Protect our blue backyard

Petition for a Sydney Marine Park

Right now, here in Sydney, we have an opportunity to create sanctuaries for our incredible coasts and oceans. The NSW Government is poised to decide on how to manage our seas from Newcastle to Wollongong. This is our chance to get it right.

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Dear Premier [and local MP],

A Sydney Marine Park will be great for our marine life and our economy and will enhance Sydney’s coastal lifestyle.
The Sydney regions incredible coasts and ocean are at the heart of our enviable lifestyle. Our beaches, bays and waterways are truly iconic, and are renowned for their beauty both above and below the water.
 
Our beautiful blue backyard is under pressure, yet few Sydneysiders realise how much. Impacts from coastal development, fishing pressure, pollution and climate change are mounting, yet less than 1% of our waters are protected.
 
We need a Sydney Marine Park to protect our coastal lifestyle for generations to come. We’ve got stunning national parks around our harbour and coastline, but we have none in the sea. We have thriving marine parks to our north and south, but none around Sydney, where we need it most.
 
A science based multi-use Marine Park for the Sydney region will secure a healthy blue backyard for our boating, swimming, surfing, and fishing lifestyle.
 
Sydneysiders also deserve a marine park to demonstrate to the world how much we love our marine life and coastal lifestyle and we are serious about protecting what we love.

Yours sincerely,
[Your name will be added automatically]

<p>Dear Premier [and local MP],</p>
                  A Sydney Marine Park will be great for our marine life and our economy and will enhance Sydney’s coastal lifestyle.
The Sydney regions incredible coasts and ocean are at the heart of our enviable lifestyle. Our beaches, bays and waterways are truly iconic, and are renowned for their beauty both above and below the water.
 
Our beautiful blue backyard is under pressure, yet few Sydneysiders realise how much. Impacts from coastal development, fishing pressure, pollution and climate change are mounting, yet less than 1% of our waters are protected.
 
We need a Sydney Marine Park to protect our coastal lifestyle for generations to come. We’ve got stunning national parks around our harbour and coastline, but we have none in the sea. We have thriving marine parks to our north and south, but none around Sydney, where we need it most.
 
A science based multi-use Marine Park for the Sydney region will secure a healthy blue backyard for our boating, swimming, surfing, and fishing lifestyle.
 
Sydneysiders also deserve a marine park to demonstrate to the world how much we love our marine life and coastal lifestyle and we are serious about protecting what we love.
                  <p>Yours sincerely,</p>