The restoration of the Sandhills Wetlands is nearly finished, and Council is now considering making the area a wildlife protection area, which means it's a dog-free zone.
The Sandhills Restoration project is one of most significant environmental initiatives ever undertaken by Council which, when finished, will see the reinstatement of wetlands which were destroyed during sandmining in the 1960s and 1970s.
During the construction of the wetlands, ecological surveys identified several threatened species including:
- Sooty owl
- Wallum froglet
- Grey-headed flying fox
- Little bent-winged bat
- Large bent-winged bat
It is expected that the biodiversity on the site will increase as it develops into a thriving wetland system.
During construction Council received community requests to make the wetlands a dog-free zone, and they will be banned as part of a wildlife protection area.
We are now seeking community feedback on this proposal.
