>From Tassie Birders who visit the Esplanade for the waders every time we come
>to Cairns (admittedly, not ALL that often), we reckon this would be an
>absolutely foolish "development"!!!!
The Esplanade is an unbelievable place for Wader-watching. Please don't ruin
it!
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.
On 05/10/2012, at 6:16 PM, Phil & Sue Gregory wrote:
> Just a heads up on some worrying comments in the Cairns Post today, with a
> management consultant from Redlynch proposing that the spoil from the
> proposed new channel which may be dredged to allow access to larger cruise
> ships be dumped on - wait for it- Cairns Esplanade. Why ? So it can become a
> beach "like it used to be" no doubt very good for the immediate vicinity
> businesses but tough luck on the shorebirds for which Cairns Esplanade is
> justly famous.
>
> The editorial in the Cairns Post also seemed quite enthusiastic, so it may be
> coming time to once again rally to defend a great natural resource from
> ill-advised "development". This seems to come up about once every 5 years or
> so, and there is a long-standing Cairns-must- have-a- beach" lobby, which
> seems to ignore the beautiful beaches just 10 minutes drive to the north at
> Holloways, Yorkey's Knob etc.
>
> Our shorebirds are having a hard enough time of it as is without more
> nonsense in Australia, and there still seems to be no recognition of the
> value of the birding $ to the Cairns and Tablelands areas. The statistics and
> surveys stay resolutely focussed on bums on seats coach trips, luxury hotels
> etc and ignore the highly significant contributions from nature lovers in the
> less easily measured sections of tourism. With the return of the Bjelke
> Peterson era to Queensland we need to be especially vigilant about all manner
> of damaging measures heading our way, with the likely culling of flying
> foxes just another example of the return of the bad old days.
> Pessimistically yours
> Phil Gregory
> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary House / Cassowary Tours
>
> Website 2: Http://www.cassowary-house.com.au
>
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