THE CROWN LANDS REVIEW: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY? Greens MP David Shoebridge
1. Introduce yourself 2. Let us know who the Questions? Traditional Owners are of the land you’re on today 3. Keep it brief
Background
Draft State Strategic Plan for Crown land Background Detail ● Plan is required to be prepared under ● Submissions due by Midnight 20 the Crown Land Management Act August 2020 2016 ● Online submission ● Joint Ministerial responsibility form/downloadable form (we will between Rob Stokes for metro and discuss this later) Melinda Pavey for regional Crown ● cl.enquiries@crownland.nsw.gov.au Lands
Risks from the current plan ● Does not deal with fundamental issues around custodianship for First Nations people and biodiversity protections ● Excessive corporate focus likely to lead to privatisation and exploitation of land ● Misses opportunities for job creation through First Nations knowledge and custodianship and through care for country ● Mechanisms for the changes are generally undefined or unclear (the enabling initiatives do not live up to the objectives)
Risks from the current plan (cont) ● Absence of financial allocations for restoration and heritage protection means they won’t happen ● The “enablers” aren’t actually sufficient to achieve priorities or the desired outcomes ● Risks for regions is economics at any cost ● Risks for city is recreation at any cost ● Lack of environmental outcomes (especially measurable ones)
Principles that should guide the strategy This means: ● First Nations people as owners/co-managers of Crown Land ● Investment in Crown Land so that land does not become degraded ● Should prevent disposal of ANY ● Crown Land is our land and must Crown Land until Treaty not be privatised or excessively commercialised ● Environmental values must be a key priority and not subjugated to ● Ensure costs are not unfairly economic goals shifted to local councils or Aboriginal Land Councils ● Crown Lands should not be privatised or sold
First Nations custodianship ● Plan only talks about Land Claims ● Plan must include water rights for and how to respond to these, this is cultural flows - take rules should be insufficient consistent ● Co-management must be on the table ● Need to ensure are not given degraded assets or liabilities ● Prioritise title claims and deal with the backlog of claims (38,000) ● Access to cultural experiences a key priority ● Revegetation and First Nations communities
Environmental Values ● Plan must include biodiversity ● Land clearing is the elephant in the including specific targets room and must be addressed ● Connectivity between green ● Western Lands are being spaces is essential and crown land significantly degraded under the is critical for this lease system which is an effective ● Need more focus on urban sale of these lands greening and green space for community access - passive and active spaces
Concerns with form response provided Limited nature of the form ● “Do you believe there are any ● submission only allows other priorities” important to approval or disapproval of include current aims 1. Aboriginal custodianship 2. Ecological values ● 4 consultation sessions have Must be the key priorities and other been conducted which raised priorities must be consistent with significant concerns especially these about environmental protection and Aboriginal ownership
1. Introduce yourself 2. Let us know who the Questions? Traditional Owners are of the land you’re on today 3. Keep it brief
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