Most of rural NSW is exempt from this SEPP, but the state government has said core rural zones would fall under new codes that protect koala habitat under the Local Land Services Act , expected to be developed over the next month. Mr Hetherington said if the codes for rural areas are similar to those for native forestry, there would be little oversight. Our concern is that s how private native forestry has been managed over time, he said. So what you re relying on is the landholder to make the call themselves, where everybody else who wants to do a development has to engage an ecologist ⦠to come and make a professional assessment.
Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack slams Coalition s koala protection plan
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Koala policy is back on the agenda in NSW.
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A New South Wales Liberal MLC says the government s latest koala-protection policy is a giant leap backwards for much of the state.
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A Liberal MLC says the state government s latest koala policy is bizarre and doesn t make sense
Chris Gulaptis, who sparked a crisis within the Coalition last year over the issue, says the policy gets the balance right
The government is planning to decouple core zones from the SEPP over the next month
MidCoast Council is again asking the community to refrain from approaching or feeding Dingoes in the Tea Gardens / Hawks Nest area following the need for.
Vets urge horses, owners to get Hendra virus vaccine as new strain identified
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It is feared a previously unknown strain of the deadly Hendra virus has been circulating for years.
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Equine vets are urging horse breeders and owners to vaccinate against Hendra virus, following the discovery of a new strain of the deadly virus by Australian researchers.
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Researchers have found a new strain of Hendra virus by comparing samples from flying foxes and a dead horse
It is feared that the new Hendra strain may be found in areas that have previously been at low risk
2019 will be remade across NSW as Koala SEPP 2021. Core rural zones in rural areas will be decoupled from the SEPP as new codes that protect koala habitat under the Local Land Services Act are developed over the next month.
This will vastly reduce red tape by removing the dual consent requirements facing farmers and foresters while immediately introducing enhanced protection for koala habitat in areas where more than 95 per cent of development activity occurs.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro said the concerns of landholders in regional NSW have been heard by the NSW Government.
“This is a win for regional NSW and balances the interests of farmers and the protection of koalas and their habitat,” Mr Barilaro said.