St Peters Billabong Documents

This page contains documents related to the St Peters Billabong that provide reference information about the St Peters BIllabong which is part of the St Peters River Park.

Many of these documents were first obtained in response to Freedom of Information Requests submitted by Ralph Bleechmore. It is possible that council staff are withholding additional documents that should have been released under the Freedom of Information Requests.

Freedom of Information

• Coffey Slope Stability Assessment - St Peters Urban Wetland - 14 December 2000
• Alexander Symonds Boundary Identification Survey - 6 June 2020
• Golder St Peters Billabong, Input to Engineering Solutions - 22 June 2021
• History of St Peters River Park by Denise Schumann - December 2021

Council Documentation

• Excerpts from the Council Meeting Agenda - 3 June 2024
  • Questions with Notice - St Peters Billabong Erosion Study - Submitted by Cr Kester Moorhouse
  • Response to St Peters Billabong Petition - see Billabong Stability and Erosion Petition

Media Articles

• If you can’t play nice … Backyard billabong brawl backfires - The Advertiser 11 March 2026

Correspondence

• Letter from Cressida O'Hanlon MP for Dunstan - 4 March 2026
  

  "In relation to the fencing installed by some adjoining property owners, I have raised the issue directly with Council on behalf of residents and sought clarification regarding the property boundaries in this area. Council has advised that legal property boundaries are determined through formal land surveys undertaking when properties are brought and sold, and that it does not consider the current situation alters the legal ownership of land."