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How do you imagine a rehabilitated quarry?
How do you imagine a rehabilitated quarry?
MCPA hosted a public forum regarding the future of the Mt Coot-tha Quarry on
9 October 2019.
Below is a summary of the workshop responses from 75 attendees of the forum.
Mt Coot-tha Quarry Public Forum Workshop Responses 9 Oct 2019.pdfABC Radio Brisbane / By Jack McKay
Posted Thu 15 Jun 2023 at 6:06am
(picture supplied: Brisbane City Council)
"Brisbane City Council has announced a $500,000 plan to explore how the Pine Mountain and Mount Coot-tha quarries could be turned into recreational assets.
The Lord Mayor said the council would work towards opening the sites for public use ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games.
Cr Schrinner said the quarries would still play an important role in the immediate future, but planning for the long-term future of the sites must start now."
7 NEWS reports on the announcement to reimagine the quarries, but when?
7 NEWS reports on the announcement to reimagine the quarries, but when?
It interestingly also reports that,
"Lord Mayor concedes that there is still up to a decade of life in the Mt Coot-tha quarry."
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