Court battle over Irwin reserve in Qld

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 12 Maret 2013 | 17.52

CAPE York traditional owners are continuing their fight to overturn a decision by the Queensland government to declare part of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve a nature refuge.

The Cape York Land Council wants a say in the management of the land.

The council alleges Environment Minister Andrew Powell failed to follow due process before making a decision in September to turn a 125,000 hectare area, near Weipa, into a protected reserve.

The council launched action in the Planning and Environment Court in Cairns last month and the case was mentioned in the same court on Monday.

The case is to be mentioned in Cairns on June 3.

The Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve, a part of the Wenlock River basin, was purchased by the federal government as a tribute to Steve Irwin following his death in 2006.

Resources company Cape Alumina Limited resumed planning a bauxite mine on the reserve in October last year after the state's co-ordinator general gave it significant project status.

The plans were shelved after the former Queensland government in 2010 declared the Wenlock River to be a wild river, placing stringent environmental regulations on the entire basin.

The current state government has promised to repeal the Cape York Wild Rivers declarations.

A Cape York Regional Planning Committee has been established to identify zones of economic development and environmental protection.

Some indigenous groups have said the Wild Rivers protections hold them back from economic development.

But the Wilderness Society fears it will lead to widespread environmental damage and weaken protection for some of the state's most beautiful rivers.


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