go Mark Schuster (Ku-ring-gai Council’s Bushfire step.org.au/walks-talks. Technical Officer) will lead a walk focussing on fire management; John Martyn will lead his popular Strickland Forest trip as well as the Booking is essential because numbers are beautiful waterfall walk in Lawson and local limited! bushland enthusiasts, Helen Logie and Fran Rein, will also lead walks. STEP Inc Community-based Environmental Conservation since 1978 [email protected] PO Box 5136, Turramurra, NSW 2074 ABN 55 851 372 043 www.step.org.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/STEP.Inc.Sydney Twitter: @STEPSydney ATTEMPT TO LEGITIMISE ILLEGAL BIKE TRACKS IN KU-RING-GAI In many areas of Ku-ring-gai people living near bushland have been busy constructing bike tracks for their family and neighbours to use. We are aware of these tracks in North Turramurra, East Lindfield and North Wahroonga and there are many more. This is illegal! You cannot go onto public land and do what you like. That is just like setting up a coffee shop at the front of your neighbour’s house and then dumping the rubbish in their These photos clearly demonstrates the damage garden. they are doing to the ‘beautiful bushland’. Actually it is blatant vandalism. These tracks can do tremendous damage to bushland, for example: If you would like to express your views, please address them to Councillor Donna Greenfield erosion and compaction of the soil that who will be receiving the petition to save the damages root systems and destroys micro- illegal bike track. Her email address is organisms that plants depend on, [email protected]. Also send your particularly orchids letter to Mayor Jennifer Anderson destruction of plants and animal habitat [email protected],au. including threatened species introduction of weeds and fungal pathogens BUSHFIRE-PRONE LAND CLEARING changing stormwater flow causing erosion RULES disturbance to wildlife that are nesting or In the November 2020 newsletter we explained foraging nearby. concerns about the proposed change to land clearing regulations that would allow The authorised Warrimoo track was landowners to clear within 25 metres of constructed after detailed research into the boundary fences without obtaining consent. appropriate route and suitable materials. This could lead to large areas of peri-urban Ku-ring-gai Council is actively implementing its rural land on smaller blocks being cleared. This Recreation in Natural Areas Strategy which was not a recommendation of the bushfire includes the closure of these unauthorised enquiry. tracks. Council has the power: After lobbying by concerned residents to issue a notice to stop work Hornsby Council passed a resolution to write to issue fines to the government requesting an exemption for rural-zoned land in the council area. Mayor to recover the cost of remediation works Philip Ruddock said that the rural boundary to take legal proceedings to restrain the clearing code could potentially result in the unlawful activities clearing of 1035 hectares, or half the vegetation on rural-zoned lands within the But it seems that some people think they are local government area. entitled to do what they like in the bush. In response, the NSW government agreed to There is an online petition circulating at the exclude Sydney's councils from new land- moment trying to gather community support to clearing rules that would have given residents persuade Ku-ring-gai Council to stop closing much greater freedom to cut down trees on and taking down illegal bike tracks and their properties. rehabilitating the bush. See www.change.org/p/donna-greenfield-kuringai- The final details of the code are being council-waterball-enduro-trail-wahroonga. discussed. It is understood that Matt Kean and Planning Minister Stokes are pushing for curbs The introduction to the petition demonstrates to avoid the destruction of endangered the gall of the proponents: ecosystems, including koala habitat. We don’t Waterball Enduro Mountain bike trail has want to see the indiscriminate clearing that is been in construction for over a year, has not still occurring under the 10/50 code. damaged the beautiful surrounding bushland in any way and has brought together so many kids in the local community in its construction and use. It has had many hundreds of hours spent in its building, design and maintenance. 2 CONCERN ABOUT SALE OF GLENGARRY UPDATE ON THE MIRVAC DEVELOPMENT LAND IN WEST PENNANT HILLS In November 2020 we were alerted by The Mirvac development of the old IBM site residents of North Turramurra that the next to Cumberland State Forest in West Glengarry Girl Guides site was up for sale. The Pennant Hills was fast-tracked by the NSW site covers 8.1 hectares and is zoned RE2, government in June. The project is now private recreation. proceeding at full speed. STEP is a member of the Community Reference Committee that has From the Miowera Road access the site is fairly been set up by Mirvac. We are able to receive level with a large hall, commercial kitchen, the details on the evolution of the project. accommodation, multi-purpose cottages and rooms as well as outdoor recreation spaces. The DA for demolition was submitted to the The rest of the site is high quality bushland on Hills Council in December. This confirms that a steep slope that is bordered by the popular over 1,200 trees will be removed to make way Glengarry fire trail and Darri walking track. for the residential development site including Blue Gum and STIF vegetation. This is the tree The bushland portion contains significant destruction that led to the huge level of habitat elements such as hollow bearing trees, opposition from the local community. rocky outcrops, major creek lines and riparian zone that would cater for a diversity of native The next stage is the submission of the fauna species including threatened species Concept Masterplan DA for the apartment and such as the Powerful Owl. Walkers in the area house developments. The original plan was for have observed Lyrebirds, numerous small birds 600 dwellings, 400 apartments and 200 and seasonal visits by Goshawks. As the land houses. This has been reduced to 450, 280 has been privately owned there has not been apartments and 170 houses in response to the any detailed ecological survey. Department of Planning requirements for Asset Protection Zones and protection of sensitive This land was donated to the Girl Guides in the vegetation. This may change when the DA is 1930s for community use. They own two submitted. adjoining blocks to the north that were also donated to the Guides and are held under a The number of apartment blocks has been Reserve Trust. They are zoned E2 and link to reduced from nine in the original plan to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. The whole alternative options with seven or four larger sequence of blocks is part of the Cowan Creek blocks. There is the possibility of some sections Reserve of high biodiversity value. being up to nine stories. This exceeds the usual height limits.
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