The Noosa Hinterland community is keeping up the quarry fight and has now been joined by Federal Senator Larissa Waters.
At a recent meeting in Pomona’s Majestic Theatre, Save Noosa Hinterland members received an update from president, Sarah Keating and other committee members, along with a reminder – “the fight against Kin Kin Quarry is far from over“.
Noosa Council recently received legal advice from a preeminent Brisbane based Barrister, detailing its legal options over community impacts associated with the Kin Kin Quarry.
While the advice identified that the quarry has a legal right to operate, based on the legal advice provided, it proposed that Council initiate proceedings in the Planning and Environment Court.
Sarah Keating told those at the meeting on April 8 that time was running out for Hinterland residents to submit evidence to Noosa Council for their proposed court case against Cordwell’s Resources (operators of Kin Kin Quarry).
“We’re under no illusion that Council’s court case will solve all our concerns,“ she said.
“So we can’t leave it all up to the Council to fight for us. We have to do everything we can as a community, to help Noosa Council’s case … and ultimately to help ourselves. Our community is determined to fight.“
This week, the Save Noosa Hinterland team were buoyed when Senator Larissa Waters offered to help the hinterland community.
Senator Waters was set to hold a public meeting at Black Ant/Kin Kin General Store on Thursday 15 April to hear the community’s concerns first-hand.
The community plus Noosa MP Sandy Bolton, Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart and Councillors, Cordwell’s Resources, Dept of TMR and Police were all invited to attend.
