The Defence and Finance Departments of the Commonwealth Government are preparing to “divest” most of HMAS Penguin on Middle Head. Does “divest” mean sell? Yes it does! Read our position paper here.

The Angophora forest is is a high-value remnant coastal forest. It provides habitat for threatened species including the Powerful Owl. Read our ecological assessment here.

Mosman Parks & Bushland’s submission to the Senate Inquiry Into the Management of Defence Estate Assets. Read our submission here.

The Federal Minister for Environment and Water will decide whether the Trust’s plan for Middle should be a "Controlled Action". Public comments are open until 25 November 2025.

Mosman Parks & Bushland Association is very concerned about a weed known as Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) which is becoming an increasingly serious problem on the North Shore. 

Join us for our AGM, Tuesday 19 August 2025, 6.30 pm Seniors' Room, Mosman Civic Centre, Mosman Square. Our guest speaker is Duncan Adams, President Wyargine Aquatic Friends.

Sydney Harbour is an icon for all of Australia. Taronga Zoo's Sky Safari development proposal must be amended to protect the views from Sydney Harbour.

Tuesday, 30 July at 6.30 pm in the Seniors' Centre, Mosman Civic Centre. Our guest speaker is Martijn Wilder AM, Founder and CEO of POLLINATION and Chair of the Australian Government's National Reconstruction Fund.

The NSW Education Department and the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) can be in no doubt that this new building is something that the Community strongly opposes. Read our submission here.

The public meeting was at capacity, with an audience unanimously against the proposal by School Infrastructure NSW to construct new buildings in the historic Middle Head Fort.

We urge you to make a submission to oppose the proposal for an Environment Education Centre in the Sydney Harbour National Park at Middle Head. Here are some key points.

Mosman Parks & Bushland Association (MPBA) opposes the construction of a new building on Sydney Harbour National Park land at Middle Head.

At the recent AGM two speakers spoke about the waste we generate , what we do with it and facilities and organisations that allow this. But the big message was WE ALL NEED TO REDUCE OUR WASTE.

MPBA will be at Balmoral on Saturday 28 October 2023, 10 am to 2 pm, as part of the Festival of Mosman and Seaside scavenge event.

We invite you to attend a Candidates’ Forum to be held in the Grand Hall, Mosman Art Gallery, 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman, at 7 pm on 20th February 2023.

Zali Steggall says “I call on the Government to allow debate and an open vote on the Climate Change Bill. Take the Climate Change Act to COP26 [UN climate change conference]. Show leadership and restore our international standing.”

Mosman Council has received permission from the NSW Planning Dept to consult the community about an Environmental Zone (E4).

A target of zero extinctions for our national parks has been announced by Environment Minister, Matt Kean today, 7 September – National Threatened Species Day.

MPBA is requesting that Mosman Council considers the criteria that must be met in coming to its decisions about the appropriateness of a bike area.

There has been a huge amount of development at the zoo in recent years… How much more cab the site hold?