Friends of Stradbroke Island

FOSI Newsletter, Issue #72, September 2015 In this issue  Premier to protect Straddie environment from sand mining Minjerribah’s sandy wallabies Council Orange Tape The Eastern Long-Necked Turtle Updates Premier Palaszczuk to protect Straddie environment from sand mining A 2019 end to sand mining has been confirmed by the Palaszczuk Government In January this year the Labor party promised that, if elected, it would “immediately repeal the disgraceful North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability Act Amendment Act 2013“. The promised repeal is now overdue. But for the first time, Premier Palaszczuk has personally publicly confirmed that her government will end sand mining in 2019. Newman Government’s controversial changes The Newman Government amendments controversially allowed for a further extension of sand mining to occur in 2019 and also removed a 2011 restricted mine path of 337 hectares, permitting land clearing and the destruction of at lea...

FOSI Newsletter, Issue #71 - April 2015 “The sands of North Stradbroke Island have long been a political battlefield. Once again, the treasures hidden in those sands are at the centre of Queensland politics, perhaps forming a quagmire into which political careers could vanish without a trace”. Stephen Keim SC , Independent Australia, June 2014. In this issue  2015 Queensland State Election Farewell shorebirds Glossy Black Cockatoos Quandamooka Youth Bush Restoration - Open Day Tony Fitzgerald principles Tawny Frogmouths Updates Eighteen Mile Swamp  Loading mineral sands onto barge at Dunwich 2015 Queensland State Election The election result will go down in history, as will the formation of Labor’s post-election cabinet which for the first time has a majority of women. But what a result for the natural environment of North Stradbroke! Of course, allowing Sibelco to continue to clear old growth forests and cause serious environmental harm for an...