Why are we wasting precious government agency time, ie. taxpayer/ ratepayer dollars, when the KUR-World proposal simply fails at the first hurdle, ie. appropriate development against our regional plan? *and that the FNQ Regional Plan 2009-2031 could or should be cast aside in favour of one individual’s personal "land investment" plan. FNQ Regional Plan
Would the KUR-World project, if approved, bring prosperity to the Kuranda region with increased levels of employment? A closer look at the reality of this proposal may make you doubt this would happen. Despite Project Manager Mark Lawson promising 545 jobs during construction and 600 jobs during operation in the recent Kuranda community meeting, he
Sent to kur-world.com for correction 9 October 2016 CC: Mareeba Shire Council The homepage of the KUR-World website is inaccurate. In reference to the Kuranda Tree Frog Litoria myola the marketing copy says: (click images to enlarge) first para: Did you know that areas of the KUR-World site could be home to the Myola Tree
A developer purchasing land does not have the right to make a lot of money out of it. It is a gamble which may work out in his or her favor or not. Forested land is generally cheap to buy as it offers limited ways of making a return from it. It belongs to wildlife
What is an Eco-resort? Wikipedia defines it as "A holiday resort designed to have minimal impact on the natural environment." So would the KUR-World project fit this definition? On at least three counts it would not: It would not be just a holiday resort- it also has a residential subdivision of 380 houses, a campus
The opposite is true! The Kuranda Tree Frog habitat is entirely in the northern development area. In the Cairns Post article dated 13 July 2016 - Craig Crawford had been misinformed. State Development Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said the independent Co-ordinator-General would work closely with the proponent and government agencies to ensure that
On 5.00am, Sunday 17 July - KUR-Cow appears for the first time. Full story here: http://www.cairnspost.com.au/business/developer-knocks-casino-on-head-for-kuranda/news-story/67960e79a434b0ef2377513ce5e96b2d The Mareeba Shire Council retrospectively approved the 'rural dam' on Wednesday, 20 July 2016. KUR-Cow Pty Ltd, the ‘lawfully established grazing operations’ was not registered until after the dam was approved. There are no allocated hectares for KUR-Cow ‘lawfully
