The Brisbane City Council and State Government are in a stand-off over the potential sale of multiple bushland sites across the city.
The Palaszczuk Government has offered to sell Brisbane City Council 39.3 ha of bushland at Nathan Carseldine, Oxley and Yeronga at a drastically reduced price to preserve for “future generations”.
Minister for State Development Cameron Dick MP outlined in his letter to Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner that the Nathan land, which borders on Toohey Forest Park and has a strong koala population, has a market value of $8.8 million but negotiations could see the land sold for less than the book value of $3.2 million.