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UWA is holding one of it's biggest events of the year this Sunday, and it's your chance to tell prospective students and parents about UWA's irresponsible and greedy plans to develop Underwood Avenue Bushland.

Julie Bishop is the Federal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Curtin electoral division (an area including the Underwood Bushland site). She has the power and ability to protect this bushland site and represent the views and strong concerns of the people of her electorate. Join us on Friday the 13th August to call on Julie to protect Underwood from development. We will be asking Julie to speak at the rally.

Where and When:
Julie Bishops Office, Cnr. Rokeby Rd. and Nicholson Rd. Subiaco
2pm, Friday August 13th.

There will be an excursion to visit underwood bushland on Thursday August 12. All welcome.
We should be joined by people with knowledge of the Nyungah (Aboriginal) and environmental significance of this sacred site.
MEET: Cnr Selby St. and Underwood Avenue at 2:45pm
UWA students coming from UWA meet at 2pm at the UWA Guild building (next to Oak Lawn)

call 0424 337 533 for more info

See map of location to meet:

Please come along and join in a brief meeting, and then making crosses to erect along Winthrop Avenue outside the University of Western Australia. I think the plan is to make crosses ( we already have quite a few) and then make our way to Winthrop Avenue to erect them.

Time: August 1, 2010 from 10am to 12pm
Location: Charles Stokes Reserve, Daglish
Phone: 0420334601
Event Type: campaign, meeting

URGENT

The cockatoos need you

Be part of massive presence outside UWA to protest the clearing of Underwood bushland.

Corner of Stirling Highway & Winthrop Avenue.

Tuesday 20 July, 8am to 9am.

Why: The Barnett Government has just approved the clearing of more than half of the bushland owned by UWA at Underwood Avenue; critical habitat for the endangered Carnaby’s Cockatoo and other species.

Saturday 24th July, 1pm-3pm
Earthwise Community Centre,
315 Bagot Rd, Subiaco

All Welcome!!!
FREE Community Workshop:

DIRECT ACTION
What is it?
How is it used?
What is it good for?

Throughout history social movements have engaged in direct action and civil disobedience, in campaigns ranging from civil rights in the USA to stopping the Franklin River Dam in Tasmania. Come and discuss, explore, learn and share answers to the above questions, and more, with other interested people and local community working towards a fairer future.

Light snacks provided

Just under 100 people, including students and residents from suburbs adjacent and surrounding, attended a public meeting in Floreat on Monday night to listen to speakers and discuss 'where to now?' for the Underwood Avenue Bushland. The meeting was organised by the Nedlands Electors Association (NEA) after what was seen by many as blatantly undemocratic and secretive moves by the Nedlands City Council to do a back-flip on their previous decision to oppose the University of Western Australia's (UWA) destructive development plans.

Come along to a public meeting called by the Nedlands Electors' Association and open to all who want to learn about the bushland and how we can help to save it for the future after Nedlands council's decision to support UWA's proposal to destroy the area's habitat values and Nyungah cultural significance.

Hackett Hall
Draper St, Floreat
7.30pm-9pm, Monday May 24th
Hope to see you there ^_^

Get on board to help protect this unique woodland and meet others involved in its conservation. ^_^ Community members interested in being part of the campaign and planning action to save Underwood, come along to a meeting Wednesday April 28th, 5pm at the Lotteries West building on Delhi Street West Perth (right next to the City West train station). Bring some snacks to share, or just your dreams, schemes, and means to get the bushland saved! See you there :)

After making the decision on December 15th 2009 to recommend against the implementation of UWA's proposal to destroy Underwood Ave. Bushland, the City of Nedlands has now gone back on its decision and voted to endorse the proposal with a few minor adjustments. This comes after the university vice chancellor Allan Robson made a private presentation first to the Nedlands council, and then separately to the mayor Sheryl Froese and councilor Max Hipkins, in efforts to convince the council to rescind its decision against the proposal.