Petition to 'save bushland'

Supporters of the Peninsula's rare Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland are circulating a petition calling on the State Government to "save Veron Rd bushland".

The petition states that Gosford Council has approved a development application (30219/2006) that will destroy 1.16ha of Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland, an endangered ecological community under the Threatened Species Act.

The land (Lot 1 DP833218) fronts Hillview St, Woy Woy, near the corner of Veron Rd.

The petition asks that the State Government takes steps to protect all Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland, including this site, from development and to protect it in perpetuity.

It also calls on the Government to intervene to ensure the development does not proceed.

For further information and petition forms, contact 4341 9301.

Mark Snell, 25 May 2007