Most members are involved in the work of their individual groups and some of these recent projects and campaigns are outlined below.
Members also have a broad range of personal interests which are regularly featured in our EcoUpdate e-newsletter. These have included beekeeping, electric vehicles and building a portable sun-tracking solar panel.
Biodiversity Month
September is National Biodiversity Month This is a time to celebrate our natural wonders and diverse ecosystems. Biodiversity Month offers us the perfect opportunity to pause and appreciate the beauty, … Read more
Contradictory news for Mambo Wetlands
Port Stephens Council has made some concessions about building on the Mambo buffer zone. They have agreed NOT to build on the area west of Tomaree Library. We are still asking Council to stop development in ALL areas of remaining buffer zone around Mambo Wetlands. Council have agreed to investigate the reclassification of these areas so that the community is not continually fighting these battles to protect Mambo Wetlands. Read more
Swan Bay DA – a win for the environment
Swan Bay DA – a win for the environment and the Far Eastern Curlew In an important win for the environment, a proposed tourist accommodation park at 1107 Swan Bay … Read more
Culturally-informed Cool Burn Program
A recently released NSW Cultural Fire Strategy commits to removing barriers that hampered cultural burning across NSW. Read more
Mambo Wetlands still needs your urgent help to protect it into the future
Mambo Wetlands needs your urgent help NOW to ensure changes to the proposed Salamander Town Centre Development fully protect Mambo Wetlands TODAY and INTO THE FUTURE Read more
Planning integrity and the Mambo Wetlands buffer: what the Salamander Bay Place Plan really proposes
Salamander Bay Town Centre Place Plan Review Read more
Salamander Bay Town Centre Place Plan ~ Is history repeating itself?
Mambo Wetlands, and its endangered ecological communities, is again under threat, this time from development in the (draft) Salamander Bay Town Centre Place Plan. WE NEED TO ACT! Read more
Salamander Bay Town Centre Place Plan ~ nature endangered on the edge
Mambo Wetlands, and its endangered ecological communities, is again under threat, this time from development in the (draft) Salamander Bay Town Centre Place Plan. WE NEED TO ACT! Read more
Community Forum puts decision-makers on notice
A great turn out to EcoNetwork’s Forum, Communities Creating Change and Defending the Environment, gathered to hear a cast of speakers on these far-reaching issues. Read more
Flood Risk Management ~ a potential policy for the future
Flood Risk Management ~ a potential policy for the future Does this concern you? You may want to quickly submit a short comment to Council in response to the draft … Read more