Friends of Lee Point

Matt Thistlethwaite MP – Response to MT reply

 We suggest you copy the letter below into an email, change as you see fit and send to the following people: Matt Thistlethwaite MP (Assistant Minister for Defence and shareholder minister for DHA) – Matt.Thistlethwaite.MP@aph.gov.au C/C:  Shareholder minister of DHA – Senator Katy Gallagher, Minister for Defence – Richard Marles, Minister for Environment – Tanya …

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Vanderlin Shuffle

Come and join us at the Vanderlin Drive and Lee Point Road intersection from 7.20am to 8.00am on Tuesday 25 July to inform the travelling public of the impending disaster at Lee Point. All welcome. Suggested parking: Hibiscus Shopping Centre, Vanderlin Drive Service Road.

Sunday 16/07/2023 – Monday event postponed due to deferment to 11 August.

Our community will be forever indebted to the Dangalaba Kulumbirigin leadership. Their encouragingly successful legal action has secured no clearing for 30 days! So Monday’s event has been cancelled, apologies for late notice. Tonight, Sunday 16/07/2023 from 4pm join us at Lee Point for painting, music and updates. The updates are scheduled for 5:30pm.  Here …

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Lee Point: protecting critical habitat and Darwin’s last wildlife corridor

By 2040,
– the Darwin-Palmerston area (212 sq km) is expected to lose majority of its old-growth trees (baseline is 2020) with less than 30% remaining in connected habitat – Darwin Wildlife Corridor.
– Darwin Wildlife Corridor is expected to lose 1/3 of its old-growth trees if the planned DHA housing project at Lee Point continues. Already ~10% has been lost due to DHA clearing works.