Developer says Figtree Hill land not core koala habitat as advocates protest the removal of trees

 Developers are again removing trees at a housing development between Campbelltown and Wollongong after a legal attempt to block the action failed.

The court case was brought on by local advocacy group Save Mount Gilead, which argued the area on Appin Road at Figtree Hill was core koala habitat and should be preserved in line with the recommendations of the NSW chief scientist and engineer.

Susan Gay from the Save Mount Gilead group said she watched the the developer, Lendlease, remove more than 50 trees at the construction site earlier this week while she protested.

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