Members of the Save Toondah alliance gathered on Sunday to celebrate the community spirit of our people-powered movement and send a strong message that we are lodging our EIS submissions and we want Toondah to stay ‘naturally wonderful’.  

This week’s community action kicks off with a Roadside Action on the corner of Redland Bay and Moreton Bay Roads this Tuesday 15 November. Come from 7-9am (park in the Dominos/Freedom car park) to let more people know about about this wetland and koala wipe out. 

Bring your signs or they will have some for you.

Toondah was championed again in the Federal Parliament last week, this time by the new Member for Griffith, Max Chandler-Mather who highlighted the environmental impacts and $1,4 million donated by Walker to the LNP and ALP since 2007 - https://fb.watch/gLe5SiZ1Uy/

It was also a week where the beautiful Save Toondah community art quilt made at the Welcome Home Shorebirds event on 17 September was proudly hung up in the majestic St. John’s Anglican Cathedral in Ann Street, Brisbane City – check it in person or at https://bit.ly/3UIDHyG

Easy online submission tools
If you are time poor but want to do your bit to submit there are several tools where you can use an email template and add a few comments of your own. These include:

• The Australian Conservation Foundation - https://bit.ly/3g3PA3w
• Redlands 2030 - https://bit.ly/3GeiokE
• Birdlife Australia - https://bit.ly/3O01lEF
• Birds Queensland - https://birdsqueensland.org.au/toondah-harbour-eis/

EIS submission workshops (this Tuesday 15 to Friday 18 November)
Join Birdlife Australia in person, so you can ask them the questions you need to, in order to give the strongest feedback you can. They’re running free, child-friendly events (there’ll be activities for the little ones) with light refreshments in Redlands, Brisbane, and North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah/Terrangeri) this week.

Please register at https://www.actforbirds.org/savetoondah/local-eis-events for a timeslot you can attend and drop in to:

• Cleveland Scout Hall, 56 Bainbridge Street, Ormiston - Tuesday 15th, 6-9pm
• QCWA Redlands Hall, 3 Waterloo Street, Cleveland - Wednesday 16th, 6-9pm
• Toowong Uniting Church Hall, 82 Sherwood Road, Toowong - Thursday 17th, 6-9pm
• St Peter Chanel Church, corner of Mooloomba Road and Hopewell Street, Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah/ Terrangeri) - Friday18th, 4-6pm

As previously mentioned, Letters to the Editor of the Redland City Bulletin https://www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au/opinion/letters/send-a-letter-to-the-editor/ or any other publication including Redlands2030 (email editor@redlands2030.net) would also be helpful 

Finally, it’s so wonderful to see so many good people and organisations on our side and doing everything possible to save this irreplaceable natural gem. Our Toondah family includes the Friends of Stradbroke Island (FOSI) who are also making a submission https://fosi.org.au/stop-toondah-harbour/ - they’d love your help if you have time/knowledge.

Please send your written or email submission by 6 December to:  

• Walker Group Holdings, PO Box 9189, GCMC Bundall QLD 9726 or
• email engage@toondah.com.au and be sure to CC or post to Minister for Water and Environment, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP at Minister.Plibersek@dcceew.gov.au.

Thank you everyone, stay strong and keep those signatures and submissions coming.

Yours in Toondah

Dylan