A South West lobby group has accused the federal government of handing Main Roads WA blank-cheque conditions to destroy a biodiversity hotspot.

The long-running battle between the South West lobby group, Main Roads and federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek over the southern section of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road reached a critical point last week in the Federal Court.

Dr Sue Chapman, Vice President of Friends of Gelorup told Ian Blackley, filling in for Jo McManus, that their argument is around the offset principles and that the recovery plan for the critically endangered Western Ringtail Possum has been ignored.

A South West lobby group has accused the federal government of handing Main Roads WA blank-cheque conditions to destroy a biodiversity hotspot.
The long-running battle between the South West lobby group, Main Roads and federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek over the southern section of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road reached a critical point last week in the Federal Court.
Dr Sue Chapman, Vice President of Friends of Gelorup told Ian Blackley, filling in for Jo McManus, that their argument is around the offset principles and that the recovery plan for the critically endangered Western Ringtail Possum has been ignored.

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