Thank you all for standing up for our wildlife and our precious native trees.
Because of your support, I’ve updated the petition title to better reflect the urgency of what’s happening:
"Stop Starvation and Habitat Loss: Save Mornington Peninsula’s Wildlife"

As the Shire’s contractors continue to rip through our nature strips, we are seeing once-thriving habitats reduced to butchered trunks — leaving our local possums, birds, and insects without food or shelter.

We urgently need more voices.
Please help by:

- Sharing the petition with your friends, family, and local groups
- Writing directly to Mornington Peninsula Shire Councillors — tell them you expect better protection for native vegetation and local wildlife.

The more pressure we apply, the harder it will be for them to ignore us.

Thank you for caring.

Let’s keep fighting for our Peninsula’s wildlife before it’s too late.

You can find your councillor’s contact details here: https://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/About-Us/About-Our-Council/Our-Councillors

— please send them a quick email today!

Here’s an email template you can use:

Subject: Urgent Action Needed: Protect Mornington Peninsula’s Native Trees and Wildlife

Dear Councillor,

I am writing as a concerned resident and supporter of local wildlife to urge the Mornington Peninsula Shire to immediately pause the widespread tree clearing and severe pruning currently taking place across our nature strips.

The destruction of healthy native trees is having devastating consequences for local ecosystems. Possums, birds, bats, and insects rely on these trees for food and shelter — without them, our native wildlife faces starvation and habitat loss.

Many of these trees posed no genuine obstruction to roads or footpaths and have stood safely for decades.

I respectfully call on the Shire to:

• Immediately halt the current tree clearing and review the policy.
• Use common sense to only trim trees that genuinely obstruct access.
• Replant native species where habitat has been lost.
• Prioritise true safety risks instead of unnecessary ecological destruction.  Please act now to protect the Peninsula’s unique biodiversity before it’s too late.

Kind regards,