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Mermaid
Pool Launch
On Saturday 7th Dec there was an official launch of the Mermaid
Pool restoration project at the Western end of King St. New signage
was unveiled (money for this kindly donated by Northern Beaches Envirolink),
plus the announcement of Natural Heritage Trust funding of $26,880
to the Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee for the project.
A new page for the Mermaid Pool has been created on the Cleanup Australia
website. Click
here for the link.
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Manly
Dam Reserve is heritage listed bushland in Warringah, North East Sydney.
This Dam faces many threats to its diverse flora, fauna and water
quality. Concerned residents have formed the Save Manly Dam Catchment
Committee
(SMDCC) to protect the Dam and fight damaging developments. more
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Current
Issue
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Wakehurst
Golf Club has applied to the Department of Land and Water Conservation
for a licence for dams on creeks within the catchment and to pump water
from the creeks and the main reservoir for irrigating their course.
The Committee has made submissions related to this to DLWC and we will
be invited to participate in the hearings.
Manly and Warringah Golf Clubs have discussed construction of a proposed
new pipeline from Manly Dam along Manly Creek and across District Park,
to supply water for irrigation of their courses.
This has the potential to damage riparian vegetation including that
at the Mermaid Pool.
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The
Children speak out.
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Mackellar
High School Streamteam at the Mass Rally
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All
photos on this site are
supplied by Michael Allen and ©
(unless otherwise specified)
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 News
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Mermaid
Pool,
on Manly Creek was adopted, as a project for bush regeneration, general
cleanup, and water testing, etc. more
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National
Tree Day
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Seedlings
were planted at Mermaid Pool near Manly Dam, on Sunday for National
Tree Day,
it was a great success with many residents and committee members participating.
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Jam
for the Dam (more
info)
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Did
You Know?
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National
Heritage listing of the Manly Dam Reserve has been confirmed but with
some previously listed areas such as the Ardel site omitted and other
areas added. more
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Research
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Our
members assisted UTS staff and students again last year with their
Aquatic Ecology projects. Their results showed high zinc levels and
other water quality problems in the catchment.
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Dam
Quality
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Blue
green algae closed the dam to swimming on several occasions
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Apology
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Federal
member Tony Abbott apologised publicly for failing to secure federal
support for the Ardel buyback.
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