Alkane Pastorial Company, page-5

It is time that those making ill informed comment about the Toongi Pastoral company took a long cold shower.

This is not a money making exercise or to create a buffer zone.


It is to fulfill a condition of the development consent. It is to provide habitat for the PTWL (pink tailed worm lizard) that was discovered during the fauna survey required by the NSW Threatened Species Act prior to the lodgement of the Development Application.

This discovery delayed the Application by around 2 years due to the research that had to be done into the habits and biology of the PTWL. The company had to PROVE that the lizard was not threatened with extinction. At that stage little was known about the PTWL.

If it is not done the whole DZP is dead in the water and cannot proceed.

We may not agree with the requirement but it is the Law in this state and must be followed.

The grazing enterprise is to make the best of a situation forced on the company.

GLTAH

RB