URGENT: Oppose the NSW Central Coast Strategic Conservation Plan - Links and Resources

AMAZING NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA — GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WORKING QUICKLY!

The phenomenon would always be noteworthy — but in this case, it’s being used to steamroll changes to how ecologically sensitive and culturally priceless Indigenous lands are being handed to developers.

November 11, 2025 is the deadline for public submissions, but with less than a week’s notice, a hearing on this so-called “conservation” plan was scheduled for Tuesday, November 4 — just two days from the creation of my video.

That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t act — follow the steps below. Everything about this is unsavory: the speed, the secrecy — it’s a hush-hush handoff.

Under the GIPA Act — Australia’s equivalent of the Freedom of Information Act — requests for transparency have been ignored. That alone should raise alarms.

Now — here’s what’s really happening.

Mortals of Earth — Quick, Urgent Update

The NSW draft Central Coast Strategic Conservation Plan is on public exhibition. The plan covers about 3,069 hectares (~7,584 acres) and includes places we all care about — including Kariong sacred lands surrounding the Gosford Glyphs. They call it “conservation.” Don’t buy it.

This looks like a land-grab dressed up as planning to push housing targets, clear country, and hand huge profits to insiders while irreplaceable ecological and cultural values are lost forever.

This isn’t garden-variety bad policy — this is systemic capture. The grift runs through planning bodies, consultants, and developers — a coordinated process that certifies land for clearing, then pretends the damage is fixed by offsets that never replace local ecosystems or ancestral country. That’s corruption — it demands independent investigation, full transparency, and, where the evidence supports it, prosecution.

To those responsible: I’m not talking to your PR machines that watch Google Alerts 24/7 and rabidly respond with disinformation, defamation, or trolling. I’m speaking to your souls. The ancestors see you. They have assembled and bear witness. Their presence is a reminder that history, community, and the law watch what’s being done. The ancestors are not powerless. You still have a choice to do the right thing.

What You Can Do Right Now

Make a submission before 11 November 2025.

Email: chelsey.blondel@dphi.nsw.gov.au

Exhibition page (details, documents, RSVP links):
NSW Planning Exhibition Portal — Central Coast SCP

Demand an independent public audit — consultant appointments, conflict-of-interest declarations, land-value modelling, and offset contracts. If wrongdoing is found, demand prosecution and sanctions.

Show up and make a record. Attend webinars and in-person feedback sessions; put your objections on the public record.

Follow the money. Push for full disclosure of who benefits from each certification — developers, consultants, modelling firms, and any related parties. Demand contracts, memos, and financial modelling be released. Sunlight is the enemy of secrecy.

Document the disinformation and bullying. Expect manufactured “news,” paid commenters, hit pieces, and troll swarms. Archive screenshots, save links, and record dates/sources.

Don’t be intimidated. Expect smear tactics and coordinated harassment. Stay calm, factual, and coordinated with community groups.

If you have solid, verifiable documentation, share it responsibly — with independent oversight groups, credible journalists, or lawful investigative channels. Facts and evidence speak louder than outrage.

Copy-and-Paste Submission Template

Subject: Opposition to Central Coast Strategic Conservation Plan certification

101 REASONS to OBJECT to the Draft Central Coast Strategic Conservation Plan

Submission for Draft Plan for The Central Coast’s Urban Growth and Environment

I oppose certification of the Central Coast Strategic Conservation Plan. This area includes irreplaceable ecological and cultural values, including Kariong sacred lands, and in-situ protection is required. Offsets are not an adequate substitute.

I call for an independent, public audit of the Plan’s consultant appointments, conflict of interest declarations, land-value modelling and offset contracts. If wrongdoing is found, I call for prosecution and appropriate sanctions.

I demand the Plan be paused until independent cultural heritage and ecological protections are embedded and enforced.

Where to send (copy any relevant representatives):

Exhibition/plan team: ccscp@planning.nsw.gov.au

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (Central Coast Strategic Conservation Planning Team)

Local MPs (examples):

gosford@parliament.nsw.gov.au

wyong@parliament.nsw.gov.au

TheEntrance@parliament.nsw.gov.au

FOI / GIPA and Transparency Tools

File FOI (GIPA) requests: RightToKnow.org.au

FOI guidance (Australia): OAIC FOI Guidelines

If you’ve already lodged GIPA requests and they’re being ignored, note that in your submission and correspondence: delays or non-responses during an active exhibition period are themselves a public-interest concern.

Here are some key dates and ways to get involved:

CEN Webinar – Wednesday 29 October, 7pm
An online session hosted by the Community Environment Network explaining what the plan means and how to make an effective submission.

Register here for the Zoom link: https://cen.org.au/event/stop-the-conservation-liquidation-plan-webinar/

Join Hands to Save Kincumber Wetlands Rally – Saturday 1 November, 4pm

Corner Carrak Road & Avoca Drive, Kincumber
This last bit of Kincumber wetland is listed on the plan. Come along, hold a sign, and show support for protecting this vitally important biodiversity area earmarked for a Woolworths supermarket.

Coasties Unite Community Event – Sunday 2 November, 3–5pm

Norah Head Sporties (Victoria Street, Norah Head, NSW 2263)
A family-friendly event with entertainment, speakers, and a submission-writing session to help equip you to take action.

Central Coast Activists Meeting – Wednesday 5 November, 11.30am–1pm

Ourimbah RSL
CEN Chair Garry Chestnut will present on the plan and what it means for our region.

LINK to the latest media release

Final Word

The backroom politics have been hidden long enough. I’m calling for independent investigations and accountability. Those driving this agenda have underestimated you. They assume people are distracted, ignorant, or too uninformed to notice the inconsistencies, conflicts of interest, and patterns of deception. Let’s prove them wrong.

This kind of corruption leaves a trail — and there are laws to deal with it. Shine such a bright light on it that the enforcement system cannot ignore it.

Mortals of Earth — we have the power to make this a pivotal event.
Stay curious. Take action. The clock is ticking.