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 these watercourses and claims water flowing onto the site is even more polluted than water flowing off it.

Friends of the Kuranda Region call on Mr Boland to make his data public, so we share his confidence that the land Mr Lee proposes for a ‘Kur-World’ eco-resort is now being managed responsibly.

His data should also establish which other adjacent landowners, if any, contribute significantly to pollution of these important creeks.

FoKR also calls for adequate governmental oversight. The Kuranda Tree Frog is not the only endangered and rare species in the Myola Valley, but it is iconic and with co-ordinated action it may be possible to save the species. Unfortunately, to date, there has been a lack of effective government action.

More than a decade has elapsed since the Kuranda Tree Frog was identified as one of Australia’s rarest frog species. Where is the Threatened Species Recovery Program?

Steven Nowakowski
Friends of Kuranda Region

Black Mountain Road
KURANDA