EDO NSW Bulletin #528

EDO NSW BULLETIN – 17 September: Number 528

The EDO Bulletin is a free weekly bulletin that provides a listing of news, events, public notices and opportunities for public comment.

EDO NSW Seminar: Making Our Cities Climate Friendly: Lessons from the CUB litigation

EDO Case: Humane Society International Inc v Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd

Major Project Proposals – Invitation to Comment

State Conservation Notices – Invitation to Comment

EPBC Referrals – Invitation to Comment

Nominations for the National Threatened Species List- Invitation to Comment

Australian Youth Ambassador for Development- Placements Available

Australian Conservation Foundation- NSW State Forum

EarthCare Fair- Hawkesbury

Greenpeace Asia Pacific- Celebrating 30 years of action

EDO NSW Seminar: Making Our Cities Climate Friendly: Lessons from the CUB litigation

In the recent CUB case (Drake-Brockman v Minister for Planning & Anor) a local resident, represented by the EDO, challenged the approval under Part 3A of a massive redevelopment of the CUB site on Broadway. The challenge was partly based on a failure to adequately consider climate change.

This seminar will explore how we can tackle climate change in our cities, with a particular focus on the future of the CUB site.

Speakers:

Chris Harris- Deputy Mayor, City of Sydney
Kirsty Ruddock- Principal Solicitor, Environmental Defender's Office (NSW)
Dr Mehreen Farugi- Director, Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW
Dr Mark Diesendorf- Senior Lecturer, Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW

Date : Tuesday, 18 September

Time : 5.30 for 6 pm start

Venue : Lord Mayors Reception Room, Sydney Town Hall

Cost : Free

EDO Case: Humane Society International Inc v Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd

The EDO will be in the Federal Court this week on behalf of Humane Society International Inc (HSI). The case is set down for hearing at 10am on Tuesday 18 September. It is 3 years since proceedings were commenced against Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd (Kyodo), a Japanese whaling company that kills whales in the Australian Whale Sanctuary in Antarctic waters.

HSI is seeking an injunction to restrain Kyodo from hunting whales within Australian waters in breach of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It is still unclear whether Kyodo will appear in Court to defend the application but it is possible for the hearing to proceed in the absence of the respondent.

For more information, contact HSI spokesperson Nicola Beynon on 0416 843 131

Major Project Proposals – Invitation to Comment

For a full listing of Major Project proposals currently available for public comment, visit the Department of Planning website at http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/asp/das.asp

· No new listings

State Conservation Notices – Invitation to Comment

The full listing of conservation plans is available for public comment on the National Parks and Wildlife website at www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au . Follow the link entitled ‘Conservation Plans for Public Comment' on the left side of the screen.

Draft Plan

· Rebuilding of Broken Dam and Delaneys' huts - On public exhibition to 15/10/2007.

EPBC Referrals – Invitation to Comment

Referrals under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 are available for comment on the Department of Environment and Water Resources website at: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/epbc/epbc_ap.pl.

· No new referrals

Nominations for the National Threatened Species List – Invitation to Comment

Nominations of species and ecological communities for inclusion on the National Threatened Species List are available for comment on the Department of Environment and Water Resources website at: www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/nominations.html

Existing nominations and nominations submitted under the first (2007) assessment cycle, between 10 March 2007 and 10 May 2007, will be considered for inclusion in the Finalised Priority Assessment List (FPAL) for that cycle.

Nominations that are included in the FPAL will be available for comment later in 2007. We will advise you when they are available for comment.

Draft Recovery Plans for endangered species already listed are available for comment at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/recovery-comment.html

· No new Draft Recovery Plans

Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development- Placements Available

Assignments for Intake 21 of the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD) Program are online from 31 st August - 5 th October at www.ayad.com.au.

The following is an example of the range of Environment assignments available. A detailed position description for these positions and over 60 other positions are available on the website.

Bangladesh: Environment/Disaster Risk Reduction Policy Officer, Concern Universal.
China: Ecosystem Management Officer, Beijing Forest Ecosystem Research Station
China: Environmental Education Officer, Global Village of Beijing.
Fiji: Environment Support Officer, UNDP.
Indonesia: Ecotourism Development Officer, Coordination of Natural Resource.
Laos: Landmine Information Officer, National Regulatory Authority.

Applications close 5/10/2007

Australian Conservation Foundation- NSW State Forum

ACF invites you to a public forum that will enable ACF members and branches to express their ideas and concerns on issues of importance to them, hear about ACF's current work, and meet other supporters.

Date: Saturday, 22 September

Time: Registration 9.30am. Forum 10am - 4.30pm

Venue: Youth Arts Warehouse (RYSS), Parkside Terrace, Donnison St, Gosford 2250

Cost: No cost to attend, lunch included.

RSVP on (03) 9345 1128, indicating whether you want forum papers emailed to you. If you have any issues that you would like to see discussed at this forum please contact Annie Wearne / John Wiggin - 02 4323 1843.

EarthCare Fair- Hawkesbury

Hawkesbury EarthCare Fair is to be held next Saturday, 22 September.

‘ Living Green' - community gardens, live music, art, talks on solar energy, building design, aquaculture, organic growing plus family entertainment all day.

Time: 10am to 4pm,

Venue: Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre, University of Western Sydney, Richmond.

Cost: Entry by donation

Details: 4567 8424 or www.earthcare.org.au.

Greenpeace Asia Pacific- Celebrating 30 years of action

Celebrate 30 years of Greenpeace by visiting our free exhibition, 30 Years of Inspiring Action - a collection of powerful photos, iconic Greenpeace memorabilia and daring action footage. Discover more about Greenpeace and why we take a key place in the history of social and environmental activism in our region.

The exhibition includes:

the work of award-winning photographers who have documented Greenpeace's work since 1977
props and memorabilia from past Greenpeace actions
audio-visual footage of daring and creative campaign confrontations
a program of high profile panel discussions

Where: Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh

When: 15-30 September 2007

Time: 10am – 5pm daily

Cost: Free

EDO New South Wales offers free telephone advice on the Environmental Law Line. Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 2:30pm and 5:30pm. Call 02 9262 6989, or for NSW residents outside of Sydney call 1800 626 239.

If you require the assistance of an interpreter please call TIS National on 131 450 and ask to speak with the Environmental Defender's Office on 02 9262 6989

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