Friends of Lee Point

The competition: supports the school curriculum; provides opportunities to learn about the Top End habitats and its biodiversity*; provides an appreciation of the amazing migrations shorebirds make each year (they are at Lee Point August – May) and challenges facing wildlife today; increases the understanding of relationships between people and their environments (geography), issues such …

Why should my school enter the Lee Point Art Competition 2022? Read More »

by Friends of Lee Point – January 2022 Here are some images of places visited and what happened in 2021. Images are based on our Newsletters and Facebook Page. The Images of 2021 are in five parts:  Habitats Visited Walks Migratory Shorebirds Community Awareness Climate Warming and Biodiversity 1. HABITATS VISITED Lee Point peninsular contains …

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Tourism Tourism is an important part of the Darwin economy and Lee Point should remain part of this. Read FLP Opinion piece Tourism Top End was contacted about the Lee Point development and advised us they had not been consulted on the Lee Point development. FLP are aware of three long-term Darwin tourism operators (there …

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Re: Support for the Save Lee Point campaign BirdLife Top End shares some concerns about the development of Lee Point with the Save Lee Point campaign, and supports calls for a comprehensive management plan for the area. As advocates for birds and their habitats, BirdLife Top End, a branch of BirdLife Australia, is concerned about …

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Charles Darwin UniversityEllengowan Drive, Darwin, Northern Territory, 0909 To Whom it may concern, Value of Casuarina Coastal Reserve for Migratory Shorebirds in Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory The coastline of the Casuarina Coastal Reserve in Darwin’s northern suburbs is one of the most important areas for migratory shorebirds in Darwin Harbour. The stretch of beach from …

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Draft email (for you to amend) to your MLA with (4) copies to the Ministers for Planning, Environment and Tourism plus Opposition leader. Your MLA email address can be found here. EMAIL To: Your MLA c/c: minister.lawler@nt.gov.au minister.moss@nt.gov.au minister.manison@nt.gov.au Opposition.Leader@nt.gov.au   Subject: LEE POINT PLANNING CONCERNS Dear (Your MLA) I am writing to you to express …

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UN Declaration on Forests and Land Use – November 2021 This month at the Glasgow UN conference (COP26), Australia and the majority of UN countries declared, “…We therefore commit to working collectively to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030…”. Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use Old growth forests Land use …

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Opinion piece by Friends of Lee Point – Nov 2021 There are very few cities in the world that have a reserve like Lee Point on their doorstep. It makes Darwin a special place. Many of the Darwin community already appreciate the natural value of Casuarina Coastal Reserve, one of the most visited parts of …

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PREAMBLE The charter is intended for all people/groups that use/benefit from Lee Point. Beneficiaries of Lee Point include; City of Darwin (COD), Friends of Lee Point (FLP), sporting groups, nature groups etc. The charter would align with recent resolutions made by the COD on Lee Point and be part of the Save Lee Point campaign. The Lee …

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City of Darwin Council tries to cool Darwin as global temperatures rise Global warming is a major problem and Darwin’s temperature is rising. Council’s response to cool Darwin has been to be plant more trees (increase canopy cover) and reduce surface temperatures, it’s called the Greening Darwin Strategy The destruction at Lee Point goes completely against …

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