The “stupidity” of building 3,600 apartments in Moreton Bay, more land clearing in Redland City and the risk of extinction of koalas in south east Queensland are discussed in letters to Redlands2030.
In response to two letters we have provided links to on-line E-Pettitions to Queensland Parliament.
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Why build 3,600 apartments in Moreton Bay?
Can someone explain to me how, and why the proposal for 3,600 units to be built next to Toondah Harbour is still on the drawing board?
Having visited a friend, in a new unit complex last week in Cleveland, I found out that many of the units in her complex remain empty.
Opposite her is another proposal for units, which will block her view of Stradbroke island.
There are so many units in Cleveland, and indeed in Brisbane, that I am gobsmacked to think 3,600 units on an area protected by Ramsar listing and a vital site for shorebirds, koalas, and other wildlife is still on the table.
What upsets me even more, is the so-called environment minister at the time signed off on it. Who was that ? Josh Frydenberg!
This is disgraceful. Isn’t an environment minister meant to be preserving the environment?
As a bike rider who also enjoys walking, I always get tremendous joy out of the birdlife at the Boondall wetlands, and inspired that a group of local residents and ratepayers saved it.
We cannot let this destruction occur in Cleveland just because a greedy developer is happy to trash the environment, in the hope of making large sums of money at the expense of the community and its natural environment.
There is an old Indian quote we need to consider:
“Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish has been caught, and the last stream poisoned will we realize we cannot eat money.”
This is not a legacy I want my great grandchildren to have.
How can we stop this stupidity?
J.F.
Straddie
Editor’s note: More than 6,000 people have already signed a petition to Queensland Parliament calling for an independent commission of inquiry into several aspects of the Toondah Harbour project.
Bushland going… going… gone!
Is it true that this Mayor and Council are planning to zone the bushland in the Springacre Road area for an industrial estate?
If it’s true, here’s this two-faced Council again saying one thing and doing something else!
We get all the blustering and blathering about saving koalas, but in the end, they won’t protect the bush koalas need to live.
Are this Mayor and Council letting our koalas become extinct on their watch?
Sure looks that way.
People are sick to death of development. We’ve had it up to the eyeballs. It’s no good for anybody but the developers. You wouldn’t recognise most of the Redlands now.
What about the monster wall just gone up on Finucane Road on the Dawson Road where the old farm was? Looks more like the M1 than the Redlands.
Bloody shameful.
Farms gone, bush gone and nothing left but buildings and cars.
If people had their way, it would all stop now so we can save what’s left but this Council ain’t listening to the people and that’s bloody shameful too.
P.O.
Thornlands
Dead koalas a sad reality in Redlands
It upsets me to see photos of dead koalas in our local paper, but sadly it is reality in Redlands. Only last month we became aware of the Council’s owned development company cleared a large parcel of Council owned land which was koala habitat in Birkdale and just before the council election.
Then Council officers approved 50 hectares (125 acres) to be cleared in West Mt Cotton by Karraman Quarries. I was shocked that this decision was not made by Councillors, some councillors were not even made aware of this development.
The local Councillor should have called it in as a significant development, as there were lots of objections including one from Logan City Council!
This area was planned for a Tollroad in the 1990’s and through public pressure and thousands protesting the road was stopped and the area was then part of the State Planning Policy for Protection of Koalas.
The State Government even set up the Daisy Hill State Forest, with koalas and a information centre for the community.
I was disgusted that this had clearing happened, the State Government sat on its hands whilst promoting their protection for koalas.
The Redlands council talk about their commitment to preservation of koalas and yet these developments continue to proceed.
It got worse last week when I read where researchers believe if Governments on all levels do nothing our precious Koalas in the wild will be extinct by 2050, do we really want our grandchildren to have to go to Lone Pine Sanctuary to see these gorgeous animals .
T.B.
Sheldon
Editor’s note: the need for effective State Government action to prevent extinction of koalas in south east Queensland is the subject of a petition to Queensland Parliament initiated recently by the Redlands based Koala Action Group.
More letters to Redlands2030
Toondah and the virus of coastal development
Jack Mundey, Planet of the Humans and Toondah
Moreton Bay science, ABC cuts, home builder grants and Lang Park in letters
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Redlands2030 – 26 July 2020
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One Comment
As noted in previous letters to the editor the gateway to Cleveland is now dominated by a massive, newly vandalised offensive retaining system and acoustic barrier. Nothing could be more welcoming, what a joy it is after leaving the busy city to feel the relaxation sweep over you when crossing Tingalpa Creek and entering the Alexandra Hills transport department fiasco of un synchronised traffic lights only to breeze up past the Alex Hills pub and be confronted by this monolithic aberration on the left.. A conservative prediction will be that this obtrusive blight will be adorned with graffiti for its life span. Well done council for giving the go-ahead on this feel good addition to the area.