Roaming uncontrolled dogs and dog size, is an increasing problem in Wet Tropics World Heritage Rainforest
Date: 17 January 2017 Submitted by: Ingrid Marker, Cassowary Keystone Conservation Roaming dogs are a threatening our communities feeling of safety, in our streets, towns, beaches and parklands. People have a right to move freely, without fear of being menaced or attacked by roaming uncontrolled dogs. Nuisance dogs break down relationships of friends and neighbours,
Dog Attack- a Significant Impact and Threatening Process
Date: 2 February 2017 Submitted by: Ingrid Marker, Cassowary Keystone Conservation Unrestrained domestic, hunting and wild dogs are an identified threat and major cause of cassowary deaths, particularly in areas near residential development. Chicks and sub-adults are small enough to be killed or separated from their parent by dogs while packs of dogs also kill
Environmental Protection Act in brief – in relation to protection of endangered cassowary populations
Date: 2 February 2017 Submitted by: Ingrid Marker, Cassowary Keystone Conservation Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 SUMMARY Part 3 Division 1 - A person must not take an action that has, will,or is likely to have a significant impact on the world heritage values of a declared World Heritage property. Subdivision 3
Cases of site specific dog controls in National Parks / World Heritage Areas
Date: 2 February 2017 Submitted by: Ingrid Marker, Cassowary Keystone Conservation Lord Howe Island, World Heritage Area, NSW A World Heritage Area in NSW that has enacted strict quarantine restrictions to protect its unique flora and fauna. These restrictions are controlled by the Lord Howe Island Board who has developed a “Dog Importation and
Dog Attacks on Cassowaries
Date: 2 February 2017 Submitted by: Ingrid Marker, Cassowary Keystone Conservation A dogs teeth and jaws have evolved to capture, kill and eat prey, their canine teeth can puncture, tear and penetrate deeper than their length and their jaws have hundreds of pounds of pressure designed to crush tissue and bone. Only 24 dog
Amendment to Animal Management Act – in relation to protection of endangered cassowary populations
Date: 20 January 2017 Submitted by: Ingrid Marker, Cassowary Keystone Conservation To Cassowary Regional Council and other interested parties. What they past two year journey has shown me is this new amendment to the Animal Management Act is long over due. Enclosed is the information I have gathered from talking to the community about roaming/menacing
Koah – more unsustainable development allowed by council – 11 November 2016
Council facilitates environmental destruction again and neglects duty of care. In the Council meeting on 21 September 2016 Councillor Nipper Brown, Mary Graham and Kevin Davies voted to extend an out of date, expired development approval REC/07/0091 for the fourth time (thank you to Councillor Lenore Wyatt and Angela Toppin for voting against it). The development
Koah residents might be getting poisoned with arsenic – 4 November 2016
Council approved rural residential subdivisions in Koah which were subject to potable water have above safe Australian Drinking Water Guideline levels of Arsenic in bore water. A community project tested bores for heavy metals using ALS laboratories the same reputable lab Mareeba Shire Council uses. There seems to be a widespread presence of Arsenic in
Report on an NBN staff member’s visit to Kuranda
Residents recently had an opportunity to ask questions about NBN during a visit of Marcello Massi, NBN Community Affairs Manager - Queensland On 12 September Speewah District Resident Association hosted a meeting where Marcello was the guest speaker. Marcello stated that three types of Broadband sources will be available in the Kuranda region. They are: Fixed Wireless.