17/06/2026
The Future of Fernvale Says NO! 🐨🙅♀️
Our window of opportunity to object to the proposed developments along Brouff Road to Clive Street is closing fast.
With less than a month remaining to lodge objections and sign the petitions, it is becoming increasingly clear that opposition to these developments extends far beyond wildlife advocates.
The students of Fernvale State School are also making their voices heard.
Seven-year-old Mila has started her own "Save the Wildlife" petition, gathering signatures from fellow students and teachers who want to see Fernvale's biodiversity protected. More than 30 signatures have already been collected. 💝
The children of Somerset deserve to have their voices heard. After all, it is their future that will be shaped by the decisions being made today.
We are constantly told to think about the world we are leaving for future generations. Well, the future is speaking up, and Council should be listening.
Without this habitat, local wildlife faces the very real risk of local extinction.
Wildlife corridors are important for safe movement and genetic diversity, but they do not replace established habitat.
Saplings may benefit future generations of wildlife, but they do not replace mature trees that are providing food, shelter and breeding opportunities right now.
If we don't do right by them now, they won't be here later.
With numerous developments already approved across Fernvale and hectares of critical habitat already lost, it is difficult to understand how further destruction of recognised protected habitat can be considered either ethical or necessary.
I'll make one thing clear: we are not against development, urban expansion or infrastructure upgrades.
We are against unsustainable development that comes at the expense of irreplaceable biodiversity.
There is plenty of already-cleared land available for development, negating the need to destroy vital wildlife habitat.
The State Government has already recognised this area as core koala habitat, resulting in Council rejecting the original Brouff Road application last year.
This land is not only home to koalas. Several threatened and endangered species rely on this habitat for their survival.
Just one of the developments is looking to demolish almost 70 mature koala food-trees which will consequently wipe out nesting and drey opportunities for gliders, possums, phascogales, and a wide array of native bird life.
Development and conservation do not have to be mutually exclusive. But once habitat is cleared, it cannot be replaced within meaningful ecological timeframes — which is why we fight so hard to protect it.
The current applications would have you believe they pose a low or insignificant impact. But as a koala rescuer, I can tell you there is no such thing as a low impact when koalas and habitat destruction are involved.
They are a highly specialised and sensitive species. If they are 'lucky' enough to survive the trauma of clearing, being thrown out of their homes, traffic, and domestic animals, they will be faced with death by stress — be it myopathy or chlamydia.
For the sake of Fernvale's wildlife and the future generations who will inherit this landscape, these developments should not proceed.
If you have not already done so, please lodge your objections to Council for Development Applications DA27150 and DA27108, and sign both relevant petitions.
Templates have been provided for your convenience in the comments, and links to both petitions are attached below.
Cooper and Nixon thank you, Mila, for fighting for their homes. Keep up the great work. 🐨💝
Petition #1 — Nixon
• https://c.org/HpQqgJ8r4s
Petition #2 — Cooper
• https://c.org/s8KtrhPfsz
