Stop wall construction and reclamation of Webber Esplanade, Cooktown
Eligibility - Queensland residents36 Hope Street
Cooktown QLD 4895
This petition of Residents of the State of Queensland draws to the attention of the House the publicly announced plans of the Cook Shire Council to carry out rock wall construction and land reclamation on Cooktown's foreshore. This work is planned for the Endeavour River, namely on Webber Esplanade from the Powder Magazine building to the Game Fishing Club lease. This work poses grave threats to the environment of Australia's most historic river including interfering with iconic barramundi breeding grounds, threatening the navigable channel and the marine environment. It will also destroy a number of small natural beaches and replace them with a vertical wall of jagged rock.
Your petitioners therefore request the House to stop the rock wall construction and reclamation of Webber Esplanade, Cooktown as a matter of urgency.