Petition Tabled! Over-whelming Community and Parliamentary Support:
Creating an artificial reef by having a significant vessel scuttled off the Sydney coastline will provide valuable diving opportunities to SCUBA divers in the Metro Sydney region.
Petition Tabled! Over-whelminging Community and Parliamentary Support:
The proposal enjoys robust support within our community, evidenced by the
14,201-signature petition tabled in the NSW Parliament, on the 12th October 2023
including 4,125 from Randwick City residents by Dr Marjorie O'Neill MP for
Coogee who concluded that the answer to the proposal in Parliament is.
not a no, it is just a not yet
Dr O'Neill further pointed out in Parliament that,
The proposal has considerable community support because it combines local
tourism with ecological rehabilitation and environmental sustainability and that is a
value that the Labor government wholeheartedly supports. At a local level this value
is reflected in the fact that one of the first election commitments we are delivering is
to address the Coogee storm water issue
See the following link
https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardResult.aspx#/docid/HANSARD-
1323879322
Supporting speakers included; MP for Vaucluse, MP for The Entrance, MP for Blue
Mountains, MP for Monaro on behalf of MP for Maroubra.
Creating a Dive Site and Marine Ecosystem
Creating a world class dive site and marine ecosystem
Create Proposal
Create Proposal to Establish a Dive Wreck.
13,500 Supporters
Gather Support from 13,500+ Supporters for the Dive Wreck Projectl
NSW Parliament
Receive Approval from NSW Parliament for the Dive Wreck Planl
Project Successful
Successfully Complete the Dive Wreck Project and Marine Ecosysteml
