499-05 Prevent the Justice Department from removing the Mango and Curtain Fig trees from the Court House, Charlotte Street, Cooktown
Eligibility - Residents of the State of Queensland
Principal Petitioner:
S Rowling
140 Hope Street
COOKTOWN QLD 4895
140 Hope Street
COOKTOWN QLD 4895
Total Signatures - 877
Sponsoring Member:
Jason O'Brien MP
Posting Date:
09/08/2005
Tabled Date:
09/08/2005
Referred to:
Referred Minister
on
10/08/2005
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
The petition of residents and visitors to Cooktown, Far North Queensland, draws to the attention of the house the Justice Department’s order to have two large trees, situated on their property at the Court House, Charlotte Street, Cooktown felled/removed. These trees are icons to the street and important vistas to the streetscape of the town of Cooktown. We feel very strongly that they should not be removed.
Your petitioners therefore request the House to prevent the Justice Department from removing the said trees – one ancient Mango and one ancient Curtain Fig Tree and seek other means available to manage these trees.