https://youtube.com/watch?v=6jvyJO8fLVI&feature=shared

#saveleepoint

#tsbakeoff2023
#tsbakeoff
#saveleepoint
I like to bake cakes but I am not a decorator. But this competition, the Threatened Species Bakeoff 2023, which highlighted those Australian species at risk was a worthy enough cause that I thought I would give it a go.
Lee Point/Binybara is a part of Darwin which is a vital wildlife corridor. But Defence Housing Australia wishes to clear it for defence housing. About 25% would actually be military housing. The rest would not even be affordable housing. In recent years the endangered gouldian finch has been breeding there which brought this project to the attention of the Minister of the Environment. Unfortunately she said the project could resume with rather token changes. The Darwin community has put up significant protest. Finally the project has been put on hold due to Larrakia people taking it to court under cultural heritage considerations. So in early 2024 there will be another decision.
In the meantime I can highlight the risk to one of the threatened species on this land... the black-footed tree-rat ( Mesembriomys gouldii), a nocturnal rodent that feeds mainly on fruits and seeds and which leaves in the tree hollows in old growth trees. Under EPBC legislation it is considered Endangered
The cake is a chocolate cake, the dirt is crushed malt biscuits. The shelf fungi are potato crisps. The body of the rat is homemade Dutch almond paste/marzipan which was left over from my last batch of speculaaskoek.
The fondant is homemade marshmallow fondant left white for the sign, the white tail tip and the rat underbelly, and then the rest coloured grey with black food gel. The tail and feet are made with licorice and the nose and eyes with a black jelly bean. The only inedible bits are the bamboo sticks and the whiskers.
I have never used fondant before so this was a real challenge and Google was my friend throughout.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/03/traditional-owners-win-pause-in-woodland-clearing-at-cultural-site-in-darwin

#saveleepoint #communityunity #auspol

#saveleepoint

Please sign the petition

https://www.ecnt.org.au/you_can_save_lee_point

https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/amoty/voting-australian-mammal-of-the-year-2023/

Please vote for the black-footed tree rat which is endangered and is one of the critters we are trying to save at the #saveleepoint protest site.

https://www.drbilldayanthropologist.com/bob-bunduwabi-long-grass-martyr.php
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https://iview.abc.net.au/show/drum/series/0/video/NC2307H124S00

Mililma May is a young Larrakia woman who is showing great leadership in the fight to #saveleepoint. Totally impressed by this lass.

https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2023/07/first-nations-activists-and-supporters-swarm-tanya-pliberseks-office/
#saveleepoint

https://theconversation.com/another-assault-on-country-and-its-precious-species-has-begun-at-binybara-lee-point-209335
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/11/binybara-is-not-just-home-to-the-gouldian-finch-its-part-of-the-larrakia-nation-and-it-deserves-protection?

Spot summary of some of the issues that locals are up against in their fight to #saveleepoint

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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0aqoGAJzRGviQZqBpt7BT1xfqQ6j4uDVpdbMakuUPVfuF3muEqsnvJ7ypMrZDkptLl&id=100058442439141&mibextid=Nif5oz

In its environmental impact statement for the project in 2017, Defence Housing said it was "unlikely" Lee Point was Gouldian finch habitat.

ABC Radio Darwin's Liz Trevaskis spoke to Minister Plibersek as well as Ian Redmond from the Friends of Lee Point volunteer group.

#SaveLeePoint
#AusPol
#ProtectOurWildLife
#EndangeredSpecies

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https://www.abc.net.au/darwin/programs/drive/lee-point-update/102269978

The #GouldianFinch is an #EndangeredSpecies listed under the #EPBCAct. It is one of the most beautiful finches in the world and attracts many international visitors. The recent increase in Gouldian Finches at #LeePoint has prompted hopes that this endangered species is breeding in the Lee Point woodland. We can’t let its habitat be bulldozed.

#SaveLeePoint
#auspol
#ProtectOurWildlife

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Don’t let Lee Point become an urban sprawl, support sustainable development, please sign the petition 🙏 🦜

#SaveLeePoint
#auspol

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-defence-housing-project-at-lee-point/

#saveleepoint #endangeredspecies #gouldianfinch #australianwildlife @TanyaPlibersekmp

Traditional Owners apply for emergency halt to Lee Point works

#saveleepoint

https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/police-arrest-protesters-as-bulldozers-move-in-at-controversial-lee-point-development/news-story/70888b3f44b13e0d2bd4899589fedd6c

https://saveleepoint.org.au/lee-point-protecting-critical-habitat-and-darwins-last-wildlife-corridor/
#saveleepoint

Penalties for protesters blocking Lee Point access

https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/trio-to-receive-infringement-notices-after-police-say-they-lee-point-access/news-story/dbfa07bc087071d34da7259769251f99

#saveleepoint #protest #australia #environment

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CuN0vYXqniw/?igshid=Y2IzZGU1MTFhOQ==

#saveleepoint
#endangeredbird
#gouldianfinches
#shorebirds
#australia
#lastchance
Meet Dr Amanda Lilleyman. She did her PhD on #shorebirds and the #easterncurlew. Every point she is making is spot on. The developer is breaking the conditions of the permit and the people of Darwin who use this area are furious. Please share.
Please contact the NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles and the Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.
This land is 20 minutes drive from the Darwin CBD. About of 1/4 of Australia's birds can be found in this area. Instead of promoting this as a tourist destination they want to clear it for a housing development.

#saveleepoint
#darwin #australia
This wildlife corridor may be bulldozed as soon as this week for a #defencehousingaustralia development that is less than 10% military housing. There are #endangered species in the area such as #gouldianfinches, #redknot, #fareasterncurlew in the area. Please contact the Federal Environment minister Tanya Plibersek and NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles.