Gordon Reid (Robertson, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The residents of Davistown and surrounds have come together and created a petition to save their beloved Pippi Point dog park from closure. Since the petition was created on change.org on 4 July, it has received 3,309 signatures to date—an impressive feat.

I would like to acknowledge the work of Johny Row and the Save Pippi Point team who are: Jenny McCulla, Rosalind Bonser, Trish Bourke, Rachel Robertson, Charmaine Bright, Brett Sims, Paula Baxter, Vibi Mitchell and Monique Roy. Thank you for your invaluable work for our community, about this dog park.

Through their petition, the team have enabled their community's voice to be heard. They also advised and assisted people to come forward and make a submission to council's Dogs in Open Space Action Plan consultation process.

The Save Pippi Point team also fundraised to commission an independent review, by an environmental consultant, of the environmental assessment that was used by council when developing this new strategy. I commend the Save Pippi Point campaign's advocacy on behalf of their community and I encourage, and I say it again, I encourage the Central Coast Council administration to work with the Davistown community to reach the best outcome for all.