The consulting firm TRC has been engaged to provide a strategic framework for the development of the tourism potential of the iconic coast walk in the Royal National Park. The framework report includes reference to the development of the “Bundeena …
Author: Mark Da Silva
Scouts Announce Sale to Private Developer
It’s official and came as a surprise. The Scouts have agreed to sell the land to a developer who is proposing to build so -called “eco-tourism” accommodation on the site. The new owner outbid the local community’s offer, made through …
Proposal for the Community Purchase of the Scout Land for Donation and Addition to the Royal National Park
Below is the text only version of the proposal made by the local community for purchase of the 5.6 hectare (14 acre) Scout land bushland in June 2013. Scout rejected the community’s proposal to purchase the land via the Foundation …
Spring Gully as Illustrated in Childrens’ Book
Click images to enlarge. Local artist and childrens’ author, Leily Da Silva, featured a scene and poem about Spring Gully in her illustrated children’s book “Bundeena is a Wild Place”. The scene was inspired by the large Port Jackson fig …
Purchase Update
The Spring Gully Protection Group has partnered with the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife to purchase the Scouts land for it to be added to the Royal National Park. We have the Foundation’s agreement to purchase the property through …
National Parks Agreement
We have received some good news from the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife. The Office of Environment and Heritage (formerly the National Parks and Wildlife Service) have agreed,in principle, to accept management of the “Scout Land”. Should the Scouts …
Online Petition
Please sign our online petition. Don’t forget to download our petition kit too! Full text of our petition.
Full Text of Petition to NSW Parliament
There are two ways you can sign the petition. Download the petition kit (all signatures will be tabled in NSW parliament) Sign the online petition (all submissions will be presented to the Minister for Environment and Lee Evans MP) Full …
Information Flyer
We have put together a brief one page summary of the Spring Gully protection campaign with an aerial shot of the location and site photographs. Please download and print or email the information flyer to anyone you think might be …
Download Petition Kit
UPDATE: We are close to our target of 500 signatures on our petition. When we receive 500 signatures we will present our petition to our local member of parliament and the Minister of Environment and Heritage. We are almost there …
Local Community Notice
This is a copy of the notice letterbox dropped to neighbouring properties on 03/03/2013. As you probably know by now, Scouts Australia (NSW) have the ‘Boy Scout Camp’ property for sale, listed with a local real estate agent. This 5.6 …