Stop the native forests bill

The NSW Government has introduced a bill to fast-track logging in native forests and scrap local governments' ability to protect koala habitat.

Koalas were declared endangered just six months ago. It was meant to mark a turning point for protecting and restoring koala homes.

Instead, we are seeing the National Party push this desperate ploy to reduce already weak koala safeguards for their powerful logging mates.

Write to your MP and the Premier and let them know you want this bill stopped.

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Dear Member of Parliament,
cc: Premier Perrottet

I am writing to you today to ask you to do all you can in your power to stop the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Private Native Forestry) Bill 2022.

I'm concerned that this bill would strip local councils of their democratic ability to limit destructive native forest logging and implement controls to protect threatened species where appropriate.

It also extends the life of logging approvals on private land from 15 to 30 years. This would lock in out-of-date environmental controls even though threatened species’ status and environmental needs will only continue to increase.

With koalas facing extinction in less than 30 years, this would lock in future tree clearing, and make it even harder to stop the downward spiral koala populations are on.

Koalas were listed as endangered just six months ago and are continuing to slide towards extinction. To turn this around we must not allow any reductions to koala protection.

With an election in just five months, now is not the time to go along with the Nationals’ koala killing plan.

Please stop this bill, and instead make plans to increase protections for koalas.

Kind regards,

Your constituent.

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