Parks and bushland reserves on Sydney’s north shore that give
the area its reputation as a leafy haven are under threat
because of changes to planning laws in NSW, according to the
state’s peak environment group. “Places like Gore Creek and the
Lane Cove Bushland Park were protected decades ago in response
to environmental campaigns in the 1960s and 70s. Now these
pockets of urban bushland that used to be protected are being
opened up for development like roads restaurants,’ Cate
Faehrmann, executive director of the Nature Conservation Council
said today. “Across all of Sydney’s inner north shore, all areas
currently zoned environmental conservation will be re-zoned for
public recreation activities under the draft Inner North
Subregional Plan. This rezoning removes the protections that
have been in place for decades,” Ms Faehrmann said. “Open space
for public recreation is critical for urban communities, but
developers should be required to set aside the land, not
encroach on protected bushland. “Roads, resta