Plans for 3,600 apartments threaten these Moreton Bay wetlands
The key theme for World Wetlands Day 2022 is #ActForWetlands.
World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February.
This is the anniversary of when the Ramsar Convention was signed more than 50 years ago to promote wise and sustainable use of wetlands such as Moreton Bay.
Do you think that replacing seagrass beds and mudflats with 3,600 apartments is wise and sustainable? Most people don’t.
World Wetlands Day is a great opportunity to send a message, to politicians at all levels of government, saying that we must protect Moreton Bay and conserve it for future generations.
Tell a politician about Wetlands Day
So here is what you can do.
- Right click on an image in the gallery below, and select Copy Image
- Scroll down to the list of politician email addresses and click on one.
- Paste your copied image into the email.
- Include a subject heading such as World Wetlands Day
- Type a short email, sign it with your name, and press SEND.
You can do as many emails as you have time to Act For Wetlands.
In your emails you could say why you think it is important to conserve wetlands and what you think about plans to construct 3,600 apartments on tidal mudflats in Cleveland on Brisbane’s bayside – between the Grand View Hotel and the Toondah Harbour ferry terminal.
You could say if you think this proposed residential development project would be ‘wise use’ of wetlands or incredibly foolish environmental destruction.
You could also ask the politician getting your email if they will be doing anything on World Wetlands Day 2022 to improve conservation of wetlands.
If you want to know more about the unfortunate history of plans to destroy wetlands at Toondah Harbour, check out:
Toondah Harbour – the illustrated history by Redlands2030
Paving over paradise – When protected wetlands are open for business by ACF
Toondah Real Estate Scheme: Summary and Timeline by Save Straddie.
Postcards for World Wetlands Day 2022
All photos in this gallery are of the area designated as the Toondah Harbour Priority Development Area by the Queensland State Government (at Redland City Council’s request).
These photos show what would be lost, forever, if a developer is allowed to turn Ramsar listed wetlands into a high density urban precinct.
If you use Twitter, get active on World Wetlands Day with these postcards and hashtags:
#ActForWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay #SaveToondahWetlands
#RespectRamsar #SaveToondahKoalas #ToondahTakeover.
Send a World Wetlands Day 2022 message
Federal politicians and candidates could save our wetlands
Scott Morrison, Prime Minister CONTACT YOUR PM
Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader A.Albanese.MP@aph.gov.au
Sussan Ley, Environment Minister sussan.ley.mp@aph.gov.au
Terri Butler, Opposition Environment Spokesperson Terri.Butler.MP@aph.gov.au
Henry Pike, LNP candidate for Bowman bowman@lnpq.org.au
Donisha Duff, Labor candidate for Bowman donisha.duff@queenslandlabor.org
Queensland State politicians could save our wetlands
Annastacia Palaszczuk, Queensland Premier thepremier@premiers.qld.gov.au
David Crisafulli, Queensland Opposition leader leader@opposition.qld.gov.au
Meaghan Scanlon, State Environment Minister environment@ministerial.qld.gov.au
Sam O’Connor, Opposition Environment Spokesperson bonney@parliament.qld.gov.au
Mark Robinson, LNP MP oodgeroo@parliament.qld.gov.au
Don Brown, Labor MP capalaba@parliament.qld.gov.au
Kim Richards, Labor MP redlands@parliament.qld.gov.au
Redland City local councillors could Act For Wetlands
You could ask Redland City’s Mayor and local councillors what they will be doing on World Wetlands Day 2022 to Act For Wetlands.
Mayor Karen Williams mayor@redland.qld.gov.au
Wendy Boglary: Division 1 Ormiston and Wellington Point wendy.boglary@redland.qld.gov.au
Peter Mitchell: Division 2 Cleveland and North Stradbroke Island peter.mitchell@redland.qld.gov.au
Paul Golle: Division 3 Thornlands, Cleveland, Victoria Point paul.golle@redland.qld.gov.au
Lance Hewlett: Division 4 Victoria Point, Coochiemudlo lance.hewlett@redland.qld.gov.au
Mark Edwards: Division 5 Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Redland Bay mark.edwards@redland.qld.gov.au
Julie Talty: Division 6 Mount Cotton and Redland Bay julie.talty@redland.qld.gov.au
Rowanne McKenzie: Division 7 Alexandra Hills, Capalaba, Cleveland, Thornlands, rowanne.mckenzie@redland.qld.gov.au
Tracey Huges: Division 8 Alexandra Hills, Birkdale, Capalaba, Wellington Point tracey.huges@redland.qld.gov.au
Adelia Berridge: Division 9 Capalaba and Sheldon, Thornlands adelia.berridge@redland.qld.gov.au
Paul Bishop: Division 10 Birkdale and Thorneside paul.bishop@redland.qld.gov.au
Your actions for World Wetlands Day 2022
This community action is one of hundreds of World Wetlands Day events.
After taking action for World Wetlands Day, you can post about what you’ve done in Actions for Wetlands on the World Wetlands Day webpage.
Actions posted by people from all over the world can be viewed here.
Sign and share the petition
A petition calling for politicians to save the Toondah wetlands has been signed by nearly 47,000 people. Here’s a link:
Redlands2030 – 28 January 2022
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