Gippsland Environment Group Inc
Lobbying against environmental threats on the unceded lands of the GunaiKurnai, Yaitmathang, Ngarigo and Bidwell Peoples
Planning and inappropriate development
Swift Parrots on Raymond Island
21 April 2024
In April 2024, a large flock of Swift Parrots was recorded feeding on lerps in the leaves of mature Southern Mahogany trees on Raymond Island, the most important Swift Parrot habitat site for the Gippsland region. The Southern Mahoganys are located in, and next to a 1ha proposed subdivision site.
East Gippsland Housing and Settlement Strategy
03 February 2023
Gippsland Environment Group's original submission to the East Gippsland Shire’s Housing & Settlement Strategy 2023. Discusses a lack of strategic planning in response to natural hazard risks and significant environmental values.
Supplementary Submission to
East Gippsland Housing and Settlement Strategy and Rural Land Use Strategy
June 2023
This submission examines the environmental constraints and natural hazard risks of infill development to rural townships, with Raymond Island presented as an illustrative casestudy
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Letter to the Federal Environment Minister
January 2023
Attention: Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
RE: Latham’s Snipe, an EPBC-listed migratory bird species threatened by proposed residential coastal development in Paynesville, East Gippsland
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The response from the Federal Environment Minister
July 2023
Official Response from the Minister, acknowledging our letter. Subsequent to this, the developer made a referral under the EPBC Act.
Point Fullarton subdivision - Supplementary submission to Council by GEG
28 June 2023
Supplementary submission discussing impacts to EPBC listed migratory bird species (Latham’s Snipe) and the Point Fullarton Ramsar wetlands from the 10 Fullarton Drive subdivision proposal.
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