Rally to oppose village plans

A meeting to oppose development on rare bushland at the corner of Hillview St and Veron Rd will be held at the corner from 9am on Saturday, March 3.

The bush on the 1.1 hectare site was an endangered plant community known as Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland, said meeting convenor Mr Bryan Ellis of Save Our Suburbs Central Coast branch.

He said it would be destroyed if plans for a retirement village, currently before Gosford Council, were permitted to proceed.

The meeting would be "a public information and support morning" at the site on Saturday, March 3, from 9am to noon, he said.

"We need people to show their commitment to saving this last bit of bush.

"People can sign a letter of support or agree to donate hard cash should this proceed to court.

"We will also have a letter to the Premier asking that he instruct his Planning Minister to call in this development and declare this land State Significant for its protection in perpetuity," said Mr Ellis.

Letter, 19 Feb 2007 Bryan Ellis, Save Our Suburbs