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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

KUR-ALERT: News illustrated series 😀

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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

RE: BOOM! We have a high-density subdivision (x2)…

From: Jo Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2018 10:30 AM To: Council list Cc: kur-world@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au Subject: BOOM! We have a high-density subdivision (x2)... From: Brian Millard Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2018 To: Jo Cc: Council list, kur-world@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au Subject: BOOM! We

RE: CARDNO ERROR ON DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE – MCU170012 – 18 December 2017

LETTER FROM CARDNO LAWYER GEORGE LINDSAY - 21 DECEMBER 2017 Cease and Desist Letter 221217 (PDF) EXTRACT: Cardno considers the accusations of KRPG to be defamatory and directs KRPG to cease and desist with respect

21 June 2017 – The day democracy died in Mareeba Shire

REFERENCES MAREEBA SHIRE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 21 JUNE 2017 PDF MEDIA RELEASE 29 November 2017: KUR-WORLD DEVELOPER MCU APPROVED BY Mareeba Shire Council "delegated authority" COMMUNITY PETITION

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

PETITION: Gain back the right for our elected Councillors to represent us

Please sign this petition to support Councillors in gaining back control to represent us on Development Application decisions. PETITION TO: Mareeba Shire Councillors We, the undersigned, petition Councillors, as our elected representatives, to take back

KUR-ALERT Armchair Direct Action – Petition Submission

Petition to clean up KUR-World dam failure in Owen Creek catchment before the sediment load DESTROYS MORE endangered Kuranda Tree Frog habitat. See video of condition of creek below. Did you know the KUR-World development

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR BILL LAURANCE JCU TESS

STOP KUR-WORLD FUNDRAISER, Friday 28 July 2017 welcomes Distinguished Professor Bill Laurance from JCU Centre for Tropical Environmental Sustainability Science (TESS) 6:35 Australia has a history of quite extensive land use. But

LETTER: TO CHINESE AMBASSADOR CANBERRA, REGARDING KUR-WORLD PROPOSAL IN KURANDA, FNQ

DATE: 30 August 2017 LETTER: TO CHINESE AMBASSADOR CANBERRA, REGARDING KUR-WORLD PROPOSAL IN KURANDA, FNQ TO: CHINESE AMBASSADOR Dear Chinese Ambassador We write on behalf of a network of environment and residents groups in the Kuranda Region

ECOTONE ARTICLE : AUGUST EDITION – ‘KUR-World and our planning scheme Why do we bother?’ – By Keila Waksvik, Kuranda resident

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

OPEN LETTER: TO PREMIER ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK AND MAREEBA SHIRE MAYOR TOM GILMORE

DATE: 6 AUGUST 2017 TO: The Right Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of Queensland CC: Mareeba Shire Council, Cairns Post, Kuranda Region Planning Group On Tuesday July 11th at the 'Town Hall' meeting held in Cairns, I

STOP KUR-WORLD FUNDRAISER 27 JULY 2017 – PRESENTATION VIDEOS

EVENT: STOP KUR-WORLD FUNDRAISER, Friday 28 July 2017 - Kuranda Amphitheatre Understage - MC resident Cheryl Tonkin - Videos, in order of appearance: Steven Nowakowski, Professor Bill Laurance, Dr Cameron Murray, Denis Walls

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

LETTER TO MSC: Request that motions passed on items 5,7, & 8 of Mareeba Shire Council meeting 19 July 2017 are revoked since the reason given for passing them- that Council could be liable for compensation if they refused them- is not correct

DATE: 26 JULY 2017 TO: info@msc.qld.gov.au CC: Deputy Premier, State planners, MSC planners and CEO Dear Councillor We are writing to you about the 3 Kuranda applications to be assessed under the superseded planning scheme and

LETTER TO MSC: Reply to Peter Franks (MSC CEO) after 19 July 2017 Council Meeting concerns tabled by community groups and residents

DATE: 20 JULY 2017 TO: info@msc.qld.gov.au CC: AlanP@msc.qld.gov.au, NipperB@msc.qld.gov.au>, KevinD@msc.qld.gov.au, MaryG@msc.qld.gov.au, AngelaT@msc.qld.gov.au, LenoreW@msc.qld.gov.au, TomG@msc.qld.gov.au, Peter@msc.qld.gov.au, brianm@msc.qld.gov.au, carle@msc.qld.gov.au, environment@ministerial.qld.gov.au, sdnrm@ministerial.qld.gov.au, Greg.Hunt.MP@aph.gov.au, barron.river@parliament.qld.gov.au, thepremier@premiers.qld.gov.au, Larissa.ferguson@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Michele.Bauer@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Karen.Oakley@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Steven.Tarte@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Kuranda Region Planning Group - filing Dear Peter Franks, Thank

LETTER TO MSC: RE: TO BE TABLED at Mareeba Shire Council Meeting 19 July 2017 in reference to the pending decisions on ITEM-5, ITEM-7, ITEM-8

DATE: 18 JULY 2017 TO: info@msc.qld.gov.au CC: AlanP@msc.qld.gov.au, NipperB@msc.qld.gov.au>, KevinD@msc.qld.gov.au, MaryG@msc.qld.gov.au, AngelaT@msc.qld.gov.au, LenoreW@msc.qld.gov.au, TomG@msc.qld.gov.au, Peter@msc.qld.gov.au, brianm@msc.qld.gov.au, carle@msc.qld.gov.au, environment@ministerial.qld.gov.au, sdnrm@ministerial.qld.gov.au, Greg.Hunt.MP@aph.gov.au, barron.river@parliament.qld.gov.au, thepremier@premiers.qld.gov.au, Larissa.ferguson@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Michele.Bauer@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Karen.Oakley@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Steven.Tarte@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Kuranda Region Planning Group - filing This is

LETTER TO MSC: FW: LETTER TO MSC: to be tabled for the Mareeba Shire Council Meeting 19 July 2017, pending decisions on ITEM-5, ITEM-7, ITEM-8 of the meeting agenda.

DATE: 19 JULY 2017 TO: info@msc.qld.gov.au; cairns@parliament.qld.gov.au; connect@augustinians.org.au; info@kurandaregion.org; The Premier; indigenousadvisorycouncil@pmc.gov.au; senator.brandis@aph.gov.au; environment@ministerial.qld.gov.au CC: Kuranda Region Planning Group - filing Dear authorities , good afternoon, We support our small unique village,Kuranda as residents we

LETTER TO MSC: attn all councillors before council meeting tomorrow

DATE: 18 JULY 2017 TO: info@msc.qld.gov.au; Cr. Angela Toppin <AngelaT@msc.qld.gov.au>; Cllr Lenore Wyatt <LenoreW@msc.qld.gov.au>; Cr. Alan Pedersen <AlanP@msc.qld.gov.au>; Cr. Nipper Brown <NipperB@msc.qld.gov.au>; Cr. Mary Graham <MaryG@msc.qld.gov.au>; Cr. Tom Gilmore <mayor@msc.qld.gov.au>; Cr. Kevin Davies <KevinD@msc.qld.gov.au> CC:

LETTER TO MSC: Re: Council Agenda for tomorrow.

DATE: 18 JULY 2017 TO: info@msc.qld.gov.au; AlanP@msc.qld.gov.au; Cr. Nipper Brown <NipperB@msc.qld.gov.au>; evy@activ8.net.au; KevinD@msc.qld.gov.au; MaryG@msc.qld.gov.au; AngelaT@msc.qld.gov.au; LenoreW@msc.qld.gov.au CC: Kuranda Region Planning Group - filing Hello Mayor and Councillors, I have just been made aware of

LETTER TO MSC: Mareeba Council meeting 19 July 2017 – item 5, 7 and 8 – Eleventh hour applications under the Superseded Planning Scheme 2004

DATE: 19 JULY 2017 TO: info@msc.qld.gov.au; Cr. Alan Pedersen <AlanP@msc.qld.gov.au>; Cr. Nipper Brown <NipperB@msc.qld.gov.au>; Cr. Kevin Davies <KevinD@msc.qld.gov.au>; Cr. Mary Graham <MaryG@msc.qld.gov.au>; Cr. Angela Toppin <AngelaT@msc.qld.gov.au>; Cr. Lenore Wyatt <LenoreW@msc.qld.gov.au>; TomG@msc.qld.gov.au CC: Peter Franks <Peter@msc.qld.gov.au>;

LETTER TO MSC: tabled for the Mareeba Shire Council Meeting 19 July 2017 in reference to the pending decisions on ITEM-5, ITEM-7, ITEM-8 of the meeting agenda.

DATE: 18 JULY 2017 TO: info@msc.qld.gov.au CC: AlanP@msc.qld.gov.au, NipperB@msc.qld.gov.au, KevinD@msc.qld.gov.au, MaryG@msc.qld.gov.au, AngelaT@msc.qld.gov.au, LenoreW@msc.qld.gov.au, TomG@msc.qld.gov.au, Peter@msc.qld.gov.au, brianm@msc.qld.gov.au, carle@msc.qld.gov.au, environment@ministerial.qld.gov.au, sdnrm@ministerial.qld.gov.au, Greg.Hunt.MP@aph.gov.au, barron.river@parliament.qld.gov.au, thepremier@premiers.qld.gov.au, Larissa.ferguson@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Michele.Bauer@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Karen.Oakley@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Steven.Tarte@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au CC: KRPG Media List (20), KRPG KUR-Alert Community List (400) To

LETTER TO MSC: Request to table the following letter at Council Meeting 19. July 2017

DATE: 18 JULY 2017 TO: info@msc.qld.gov.au, TomG@msc.qld.gov.au, Peter@msc.qld.gov.au CC: AlanP@msc.qld.gov.au, NipperB@msc.qld.gov.au, KevinD@msc.qld.gov.au, MaryG@msc.qld.gov.au, AngelaT@msc.qld.gov.au, LenoreW@msc.qld.gov.au, TomG@msc.qld.gov.au, Peter@msc.qld.gov.au, brianm@msc.qld.gov.au, carle@msc.qld.gov.au, environment@ministerial.qld.gov.au, sdnrm@ministerial.qld.gov.au, Greg.Hunt.MP@aph.gov.au, barron.river@parliament.qld.gov.au, thepremier@premiers.qld.gov.au, Larissa.ferguson@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Michele.Bauer@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Karen.Oakley@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Steven.Tarte@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au Dear Councillors This letter must be tabled for the Mareeba

LETTER TO MSC: Request to table the following letter at Council meeting on 19 July 2017

DATE: 18 JULY 2017 TO: info@msc.qld.gov.au CC: AlanP@msc.qld.gov.au, NipperB@msc.qld.gov.au, KevinD@msc.qld.gov.au, MaryG@msc.qld.gov.au, AngelaT@msc.qld.gov.au, LenoreW@msc.qld.gov.au, TomG@msc.qld.gov.au, Peter@msc.qld.gov.au, brianm@msc.qld.gov.au, carle@msc.qld.gov.au, environment@ministerial.qld.gov.au, sdnrm@ministerial.qld.gov.au, Greg.Hunt.MP@aph.gov.au, barron.river@parliament.qld.gov.au, thepremier@premiers.qld.gov.au, Larissa.ferguson@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Michele.Bauer@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Karen.Oakley@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au, Steven.Tarte@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au Dear Mayor Can you please table this letter for the

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”.

LETTER TO MSC: Confirmed breaches of the Sustainable Planning 2009 Act 1 JUN 2017

TO: Tom Gilmore, Councillors FROM: Kuranda Region Planning Group DATE: 1 JUN 2017 Dear Mayor Gilmore and fellow Councillors We are writing regarding two confirmed breaches of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 by Ken Lee, owner of

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

KUR-World RE: more detail please on masterplan, land clearing and area burnt and wildlife corridor

RECEIVED: 30 APRIL 2017 Dear Jo Thank you for your enquiry below. I will raise this at the next KUR-World Technical Working Group meeting scheduled for next week and get back to you as

KUR-World Q&A April 2017

KUR-WORLD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS APRIL 2017 Open webpage >> EXCERPTS AND COMMENTS REPLY Open PDF (sample slides below)

WTMA / QPWS MEETING PRESENTATION PACK

KRPG Meeting with WTMA / QPWS about proposed Mega-Development KUR-World in Kuranda RegionOn Wednesday 26 April at 10am, our KRPG cohort of 4 met with the WTMA / QPWS for 2 hours in Kuranda. We were very grateful

EMAIL: RE: Request for document Regional Service Reservoir Study 2014

Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 To: Mareeba Shire Council Hi, Can you please send me a copy of the ‘Regional Service Reservoir Study 2014’. I can’t find it on your website. Thanks very much. Kind regards,

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

LETTER: Follow-up to QLD Office of the Coordinator General -RE: our recent meeting about the KUR-World development proposal 21 MAR 17

Date: 21st March 2017 To: Karen Oakley, Michele Bauer and Steven Tarte Queensland Office of the Co-ordinator General Dear Karen, Michelle and Steven, It was a pleasure to meet you in Mareeba earlier

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

COORDINATOR GENERAL MEETING PRESENTATION PACK

KRPG Meeting with State Coordinator General’s Office On Thursday 9 March at 10am, our KRPG cohort of 7 met with the State Office for 2 hours. We were very grateful to be given the

TOPIC: Local Government Act 2009 – Provisions for Community Representation

EXCERPTS: QLD Local Government Act 2009 4 Local government principles underpin this Act (2) The local government principles are— (a) transparent and effective processes, and decision-making in the public interest; and (b) sustainable development

EMAIL: to Geraldine McGuire (KUR-World) regarding ‘Eco’ Accreditation in Australia 10 MAR 2017

SENT: 10 March 2017 TO: Geraldine McGuire - KUR-World CC: kur-world@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au; Karen.Oakley@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.au; info@kurandaregion.org Hi Geraldine I have a couple of questions regarding misleading and false advertising on the KUR-World website Today the site of the future

EMAIL: to Ecotourism Australia regarding ‘Eco’ Accreditation in Australia 7 MAR 2017

SENT: 7 March 2017 Enquiry Type: General enquiry Your Enquiry Hi, Can you please confirm the conditions for ecotourism accreditation? I am looking at this page: http://www.ecotourism.org.au/our-certification-programs/eco-certification/ 1. Can a new development claim 'eco-resort' status in