Page 99 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 9 February 2016

Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video

---

Together the Mulligans Flat woodland sanctuary and Jerrabomberra wetlands nature reserve protect over 600 hectares of the ACT’s most significant landscapes. These reserves showcase the importance of environmental assets in our communities. It is remarkable that even with burgeoning urban development right on their doorsteps these areas can support the territory’s most diverse bird habitats and the region’s largest protected area of yellow box-Blakely’s red gum grassy woodland, which is listed nationally as a critically endangered ecological community.

We are so lucky to have these natural wonders right here in the ACT, and I know there are exciting times ahead for the programs that are being undertaken. People are already coming from near and far to see these natural wonders, and I encourage anyone who has not been there already to check out the wetlands and Mulligans Flat. They are a wonderful asset so close to our city.

I thank members of the Woodlands and Wetlands Trust that guided us through both Mulligans Flat and Jerrabomberra woodlands last week: chair, Alison Russell-French; trust board members, David Shorthouse and Malcolm Forbes; CEO of the trust, Jason Cummings; volunteer, Ian Lawrence, chair of the Jerrabomberra Wetlands Management Committee, and Professor Adrian Manning from the ANU who works collaboratively with the trust and Mulligans Flat.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

The Assembly adjourned at 5.10 pm.

---

Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video