WOMBAT Forestcare is fighting to protect the water catchment at Spargo Creek, which they say is at risk after a mining licence was approved for the area.
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An event will be held in the Wombat State Forest at Spargo Creek, this Saturday, November 22, to inform residents about the potential threat to the endangered area.
The proposed work at the 37-hectare site includes hard rock open cut and underground mining and bulk sampling.
Wombat Forestcare's Gayle Osborne said the plans were totally inappropriate and put threatened species at risk.
"Residents in the area pay a special levy for the protection of the water catchment, which seems totally at odds with allowing a mining venture a few hundred metres from the Werribee River," she said.
"The Wombat Forest is slowly recovering from massive previous exploitation and is an important habitat for many threatened species."
She said the protection of catchments, ecosystems and flora and fauna were worth fighting for.
"The Wombat Forest is public land and we believe the Victorian government is not managing it in a way that the majority of the community expects."
Residents are invited to bring a picnic lunch and join Wombat Forestcare members at the site from noon. Forest walk, with tea and coffee provided.
