Forest friends nursery decor art7/14/2023 ![]() Speaking at a small rally at Lee Point on Sunday, Larrakia Danggalaba elder Tibby Quall said "we don't want this development to take place at all". In 2022, flocks of Gouldian finches made a surprise appearance at Lee Point - a largely undeveloped suburb in the north of Darwin. In a letter obtained by the ABC to lawyers from the Environmental Justice Australia, Ms Plibersek conceded the development would have significant impacts on the finch but she was "satisfied this would be acceptable if changes are made to the … approval conditions to mitigate, manage or otherwise compensate for these impacts". ![]() ![]() "We need to invest in more housing for communities, but we also have a responsibility to reduce our impact and protect our threatened species and the places they call home," Ms Plibersek said. Traditional owners fear 'hurtful' developmentĭHA will also be required to develop a new construction environment management plan and offset strategy to include measures to prevent impacts to the finch and migratory species during clearing. The minister said DHA had agreed to redesign their plan to incorporate a 50 metre buffer around a waterhole where the Gouldian finch had been spotted. "It is clear that the project in its original form would have an unacceptable impact on threatened species in the area, including the Gouldian finch." "I have determined that the original approval conditions for the Lee Point project must be changed to better protect nature," Ms Plibersek said in a statement. Tanya Plibersek says the project in its "original form would have an unacceptable impact on threatened species in the area". ![]()
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