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INFORMED CIVIC ACTION
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PUBLIC PETITION · CHANGE.ORG
Help secure lasting protection for Middle Bank.
Add your voice to the public call for a protected marine sanctuary and a state plan that safeguards Middle Bank.
The petition asks the state and relevant federal authorities to:
Remove proposed reclamation affecting Middle Bank from the Penang State Structure Plan 2040.
Begin legal gazettement of the marine sanctuary now, with science-based boundaries, interim safeguards and a clear timetable.
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This is a public advocacy petition. Signing supports its requests; it does not replace an official submission or establish legal protection.
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Official public routes checked on 15 October 2026. Start with the body responsible for the issue and request a documented reply. These are ordinary enquiry or feedback channels; they do not reopen the draft-plan consultation that ended on 9 September 2026.
Planning designations and boundaries
PLANMalaysia Pulau Pinang
Ask how the sanctuary and reclamation designations in Pelan 6.1 are to be reconciled, which plan version and mapped boundaries apply, and how earlier representations were considered.
Contact the state planning department: +60 4-650 5276 or its published office address. Ask for the State Structure Plan team. Do not send planning questions to webmaster addresses.
EIA version, decision and monitoring
Jabatan Alam Sekitar / Department of Environment, Penang
Request the project’s EIA reference, report/submission date, formal decision record, applicable conditions and public monitoring records. Identify the Jelutong landfill rehabilitation/reclamation proposal clearly.
Use the official Penang directory and ask for the EIA/Development Input Section: +60 4-575 1911. The directory lists officers and extensions. Confirm the relevant file and correspondence address with that section.
State policy and public participation
Penang State Government
Ask which state agency leads the sanctuary proposal, which legal instrument and boundaries are being considered, and how fishing families and residents can take part in the next decision.
Use the official state contact page or its linked ePINTAS feedback portal. Select the relevant issue and request routing to the responsible agency. The external portal has its own account, data and privacy requirements.
Contact-page check: 15 October 2026. Offices may redirect enquiries; no response or outcome is promised.
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Penang Institute · publication enquiries
For questions about the 2023 monograph, cite its title and page. Official general enquiry: enquiry@penanginstitute.org; +60 4-228 3306.
CEMACS · Universiti Sains Malaysia
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