Revised Release Of FOI 200510 (mr20-01092) – Correspondence Regarding Manyana Beach.

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A 182-lot residential subdivision proposal at Manyana, NSW (20.4 hectares) approved by NSW in 2008 but never referred to the federal Department for EPBC Act assessment. In 2017, the Department recommended referral; the proponent declined. Following the 2019-2020 bushfires, the Threatened Species section identified multiple listed species on-site flagged by the Bushfire Response Expert Panel as requiring urgent management intervention, recommending the Department request a full re-evaluation and field survey. The Environmental Defenders Office formally requested federal assessment in May 2020, citing threatened species impacts. By May 2020, the Department received 65 community letters opposing the proposal due to biodiversity concerns. NSW government negotiations for site acquisition were reportedly underway but unconfirmed. The proposal remained highly contentious with significant community mobilisation despite the unburnt site's increased conservation significance in the fire-affected