Helium balloon ban for Queensland
Eligibility - Queensland residents
Principal Petitioner:
David Curtin
Queensland Youth Environment Council
PO Box 1171
Queensland Youth Environment Council
PO Box 1171
Total Signatures - 494
Sponsoring Member:
The Clerk of the Parliament
Posting Date:
27/1/2017
Closing Date:
30/5/2017
Tabled Date:
13/6/2017
Responded By:
Hon Dr Steven Miles MP on 26/6/2017
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House the destructive, unnecessary, act of releasing helium balloons. Balloons are a common source of litter, which causes serious harm to our marine and wildlife, which is why they are banned in New South Wales.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to amend current litter and illegal dumping legislation to include a ban on releasing helium balloons, and investigate options to outlaw the mass-distribution of helium balloons at events, and imposing penalties for doing so.