SENT: 30 JAN 2017 Dear Mayor, Councillors, CEO and relevant council officers, We are writing once again to bring our concerns about turbidity in the creeks originating on and flowing through the KUR-World project site on Barnwell Road, Myola. These are habitat for the Kuranda Tree Frog and we request urgent action from council to
SENT via email: 29 JAN 2017 Dear Neil We noticed your comments in the Cairns Post on January 15th , as reported in the following extract (emphasis added): Cairns based environmental scientist Neil Boland, from NRA Environmental Approval and Compliance Solutions, has been contracted by KUR-World’s proponents to monitor water quality at the site. Mr
Conservation of World Heritage Wet Tropics Bioregion Vital Ecological Corridors is essential for endangered species. In the Kuranda Region there is a long list of Federally listed and IUCN listed endangered species: EPBC report 4881. Our combined responsibility as the current custodians is to preserve the biodiversity and nature of this place. The 3 Main Threats to
To whom it may concern, RE: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) Can you please advise if the following two sections are ‘optional’ or ‘required’ fields for a successful transmission of the EPBC Referral of proposed action pro forma: 6 Public Consultation (including with Indigenous stakeholders) 3 (i) Indigenous heritage values That
PUBLISHED: 20 JAN 2017 Dear Editor, In his recent article about pollution of creeks in the Myola Valley - creeks that are critical habitat for a Federally-listed endangered species - your reporter quoted Neil Boland, the latest environmental consultant retained by developer Ken Lee. Mr Boland has apparently been carrying out water quality monitoring in
SENT: 18 JAN 2017 Dear Coordinator-General, Kuranda Region Planning Group would like to request a meeting with you to discuss the KUR-World Integrated 'Eco' -Resort planned for the rural and ecologically fragile Myola valley sometime this month, in February or March. We would like to request two to three hours hours of your time to
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
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 Group. His latest photos (see attached) were taken recently following the first significant downpours of this year’s wet season. They
From: Sarah Isaacs Subject: letter to editor CP Date: 19 December 2016 To: Cairns Post Dear Editor, Your recent articles on the proposed mega resort and satellite suburb 'KUR-World' near Kuranda had me stunned. No mention to which safety standard the dam, originally built illegally , has been remediated. Would it stand up to a cyclone
From: Steven Nowakowski Subject: Illegal Dam construction at Barnwell property Kuranda Date: 21 December 2016 at 6:25:45 PM AEST To: Compliance@environment.gov.au Cc: Terri-Ann.English@environment.gov.au Hello Compliance, My name is Steven Nowakowski and I live in Kuranda. I am aware of the large dam that was built on the Barnwell (Kur-cow) property. In fact I was the
