Save Link Rd Forest

Save Link Rd Forest Join us to save our forest along Newcastle Link Road in Wallsend & Glendale.

This land provides habitat connectivity across Newcastle to Mt Sugarloaf & Lake Mac. Home to at least 17 threatened species of flora & fauna including koalas, gliders & more.

Some people are quick to dismiss the Link Road Forest as "mining land." But for the Lower Hunter, it would be surprising...
26/08/2026

Some people are quick to dismiss the Link Road Forest as "mining land." But for the Lower Hunter, it would be surprising if it wasn't, and this has little bearing to the environmental value of the forest today, let alone all the other benefits it provides.

⛏️We have a fascinating evening planned on the 24th of Sept. With a talk from local Historian Ed Tonks, where he will take us down beneath the beautiful native forest we see today to discover the areas rich coal mining history, underground workings and transport of a bygone era.

⛏️It's a free event, but bookings are required which can be made through our webpage or our Facebook events.

⛏️Newcastle and much of the Lower Hunter was claimed for coal mining pretty much from the time Europeans stepped ashore in 1797 and coal was found on the beach, and mining leases were quickly installed across the region.

It's actually only in relatively recent times that some areas of native bush released from mining use are finally being put aside for conservation-
🌳Blackbutt Reserve had its first 17 acres gazetted in 1938, followed by 143 acres and a final 240 acres in 1956 (total 182 ha) 🌳Glenrock was first gazetted as a State Recreation Area in 1986 and later gazetted a state conservation area in 2002 (554 ha ,
🌳Bluegum Hills Regional Park (129 ha) was gazetted in 2007
🌳Sugarloaf State Conservation Area (3926 ha) was gazetted in 2007.

Our campaign is focused on preserving the 574 ha Link Road Forest as a National Park to add to this list of valuable native habitat and green space assets for our community 🌳🌳🌳

25/08/2026

It would be wonderful if the Awabakal Descendants could find the place name for the Link Road Forest (or what's going to be left of it after a few years).

Pop this in your calendar if you are able to come.Our next walk in the forest will be hosted by Link Road Forest and The...
18/08/2026

Pop this in your calendar if you are able to come.

Our next walk in the forest will be hosted by Link Road Forest and The Groundswell Collective and is on Sunday the 13th of September commencing at 9:00 am (arrive 8.45am).

We will be meeting at the Glendale end of the shared walking / cycleway Tramway Track near Glendale TAFE, Frederick Street Glendale.

Walking a loop of around 5km on established paths finishing where we started. The duration will be approximately 2 hours.

Don't forget to bring a hat, water and comfortable walking shoes.

We hope to see you there, and if you can let us know you are coming on our page, that helps us have an idea of numbers.

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17/08/2026

Really excited about the 10,436 people that signed our e-petition to the Upper House the NSW parliament. It will be tabled in Parliament and recognised as a mass scale movement. Thank you! 💚

Thank you to the 10,456 legends who signed our e-petition that closed last night. Can you feel the strength building beh...
15/08/2026

Thank you to the 10,456 legends who signed our e-petition that closed last night.

Can you feel the strength building behind this campaign?

WE CAN FEEL IT. Our door knocking, market stalls, events, and social media efforts are reaching more and more people- informing them of what the NSW government is proposing and what will be lost if we don't fight for the forest.

This petition has been an awesome show of community support for the campaign, one which local MPs as well as the relevant NSW Ministers can't ignore.

The e-petition will be presented to the Legislative Council (Upper house), and then the relevant minister is required to respond within 35 days, and we will share that response when we receive it.

Examples of other actions you can take:
- sign our other (paper) petition for the NSW Legislative Assemby (Lower House) at our weekend market stalls and events
- send a letter to your local MP (we have templates) or the NSW Environment or Planning Minister
- get actively involved and volunteer your talent/time such as to help on our stalls, door knocking, performing at our events, citizen science collecting data, preparing submissions, help review documents we receive under freedom of information,
- attend our monthly walk in the forest
- spread the word as so many people still don't know, and noticing when the bulldozers have moved in is too late. This could be by wearing or displaying our merch, sharing our socials, or preparing your own (please tag us) or just chatting with your friends and neighbours.

PETITION EXPIRES MIDNIGHT TONIGHTWe have until midnight tonight (Friday 14th) until our epetition to the Upper House of ...
14/08/2026

PETITION EXPIRES MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

We have until midnight tonight (Friday 14th) until our epetition to the Upper House of the NSW Parliament closes. These petitions are only open for 3 months, and we have really upped our efforts and focused on this in the last few weeks, and the numbers have climbed.

The petition will be tabled to the upper house regardless of how many signatures we get. 20,000 would require the house to debate it, but achieving a number over 10,000 clearly demonstrates there is strong support in the community, and we still have a few hours left.

So let's go all out, and send the petition link to family and friends to push this number higher.

Link is in the bio or go to our website https://linkroadforest.com/

14/08/2026

We've just clicked over 10,000 signatures, but we need 10,000 more!

It's not too late to add your voice to the campaign.

Visit linkroadforest.com to sign the petition today.

This shows the stepping stones that remain of the green corridor that once linked Sugarloaf through to Glenrock on the c...
13/08/2026

This shows the stepping stones that remain of the green corridor that once linked Sugarloaf through to Glenrock on the coast. A vital corridor for wildlife including insects, birds and bats, but sadly no longer other animals now cut off by roads and dwellings.

Link Road Forest (574 ha) is the largest of the urban green spaces, and the area to west of it has already been rezoned for housing. The NSW govt is now preparing to rezone Link Road Forest.

It's time for the community to stand up and fight for homes for wildlife. Native habitat of this size is an asset for Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, and the Lower Hunter, and once it's gone, we can never get it back.

Our epetition to the upper house of the NSW parliament closes today. This is one way you can add your voice to demonstrate collectively to the government that we don't want housing here. It's already more importantly, providing homes for wildlife.

The link is in our bio and on our website https://linkroadforest.com/

12/08/2026

Thanks Jnitting Nannas for getting the message of the out about the amount of habitat destruction under this government. Watch out for the State Significant Rezoning process designed to fast track even more forest clearing for housing, AI centres. Forget climate change and species extinction!

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