Submission on the draft Port Lincoln Master Plan
Conservation Council SA are concerned that the City of Port Lincoln appears ti have largely ignored its environmental stewardship responsibilities in its key planning document for the city. Indeed, the word ‘environment’ only appears twice in the entire draft Plan...
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Submission on the Federal environmental protection (EPBC) bills
Conservation Council SA's submission focuses on the top priority issues for South Australia, which, like all jurisdictions in Australia, is facing the ongoing and accelerating decline of its biodiversity due to a lack of adequate legal protections and insufficient Federal...
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Submission on the draft National Recovery Plan for the Swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula
Conservation Council SA has a long history of researching and advocating for the recovery of the unique Fleurieu Swamps Threatened Ecological Community (TEC). Our submission focuses on the need for the Recovery Plan to increase its focus on private landholders...
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Submission on the Victor Harbor Environment Management Plan
The City of Victor Harbor's draft Environment Management Plan needs to consistently adopt goals, targets and KPIs that are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound), and align with the Objectives, Targets and Actions within “Principle 4: Our environment is...
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Submission on the Sellicks Beach Growth Area Joint Amendment
Conservation Council SA supports the proposed retention of the Regulated and Significant Trees Overlay and Native Vegetation Overlay, and recommends that all watercourses and significant drainage lines are retained as parks and/or green spaces with at least a 50-metre buffer...
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Submission on the draft Protected and Conserved Area Strategy
Conservation Council SA recommends that the Strategy has stronger alignment with Australia's commitments to the Global Biodiversity Framework under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, including the collective commitment by all Australian governments to Australia's '30 by 30' on...
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Submission to the Federal Senate Inquiry into the SA Algal Bloom
The current algal bloom is not an isolated or random event. It is a direct manifestation of the climate crisis - driven primarily by the extraction and combustion of fossil fuels - coal oil and gas – and compounded by...
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Submission on the Golden Grove (Stage 2) Code Amendment
Conservation Council SA recommends that the high value open grassy Eucalyptus spp. woodland in the south-eastern corner of the Project Area be retained for biodiversity and communal open space, and that north-south active transport links (cycling and pedestrian networks) are...
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Submission on Tree Removal Practice Guideline
Given the increasing public concern over tree loss across metropolitan Adelaide, the creation of a Tree Removal Practice Guideline is an important step in the right direction. There are significant inconsistencies with the current assessment process for tree damaging activities...
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Submission on Whale Nursery Protection Areas
Conservation Council SA strongly supports the creation of the Whale Nursery Protections Areas in Fowlers Bay and Sleaford Bay, but also supports the creation of another Whale Nursery Protection Area at the Head of Bight, and an enlargement of the...
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