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CRIPPS PURSUES MINISTERS OVER PELORUS DEBACLE

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has continued to pursue two Palaszczuk Government Ministers over their involvement in the shutting down of a feral goat control program on Pelorus Island. Mr Cripps placed two Questions on Notice in the Queensland Parliament this week seeking information from Environment Minister, Steven Miles and Agriculture Minister, Leanne Donaldson. “I’m determined […]

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MINISTERS QUESTIONED OVER PELORUS ISLAND DECISION

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has challenged two Palaszczuk Government Minister’s about their decision to shut down a feral goat eradication program on Pelorus Island, allegedly to protect the vulnerable Beach Stone Curlew from wild dogs released as part of the conservation project. Mr Cripps said there had been considerable public interest in the Hinchinbrook Shire […]

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PELORUS DECISION JUST A POLITICAL STUNT

  Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has accused two Palaszczuk Government Ministers of a political stunt to shut down a feral goat management project on Pelorus Island and didn’t believe the decision was based on science or environmental grounds. Mr Cripps said in issuing a conservation order to the Hinchinbrook Shire Council, Environment Minister, Steven Miles […]

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CRIPPS BACKS FERAL GOAT PROGRAM ON PELORUS ISLAND

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has thrown his support behind Hinchinbrook Shire Council’s (HSC) efforts to eradicate feral goats on Pelorus Island by temporarily introducing dingoes, describing the program as innovative and practical.   Mr Cripps said criticism of the plan ignored the fact the feral goats were damaging the environment on the island, other methods […]