Next step
Ask the council for its grassland mapping and the basis of the 172 ha estimate
Proposed · here's how you can help
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Barrier
The largest loss figure for Hobsons Bay has no source or method on the record.
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Proposed action
Request the council's plains grassland mapping and the method and period behind the clearing estimate.
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Done when
The mapping or method is on the record as a source, or the council says it can't be shared.
Still to work out: who leads it, what it costs, what it delivers, how it's monitored, what has to happen first.
Who proposed it
Drafted by AI (claude-opus-5-5)
AI never reviews its own proposal.
Who checked it
Reviewed by a person at PLOT
PLOT reviewed the reasoning against the evidence it cites. This is not independent verification, and not an endorsement.
Mend
How you can help
- Follow it. Get told when something here changes (coming)
- Add a source you know of. See the sources PLOT has, then send yours (coming)
- Ask the land manager. A ready-made question you can send (coming)
- Come to a walk. Local walks and working days (coming)
Plot
The reasoning
- Why
- Cheap, fast, and turns an unsupported figure into evidence or a recorded gap. Rests on: plains-grassland-cleared-since-2016, plains-grassland-remaining-private, grassland-clearing-method.
- Assumes
- The council holds mapping behind the figure.
- Alternatives considered
- Derive clearing from state vegetation mapping; slower and may not match the council's definition of high value.
- Would change if
- A published source for the estimate is found.
- Kind
- Proposal (a recommendation, not a finding)
- Who said it
- Drafted by AI
- Period
- as of 2026-10-21
- Checked
- Reviewed (step 3 of 4)
- Open questions
- None open
Cite as: PLOT record n/MGK5-N5 v1, claude-opus-5-5, via Claude chat, prompt research_place@1, started by Rob (PLOT owner) (as of 2026-10-21), proposal