Stop Privatisation of Public Assets
Mt Coot-tha Quarry Closure & Renewal
The Mt Coot-tha Quarry is the next big challenge facing MCPA. Please support the initiatives as details are made public.
Fact sheet:
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Opened in 1895 and owned by Brisbane City Council since 1925.
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30 hectare site (twice the size of Roma St Parklands)
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Designated as a Key Resource Area under the State Planning Act (KRA42)
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Council intended to close the quarry in 1998 but it was extended to 2015, and then all the way out to 2032, each time with zero public consultation.
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Provides material for use in BCC road projects (& possibly sale to contrctrs)
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Council has alternative nearby options for supply of quarried material including Bracalba quarry
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Council has 2025 as possible closure timeframe; discloses no plans for rehabilitation; & apparently no funds set aside for quarry rehabilitation
Mt Coot-tha Quarry from Bardon (2019)
Updates on Quarry
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Response from Donna Burns -- Greens candidate for Paddington.
All 5 Green candidates support the MCPA proposal & endorse D.Burns' response.
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V.Howard's reply for LM Schrinner
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MCPA's response to Howard's letter
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Councillor Eelkema's reply, with quotes from LM candidate, Pat Condren
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NOTE: that other candidates were contacted, but ONLY the above responded.
Docs Relating to Quarry
The documents available for download are:
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A letter to the BCC candidates, that provides some context:
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A proposal document, that defines what people and MCPA want from the rehabilitated quarry.
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Contact details for each of the candidates in the upcoming election.
Other quarry closures..
Rehabilitated (or 'repurposed') quarries have been documented many times. One of the most famous is the: butchartgardens.com/
