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Dear Mr Bailey
Please help us stop cassowaries being killed on the roads



Cassowary death
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A male cassowary stands over its dead chick, struck by a vehicle
early morning on a busy Mission Beach commuter road

We  would like to thank you for listening to our community. 
A community that cares about cassowaries.

An on-site meeting was held this week to progress solutions to cassowary road deaths at Carmoo on Tully-Mission Beach Rd, the area with the most cassowary deaths in the Wet Tropics. It was organised by Terrain and attended by Transport & Main Roads, C4, Mission Beach Cassowaries, Mission Beach Community Association, Environment & Heritage Protection, JCU, Council and  Zoo & Aquarium Assoc.

We understand that your department is  now looking at a package for Carmoo corner including speed limits, signage and coloured road verges and that Main Roads will present a draft  to us by February/March. We all want a solution that works for cassowaries, drivers and Carmoo residents.


Please continue to work with scientists and the community
to amend the road speed environment at Carmoo to stop cassowary deaths
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cassowary road signs
Year six students proudly pose with signs inspired by their imaginative drawings
We have asked people through the Mission Beach Cassowaries group to let you know how important the cassowary is to their sense of community identity, and as a major asset to the Mission Beach tourism economy.  We hope their stories will inspire you to continue to work with the community to to find ways to help cassowaries cross the roads safely. 
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