black_sheep
30-05-2006, 06:44 PM
Has anyone heard about Beattie's proposal on constructing a dam on the Mary River at Traveston (just sth of Gympie). Beattie is apparently is full swing trying to convince the powers to be that this is the solution to Brisbane water crisis. The proposal is for the dam to be constructed near the Traveston bridge for an area spanning 50kms long!
Personally, I know a stack of work that’s gone into the regeneration of native trees and plants by local land owners and land care groups. These efforts have been years in the making and a big push for this was due to the plight of the Mary River Cod (endangered species) and the Mary River Turtle that only a decade ago was in real demise. Through local stocking groups, DPI and other organisations, the numbers of Mary River Cod are finally increasing.
Unfortunately, I have never heard of or seen a friendly dam that hasn’t had a major impact on the environment and more importantly (for us fisho’s), the migration of native species. In the same breath, I do realise that the water problem is reaching a crisis and something has to be done.
If anyone has further comments or info to provide, it would be appreciated as well as just general comments about the proposal.
Cheers,
Navi
Personally, I know a stack of work that’s gone into the regeneration of native trees and plants by local land owners and land care groups. These efforts have been years in the making and a big push for this was due to the plight of the Mary River Cod (endangered species) and the Mary River Turtle that only a decade ago was in real demise. Through local stocking groups, DPI and other organisations, the numbers of Mary River Cod are finally increasing.
Unfortunately, I have never heard of or seen a friendly dam that hasn’t had a major impact on the environment and more importantly (for us fisho’s), the migration of native species. In the same breath, I do realise that the water problem is reaching a crisis and something has to be done.
If anyone has further comments or info to provide, it would be appreciated as well as just general comments about the proposal.
Cheers,
Navi