Dingo fence clearing causes environmental damage

The State government's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has pushed ahead with clearing for the construction of a dingo fence and fire break around the Fraser Island townships of Eurong and Happy Valley, causing major environmental damage. 

Fraser Coast Regional councillor, Sue Books successfully moved yesterday that the council write to the Minister of Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation, Andrew MacNamara outlining concerns about the lack of consultation, non consideration of the former Maryborough and Hervey Bay Councils' expressed concerns, and the unacceptable environmental damage caused when the route was cleared by bulldozers. 

Cr Brooks showed a series of photographs of the damage caused by the clearing and labelled the fence as unnecessarily intrusive in an environmentally sensitive area which was World Heritage listed.

Cr Les MucKan who rarely comments, said on behalf of the Butchulla people, that he was disgusted by the environmental damage shown in the photographs. He said if dingos were fed they would not cause a problem.