WA Governor Wants To Protect Our Parks and Reserves, Too

A couple of days ago, we posted a piece on this blog about the threat to Kings Park posed by its absorption into the City of Perth and, more insidiously, the granting of the powers of a local government to the Executive Director, Public Health, an unelected official  http://capitalcitycitizenscommittee.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/city-of-perth-bill-dangers-to-kings-park.html.

Serendipitously, WA Governor, Kerry Sanderson, has come out publicly in support of stronger protection for our national parks and reserves. As Ms Sanderson says:

"We can all play a part in the stewardship of our national parks and conservation areas. I encourage people to take the opportunity to become actively involved, enjoy our natural heritage and pass on this appreciation to future generations."

The Governor is showing true leadership for the community here - in contrast to the WA Government, which, through its City of Perth Bill, seeks to facilitate development in Kings Park through the office of an unelected official.

I am sure that the Governor did not, in her exhortation, specifically mean a call to political action, but if we are to pass on the ability to appreciate Kings Park in all its glory to future generations (to echo Kerry Sanderson's words), political action seems to be what it will take.

The Capital City Citizens' Committee is lobbying hard for recognition that the current City of Perth Bill is fatally-flawed and a missed opportunity to create a great capital city for Western Australia. BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.

Write, email, phone or lobby your local Member of the Legislative Assembly and Members of the Legislative Council. You can find their names and contact details at http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/memblist.nsf/WebCurrMembElectorate Just type the name of your suburb or your postcode into the 'search' box and click on the 'Search' button.

Feel free to use information on this blog to help you make the case.