Helium balloons
Eligibility - Queensland citizens
Principal Petitioner:
David Curtin
Keep Queensland Beautiful
11-15 Buchanan Street
Keep Queensland Beautiful
11-15 Buchanan Street
Total Signatures - 473
Sponsoring Member:
Peter Dowling MP
Posting Date:
4/6/2013
Closing Date:
20/11/2013
Tabled Date:
21/11/2013
Responded By:
Hon Andrew Powell MP on 6/12/2013
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Queensland citizens draws to the attention of the House to the unnecessary releasing of helium balloons in Queensland. Balloons are a common source of litter found in waterways. The balloons can cause serious harm to marine and wildlife, which is why they are banned in New South Wales.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to ban the release of helium balloons in Queensland, with an appropriate penalty for deliberately doing so.