The decision to clear five hectares of protected Brisbane koala habitat to expand a rifle range in Belmont is expected to be raised this morning when Queensland’s new Koala Advisory Council is set to meet.
The managers of the Belmont Shooting Complex have already cleared two hectares of bushland, habitat to endangered wildlife and flora, to accommodate their expansion.
Conservationists are outraged with the state government, as Queensland Housing and Public Works Minister Mick de Brenni plans to use his ministerial discretion to override local and environmental protections to clear the bushland.
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