RASA
30-11-2005, 09:01 AM
It's HERE
Could be the FIRST NSW LABOR SEAT TO FALL
Looks like another wasted consultation period and green vote election coming up. Could also be called "Govern by stealth".
Fishing spots to be banned
By MATTHEW KELLY
November 30, 2005
A MASSIVE new marine park covering Port Stephens and the Great Lakes will limit fishing to protect the area's delicate ecosystems.
NSW Premier Morris Iemma announced plans for the 97,000-hectare park last night as part of a $420 million environmental plan for the state.
The park stretches south from the Cape Hawke Surf Life Saving club, near Forster, to Birubi Beach surf club, at the northern end of Stockton Bight. It includes Port Stephens and the Karuah and Myall rivers to their tidal limits, as well as the Myall Lakes system and Smiths Lake.
The park will consist of four zones, sanctuary, habitat protection, general use and special purpose. State Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said recreational fishing would be banned in 20 per cent of the park.
Bob Smith :(
Could be the FIRST NSW LABOR SEAT TO FALL
Looks like another wasted consultation period and green vote election coming up. Could also be called "Govern by stealth".
Fishing spots to be banned
By MATTHEW KELLY
November 30, 2005
A MASSIVE new marine park covering Port Stephens and the Great Lakes will limit fishing to protect the area's delicate ecosystems.
NSW Premier Morris Iemma announced plans for the 97,000-hectare park last night as part of a $420 million environmental plan for the state.
The park stretches south from the Cape Hawke Surf Life Saving club, near Forster, to Birubi Beach surf club, at the northern end of Stockton Bight. It includes Port Stephens and the Karuah and Myall rivers to their tidal limits, as well as the Myall Lakes system and Smiths Lake.
The park will consist of four zones, sanctuary, habitat protection, general use and special purpose. State Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said recreational fishing would be banned in 20 per cent of the park.
Bob Smith :(