New land added to ‘ring of forest’

By Phil Jarratt

Another piece of the jigsaw puzzle that is Noosa’s “ring of forest” was put in place last week with Noosa Council’s acquisition of an 88-hectare Boreen Point property featuring rare and important remnant old growth vegetation.

The $900,000 purchase, through Council’s Environment Levy, sits in a direct line between the Great Sandy Cooloola National Park and last year’s landmark Ringtail Creek/Yurol plantation acquisitions, and existing nature refuges, offering great potential for an extended wildlife corridor.

Environment Levy Working Group spokesman, Cr Tom Wegener, said the purchase was a big win for the environment. “Noosa prospers from environmental protection – it’s what makes us…