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Oppose the Game Amendment Bill 2009

In June 2009 the NSW Government confirmed that it will not support the Game Bill. The vote on the Bill was dealy while Parliament went into recess until 1 September 2009. See the latest NPA media release: Premier must kill off Shooters Party Bill say environment and animal welfare groups. However there is strong pressure for the Government to support the Bill again when it is finally voted on.

The Game and Feral Animal Control Amendment Bill 2009 by the Shooters Party would see nature exploited by private commercial facilities in national parks and wildlife shot as 'game' for blood sport. The Government is considering supproting it and it has not asked the community if they want hunting or commercial development in national parks. The legislation will:

• allow recreational hunting in national parks
• allow recreational hunting of native animals
• establish private game reserves
• undermine of feral animal control efforts across NSW.

We have to tell them national parks are for nature, loud and clear. Join us, together we can protect our precious national parks for nature and our kids.

ATTEND THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEETINGS

Free Public Meeting convened by Sutherland Shire Environment Centre to stop the exploitation of nature and national parks by blood sports and commercial facilities.
Hazelhurst Regional Arts Gallery, 782 Kingsway, Gymea Thursday 13th August evening at 7pm

Free Public Meeting convened by the Blue Mountains Conservation Society to discuss recreational hunting and commercial development in national parks
Saturday 15th August, 9.45 for 10.00am at the Santa Maria Centre, 253 Gt. Western Hwy, Lawson.

Free Public Meeting on the Shooter's Bill, convened by the Nature Conservation Council
Tuesday 25th August, 6.45 for 7pm Ku-ring-gai Town Hall, 1186 Pacific Hwy, a short walk from Pymble Train Station

Environmental Defender's Office and North Coast Environment Council have a free public meeting to discuss the Game Amendment Bill
Wednesday 26 August, 5.45pm for 6.00pm Red Dove Hall upstairs, cnr Keen & Woodlark Streets, Lismore.

National Parks Under Attack, free public meeting convened by the Colong Foundation
Wednesday 9 September, 5.30-8.00pm Theatrette, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney

While the NSW Government is wavering over the Shooters Party’s plans for hunting in national parks, less well known, but just as worrying, are plans for private commercial developments in national parks. ‘Green tape’ must not be cut to facilitate development in our national parks.

Don’t let National Parks be ruined by political deals or fast buck schemes.

Parks and Native Animal Protection Coalition
The Wilderness Society
National Parks Association of NSW
Wildlife Information and Rescue Service
Sutherland Shire Environment Centre
The Blue Mountains Conservation Society
Humane Society International
Invasive Species Council
The Colong Foundation for Wilderness
Total Environment Centre
Nature Conservation Council of NSW

Already over 1,000 people have supported our campaign to lobby the NSW Government via emails to Ministers, the Opposition, the Greens and Fred Nile. See the responses so far. Thanks to these efforts, the Government reconsidered its position and now opposes the Game Bill.

Take Action:

1. Attend a public meeting (listed above).

2. Write, phone, email or fax directly all NSW Cabinet Ministers. Let them know that you oppose the Game and Feral Animal Control Amendment Bill 2009

3. Write, phone, email or fax directly Fred Nile MLC, whose vote may be the only one that may stop the Bill.

4. Let your friends know about this issue and get them to act - but quickly!

Learn more about Hunting in National Parks

• Visit the Nature Conservation Council NSW website with info and an e-petition
• The Game and Feral Animal Control Amendment Bill 2009 (this is what we are opposing)
• Premier must kill off Shooters Party Bill say environment and animal welfare groups Joint Media Release 10 August 2009
  
• Shooters Aim to Kill Native Animals for Sport. Rees Government May be Next NPA Media Release: 12 June 2009
• Hunting Bill Set to fail in Parliament Media Release 24 June 2009
  
• Joint letter against Game Bill Letter sent June 2009 to NSW Government by nine environmental and animal welfare groups
  
• Analysis of the problems of recreational hunting by the Invasive Species Council
• Is Hunting Conservation?: Critique by Invasive Species Council on the NSW Game Council

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