Immediate cessation and total banning of Forestry Corporation NSW logging Ourimbah State Forest
Petitioner:
Ursula Da Silva
| Member:
Higginson, Sue
| No. of Signatories:
1,178
| Date closed:
11/09/2023
| Status:
Presented 12/09/2023
To the President and Members of the Legislative Council, the petitioners of Ourimbah, Palm Grove, Tuggerah, Wyong, Palmdale, the Central Coast, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales and Australia state that logging must be immediately ceased and banned in the Ourimbah State Forest. This forest is a koala habitat and contains cultural heritage sites, and logging Ourimbah creates catastrophic fire hazards and threatens biodiversity collapse. Forestry Corporation costs tax payers around $20 million per year to subsidise these practices. The petitioners request that the House immediately cease the logging of Ourimbah State Forest by implementing a total ban of logging in this state forest. The petitioners further request that the House transform the forest into a conservation, recreation and cultural heritage site immediately for its preservation, carbon capture/abatement and employment opportunities.
