Mount Cotton is a suburb with mixed residential communities and Queensland’s most significant coastal koala habitat. It is nestled between Redland/Logan Cities and Springwood. The recent acquisition of a large parcel of land that has regionally significant Koala habitat and unique cloud rainforest by Melbourne based quarry operator, Barro Group has alarmed the community. Since the purchase environmental and vegetation protection overlays have been removed by the State Government. These have been replaced with a quarry overlay that will result in a quarry pit 1km across with a depth below sea level. In the process significant habitat and creek systems will be lost and the communities of Redlands, Logan and Springwood will be exposed to silica dust plumes along with up to 80,000 heavy truck movements annually.
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13/03/12 – Read our latest media release on the Superquarry
28/02/11 – Our facebook and twitter pages are now up and running. Please help spread the word by following us on twitter or becoming a fan on facebook.
24/12/10 – The Barro Group has lodged its application for the new superquarry with Redland City Council. Council officers will now assess the application to determine if it complies with the Redlands Planning Scheme.