Chapter Three

Mill Creek (West Menai) / Sandy Point Community Centre

• Federal government land - Mill Creek to Sandy Point
• Mill Creek, weir and heritage mill site
• Gandangara Land Council land
• Bushland vantage points towards GR National Park

Mill Creek/Rock Wallaby is a rough walking track linking the old mill site on Mill Creek with Sandy Point Community Centre - the track follows fire trails, electricity line easements, heritage and even animal tracks. Near Sandy Point, tracks are well formed and popular with locals - Mill Creek area is relatively inaccessible and tracks are degraded. The route crosses into land owned by Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council.

• Mill Creek Federal land - (formerly Department of Defence) rugged remnant bushland with environmental, scenic, cultural and heritage values - complimenting those of the Georges River National Park on opposite (Bankstown) foreshore
• Great diversity of flora, pristine salt-marshes, mangroves, sandstone cliffs and caves, potentially of aboriginal heritage
• Cars and rubbish dumped in a few areas only
• Four wheel drive vehicles and trail bikes - causing serious track erosion problems - and on Gandangara Lands - severe erosion and vegetation and habitat loss including sedimentation impacting on health of Mill Creek and Georges River
• All fire trails dangerous for walkers due to (illegal) trial bike activity
• Lucas Heights tip at headwaters of Mill Creek a possible source of contaminants and turbidity

• DIPNR/ SSC / Gandangara LALC / DFA - establish task force to prepare EMP for Gandangara/ Mill Creek and Quarry lands - immediate policing of four wheel drive and trail bike regulations
• Restrict access with steel fencing along Heathcote Road / community education campaign
• GLALC / SSC - investigate access to a restricted area for off road vehicles
• Federal Government - transfer Mill Creek lands to NSW NPWS for inclusion in the GR National Park (or GR SCA)
• NPWS/ SPPA / TC - plan walking track from Sandy Point Community Centre to Mill Creek to link with Burnum Burnum (West Menai) Nature Trail
• DIPNR/ GLALC /SSC / Bush Care Groups - urgently commence bush regeneration and clean up project on GLALC land