Join the Public Meeting to protect threatened species

CALL TO ACTION

Join this urgent public meeting to hear from speakers about the biodiversity values & essential corridor features of this site, and to take action to protect native threatened species habitat from harm

BACKGROUND TO THE REZONING

Read more on the Link Rd Rezoning here

• 600 hectares of bushland in Wallsend stretching to Minmi is up for rezoning by the Newcastle City Council later this year.

• As well as being an essential corridor, linking Newcastle and East Lake Macquarie/the Watagans for arboreal species, this site contains habitat, breeding and foraging grounds for fifty threatened flora and fauna species, including Squirrel gliders, Powerful and Masked owls, a range of native bats, the Swift Parrot, Koalas, Eagle, rare orchids and the threated Black-eyed Susan.

• The immense pressure facing biodiversity across the two LGA's and the density of threatened species that will be impacted renders this rezoning for development in-appropriate and we are calling on the Hunter community to stand up for our species.