November 14, 2023
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Source: Australian Green Party The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has today issued a stop work order to NSW Corporation after it again failed to conduct adequate pre- surveys in Flat Rock State on the NSW South Coast. Despite recorded sightings of threatened Greater Gliders, the Corporation did not record any habitat for the species in breach of their approval. It has large areas of that likely contained unrecorded Greater Glider habitat in the last week. This marks the second time in recent months that Corporation has been ordered to stop work for failing to record and protect Greater Glider habitat prior to , with halted at Tallaganda State since August 30. Greens MP and spokesperson for the environment Sue Higginson said “It is clear that Corporation are either wilfully disregarding their legal obligations to operate consistently with their approvals or they are too incompetent to adequately conduct operations in a lawful way. “The Government must act to stop this destruction until we can be confident that any operation is compliant with the law. Without immediate action, it is inevitable that more threatened species habitat will be destroyed. “There is evidence of Greater Gliders being in other on the Central and Mid North Coasts, but the Corporation has failed to identify that habitat as well. Greater Gliders are on the road to extinction and the indiscriminate by the Corporation of vital habitat is making it worse, “The Victorian Government forced their communities to be out in the , monitoring for illegal , because they were afraid to shut down the native . A slew of legal challenges and halted in across the state led to the announcement of a sudden end of the industry as it was no longer viable. We are close to that scenario right now in NSW with Myrtle, Braemar and Newry State also subject to court proceedings. The end of native is close and inevitable. “The NSW Government must announce their program to end native in NSW before it’s too late for the Greater Glider and the many other dependent threatened species. They need a plan for workers and communities to ensure the transition can start now and the precious native of NSW can be protected for the climate, animals and future generations,” Ms Higginson said. For media contact Sue Higginson: 0428 227 363 Copyright © 2023 Multimedia Investments Ltd (NZ). All Rights Reserved.
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