COOLOOLA GREAT WALK ECOTOURISM PROJECT (CGWEP) UPDATE JUNE 2024
Sandy recently announced a positive outcome to her request for no commercially built structures in...
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COOLOOLA GREAT WALK ECOTOURISM PROJECT (CGWEP) UPDATE NOVEMBER 2023
Following on from our September 2023 Noosa 360 update, which in summary relayed the CGWEP Noosa MP survey results, a letter was sent on 11 September 2023, to both the Queensland Minister for Environment and the Queensland...
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COOLOOLA GREAT WALK ECOTOURISM PROJECT (CGWEP) – NOOSA MP ISSUE SPECIFIC SURVEY RESULTS SEPTEMBER 2023
As an Independent MP, it is important for Sandy to hear directly from Noosa constituents, as she...
Read MoreNOOSA MP ISSUE SURVEY – COOLOOLA GREAT WALK ECOTOURISM PROJECT AUGUST 2023
As an Independent MP, Sandy strives to represent all of our electorate’s diverse viewpoints, and direct feedback is greatly valued to help inform advocacy as we don’t ascribe to the views or ideology of a particular political...
Read MoreTHE COOLOOLA GREAT WALK, THE NATURE PROTECTION ACT, AND THE CARDINAL PRINCIPAL UPDATE AUGUST 2023
The Cooloola Great Walk Ecotourism Project The Cooloola Great Walk Ecotourism Project (CGWEP) is a proposal being advanced by the Queensland Government, in conjunction with the local Kabi Kabi indigenous group and a commercial...
Read MoreMP MEDIA: THE VOICE, PATH TO TREATY, COOLOOLA GREAT WALK – NOOSA TODAY JUNE 2023
The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 9th of June 2023: Noosa is one of the most stunning places visually, yet underneath is the real beauty. Its people, the knowledge...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK ECOTOURISM PROJECT – ILUA UPDATE MAY 2023
The Cooloola Great Walk Ecotourism Project (CGWEP) Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) between the State of Queensland and the Kabi Kabi Peoples Aboriginal Corporation has been approved and registered with the Native Title...
Read MoreECOTOURISM, THE NATURE CONSERVATION ACT, COOLOOLA GREAT WALK, AND THE CARDINAL PRINCIPLE MAY 2023
There has been much debate in the community about the impact of different parts of the Nature Conservation Act on the management of the Great Sandy National Park and the proposed Cooloola Great Walk eco-tourism project. In order...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE MAY 2023
In response to our advocacy regarding the need for better engagement about the Cooloola Great Walk Project and Kabi Kabi First Nations People, we have received the following from the Minister for Environment: The Queensland...
Read MoreRESPONSE TO COOLOOLA GREAT WALK QUESTIONS APRIL 2023
The Kabi Kabi Registered Native Title Claimants (Kabi Kabi RNTC) have provided the following responses in italics to questions asked (in green) to our office following a women’s gathering at Poona Lake. Where responses concern...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE FEBRUARY 2023
With much speculation, confusion and even misinformation regarding the Cooloola Great Walk, we continue to obtain information and update whenever new information is available. In response to questions relating to whether the...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK ECOTOURISM PROJECT UPDATE NOVEMBER 2022
The Department of Environment and Science (DES) have provided the following information in relation to the Cooloola Great Walk and the Kabi Kabi First Nations Traditional Owners Native Title Claim Group. “The State is aware that...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK ECOTOURISM PROJECT UPDATE OCTOBER 2022
In response to ongoing advocacy from our office and residents alike, the Department of Environment and Science (DES) have proposed that two sites be relocated to alternative sites along the route. We have been advised the...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK ECOTOURISM PROJECT UPDATE AUGUST 2022
In response to questions and concerns raised at a Cootharaba Community Association meeting earlier in the year, the Department of Environment (DES), has provided the following responses. Issue CCA question/request Proposed...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE JUNE 2022
The recent Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Summit at the Sunshine Coast Conference Centre, 30 years after Mabo, was one of the biggest gatherings ever of this kind. Convened in...
Read MoreNATIVE TITLE, LAND RIGHTS & COOLOOLA GREAT WALK CONSULTATION – A SUMMARY
With concerns coming to our office regarding the Cooloola Great Walk Ecotourism Project (CGWEP), a project between the QLD State Government, a private company CABN and the Kabi Kabi peoples, and the many often confusing...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK QWN MARCH 2022
In response to queries put forward to the office, a Question Without Notice was asked of the Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef regarding the ongoing environmental impacts on Cooloola Great Walk, please see...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE #2 MARCH 2022
Having discussed environmental concerns regarding the proposed camp sites for the Cooloola Great Walk directly with the Minister again last week, it was reiterated that the sites for the proposed camps are still undergoing...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE MARCH 2022
Further to previous updates and following discussions between Sandy and Minister Scanlon, and also her staff, we have been advised the following: Whilst a document listing sites for cabins/safari tents was sent as part of the...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE FEBRUARY 2022
Further to our update on 28 July (click here) and in response to further concerns raised about the lack of consultation for the Cooloola Great Walk Ecotourism Project Proposal and requests for an outline of the process, we have...
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