Bellingen Shire Council votes to support Kalang Headwaters Nature Reserve proposal: BCS

Kalang River

"Bellingen Shire Council's meeting on Wednesday evening played to a full house, at least for the first hour.

There was standing room only as a motion titled 'Conservation of biodiversity and protection of the Kalang Headwaters' put by Cr Toni Wright-Turner was discussed from 6pm to 7pm.

The five-part motion (see below) notes the impact of the Bees Nest fire on habitat and biodiversity, acknowledges the crucial role the Kalang Headwaters area plays in water security, mentions the community campaign protesting Forestry Corporation's plans to log the area, and supports the creation of a new Headwaters Nature Reserve."

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