Proposed Privatisation of Mt Coot-tha

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has announced his LNP-controlled Council intends to hand over parts of Mt Coot-tha to private developers - and we’ll need your help to stop them.

The LNP wants the Mt Coot-tha Quarry to become an Olympics focused tourist development, with major private investment, that would rule out this 26 hectares becoming free public space.

Our new Greens Councillor, Seal Chong Wah, asked Mayor Schrinner to commit to keeping a rehabilitated Quarry as open access public space, for all residents of Brisbane.

His response was to declare, openly and aggressively, that the Quarry site should be privatised ...

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has announced his LNP-controlled Council intends to hand over parts of Mt Coot-tha to private developers - and we’ll need your help to stop them.

The LNP wants the Mt Coot-tha Quarry to become an Olympics focused tourist development, with major private investment, that would rule out this 26 hectares becoming free public space.

Our new Greens Councillor, Seal Chong Wah, asked Mayor Schrinner to commit to keeping a rehabilitated Quarry as open access public space, for all residents of Brisbane.

His response was to declare, openly and aggressively, that the Quarry site should be privatised. He used Howard Smith Wharves as an example of giving up council land for private development.

The Mayor actually criticised the Greens for wanting a rehabilitated Quarry to be kept as public space, despite strong community support for that outcome. You can read Cr Seal Chong Wah’s response here.

Shockingly, just a week before Seal’s question, the Lord Mayor spoke to the media about proposals to privatise Mt Coot-tha, even indicating support for a luxury hotel and zipline at the rehabilitated quarry. The Mayor’s comments in the media were revealing - their priority is tourists turning profits for private corporations, not Brisbane residents or the ecological value of Mt Coot-tha.

Handing over 26 hectares of Mt Coot-Tha to private developers will fundamentally change its status as a protected natural reserve and create a dangerous precedent that could see more of Mt Coot-tha privatised.

Together we can protect Mt Coot-tha

Our community wants this Brisbane asset to be public, open-access greenspace that enhances the Mt Coot-tha natural landscape, supports the rich local ecosystem and compliments the Botanic Gardens.

We ask that you email the Lord Mayor directly, to remind him of the value of Mt Coot-tha reserve and why a rehabilitated Quarry should be a beautiful public space for all the residents of Brisbane to enjoy.

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Email the Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner of Brisbane City Council

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The Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is not listening to his residents.

Through forums and direct feedback to our offices, residents are clear: they want a rehabilitated Mt Coot-tha Quarry to be kept in public hands and not handed over to private developers.

We need to remind the Lord Mayor that a rehabilitated Quarry is within the Mt Coot-tha forest and this 26 hectares should be returned to residents as free and openly accessible public space.

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To Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner

You have recently made statements in both the BCC chambers and in the media that you believe a public/private partnership is needed for a rehabilitated Quarry.  You have also said that a rehabilitated Quarry site should be a major tourist attraction to make the most of the Olympic 2032 opportunity.

A public/private partnership to develop Mt Coot-tha Quarry, would obviously mean some part of this site would become a fenced-off commercial operation, charging fees in order to reclaim that investment. This is entirely inappropriate for 26 Hectares within the Mt Coot-tha forest reserve.

As a resident of Brisbane, I absolutely want a rehabilitated quarry to be kept in public hands and not made into a private/public partnership tourist attraction.

Mt Coot-tha Forest is the largest natural area with the Brisbane City Council area and a rehabilitated Quarry should be returned to the reserve and the people of Brisbane, not developed for an Olympic focused tourist attraction.

As the Quarry sits entirely within the Mt Coot-tha Forest, it is vital that it's not compromised by handing over 26 hectares of the reserve to private development.

A rehabilitated Quarry should be a public, open-access space that enhances the Mt Coot-tha natural landscape, supports the rich local ecosystem and compliments the Botanic Gardens.

Can you give your commitment that you will not allow private developers to take control of a rehabilitated Quarry and that it will be rehabilitated and returned to Brisbane residents as 100% freely accessible public space?

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