Thurs 3 April - Member for Manly, Mike Baird, is calling on the NSW Government to do the right thing and hand over the land adjacent to Quarry Reserve in North Manly, to the community.

“I appreciate that common sense has prevailed with the Lands Minister, Tony Kelly, reluctantly agreeing to put the sale of the land in Amourin Street on hold.”

Expressions of Interest for the sale were due to close on Monday 6 April.

“On behalf of the local community, I had written to the Minister and raised the matter in Parliament, urging the Government to re-think this sale.

“It is welcome news that Lands Minister Tony Kelly has now reluctantly agreed to put the sale on hold pending the positive identification of a threatened species of flora.

“Well done to the community who fought for their open space.

“What we saw happening with this land in Amourin Street, was a quick grab for cash by a Government which hasn’t been able to manage its finances.

“However I remain concerned that Minister Kelly still believes the sale is in the ‘public interest’ and is pushing for the Council to purchase it at market value.(1)

“We must keep the pressure on the Minister to ensure the temporary halt to the sale, is not reversed.”

“I now call on the Minister to do the right thing and accept Warringah Council’s offer to manage the site as part of the larger Quarry Reserve.

“This is an ideal compromise as Warringah Council has offered to cover the costs of maintaining the land at no expense to the State Government.

“We have a responsibility to our children to protect our natural environment, particularly in our suburbs, as once it is developed, it is gone for ever,” Mr Baird said.

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