ANOTHER crunch day is looming to a group of residents trying to save a block of land from being developed.
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Manyana Matters Environmental Association (MMEA), a local environmental group, is urging people to join the campaign to save one of the last unburnt blocks of land in the region from being developed.
The block of land is right near Manyana and the environmental group want it saved because it has become a "vital section of habitat" for local wildlife
The Federal Environment Minister's department had requested additional information about the environmental impacts of the 182 Lot subdivision after declaring it a "controlled action" in August last year.
The MMEA has been fighting to stop the clearing of 20.2 hectares of unburnt forest in Manyana since the aftermath of the devastating bushfires in 2019-2020.
MMEA wants people to send submissions to help save the land by tomorrow Friday, July 16 - see more details below.
June Frew is one person who does not want to see the land from being developed.
June and her husband Alex were wildlife carers, rescuing animals from the area and re-releasing them into the bush, including the forest at Manyana.
When Black Summer fires came to Manyana, June was severely burnt and barely escaped with her life.
June knows that not only the wildlife but also the people of Manyana need this unburnt patch of bushland to survive and continue providing both a refuge and a source of hope and comfort.
June wanted to give her reasons as to why this "beautiful property" needs to be protected.
"The reason why I don't want to see it destroyed is not only because of its uniqueness but also because of the many animals I have released many years ago as a wildlife carer when I used to live across the road," she said.
"I have released many into there [the block], some they say now are now rare and endangered.
"To see these animals destroyed again, would be absolutely devastating to me and my husband who put in so much time, nearly 30 years, looking after wildlife and to know that the ones in there that survived those fires to be misplaced or destroyed would be heartbreaking.
"I do hope people will reconsider damaging this beautiful place."
A public consultation period now underway until July 16 and the MMEA is making an urgent plea to all those concerned about the environmental impacts of the development to make a submission.
To make a submission, go to http://www.ecoplanning.com.au/invitation-for-public-comment for details.
All comments must be received in writing by COB Friday July 16 2021 by emailing contact@manyanaestate.com and cc'ing nsw.enquiries@environment.gov.au.d.
