Join us next Tuesday morning at our 1st Parliament House vigil
St Kilda Mangroves Vigil
Parliament House Steps
Tuesday 02 February 2021
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
We need your presence next Tuesday and your help in sharing this far and wide through your social media feeds and out to all your contacts please.
The mangroves and the samphire salt marsh of St Kilda, and the ecological communities they support, are dying from the encroachment of saline and hyper acidic brine from the pre-emptive resumption of salt production at the adjacent salt fields.
On World Wetlands Day, a vigil is to be held on the steps of the South Australian Parliament to highlight the loss of 10 hectares of mangroves and 35 hectares of samphire salt marsh and call upon the Marshall Government to intervene through:
- The immediate removal of the damaging hyper-saline brine in the ponds to the South of St Kilda Road.
- Provide much greater transparency and genuine two-way exchange of information between Buckland Dry Creek Ltd, The Department for Energy & Mining and the public.
- Development of a closure and rehabilitation plan, in partnership with the public, for the damaged ponds and a restoration plan for the surrounding tidal wetlands.
- A permanent solution to the unstable ‘Holding Pattern’ operating in the northern ponds, preferably the transition of those ponds to self-sustaining natural habitats that do not pose ongoing risks to the surrounding tidal wetlands.
BYO black arm band, we will have some on the day as well.
There will be plenty of opportunities to share your personal connections with the St Kilda Mangroves at this event, with capture on video, photo and audio. Please reach out to share something for use on our social media feeds, thanks.
Be well everyone and stay safe.
Kindest regards,
Alex