Community campaign
Community campaign
Following community requests, Council resolved to conduct a community campaign to increase awareness of the impacts of the WHT and Warringah Freeway Upgrade projects.
Stage 1 of the campaign, All Pain and No Gain, called for the project to be changed and funding provided for mitigation measures and called on the community to contact their State MP and ask for the changes. Despite many choosing to do so, and many detailed and thoughtful submissions on the Environmental Impact Statement, no commitments were made to change the project.
Stage 2 of the campaign was undertaken in response to the State Government clearing Cammeray Park and reconfiguring the golf course to make space for project infrastructure. Council has prepared corflutes and videos and social media posts calling on the Government to put the maintenance sheds for the Warringah Freeway underground, return all parkland and guarantee that semi-mature trees are planted (the size and species of the replacement trees are not specified in the contract).
Stage 3 of the campaign is being undertaken in response to the proposed tree removal in Whaling Rd and High St Reserves in North Sydney. Council has prepared corflutes calling on the State Government to stop the work, consult the community, revise the plans and build infrastructure without destroying urban forest.
The community has undertaken its own campaigning including holding public meetings and an art event for children to document their response to the tree loss in Cammeray Park. People interested in supporting the campaign should contact their local Precinct or follow Save Cammeray Park on Facebook.