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 Annastacia Palaszczuk (awaiting reply): I live in Kuranda, a destination for many visitors to this region because of its rainforest

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 money for the project is going to come from a financial entity called Sandalphon Privilege Financial Group." Spokesperson Steven Nowakowski said:

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”. On Sat 3rd June the proponents of the “tsunami” (the Kur world development) had their “Open Day” for curious and

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 extensive earthworks in foreground have been reported to Mareeba Shire Council and State Government. PHOTO HI-RES VERSION “Australia’s Foreign Investment Policy

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 "Q & A" received from the developer's PR consultants. "This so-called 'KUR-World' proposal in my opinion just gets shonkier. It

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 morning. The main rally organiser, Steven Nowakowski, said today: "The large and colourful turnout shows the depth of opposition within

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 they concern Bulwai people, lands and water. The proposed KUR-World Development site is on Bulwai tribal lands and yet no

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 developer Ken Lee. Both creeks are known habitat for the Kuranda Tree Frog - an extremely rare, endemic and critically