Reclassify reserve as 'community land'

It is really lovely to think that our Memorial Ave reserve has been saved, but of course we all know it is a fragile safety as long as it is classified Operational.

To put it on the same footing as the other reserves, would it be possible to change it to Community land?

I have been told by Council staff that this would be very difficult.

In the case of this little slice of woodland and its inhabitants, a Community Land classification would give them more security of tenure.

As for the humans involved, we are planning to invest a lot of time and energy into starting a bush care group.

We would never feel secure knowing the reserve can be easily sold off some time in the future.

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Email, 27 Aug 2021

Jane Hendy, Blackwall