The environmental risks of synthetic turf are serious.
PNHA is committed to raising awareness of, and providing information on environmental issues.
We are involved in advocacy for environmental protection of key strategic sites, as well as the overall maintenance of the natural values that make Pittwater special. PNHA provides comment and advice on matters before Council that affect the environment through submissions where community consultation is invited.
For example, establishing corridors for wildlife to cope with the widening of Mona Vale Rd and Ingleside land releases is essential. Ingleside Chase Reserve and Katandra Bushland Reserve MUST have fauna corridors to Ku-ring-gai Chase and Garigal National Parks to conserve healthy bushland and its wildlife, and the means to safely cross the widened road. PNHA is represented on the community reference group for the Ingleside land release.
We succeeded in getting 122 Mona Vale Rd rezoned E2 Environmental protection and also woodland along the upper bank of Narrabeen Creek on 120 Mona Vale Rd.
West Mona Vale Road Widening
The 40m wide fauna bridge across the road originally proposed to link Kuringgai and Garigal National Parks enabling fauna to move between these two major reserves is now proposed to be only 20m wide. PNHA is campaigning to have the 40m width maintained.
Mona Vale Road East
The fauna bridge across this road links bushland in Ingleside Chase Reserve with Ingleside bushland, so that fauna can then move into Ku-ring-gai National Park. PNHA is campaigning to have bushland on the west end of the fauna bridge rezoned from C3 residential to C2 conservation to preserve this link. A camera trap has recorded fauna using this crossing.
A Bridge to Nowhere?
Completed Projects
2024-25
Bush regeneration on Avalon Golf Course. Funded by a $5000 grant from Northern Beaches
Council and an additional $2000 from PNHA, we engaged Dragonfly Environmental
contractors to do bush regeneration in the central area of bushland, focusing on the best
bush. This bushland contains over 100 native plant species and provides habitat for small
birds and other native fauna.
2021
- Bahai Temple – Grevillea caleyi Saving our Species grant from Department of Planning and Environment
- Revegetation of part of Mona Vale Dunes. $12215 Communities Environment Program grant – Federal Government
- Bush Regeneration on Avalon Golf Course. $10000 Communities Environment Program grant – Federal Government
- Mona Vale Dunes weeding – Northern Beaches Council Grant
- Ingleside Place Strategy – Biodiversity Conservation Submissions
2019
- Careel Creek Vine Weeds Control
- Mona Vale Basin Bush Regeneration Support
- Sydney Freshwater Wetlands Rehabilitation