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With a million less residents, Perth’s suburbs now cover an area equal to that
of Sydney. Urban sprawl eats up more and more of the bushland around Perth every
year.
Buffer zones and bushland sanctuaries take second place to profits. An example
of the is an area known as Long Point just south of Rockingham. For years the
area was used by local people with 4 wheel drives for fishing and camping.
Driving in the dunes was heavily restricted in case damage was done to the flora
& fauna – which is fair enough – but then the area was sold off to a developer
and bulldozers moved in and flattened all the vegetation anyway.
Now the locals have been prevented from entering their own beach which is being
reserved for rich overseas tourists.
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