Land Clearing

1 October 2003

Bayview To Trample More Mangroves

Representatives of the Environment Centre NT attended today's meeting of the Development Consent Authority and were outraged to learn that once again, environmental considerations are being circumvented by the developers of the Bayview Haven canal estate.

Environment Centre Coordinator Kirsten Blair said:

"We heard today that Dover Investments has a "masterplan" for the Bayview development stretching beyond the area covered under the original EIS but that this plan has not been provided to the Development Consent Authority. An application today by the developers was to subdivide an area of crown land outside of the original Bayview lease area into 30 house blocks, which would see the Bayview Haven estate encroach even further onto Sadgroves Creek.

"It is essential that the Development Consent Authority reject today's applications to extend Bayview until a complete proposal for all possible expansions is submitted by the developer and all cumulative environmental impact considerations can be taken into account. This is yet another example of the 'Death by a thousand cuts' that the mangroves of Darwin Harbour are being subjected to."

"Today's hearing was especially disappointing as Dover Investments is represented on the Darwin Harbour Advisory Committee. The Environment Centre is participating in the development of the Darwin Harbour Plan of Management process in good faith, yet when fellow committee members are working to destroy sections of mangroves that the Government has committed to protecting, it is difficult to believe this Plan will be of much value." Ms Blair concluded.

For more information on Land Clearing contact ECNT:
Phone: 08 8981 1984
Email: ecnt@octa4.net.au

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