A Victorian group calling itself the Ross Trust is seeking state government approval to open a new quarry of up to 107 acres on land sitting between two sections of the Arthurs Seat State Park on the MorningtonPeninsula.
The land is home to blue banded bees, koalas, wallabies, powerful owls, white-bellied sea eagles and boobook owls.
@savethebeesaustralia and over 75 organisations and individuals have signed an open letter, published in Friday’s Age, calling on the Ross Trust to withdraw its plans to expand the quarry and destroy bushland.
Please sign the online petition opposing the plan that has more than 41,000 signatures.
https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-a-massive-new-quarry-on-arthurs-seat
The new quarry would destroy 94 acres of bushland, cause habitat loss for 28 endangered or threatened species, and gouge 70 million tonnes of rock from Arthurs Seat causing a permanent scar on the landscape.
We urge the trust to find another more sustainably focused investment strategy.
“We really encourage them to withdraw this plan. They have huge resources and assets of over $60 million they could invest rather that destroying Koala habitat.
Photo Rose Caulfield