{"id":55458,"date":"2026-02-23T12:28:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=55458"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:28:43","slug":"shape-your-space-members-of-the-manoel-island-post-ghalina-movement-in-a-meeting-with-minister-dalli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/shape-your-space-members-of-the-manoel-island-post-ghalina-movement-in-a-meeting-with-minister-dalli\/","title":{"rendered":"Shape Your Space: Members of the \u2018Manoel Island: Post G\u0127alina\u2019 movement in a meeting with Minister Dalli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the public consultation process on the three new national parks, the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Miriam Dalli, together with Project Green, met with Moviment Graffitti and Flimkien g\u0127all-Ambjent A\u0127jar, which together formed the \u2018Manoel Island For Us\u2019 movement.<\/p>\n<p>The two organisations presented their proposals for Manoel Island, developed following a series of workshops with over 70 participants.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Miriam Dalli explained the Government&#8217;s commitment to transforming White Rocks, Manoel Island, and Fort Campbell into open spaces by the people and for the people. \u201cThe \u2018Manoel Island: Post G\u0127alina\u2019 campaign played an important role in the fact that today we are talking about Manoel Island as a national park. Meanwhile, through the &#8216;Shape Your Space&#8217; campaign, over 1,300 submissions have already been received from the public about what they would like to see in these spaces. During this period, we are also meeting with a number of stakeholders, where we are seeing a convergence of thinking in the discussions we are having,\u201d said Minister Dalli.<\/p>\n<p>She explained how, for example, there is an emphasis being placed on the architectural beauty of Manoel Island, its cultural heritage, as well as social and environmental aspects. &#8220;Above all, we want these national parks to be designed in an inclusive, transparent manner and with full respect for the environment and the community,&#8221; the Minister added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of the public consultation we are conducting on the three national parks, we continued by meeting with stakeholders and NGOs, specifically those who led the \u2018Manoel Island: Post G\u0127alina\u2019 campaign. They shared with us the research and consultations they carry out with the community at large, and we understood \u2014 and indeed agree \u2014 that we are on the same wavelength and share the same vision for this place,\u201d said the Chief Operations Officer of Project Green, Perit Beverley Costa.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: MEEC<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_55458\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"55458\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the public consultation process on the three new national parks, the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Miriam Dalli, together with Project Green, met with Moviment Graffitti and Flimkien g\u0127all-Ambjent A\u0127jar, which together formed the \u2018Manoel Island For Us\u2019 movement. 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