Stop Mining in Serpentine WA

29/10/2022

Kaarakin and BirdLife Australia raising important awareness about the plight of the endangered black cockatoo in South Western Australia.

24/06/2022

The Black Cockatoo population around the Perth region is incredibly vulnerable. So much so, that a few years ago Bird Life had estimated that over 70 per cent of all Black Cockatoos recorded in their survey, were located in the Gnangara Pine plantation, which is not even natural habitat. The removal of natural habitat, such as the environmentally significant reserve on Scrivener Road Serpentine, will only exasperate the dire situation.

https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/mandurah-coastal-times/activists-meet-with-minister-for-forestry-to-save-the-black-cockatoos-c-6728378

02/02/2022

Three property developers have been fined $250,000 after they illegally cleared land in Baldivis which was home to the endangered Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo. The clearing occurred between 2015 and 2017, to make way for residential development. The expansion of urban sprawl is the greatest threat to these species.

https://www.917thewave.com.au/news/local-news/developers-fined-250k-for-clearing-carnabys-black-cockatoo-habitat-in-baldivis/

25/01/2021

A saddening reality for the endangered and endemic Western Australian Black Cockatoo.

"Perth’s endangered Carnaby's black cockatoos will begin to starve in three years after the state government logs what remains of their most significant remaining feeding site, BirdLife Australia has warned."

In this context, the proposal to clear pristine Black Cockatoo habitat in Serpentine, which is already in short supply, to mine gravel is environmentally disastrous and unacceptable to the community.

After death by a thousand cuts for Perth's black cockatoo habitats, one final cut promises to be devastating; and the time to soften the blow is running out.

31/07/2020

The new Salvation Army store in Byford contains a magnificent mural paying tribute to the endangered forest red tail black cockatoo. Not only are these birds endemic to South Western Australia but according to a study done in the 1990’s by the WA Museum it’s possible that the Scrivener Road reserve contains the largest breeding colony of this entire species. (Artist: Jerome Davenport Visual Artist)

20/08/2019

A magnificent photo of a Forest Red Tail Black Cockatoo, featured on Gardening Australia page. According to some reports, the largest colony of these endangered birds is located in the reserve in Serpentine which is under risk of clearing and mining activity.

An iconic Western Australian pairing!
A Marri tree and red tailed black cockatoo👍

Pic taken: Muneer Al Shanti in Noranda, Perth WA from the Australian Native Plant Enthusiasts forum

12/06/2019

An informative video regarding the beautiful and critically endangered Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo. The key reason these birds are becoming extinct is because their habitat on the Swan Coastal Plain and in the Wheatbelt is being cleared for development and cropping. So it is vital that any remnant vegetation that is left is protected for this precious species. The reserve being proposed for gravel mining is not only foraging habitat for all three species of Black Cockatoo but also nesting habitat with dozens of suitable trees that are few hundred years old with hollows that have nests in them. There are many reasons not to clear and mine this reserve, however the regional importance of this reserve as a significant habitat for these birds is one of the most compelling.

23/03/2018

Some 15,000 signatures will be tabled in the Western Australian parliament opposing expansion of the logging industry into native bush land (the largest such petition in 18 years!).

One of the key reasons for concern is the threat to black cockatoos which depend on increasingly diminished native bushland for nesting and foraging habitat.

Black cockatoos are highly endangered and are very particular about their habitat. They typically nest in the hollows of Jarrah and Marri trees which are on average 220 years old. This is not the kind of habitat that can be replaced easily!

"Commitments were made loud and clear at public forums and through the media ... the community had every confidence they were going to be delivered."

20/09/2017

It's spring, and the Scrivener Road Reserve is blooming with magnificent and beautiful wildflowers. This is pristine and significant environment is still under threat from gravel mining by the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale.

15/09/2016

OVERDUE NEWS UPDATE:
PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW!

Two months ago the Chairman of the EPA determined that the Scrivener Road Gravel Mine proposal was to be assessed at a Public Environmental Review (PER) level.

This decision reflects the significant environmental value of the Reserve that is being proposed to be cleared and mined. Primarily, it is considered pristine nesting and foraging habitat for all three species of black cockatoo. The decision also noted amenity concerns.

102 people made a submission to the EPA, 99 of which recommended either a PER or that the proposal was completely environmentally unacceptable. The level of community concern is high and this was considered in the decision of the Chairman.

The implication of this decision is that the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale will now have to go through an extensive, lengthy, and costly process to prove that the mining activity will not be environmentally detrimental. We expect that the community and stakeholders will be engaged by the Shire as they prepare their documents.

We urge anybody that is concerned to write to the Shire and voice their opposition to this environmentally, socially and economically senseless idea. You can email: [email protected]

If you wish to read the Chairman's decision, it can be found on the first page of this link: http://tinyurl.com/Scrivener-Rd-EPA-Assessment

24/05/2016

NEWS - the EPA updates that around 100 submissions were received for the Scrivener Road Gravel Mine proposal. The majority of submissions recommend that the the proposal is either "environmentally unacceptable" or requires a full "Public Environmental Review". The Chairman's decision will be advertised in a few weeks.