Dear Sydney Dive Wreck Supporters.
We need your help in ensuring the New South Wales government provides an opportunity to include a site for our Sydney Dive Wreck in its recently announced Sydney Marine Park proposal.
As you may be aware, the NSW government announced a proposal for a Sydney Marine Park last week. Details of this proposal can be found at this links at the end of this email.
The NSW government has arranged community consultation sessions on this proposal and is seeking submissions on any modifications.
While the SDW team is supportive of the Sydney Marine Park proposal, we note that this does not specifically include any reference to a site for Sydney Dive Wreck and we want to ensure this is included. The proposal does include the exisiting site for the ex-HMAS Adelaide off Avoca.
To ensure that the NSW government considers a site for Sydney Dive Wreck , we are asking each of you to send in a formal submission on this through the link below. These need to be submitted by 27 September - however the sooner you submit the better. The more individual submissions that are received , the better the chance of success.
If you follow the survey link below , we have suggested how to complete the required information on each screen
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HawkesburyDP
Screen 1 – press NEXT
Screen 2 – choose YES or NO for confidentiality
Screen 3 – choose STRONGLY AGREE with no comments
Screen 4 - tick PROVIDE GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED MARINE PARK SITES etc"
Screen 5 - type or copy & paste the following into the comments box
" Please allocate a site within the proposed Sydney Marine Park for the proposed "Sydney Dive Wreck". This is a proposal to scuttle an ex-Navy ship as an artificial reef off the Sydney coastline. While the site has not yet been finalised, a location has been proposed which is approximately 4 kilometres South East from Coogee. We would request the site objectives, management rules for this Sydney Dive Wreck site be similar to those already in place for the ex-HMAS Adelaide off Avoca. "
Then press NEXT
Screen 5 – Provide personal details
Screen 6 – Provide answers to questions
Screen 7 - Press DONE
Thanks for your support
Additional information :
Link to Sydney Marine Park Proposal
https://www.marine.nsw.gov.au/key-initiatives/hawkesbury-shelf-marine-assessment
Link to ex-HMAS Adelaide Proposal