The vision for North Stradbroke Island
North Stradbroke Island views
The Queensland Government has committed to transitioning more than half the island to national park by 2011. By 2027, 80 per cent of the island will be national park—playing a vital part in the Queensland Government’s commitment to increase the area of national park to 7.5 per cent of the state by 2020.
With all mining to be phased out on North Stradbroke Island by 2027, planning is now underway for a sustainable new economy to replace it.
The approaching expiry of many existing mining leases on the island, including the Yarraman mine which is scheduled to cease in 2015, provided the impetus to review the vision for the island.
With mining currently employing 270 jobs on the island, a new economic strategy was needed to provide jobs to help support the local economy.
By growing nature-based tourism, recreation and accommodation potential of the island, this will support the establishment and use of a range of other island services.
Once the transition is complete it is expected at least 400 jobs will be created, including jobs in mining rehabilitation and maintaining the national park.
The vision for North Stradbroke Island will offer more camping grounds, significant business development opportunities, more walking tracks and the potential for appropriate expansion of the township areas of Dunwich, Amity Point and Point Lookout.
It provides long overdue recognition of native title for the Quandamooka people, the traditional owners of the island. Consultation with the Quandamooka people is ongoing, however it is expected their native title rights will be recognised over much of the island in 2011.
Read more about the North Stradbroke Island vision.
Last updated 22 July 2010