Kuranda Region Planning Group Media Releases
KUR-ALERT: Peaceful Direct Action in Kuranda – KUR-World / KUR-Cow Open Day 28 October 2018
DATE: 28 October 2018 KUR-ALERT: Peaceful Direct Action in Kuranda - KUR-World / KUR-Cow Open Day Kuranda residents turned out along the roadside at Myola to object to the KUR-World project as buses and private
KUR-ALERT: Rally Wednesday 26 September – peaceful direct action stopped the KUR-Cow bus!
DATE: 30 September 2018 KUR-ALERT: Rally Wednesday 26 September - peaceful direct action stopped the KUR-Cow bus! Wednesday morning was a great example of participatory democracy! Residents and tourists alike say a firm ’NO’ to the urbanisation
MEDIA RELEASE: Globally-distinguished biologist: protecting the Myola Valley is “vital”
DATE: 7 March 2018 MEDIA RELEASE TO: MEDIA LIST Globally-distinguished biologist: protecting the Myola Valley is "vital" The Kuranda community is mobilising to find a suitable conservation buyer for the controversial ‘Barnwell Estate’, in the event
LETTER: RE: Tropical North Queensland Global Tourism Hub (GTH) – Expressions of interest
DATE: 27 February 2018 TO: Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning tropicalnorthqld@dsd.qld.gov.au Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment: 10 Feb 2017 - 11 Dec 2017 Curtis Pitt - Mulgrave@parliament.qld.gov.au
LETTER: to The Guardian – Our wide brown land series 2018
DATE: 4 February 2018 TO: Our wide brown land Support our new series that shines the spotlight on Australia’s neglected environmental issues Help us to move these issues up the public agenda and challenge governments
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MEDIA RELEASE: In desperation, local community and conservationists turn to Palaszczuk Government to save the Kuranda Region’s threatened environment
DATE: 1 February 2018 MEDIA RELEASE TO: MEDIA LIST Local community and conservationists have written to the Minister for Local Government, alerting him to deep community concern over huge subdivision proposals in the exceptionally biodiverse Myola
MEDIA RELEASE: KUR-WORLD DEVELOPER MCU APPROVED BY Mareeba Shire Council “delegated authority”
DATE: 29 November 2017 MEDIA RELEASE TO: MEDIA LIST KUR-WORLD DEVELOPER MCU APPROVED BY Mareeba Shire Council "delegated authority" While attention was focused on the Queensland election last week, the Mareeba Shire Mayor and CEO colluded
MEDIA RELEASE: KURANDA RESIDENTS APPLAUD GUTSY STATE GOVERNMENT ACTION ON GOLD COAST AND CALL FOR THE SAME
DATE: 9 August 2017 MEDIA RELEASE TO: MEDIA LIST KURANDA RESIDENTS APPLAUD GUTSY STATE GOVERNMENT ACTION ON GOLD COAST AND CALL FOR THE SAME The Palaszczuk government's wise decision to block a proposed casino/hotel resort at Southport
QUESTION TO PREMIER: will the State Government respect the current FNQ Regional Plan, developed with residents. If so, you must reject this inappropriate development proposal. If not, why do we bother???
DATE: 11 JULY 2017 TO: The Right Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of Queensland, On 11 July 2017 at the Community Forum (Brother’s Leagues Club, Anderson St.) local resident Keila put this question to the premier
LETTER TO PREMIER: Re Conserving Kuranda’s Unique Environment and Grossly Inappropriate Actions by Mareeba Shire Council
DATE: 28 JULY 2017 TO: The Right Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of Queensland, PO Box 15185 City East QLD 4002 Request to over-ride votes on items 7 & 8 in Mareeba Shire Council meeting
MEDIA RELEASE: Kuranda group raises concerns over newly formed KUR-World financial backers
DATE: 1 JULY 2017 MEDIA RELEASE TO: MEDIA LIST Kuranda group raises concerns over newly formed KUR-World financial backers "The Kur-Alert group opposing the KUR-World development near Kuranda have raised concerns over the recent news that
MEDIA RELEASE: KUR-World – LOCALS HAVE THEIR SAY
DATE: 22 JUNE 2017 MEDIA RELEASE TO: MEDIA LIST KUR-World - LOCALS HAVE THEIR SAY If there is one way of pulling a community together it would have to be the looming threat of a development “tsunami”.
MEDIA RELEASE: KUR-World developer’s successive legal breaches make his “Eco-Resort” claims even more dubious
DATE: 2 June 2017 MEDIA RELEASE TO: MEDIA LIST KUR-World developer's successive legal breaches make his "Eco-Resort" claims even more dubious KUR-WORLD SITE JULY 2016: Illegal dam in background. Illegal homestead renovation mid photograph. Three additional
MEDIA RELEASE: KUR-World 2.0: More ridiculous than the first KUR-World ‘Master Plan’!
DATE: 15 MAY 2017 MEDIA RELEASE TO: MEDIA LIST KUR-World 2.0: More ridiculous than the first KUR-World 'Master Plan'! Residents and conservationists are incredulous at the release of the latest KUR-World "Master Plan", along with a
MEDIA RELEASE: Kuranda Rally says NO to KUR-World!
DATE: 26 MAR 2017 MEDIA RELEASE TO: MEDIA LIST Kuranda Rally says NO to KUR-World! Today's rally against the proposed 'Kur-World' development was a resounding success, with hundreds of marchers bringing the village alive this Sunday
MEDIA RELEASE: KUR-ALERT ORGANISES MASS RALLY AGAINST KUR-WORLD – THIS SUNDAY 10:30am KURANDA
DATE: 20 MAR 2017 MEDIA RELEASE TO: MEDIA LIST KUR-ALERT ORGANISES MASS RALLY AGAINST KUR-WORLD - THIS SUNDAY 10:30am KURANDA KUR-Alert is a group of concerned residents, business owners and conservationists that are actively seizing the moment
MEDIA RELEASE: KUR-World: Cultural Heritage Duty of Care breaches 31 JAN 2017
DATE: 31 JAN 2017 MEDIA RELEASE TO: carl@theexpressnewspaper.com.au, daniel.bateman@news.com.au, editorial@tablelandnewspapers.com.au, shorey.kier@abc.net.au, lauren.dor@news.com.au, katherine.kokkonen@news.com.au KUR-World: Cultural Heritage Duty of Care breaches It is my duty as Elder and spokesperson to speak of Bulwai matters as
MEDIA RELEASE: WHO IS MUDDYING THE WATERS? 19 January 2017
Last week the Kuranda Region Planning Group issued a media release complaining that once again Owen and Warrill Creeks are running turbid. These two watercourses flow through the large property in the Myola Valley recently acquired by
MEDIA RELEASE: KUR-World 12 January 2017
Kur-World Saga: more evidence of damage to crucial wildlife habitat Professional landscape photographer and Kuranda resident Steven Nowakowski is one of many locals who contribute to the work of the Friends of Kuranda Region Planning
LETTER TO MAREEBA SHIRE COUNCIL – Reporting earthworks activity on BARNWELL Kuranda
SENT: 9 December 2016 Hello Mareeba Shire Council, Attached is my letter to you reporting breaches of local / state government laws. Regards, Willie Brim ATTACHMENT: reporting-earthworks-activity-barnwell-kuranda-msc-9-dec-2016
48 LITTLE ROAD KURANDA QLD 4881
TO: Ken Lee CC: Colliers International – Stacey Quaid, Dan Brown Mareeba Shire Council KUR-World / KUR-Cow - Ken Lee, Mark Lawson, Simon Danielsen Bulwai Cultural Custodian - Willie Brim Web version: http://kurandaregion.org/48-little-road-kuranda-qld-4881/ Property link: http://www.realestate.com.au/property-livestock-qld-kuranda-7826542
MEDIA RELEASE 21ST AUGUST 2016
MEDIA RELEASE 21ST AUGUST 2016 Kuranda Locals call for urgent remediation on KUR-World site An alliance of Kuranda-region conservation groups, residents groups and individuals has written to the Minister for State Development, Dr Anthony Lynham,