Friends of Lee Point

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

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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 in the Media

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On this post we list the links to media articles about Lee Point. 20 June 2023 ABC – Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approves Defence Housing Australia project at Lee Point https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-20/tanya-plibersek-lee-point-defence-housing-project-gouldian-finch/102493770

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

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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.