Great Sandy Marine Park

Eligibility - Queensland residents
Principal Petitioner:
Don Robinson
6 Glen Court
Bundaberg Qld 4670
Total Signatures - 1,417
Sponsoring Member: Jack Dempsey MP
Posting Date: 6/2/2007
Tabled Date: 6/2/2007
Responded By: Hon Lindy Nelson-Carr MP on 20/3/2007
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
The petition of residents of the State of Queensland draws to the attention of the House that the Great Sandy Marine Park due to commence in August 2006 completely prevents fishing on the only inshore reef that can be fished from a boat, as well as the safest rocky point in the Marine Park. Your Petitioners must therefore request Parliament to extend the 100 metre yellow conservation park zone along Barolin Rocks and to change Burkitt's Reef to a yellow conservation zone so that anglers may continue to fish these areas.