KUR-Alert “Meet the Candidates” Forum (MSC 2024)

KUR-Alert "Meet the Candidates" Forum (MSC 2024) On Wednesday 28 February the greater Kuranda community (including residents from Speewah and Koah) gathered at the Kuranda Recreation Centre for the opportunity to meet the candidates running for council at the next election.  Each candidate had 7 minutes

RESIDENT SURVEY: Glyphosate (Roundup) in Kuranda Region

MORE INFORMATION Herbicide Use in Kuranda Region - Spotlight on RoundUp & other glyphosate-based herbicides > Click here to open 10 page slideshow START SURVEY HERE Poison-Free Kuranda (SurveyMonkey) > Click here to open Pictured right: Spraying around Kuranda VillageTOPIC IN THE NEWS BELOW

BARNWELL / MYOLA VALLEY SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS

Please read the background information below and fill in the questionnaire.  When you click the SUBMIT button your digital submission will be sent to the following agencies: Mareeba Shire Councillors Craig Crawford MP, Member for Barron River Warren Entsch MP, Member for Leichhardt Cameron Dick MP, Minister for Local Government and Planning Leeanne Enoch MP,

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 the Macao-based developer loses interest and wishes to on-sell the rural-zoned land at a fair price. Several letters of support

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 Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development and Minister for the Commonwealth Games: 12 Dec 2017 Kate Jones - cooper@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 to do more https://contribute.theguardian.com/uk?countryGroup=au&INTCMP=aus_environment_campaign_2018   Hi WBL Team, We would like to submit our local case in Kuranda to your

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 Valley - and warning of what appears to be a systematic developer-driven campaign to undo FNQ's regional planning framework. Two