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Silverwater Nature Reserve Announced ...... again!

Silverwater / Newington Nature reserve was announced yet again last month (February 1999), but has still not been formally gazetted. At just 50 ha, it will be half the area that NPA had recommended. It would be jointly managed by NPWS, Olympic Coordination Authority (OCA), Commonwealth Department of Defence, Auburn Council, Bicentennial Park trust and the Environment Protection Authority until after the 2000 Olympics. Nevertheless, NPA welcomes any commitment by government to ultimately reserve this place, there are many worse fates possible! Here are some pictures of the natural and industrial heritage of this unique area, taken at the re-announcement ceremony. The Minister for the Environment, Pam Allan, was the host and main speaker.

Update 7 September 2000: Still not gazetted, and only 8 days till the Olympic Games! NPA press release

Update 18 September 2000: Good news at last! Just as the Olympics commenced, the final steps in the process to create the nature reserve in the Homebush Bay Millennium Parklands were completed. The dedication has just been published in the NSW Government Gazette, formally creating the 48 hectare nature reserve. NPA press release

Update 11 January 2001: "We are warning the Government to keep its hands off these areas to support the economic returns needed for sporting sites." "Of particular concern is management of the 48 hectare Silverwater Nature Reserve, created by the Government on the day of the Olympic Opening Ceremony after sustained lobbying by NPA." "This would be the only nature reserve in NSW not managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). This area is too important to be left to the vagaries of economic forces." NPA press release


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