Travls Swamp

Press, 1 August 1989, Page 12

Travls Swamp

Sir,—l echo the comments of/ ■ H. ; R. /Constable; :B. R. Hansen . •'•] and others. Travis Swampoffers/ Christchurch an opportuiutyto preserve a significant' oqtyirai < area accessible to citizen and 1 tourist alike. Think of a city like i Cairns, , where there is much, , < pressure from developers and ' . local body people . to put up buildings "and respond in ‘that /■' way to the increasing popularity of North Queensland. - Yet-valu>- . able land, close to the main city, is Tocked up,” not just in one/ j swamp/But in two, of different ■■ ] types/and qach provided with ah i extensive’ syftem of board-walks. <

:■ : : ■ In these two areas there is opportunity to be right among the indigenous flora arid see bird and other animal life. It is quite clear that nearby residents, as well as visitors, enjoy the quiet nature walks away from suburban streets. Travis Swamp and with the nearby facilities of Queen Elizabeth II Park, and our magnificent sweep of beach and distant vistas provided by Pegasus Bay, make a combination that could be enjoyed for generations by Cantabrians and overseas visitors. A preservation and enhancement project if put in place for 1990 would make something distinctive and local, whatever else — casinos, etc. — is put in place.—Yours, etc., A. G. SULLIVAN. July 29,1989.