Hello Mayor Batri, and fellow citizens. I’m Talia Johnson and I’m here on behalf of the entire Local Aboriginal Community. Musgrave Park Can Not be destroyed by property developers and their ‘aspiring plan’ to reinvent Brisbane. I know that amongst us today there are good people, and I know that there are property developers. And, I’ve got something to say to you Property Developers. Musgrave Park is not a patch of grass on a large block of land, it is a crucial part of my Indigenous Heritage. We need to consider not only the Indigenous significance of Musgrave Park Past, and Present, but we must look at the true importance of Brisbane’s Green Space. Green space is becoming quite a point of discussion because it’s not being accommodated in …show more content…
If any Property developers are going to take this important area away from us then good luck, because we are determined and no-one is going to stop us. The park holds special significance to the local indigenous population due to a past restriction barring Aborigines from crossing the park and entering the city of Brisbane. This land represents our freedom. The freedom that the white settlers ripped out from our grasp. I’m furious. This is where we belonged. Imagine it this way. ‘Belonging’ by Jeannie Baker. The people made their land their own. My Great, Great Grandparents made this land their own. They lived there, they created a family environment. But then, it all got taken away. What if the people from the book got their environment taken away? The reader’s would be furious, wouldn’t they? Well, as I have just told you, this scenario has happened but in a much realer way. This scenario was not fiction. It really happened. It really impacted on thousands of lives. And after this significant change was retracted, and Aborigines were allowed back in the park, they made Musgrave Park the land that they knew, that was taken away but they regained. So, are you really going to take this historical landmark away from us? By ruining the sacredness of the beautiful
The property of Kangaroo Flat, near Yarrowitch, was subdivided into two properties, one of which Carmen and Geoffrey Blomfield acquired through the promotion method. This property had been owned by Henry Viner. The Lands Department stipulated that it was only suitable for cattle
I am writing to you today to explain the habitation loss that has been occurring in Hastings point. Hastings point is a great tourist destination, due it not being full in development and it is close to the beach. Furthermore, discussions about these issues will be throughout this letter to why the council should reject from building more infrastructure, many of these reasons will be due to habitat loss.
Good morning fellow students I am the head of construction and I will be talking about the Wynnem road upgrades. This is going to be effecting a vast amount of people all across Brisbane. This means the government will be buying and demolishing homes as soon as they come on sale. I strongly believe that the widening of Wynnem road should go ahead. The barricades have been put on and the plans have been reveled after first thought of upgrading in 2011. It is due to complete in 2020. The upgrade will provide interim measures to improve traffic efficiency and safety along Wynnum Road between Canning Bridge and Riding Road in Norman park.
Do you live outside of Israel, but want to participate in the struggle for Jewish religious freedom on the Temple Mount?
This group of people over many years had been trying to get their land back, by their Aboriginal Rights, the land had once been “154 square miles” (Pertusati, 1997) but it:
Recently there has been much controversy in Garfield county due to talk of downsizing the grand national staircase. One of, if not the, most visited sites in Escalante, Utah Is the Grand Staircase National Monument. Stretching, right now, at about 1.9 million acres, the monument consists of beautiful slot canyons, national parks, and multiple lakes and/or rivers. With Utah being known for its national parks and beautiful scenery there is a lot of commotion being brought up with this new resolution to downsize. Named as resolution, HCR 12, county commissioners argue that the lack of space is destroying the industry and economic livelihood of Garfield county. Utah citizens disagree, and many argue that the cost of reducing the land size will
Centennial Parklands is known as the 'green lungs of Sydney ' - a 360 hectare public space that provides critical ecological and environmental functions for the city and its inhabitants. [4]
I'm writing in regards to your current discrimination policy. I understand what you believe in, that black people should not be allowed in your park. However your policy is not justified because, Clifton Davis worked his hardest and raised the money so that he could get his happiness, but keeps on getting denied. It's not fair because of his race that he can not go to the park it should be equal. Him and his friend payed a lot of money to enjoy the park, but was denied access.
The issue of land rights has been a consistent issue for the Indigenous people of Australia. In the colonisation of Australia, the European settlers deemed the land terra nullius which is defined as ‘Land belonging to no one’, this was due to their inability to understand the how the Aboriginal people used the land and their spiritual connection to it. The myth of terra nullius was a common misconception throughout Australia’s early years and remained until the ‘Mabo vs Queensland’ trial occurred. This was the first step in recovering the land rights that were stricken from the Indigenous people as it acknowledged their ownership to the land prior to the colonisation in 1778. Although there have been many improvements regarding land rights
Building a new park there are many positive and a few negative impacts. A positive impact can be children having a place to play. A negative impact will be the animals in the area losing their homes. We, as humans, have to be considerate of every living thing and not just
This park isn’t just for the animals either, It's a good way to bring the community together and to enjoy nature (and not look at your phone all day). I have well over 100 hours of volunteer work at the park, helping with charity events, the construction of structures, and caring for some of the animals. I live in a town that has various problems (like every town), and if you live here, you know what I mean. I would like New Richmond to be known more for positive things like the new aviary & wildlife center than for its drug problem. So I go and work down there almost everyday.
However, there were many that were opposed to the plan. In general, foreign imports coming in such great quantities could undermine British industry. More specifically, the site itself was questioned. Though the park offered enough space, the British were very protective of their parks “The Parks committee thought that the fair would lower property values of the highest portion of town, as well as permanently “disfigure” the natural area”. (1)
Since the early 1920s to the 1970s, there has been a debate regarding the perceptions and standards by which national parks should be established and limiting the expansion of national parks, limiting access for people living in urban areas and threatening open spaces due to urban sprawl and over population. Gradually traditional perceptions gave way to the preservationists’ viewpoints which redefined and gradually expanded federal definition of national parks. This was to include areas that may not be extraordinarily scenic but still required environmental protection or allowed recreational access for urban citizens, allowing for expansion and more funding.
The Issue of National Park conservation has become a widely controversial issue today. With the National debt reaching 17 trillion dollars some politicians think it is alright to either sell off national park land to commercial foresters, miners, and even foreign nations or to just close some parks entirely to make up some of the national debt. They are completely unaware that the parks arent just a “pretty area of land for tourists”. Many cities depend on the parks for their well-being. A quote from a local newspaper in California supports this “National parks don’t boast concession stands or charge tax, but data indicates they bring in millions of dollars to local economies each year”(Tree). Supporters of cutting the parks include big CEO’s of major companies and some of them not even in this country.
If there's one singular thing you can do for their garden or landscape- one simple action you can take that could potentially bring your plants back to life and prevent current and future disasters, it's mulching. And I'm not necessarily talking about pre colored cypress bark that you see surrounding lonely barberries in a Target parking lot. I'm talking about real mulching with real, workable materials that your plants will eventually be able to benefit from. Granted, painted chunks of wood still have the potential to break down into the soil eventually, but the process is slow and ugly and isn't meant to serve the purposes that mulch should be serving. So, what kinds of mulches are best and why is mulch so good for your garden?