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... info about Friends of Bold Park Bushland ...
... info about Friends of Bold Park Bushland ...
... info about Friends of Point Resolution ...
Shenton Bushland is a 24 hectare 'A' Class Bushforever listed bushland vested in the City of Nedlands, jointly managed through a collaboration between the Friends of Shenton Bushland Inc and the City of Nedlands.
Contribution: Dani Boase-Jelinek (5 Jan 2007)
Underwood Avenue bushland is a 32 hectare Bushforever listed bushland owned by the University of Western Australia, currently subject to a development proposal being opposed by Friends of Underwood Avenue Bushland group.
Contribution: Dani Boase-Jelinek (5 Jan 2007)
... info about the lake claremont precinct association ...
THE SUNSET SITE
Birdwood Parade, Dalkeith.
It is vital that we ensure the whole Sunset precinct is retained in perpetuity for ALL the people of Western Australia to use for recreational and cultural activities.
And
That the heritage and historical significance of this unique site are conserved, protected and improved.
The Bill before State Parliament to subdivide, sell, lease and develop the Sunset Hospital precinct threatens all parkland throughout the metropolitan area. The reserve is a remnant of Lord John Forrestıs vision for an A class reserve extending from Sunset to Point Resolution.
The community has repeatedly expressed its wish to save the site as a public park.
Enquiries:
Robin Collin
collinriw@hotmail.com
Ann Whyntie
awhyntie@iinet.net.au
SUNSET SITE
The yellow section of approximately 6 hectares contains heritage buildings and bushland escarpment. The eastern section of approximately 2 hectares (not outlined in green section) contains public park land - AT RISK OF CLEARING AND DEVELOPMENT.
The plan below shows the entire outline of the Sunset A class Reserve (No 1667) subdivided into Lots 301, 302 and 303. Lot 301 at the bottom is parkland next to the heritage buildings shown for development.
Lot 302 contains the bulk of the heritage buildings.
Lo303 is currently within public parkland which locked up by Government executive decision with the proposed legislation allowing lease and development by the University. This is effectively sale of public parkland.
The Sunset Site - Dalkeith Foreshore Along the Swan River
This site has been Public land since 1830 as A class reserve, and it is a class A , heritage listed reserve.
Many public petitions have been collected and submitted to parliament, and from feedback from many members of the public (from many different areas throughout Perth)we have found that people want :
We think the present government bill sets a very bad precedent regarding A class reserves, and we believe in the need to preserve Kings Park, and the 'green corridor' of public land along the river, so that these lands are preserved, and are there for everyone to use.
We don't believe that we should be giving public A class reserve land to private corporate bodies or selling it off to developers, the land should be available for everyone in WA to use. This land should stay under public ownership and control. This means no sale of the land to a developer to build units.
We believe that giving the Botanic Gardens and Park's Authority control of the sunset park site is a very good idea. They also have a lot of experience with preserving parks and managing historic buildings. Some of the sites they presently manage are : Kings Park, Bold park, Araluen Botanic Park, and Whiteman Park.
We agree with what has been achieved in Bold Park, and we believe Sunset Park could be a similar success story. The heritage buildings could be restored for use by a variety of public groups-eg arts, culture, community groups, etc with the overall control of the site being given to the Botanic Gardens and Park's Authority.
We are happy with the proposals for the buildings to be used by organisations, such as by UWA to house the Berndt collection for public viewing in the heritage buildings on the site. However the University does not need to have control of the site for this to be achieved, and we believe that the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority should have control of the site.
Enquiries : Anne Pooley anneepooley@go.com