$atterley FAILs in bid to re-open the case.

NO NIGEL NO!

NO '2nd BITE OF THE CHERRY'!

$atterley Property Group - Australia's biggest private land developer, and North $toneville landowner WA's Anglican Church, have FAILED in their bid to re-open their North $toneville appeal at WA's State Tribunal (SAT).

This is not the ultimate decision about the proposed townsite - that's still to come. SOON.

But this is a Significant $atterley Setback.

$atterley wanted the case re-opened (it closed with a reserved decision in December), to argue for a Strata subdivision across North $toneville's 535 hectares, to stop future residents planting anything that would interfere with $atterley's Bushfire Plan.

This was despite:

35 years' relentless Community opposition

3 rejections by WA Planning Commission, DFES, Mundaring Shire

6 years in the Tribunal with mediations and an appeal

AND - 8 years to 'get their plan right'.

Citing 28 reasons, SAT said NO NIGEL NO!

Judge Jackson noted Save Perth Hills' submission against a re-opening was based on 'very considerable interest of its members in the prompt resolution of the matter', and that a reopening would cause 'a delay, measured in months'.

The Judge said Satterley had 'time, resources and legal representation' over a considerably long hearing', and so the Parties - WAPC, Mundaring Shire and Save Perth Hills, were entitled to believe there’d be 'NO SECOND BITE OF THE CHERRY'!

So - now we wait - again, for the Judge's decision on the final fate of North $toneville, it's 60,000 Jarrah and Marri trees - habitat to Endangered Black Cockatoos, and a site surrounded by an Extreme Bushfire Zone considered, 3 times now , to be too dangerous for an Urban development of 3000 people...

April Fool’s Day 2026: $atterley-style…’

$atterley has pulled another rabbit out the hat… with an idea it admits was hatched over Xmas drinks with its lawyers - the day after their appeal closed on December 11.

We repeat - this is NO April Fool’s joke!

Today in WA’s State Tribunal $atterley sought to re-open its North $toneville case - with an untested idea to turn their proposed estate of 3000 people, into a ‘Survey Strata’ site to stop residents planting trees that would increase the inherent bushfire risks.

And that’s AFTER they’ve bulldozed 60,000 trees - some 200 years old - and habitat to Endangered Black Cockatoos.

WA Planning Commission, Mundaring Shire and Save Perth Hills lawyers all opposed the re-opening and the strata idea saying $atterley has had 7 years to get their plan ‘right’.

SPH lawyer Simon Bourke stated the area had been under threat of North $toneville for 35 years and the community was entitled to a result.

He said after 7 years (of hearings), this case weighs heavily on the thousands of people who Save Perth Hills represents.

Judge Jackson reserved his decision for 2 weeks…

We continue to hope for an outright decision during 2026…

WOW! What a turn out

Save Perth Hills joined thousands in Forrest Place today calling for an end to mining in our world-unique Jarrah forests.

We held our banners high to also highlight the madness of $atterley’s crazy plan to bulldoze 60,000 100-200 year old Jarrah and Marri trees - habitat to Black Cockies, at North $toneville.

Special thanks to Dave Grills - Councillor - Shire of Mundaring East Ward - our community bus driver!

It was truly exhilarating to see so many Save Perth Hills T-shirts and banners in the crowd!

Today was all about unity - of so many like-minded, hard-working community groups.

It was about passion of so very many people who refuse to accept environmental destruction as a given.

And it was definitely a timely and uplifting reminder of the power of community and what we can achieve - together.