Still campaigning!... 1997 revisited

Blast from the past!. . . This photo below is from the 1997 anti-sand mining campaign on Straddie. Now, 13 years on, people who care about the island and the quality of life of future generations of south-east Queenslanders are again fighting to protect this precious island. 

So let’s keep up the good work! Tell everyone you know – It’s time to save Straddie! The mining leases should not be renewed and National Park should be declared NOW! Not in 17 years time!

1997 anti-sand mining campaign on Straddie

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