Paper Petition

To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of
Queensland.

The petition of citizens of Queensland draws to the attention of the
House, that Queensland Health is investigating the possibility of selling
on the open market the unused hospital site at Miami (known locally as
Miami Bushland) and comprising Lot 612 and Lot 683 in RP42591.

Local residents are aggrieved at the possibility of the land being
cleared and developed for intensive urban use.

The land concerned is one of the few remaining pockets of native bushland
of its type left in the area. Destruction of bushland on the site would
have dire adverse effects on wildlife, particularly birds since clearing
and developing this land would remove one of the few remaining natural
environment high points on their flight paths.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to ensure that this native
bushland be retained in its natural state and that it is managed to
protect native birds, animals, reptiles, the prominent landscape and
recreational opportunities that this area provides.