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Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee

Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee
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About Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee

Manly Warringah War Memorial State Park (Manly Dam) is a precious area of urban bushland, less than 10 km from the Sydney CBD, that’s rich in biodiversity and beauty. The vision is to protect this beautiful catchment from the pressures of overdevelopment and to keep it as wild and undamaged as humanly possible.

Background

The Manly Dam environs have been home to the Gayamaygal people for millennia. The area has a rich cultural heritage and contains many significant rock engravings. The Dam wall was built in 1892, to create a water supply for the settlement of Manly, leading to the native bushland catchment being protected. A unique War Memorial was established after WW1 - the only war memorial created by conserving natural bushland.

In 1972, a huge swathe of this bushland was cleared to create Wakehurst Golf Club. In 1984, the club was registered as a waste disposal depot and permitted dumping on the course.

The Dam Action Movement (predecessor of SMDCC) was formed in 1978 in an effort to stop illegal tipping (including toxic materials) during the construction

Articles by Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee

Manly Dam biodiversity project

Our mission is to keep Manly Dam wild

Many years ago, the fragile bushland of Manly Dam catchment galvanised a community to rise up and endeavour to protect it, through a multitude of demo...
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