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 Dr Nathan Emery gave the society an overview of cicadas, and discuss ed what we know and don’t know about our noisy seasonal invertebrates. He will presented results from his citizen science project, “The Great Cicada Blitz” and annual surveys in the Cumberland Plain Read more>> OFF Talk: From where the Cicada Calls – watch on YouTube  Local Member Mark Coure recognised the Societies Clean up Australia day efforts over the last 30 years in a Parliamentry Community Recognition Statement Read more>> Parliamentary Recognition of OFF Clean up Australia Day 2020  Plans for the remediation works on the former Oatley Bowling club site will be before the Georges River Council Planning Panel on Thursday 20th August. Oatley Flora and Fauna Society and other community members have made submission on the development application Read more>> Oatley Bowling Club Remediation works  The plight of koalas throughout NSW is dire. It has been predicted they could be extinct in the wild by 2050. The Report of the NSW Upper House Parliamentary Inquiry brought down on 30 June 2020 should be the basis of urgent government action. It calls for the NSW Government to “to urgently prioritise the protection of koala habitat and corridors in the planning and implementation stages of urban growth areas” The Report made 42 recommendations for koala protection Read more>> Save our Koalas from Extinction  A grant from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) was made to the society, as an incorporated body, on behalf of Peter Ridgeway, to support the costs of his volunteer Water for Wildlife project during the Australian Bushfire and Drought emergency. Peter, who works with Greater Sydney Local Land Services, assisted by many volunteers, including OFF members, and numerous local community groups purchased, installed and monitored water stations for native animals from January to June Read more>> Water for Wildlife Report The Society was recognised for its work in protecting the environment for future generations on 17 June 2020 by Mark Coure Member for Read more>> Parliamentary Community Recognition  After the Government eased the restrictions on activities we were able to resume our activities program on 28th June.,The next activity on our program was Graham Fry’s walk exploring the Scarborough Wetlands at Read more>> Scarborough Ponds Trail Kogarah to Ramsgate  Next OFF speaker on Monday 27 at 7.30 pm will be Erik Rakowski from RAID* Moorebank will tell us about the proposed Moorebank Intermodal. This is a project to develop a huge import-export terminal Read more>> Moorebank Intermodal – Erik Rakowski  It’s crunch time for north west NSW as the final decision is made on the Narrabri coal seam gas project. Help keep north west NSW gasfield free by making a submission to express your opposition to this destructive project. Submissions to the Independent Planning Commission are due by the 31st Read more>> Narrabri Gas Project – OFF submission to the Independent Planning Commission  The Georges River Council Local Planning Panel at the end of June voted unanimously to save the Foreshore Scenic Protection Area under the current Hurstville Read more>> Good News on Local Environment Plan |
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