Robert Campbell (Your View, April 17) argues that a new motorway should be built through lands that are now part of the Royal National Park.
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He and others appear to believe that lands which are not covered in concrete are empty lands waiting to be "used" for their convenience. He is wrong.
National parks are not empty spaces. They are areas set aside for the "conservation of nature" including habitat, ecosystems and ecological processes, biological diversity, landforms and landscapes, as well as for the protection of sites of cultural heritage significance. They are not empty and are not locked up from the public.
Robert Campbell might drive past as fast as he is allowed by the traffic but many people appreciate those natural spaces and utilise them.
Many people find that their lives are enriched by having such places around Sydney, and would rue the day when through our desire to make a drive faster we compromise their existence, cut by cut. It's not on!
Brian Everingham, president, National Parks Association of NSW, Southern Sydney branch
