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Could someone tell me who the select little group, Mary Valley Renewal Team, actually consists of????
The other issue is the fact that part of the reason we have endangered turtles and fish is because of access to river banks etc by cattle and humans.
If this park were to proceed, does that mean that it would require de-snagging the river? Vital for the reproduction and habitat for some species.
How do you select what part of the river has no environmenatl impact on threatened species.
Or aren't they threatened now the DAM is NO?
On the issue of current river access, I think if you did a search of current road reserves etc, which are not being used you would find there is plenty of access, it is just that some of our caring sharing land owners have fenced it off and use it as their own.
Before we are inundated with supposed experts from out of town who want there minute of media coverage, I would suggest that lets ask the WHOLE of the Mary Valley community what they see as the future for the Valley and we must take into consideration the issues that supposedly stopped the dam, to be considered in the context of public access to the Mary River.

Actually the truth is the lungfish is listed because of its limited range. Th only places they naturally occur is the Burnett and the Mary. Due to the Paradise Dam, and various other enpoundments on that river, the Burnett is now 'dead for the lungfish'. The Mary is its only stronghold. The turtle - well we know so little about it that we don't really now the impact of farming practices, although you are right, livestock being allowed to crush nests etc is not good. But many nesting sand banks are already fenced etc so we need to do more of that. If the last 3.5 years hadn't happened Landcare would have continued to assist farmers in protecting the sand banks and riparian zones. If you read the available literature produced by people like the MRCCC you will see that this catchment has been used as a 'model catchment' by people all over the world in terms of farmers working with environmnetalists to improve the health of the river. Are you still believing the trash spewing from Blighs mouth - maybe you need to read what the rest of the world is saying including the Federal Minister for the Environment?

As for your comment about the group - maybe you should get off your computer occasionally and join the people in the community that want to actually make a difference and improve the valley rather than destroy it. Why don't you ask the largest landholder in the valley to care for their properties. Oh and get them to fix the fence next to my place so the cow on their property don't continue to trash the riparian zone.

From my understanding the Renewal Team's role is to ensure the all mary valley and catchment areas will have their say on their own future and to make sure the planning process is done well and to ensure the government provide assistance

They are not there to tell anyone what to do - just help

and I don't think they are 'from out of town' - they are hard working normal people who are passionate about their valley and catchment and the people in it - some i believe may even be 2nd or 3rd generation valley people, others are actually experts (not supposed) and have slaved for three and a half years to save the river and valley
there are representatives from all the environmental and catchment areas, community, tourism, business, farmers, local government etc - Gympie Times article last week.

give them a chance - it has only been 2 weeks.

So who is the renewal team??????
and what exactly has Peter Garrett said????
other than "No Dam"

I think the point RMitchell was making, we have people from ACF coming to tell us what to do.
I to have been involved in the community since moving here, it si difficult to find out who these mysterious Renewal people are.
There are many fantastic models of engaging community and utilising community, the ones that work, do not rely on being driven by government, the successful ones use the assets of the existing community. For example Asset Based Community Development (ABCD). Government is there to give support, to these groups, not drive the agenda.
It surprise me that Gympie Council is promoting this, as their normal cry is they have no money for community infrastructure. So how do they intend to fund this????
As for cattle escaping shellyt, I suggest you do as I do and contact the property occupier to rectify the fences etc, you will find that in agistment leases it is the land occupier that is responsible for fences/weeds etc, if they do not react then contact the owner, who has the right to terminate leases for breaches.