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The Department of Planning and Environment has told the applicant for the Bodington Hill Wildlife Park (i.e. “Croc Park”) proposal that he can not amend his SEARs document. Read comments by Blue Mountains City Council Mayor Mark Greenhill and Blue Mountains Member Trish Doyle in this National Tribune article. “The DPE rejected the request, and… Continue reading Blue Mountains City Council Mayor Mark Greenhill and Blue Mountains Member Trish Doyle in The National Tribune: “Rejection of amendment to Wentworth Falls wildlife park proposal welcomed”

This week the Department of Planning and Environment told the applicant for the Wildlife Park (i.e. “Croc Park”) proposal at Bodington Hill that he couldn’t amend his SEARs document.This means that he will not be able to lodge an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with the expanded scope that he wants to. Rosemary Bolger’s ABC article… Continue reading ABC article: Developers vow to pursue 30-year-old plans for Blue Mountains wildlife ‘croc park’, despite setback.

Blue Mountain residents learnt today that the NSW Government will not allow the proponent of the unpopular “Croc Park” proposal to make wide-ranging changes to a key component of their planning process. The proponent now can’t amend the project’s current SEARs document which defines and restricts the scope of their still-to-be lodged Environmental Impact Statement… Continue reading NSW Department of Planning & Environment Refuses to Allow Amendments to Croc Park Planning Proposal!

Local residents had a fun time participating as the BHWRAG contingent in the annual Blue Mountains Winter Magic Parade yesterday (Saturday 24th June 2023) Share Tweet We held aloft two banners, “Say No to the Croc Park” and “No Resort Development at Bodington Hill”. The contentious proposal to build as State Significant Development in the… Continue reading Bodington Hill Wildlife Resort Action Group Inc participates in the 2023 Winter Magic Parade

Share Tweet QUOTE “The Bodington Hill Wildlife Resort Action Group [BHWRAG] has been meeting regularly since April. They are urging residents to view the plans for the Blue Mountains Wildlife and Tourism Development proposed in an environmental conservation zone” (Blue Mountains Gazette 6-6-2023 – Anti croc park action group formed – Bodington Hill Wildlife Resort… Continue reading Blue Mountains Gazette covers formation of Bodington Hill Wild Life Resort Action Group (BHWRAG) – 2 June 2023

Share Tweet Ward Councillor Brent Hoare put an assertive motion to last Tuesday night’s Blue Mountain City Council. On the same day his state colleague Sue Higgins brought up the issue on behalf on behalf of BHWRAG in the NSW upper house. The two events were in response to negative criticism of the project by… Continue reading TfNSW and the Environment & Heritage Group slam Bodington Hill Wildlife resort proposal. Councillor Brent Hoare takes the criticism to Council meeting while NSW State upper house MP Sue Higgens puts its to Parliament.

Share Tweet Radio announcer Merran Maclaren interviews BHWRAG members Rod Provis and Murray Matson on the Local Blue Mountains radio show Rights, Rorts & Rants. Blue Mountains Deputy Mayor Romala Hollywood is then interviewed by Merran and Anne-Marre MacLaren. Rod and Murray are local residents living close to the development and believe that they will… Continue reading Rights, Rorts & Rants radio show interview BHWRAG representatives and Deputy Mayor Romala Hollywood 27-5-2023

The current fight by residents against the Bodington Hill wildlife resort was preceded 30 years ago by a resident battle against the “Croc Park” development. The proponents of the current “Blue Mountains Wildlife and Tourism Development at 10 Great Western Highway Wentworth Falls” own the consent granted to this earlier project but have not used… Continue reading Councillor Brent Hoare shared this historic footage (provided by “Ask Roz Blue Mountains”) of the activism against the old “Croc Park” consent approval of thirty years ago.