The SELLICKS WOODLANDS and WETLANDS ACTION NETWORK say any plan for the future of Sellicks Beach must prioritise the urgent need to reverse biodiversity loss and protect our community from the effects of climate change.
SWWAN OPPOSE the Sellicks Beach development because the plan does not address the threats of climate change or biodiversity loss, will make no difference to the housing crisis and would ruin the quality of Sellicks Beach life for the current community and future generations.
THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN:
- Does nothing to address the immediate, acute and harmful housing crisis problems associated with rental availability and cost
- More than doubles the population of Sellicks Beach adding over 4000 people, but adds less than 0.5% to Adelaide’s 30-year housing stock
- Require major infrastructure upgrades at significant community cost.
- Ignores the existential threats of biodiversity loss and climate change
- Isolates the Aldinga Conservation Park from other habitats and wildlife populations and increases the potential of contamination and damage to the Aldinga Washpool.
- Increase urban heat problems for current residents.
SWWAN PROPOSE a Nature Reserve be built on the land instead to preserve the only habitat connection between Aldinga Conservation Park and the Hills and Fleurieu, and to protect current residents from urban heat and quarry dust, and improve their quality of life.
BUILDING A NATURE RESERVE WILL:
- Increase biodiversity in the area benefitting the environment, agriculture and home gardeners alike.
- Rebuild important diverse habitat across multiple ecosystems linking Aldinga Scrub and the Wetlands to the Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula
- Prepare our community to deal with climate change by keeping Sellicks Beach cooler.
- Protect the community from quarry dust by slowing winds and acting as a filter.
- Benefit the local economy with investment and local jobs in conservation and tourism
- Build resilience into agricultural ecoservices protecting jobs communities and food security
Say NO to development and YES to Nature!
Add your voice to SWWAN’s by going to the State Government’s Your Say page and completing the survey at the bottom of the page. In the comments sections be sure to tell them you are opposed to the development and why you think SWWAN’s proposal is a great idea. You can also make your own submission through this page.
SWWAN’s submission can be read or downloaded from our Advocacy and Submissions page.
You can read more about SWWAN’s wider campaign on our About page and the detailed proposal for Rewilding the Fleurieu, which this campaign is part of is also on the Advocacy and Submissions page.