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. …
Sandmining royalties minimal
Considering the damage to North Stradbroke Island’s environment and its future economy, the royalties paid by the …
Minister Rachel Nolan announces degraded and destroyed sandmined land to be made National Park
On the 20th December 2011, Ipswich MP Rachel Nolan implemented the next part of the Queensland governments policy to …
Serious risks to waterbodies and ecosystems
There have already been numerous major environmental incidents which have cause serious damage. (See more about …
Company illegally took sand
Queensland’s Court of Appeal has found that the mining company was illegally taking sand off the island and selling …
Greens call for federal intervention to ban mining on Stradbroke Island
26 July 2010 The Australian Greens have called on the Federal Government to step in and ban mining on Stradbroke Island …
Politics of mining
The decision to stop sandmining on North Stradbroke Island is one which must be made by the State Government. Premier …