In 1976 Fraser Island sand mining was stopped in just six weeks by Campbell Newman’s own father.
In 1976 the Federal environment minister was Kevin Newman(father of LNP leader Campbell Newman). Kevin Newman …
Gov’t allowed mining on expired leases
Mining leases covering extensive areas of North Stradbroke Island are expired or expire soon. For example lease …
Destructive mining
Sandmining on Straddie for mineral sands uses a technique called dredge mining; this is very destructive and requires …
Destructive Sandmining
There are three mines on North Stradbroke Island, all owned by Sibelco Australia Limited (formerly called Unimin …
Major environmental incidents
There has been sand mining on Stradbroke Island for about sixty years. Over that time there have been numerous major …
Sibelco can’t be trusted
In September 2011 a NSW court found sand mining company Sibelco guilty of allowing a dam wall at its mine in the Upper …
ABC news: illegal taking of sand off Straddie
ABC news illegal taking of sand from …
Sandmining royalties
In a paid advertisement in the Courier Mail in March 2010, the mining company said they pay about $5 million in …
Too much of Straddie will be destroyed
So much of Straddie has already been mined. The government and mining company want to continue the destruction. …