Great News! Paganoni Swamp safe from development

Submitted by Kirsty Lawson on Wed, 22/12/2010 - 15:21

We've had an early Christmas present this year with news that Paganoni Swamp Reserve has been saved from development.

In a thank you letter to Lynn, Friends of Paganoni Swamp Reserve co-ordinator Leonie Stubbs said that after more than two years of ardent lobbying, the Planning Minister has officially advised them that the entire area is now reserved in the MRS for Parks and Recreation.

The Bush Forever site 395 was proposed to be rezoned to "urban" in the draft Southern Metropolitan and Peel Sub-Regional Structure Plan to support the Karnup train station.

It was Leonie's sharp eye that identified the rezoning proposal in very fine print on a map. She brought it to our attention when we canvassed opinions for inclusion in our submission to the draft structure plan. Lynn's tenacious questioning in Parliament kept the issue high on the agenda and in the public eye.

Congratulations to Leonie and the Friends of Paganoni Swamp, the Urban Bushland Council, and all the keen birdwatchers and bushwalkers who stood up to save this reserve!

Pictured are some of the plants Lynn photographed during her tour of the reserve with Birdwatchers Australia.