Author Archives: Care for Keppel

Shoot the birds…..

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Care for Keppel

GKI Resort Pty Ltd intends to construct and operate a new runway on Great Keppel Island. This is a large runway and will require the management of birds for safety reasons. Attempts to scare birds from the area will be … Continue reading →

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Terry fails the acid test on Keppel

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Care for Keppel

Acid sulphate soil will be disturbed if GKI Resort Pty Ltd constructs a marina at Putney Beach. To construct a marina, part of Putney Beach will need to be dredged. This will release large volumes of acid and impact nearby … Continue reading →

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GKI the first GBR suburb?

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Care for Keppel

Up to a quarter of the land on Great Keppel Island could be developed in the future without any development ever taking place on Lot 21, the largest parcel of land on the island. When considering the lands the land … Continue reading →

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Hundreds of signatures supporting sustainable development on GKI!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Care for Keppel

Our Australia Day Stall has been a raging success. Hundreds of people signed the petition for responsible development of Great Keppel Island. Good for you Central Queenslanders! This sends a clear message to Tower Holdings and Government decision-makers that we … Continue reading →

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Queensland island resorts face more closures and sell-offs amid continuing tough times

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Care for Keppel

  QUEENSLAND’S string of island resorts to get wrecked on is likely to get even shorter this year with the possibility of more closures and sell-offs amid continuing tough times for the one-time tourism gems. And with a number of … Continue reading →

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Beautiful one day, forgotten the next

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Care for Keppel

The cost of Queensland’s development-at-any-price philosophy was neatly portrayed last February in photographs of the aftermath of cyclone Yasi at Port Hinchinbrook on the outskirts of the town of Cardwell. The port is a housing development for wealthy codgers and … Continue reading →

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$40m or your plans are wrecked

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Care for Keppel

It is hard to believe this is the island that became the nation’s hedonistic playground thanks to the “get wrecked” on Great Keppel advertising campaign in the 1980s. The Queensland resort that generated international headlines with its ban on guests … Continue reading →

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Terry doesn’t give a ‘f—-’

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Care for Keppel

The following news extract gives one a little insight into the type of developer that will be responsible for a World Heritage Great Barrier Reef site: Razing the roof The latest owner of Bellevue Hill’s $20 million neo-Gothic mansion Rona, … Continue reading →

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