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Save Pipeclay Lagoon Rally !! - 10am Saturday 5th

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Created by houston > 9 months ago, 1 Mar 2011
houston
TAS, 3173 posts
1 Mar 2011 9:57PM
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Most of you are now aware of the proposal by MAST to develop the Honeywood Drive reserve into a gravel carpark with a jetty and concrete boat ramp.
If this development goes ahead it will restrict the access windsurfers, kitesurfers, kayakers and the local residents have to the lagoon and with the extra boat traffic it will become dangerous especially to learners and render it practically useless for any of the current users.

There is a meeting/rally organised with 3 alderman from the Clarence Council, Don Cusick, Peter Cooper and Sharon Von Bertouch.

We need as many people as possible to come along and show our opposition to the destruction of this unique reserve.

Please all come, bring your friends and help Save Pipeclay

Contact as many people as you can and encourage them to come.

Where: Honeywood Drive Reserve, our usual launching site
Time: 10 am
Date: Saturday 5th

houston
TAS, 3173 posts
2 Mar 2011 10:16PM
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Just got a phone call from one of the residents, Phil Morissby has now got four alderman coming down on Saturday

houston
TAS, 3173 posts
4 Mar 2011 8:46AM
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Reminder of the meeting/rally tomorrow 10am at Honeywood Drive Reserve (our launching site)

Phil Morrisby has done a letter box drop to all the local residents but we are really relying on windsurfers and kayakers turning up, as the residents can't win this on their own

With a show of force we can send a message to the Council not to approve the development.

See ya all there

Captain_Morg
TAS, 728 posts
4 Mar 2011 11:09AM
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It would be a real shame if my top fishing ground got wrecked with boats zipping backwards and forwards
god bless and goodnight

buzzy
TAS, 2433 posts
4 Mar 2011 11:59AM
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PLEASE!!! Can everyone try to find the small amount of time needed to attend tomorrow at 10am.

We need faces in front of Alderman to prove that this place is extremely important to the windsurfing community. If we dont get the numbers, they will think that we dont give a dam what happens to the area.

Hopefully see you there!

buzzy
TAS, 2433 posts
5 Mar 2011 1:24PM
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Thanks and well done to everyone that found the time to attend todays meeting. A good turnout with approx 70 people in attendance representing many different interest groups.

It was great to talk with Clarence City Alderman Doug Chipman, Richard James and Don Cusick. They listened to all the concerns raised and we are hoping that they will go away from this meeting and act in favour of the community that has the majority interest in this wonderful area.

The Clarence City council has not yet made this Development Application public. They are seeking more information from MAST on certain undisclosed aspects of the application.

Stay tuned!

houston
TAS, 3173 posts
5 Mar 2011 10:30PM
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Todays meeting with Alderman at Pipeclay









Endangered Green Round fish under threat from the MAST development



Endangered Green Round fish killed by neglegent power boat owners with big trailers

Captain_Morg
TAS, 728 posts
6 Mar 2011 7:41PM
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Great to see so many people there.
Sorry I couldn't come because of my hip operation.
I hope we manage to stop the develepment.
Godbless and goodnight

houston
TAS, 3173 posts
6 Mar 2011 9:20PM
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I found this poor little fella in the reserve, said he was lost and his family had been run over by one of those great big boat trailers

I told him we were doing our best to save what remains of his home, he reckons we're cool
He is now on the endandered list .





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