Sand mining ‘locks up’ half of Straddie
Half of Stradbroke Island is locked up and inaccessible because of sand mining. Mining leases on North Stradbroke cover …
The Bligh Government Stradbroke Island National Park policy is the mining company’s plan
The sand mining company Sibelco has advocated for ‘staged’ National Parks on Stradbroke which …
Bligh ministers mislead public on sandmining North Stradbroke Island
ALP Minister Andrew Fraser claimed on Twitter on 16 January 2012 that his government ‘legislated the mining …
Who is mining Straddie?
All the sandmines on North Stradbroke Island are currently owned by a company called Sibelco Australia Limited, an …
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 …