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Koala habitat destroyed in Redlands after 100-year-old gumtrees bulldozed
A lone koala sat high in a gumtree in the bayside suburb of Ormiston, east of Brisbane on Wednesday, as the trees around it were bulldozed to the ground.
Key points:
- The land at Ormiston is privately owned and is too small for habitat protections to apply
- Redlands Council had previously opted not to purchase the land when it had been for sale
- A council spokesperson told the ABC it had no legal ability to stop the development project
Redlands Councillor Wendy Boglary said she spent the last 12 years trying to protect the small koala colony that used a tract of undeveloped land as a key feeding ground and breeding site.
“Today is pretty devastating,” Ms Boglary said, as she watched 100-year-old gum trees being fed through a woodchipper.
The land…
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