Sydney media takes up community struggle for urban breathing space

UPDATE
Our campaign has appeared four times in the media this week -

Sydney Morning Herald article by Tony Stephens, Mon 15th May
here's a link if you missed it
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/locals-lodged-in-position-to-defend-their-last-forest-remnant/2006/05/14/1147545210701.html#

ABC radio 2BL interview on Tues 16th May -
Virginia Trioli spoke with long-time resident of Forest Lodge Mick Tapsell and Deputy Lord Mayor Verity Firth about our campaign. Here's the link if you missed it
http://www.abc.net.au/sydney/stories/s1640000.htm?sydney


Letter to the editor in SMH Wed 17th May - Margaret Sheppard
Living city needs trees
That little green patch in Forest Lodge ('Locals lodged in position to defend their last forest remnant', May 15) is a significant contributor to Sydney's lungs. Apart from its beauty and haven for bird life, we need trees to breathe in carbon dioxide and other poisons, and breathe out oxygen. With our increasing population, little groups of mature trees are not a luxury, they are a necessity. May the Minister for Lands place a permanent order to protect this little forest.

Report on Council meeting in SMH Wed 17th May - Sherrill Nixon
The City of Sydney Council has urged the NSW Government to retain a patch of green space in Forest Lodge, in the inner west, in government ownership, or sell it to the council at a reduced rate. The Department of Lands intended to put the reserve up for sale, but on Thursday the Lands Minister, Tony Kelly, suspended the sale and called for a report on the block.