Lake Moodemere Needs Your Help!

Are you worried about the future of our precious Lake Moodemere and Sunday Creek? A proposed industrial development threatens to contaminate these vital waterways with toxic runoff and pollution.

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As concerned residents, landholders, farmers, environmentalists, indigenous peoples and recreational users of Lake Moodemere we strongly object to a proposed industrial development being built adjacent to the Lake Moodemere and Sunday Creek Conservation Reserve, at the intersection of Federation Way and the Murray Valley Highway, Rutherglen NE VIC.  

We have deep personal connections to this unique location in Rutherglen. This pristine and precious area is more than just a waterway, it is a sanctuary teeming with endangered species and rich native habitat. Among its residents are the Sunday Creek Platypus colony, the elusive and endangered Rakali, fresh water crays, an intriguing variety of fish species and enchanting birdlife. In these waterways you can also find the delicate croak of our local slones froglets and the silent scamper of countless small critters unseen to the naked eye but so essential to our native biodiversity.

We are devastated and alarmed to learn of this proposed development to be located adjacent to this haven. Night and day, the operations of a commercial establishment of this nature will undoubtedly produce pollutants and noise that will disrupt the natural habitats of our native wildlife, risking both immediate harm and long-term environmental degradation.

Data from NECMA, Parks Victoria and the DEECA show that many of these species within the conservation reserve are vulnerable &/or seriously endangered, hence it being a conservation reserve! Therefore, any actions disrupting their habitat, such as this proposed development, pose a grave threat to their existence. Our opposition to this development is more than just a fight for the serene beauty of our environment; it's an imperative action to save the wildlife that rely on this habitat.

We have called on the Indigo Shire Councillors, the Indigo Shire Planning Department and relevant statutory authorities NECMA, VIC Roads, Dept of Transport, GM Water to consider this wisely. We implore them to prioritise the conservation and protection of this irreplaceable ecosystem over a toxic and destructive industrial development. 

Please, stand with us in preserving the pristine and vital waterways of Lake Moodemere by signing this petition and show that you care about these natural habitats and the wildlife they support.

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