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Pesticide Petition

This petition requests the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Stirling to:

1. Immediately ban pesticide use for weed control of footpaths, dual use paths, roadsides/kerbing and median strips, drainage sumps and childrenŐs playgrounds;
2. Immediately introduce chemical-free methods for weed control, ie. hot water weeding, slashing, etc. as currently practised by the City of Fremantle and the City of Nedlands;
3. Notify residents of pesticide use as follows:
• Advertisement in newspaper and Internet posting, placed two weeks prior to application, listing details of dates of spraying and where, name of product, list of all ingredients in the named product, the target weed and the withholding period.
• Signs during pesticide use at the targeted areas.
• Notices at the targeted area for two weeks after pesticide use or longer if the withholding period is more than two weeks;
4. Establish Pesticide Free Parks and Ovals; and
5. Implement a Pesticide Reduction Program.

Click here to download the petition. Please collect signatures and return to: PO Box 1105, Osborne Park WA 6916, as soon as possible.

Lake Claremont Petition

This is a petition to oppose the rezoning of the A Class Reserve on which the Claremont Tennis Club and the Par 3 Golf Course are currently situated

Please download the petition, print off, and return signed petitions to Peter Stannard of 15 The Cedus, Claremont as soon as possible

This petition requests the Legislative Council to oppose:

1. The rezoning of the A Class Reserve for the use of high density housing at the corners of Davies Road /Shenton Road/Shenton Place in Claremont
2. The relocation of the Claremont Tennis Club onto the Par 3 Golf Course at Lake Claremont
3. Removal of the Par 3 and Long Nine Golf Courses which would reduce the recreational facilities in the Lake Claremont Precinct
4. Any further disturbance of the environment in this valuable wetland area

New proposal to destroy Underwood Avenue Bushland

The University of Western Australia released its latest plans to subdivide the Underwood Avenue Bushland just before Christmas (see map below).

Under this plan, only 9.1 hectares of bushland would be retained, along with 2.9 hectars of public open space.

This plan falls a long way short of the stated objectives of the EPA in protecting the biodiversity of the Underwood Avenue Bushland. The EPA has clearly indicated that it expects over 10 hectares of very good quality bushland to be protected in the Eastern section of the site, plus another 2.5 hectares to protect a thickett of Eucalyptus decipiens in the western section of the site - and that those sections of the bushland should be set aside in perpetuity. The University proposal sets aside only about 9 hectares of bushland - and less than 6 hectares of this is in Very Good condition. Furthermore, the university continues to reserve the right to sell off these remnants in the future unless compensated by the Government.

We are very disappointed that the University is setting such a poor example of corporate citizenship - what message is this giving to prospective students - that money is more important than the future of our planet?

Contact The Friends of Underwood Avenue Bushland Inc to support the campaign to save the bushland.

Contribution: Dani Boase-Jelinek (7 Jan 2007)

Coming Events

Next meeting of WREN network 9th Jan 2007

A "Special Meeting" has been called for Tuesday 9th January at the Matilda Bay Tearooms (5 Hackett Drive) Crawley opposite the uni right on the river - just about 300-400 metres north from the Matilda Bay restaurant and about 400 metres south of Stirling Highway.

This is a special meeting convened to discuss a strategy for dealing with the threat to Underwood Avenue Bushland by UWA.

Contribution: Wayne Monks (7 Jan 2007)

Recent Events

Notes from WREN meeting ??? Dec 2006

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