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North Stradbroke Island residents dig in to oppose Aboriginal corporation tourism project with no-appeal status
Protesters on North Stradbroke Island have set up a protest camp on a development site at Point Lookout to oppose construction of the Whale on the Hill project, which was due to start earlier this week.
Key points:
- The Whale on the Hill project has ministerial approval and cannot be appealed
- QYAC is run by descendents of North Stradbroke Island traditional owners
- Quandamooka elder Maureen Myers says they are not island residents and don’t represent local views
The Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC) is the body driving the project — a $3 million open-air structure to house a 15-metre eastern humpback whale skeleton that washed ashore in 2011.
QYAC has previously said their vision was for the skeleton installation to…
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