This site is dedicated to  Smiths Lake on the NSW Mid North Coast, Australia. 
It serves to protest against the destruction of this little piece of paradise by greedy developers who are planning an environmental and community disaster. The planned development is  an elitist gated community on land that is currently,  and should remain, rural. If you have ever visited or holidayed at Smiths Lake then you know what we are fighting to protect. 

“the development will feature extensive onsite facilities for our people such as community centre, meeting rooms, catering kitchen, gymnasium, spa and sauna, lap and splash pool, park area, children’s playground equipment, walking tracks, boatsheds “ (plural) “etcetera” Quote : Developer Robin Wise, Great Lakes Advocate, Wednesday April 19 , 2006

Note the reference to “our people” as opposed to the local community which has no community hall, no footpaths, no spa or swimming pool, no boatshed, not even kerb and guttering in most  of the streets.

At the inaugural protest meeting Mr Wise was asked by an 11 year old on behalf of her friends if they 
could play in the planned playground. The question was not answered.  


To see what we want to save please start the slideshow here :                        

View the Movie       

 View a comparison .. Now and what could be Here  

Email for details  on how you can help save Smiths Lake :    savesmithslake@mac.com
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Help save our Village and our Environment
STOP PRESS : NSW PLANNING DEPARTMENT AGREES TO PUT DEVELOPMENT PLANS ON DISPLAY AFTER CLOSED MEETING WITH DEVELOPER AND NO COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
View from Cellito Beach. Planned development site in background far right
 
 
Hide me quick
Priceless and should not be for sale !
Development will potentially have hundreds of power boats on the lake
 
Local residents
Sadly later found dead - cause unknown.
Remove trees, add 3 storey houses !
 
Any development should be consistent with established building density and profile.
I have rights too
Development site in background
 
Did the LEP consider me ?
High density development does not belong here
Save our skyline
Please don’t evict us
Natures Tapestry
 
I don’t want a boatshed in  my dining area
Take away the trees - too bad for the sea eagles
 
Leave my tree alone
Go away Developers
Tranquility
Harry WhOOOO
35 generations of my family have  nested here
Laughable concept
King Parrots - nest in hollow trees
Don’t butcher our village
 
Ringtail Possums live in hollow trees
Cicadas - 7 years underground - set for a rude awakening
 
Proposed development site - left of centre.
Tell those developers to leave us alone
Fragile nature - Bulldozers will soon fix that.
Endangered plants
Moonrise over our pristine lake
Feeling rather deflated - just heard we are to be eco - developed
I do give a hoot !
Development site in the background
Banksia - foodsource and shelter for mammals, birds and insects
No Mature plants here !
This tree can’t be more than a year old !!
Don’t cut me down !
There are no old trees here ????
More of the not old trees
Pot of gold - developers keep your hands off !!
Development site in background . Don’t destroy this
Local residents holding a
“sit in” protest meeting.
Sunset over development site
Nature at it’s best
Keep it this way.