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Mission Beach celebrates the
Protection of a crucial lot in an important
habitat corridor

Buy back of Lot 66 was made possible by decades of community commitment and partnerships focused on saving the cassowary at Mission Beach

Queensland Trust for Nature (QTFN) and the Community for Coastal and Cassowary Conservation (C4) has secured and facilitated a 45.2 hectare Cassowary wildlife corridor at Mission Beach in northern Queensland.

The corridor, known locally as Garrett Corridor, is to be protected in perpetuity through the creation of two new Nature Refuges that will link the Djiru National Park in the World Heritage Tropics and the Mission Beach coastline. This has been achieved through a coordination of local groups including C4, the Djiru Warrangburra Aboriginal Corporation (DWAC) and the Cassowary Coast Regional Council (CCRC).  Read QTFN Lot 66 media release.

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Lot 66 - part of Garrett Corridor where the rainforest meets the sea
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Biotropica’s 2008 report on “Wongaling Beach Habitat Linkages, prepared for Terrain NRM, lists Habitat Linkage
6 (which is: Reserve 214 to Tam O’Shanter National Park  via Lot 802 on SP110366) as a primary linkage that “…. is considered the most significant linkage within the Wongaling area. .... Linkage habitat on the eastern side of the
Tully Mission Beach Road is State land but adjacent forests are privately owned lands. …..The security of
linkage  habitat on State lands is assumed, although this security rests entirely on achieving appropriate levels of protection for the very significant linkage habitat represented by Lot 66 SP164474"

“These two parcels contain very high quality vegetation, including riparian vegetation fringing two watercourses that flow into Reserve 214. If these parcels are developed there is a high risk that this critical linkage will become dysfunctional and degraded.

The long term future of Lot 66 on SP164474 requires careful consideration given its critical position, high quality habitat and continuity between State lands. Protection incentives should be considered and some acquisition may also be warranted.” (Biotropica 2008)".
Lot 66 is here

Background

Lot 66 news
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​the Lot 66 story
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Lot 66 Now a Nature Refuge
3 Nov 2018
Innisfail Advocate 
QTFN Lot 66 statement
May 2014
Sanctuary for big birds close
Daniel Bateman May 1 2014 Cairns Post
PROTECTION OF CASSOWARY CORRIDOR IN MISSION BEACH INCLUDING LOT 66 SP164474 AND LOT 802 SP110366
Agenda – CCRC Local Government Meeting 16 January 2014
Petition to Mr Burke launched
April 29, 2013 -
1,234  signatures

Developer withdraws second proposal
The federal environment minister announced in July 2011 that the second development proposal submitted for residential subdivision on Lot 66 within Garrett Corridor had been withdrawn.
Cash Countdown for Cassowaries
Terrain Media Release 10-5-13
Development proposal withdrawn
EPBC Public notice 15-7-11
Buying Land to Save Cassowaries
Terrain media release 1 July 2011
Flyer distributed
Save Lot 66 Campaign 1-12-10 
Petition to Peter Garrett opened Nov 21 2010 1654 signatures
Endangered Cassowary under threat
7.30 report 11-1-10
Irwin in birds corner
Cairns Post 13-11-09
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Buyback Plan to save birds
Tully Times13-11-09
Land buy-back support
Cairns Post 9-5-09
Group calls for federal protection of rainforest block
 Cairns Post 9-1-09
Landmark Decision For Mission Beach
MB Bulletin Oct 08
Forest Buyback Urged
Weekend Cairns Post 2-8-08
Message from the Mayor
Tully Times 31-7-08
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Letters to the editor
Tully Times 31-7-08
Peter Garrett stops beach development
Tully Times 31-7-08
Garrett steps in to protect cassowary
The Australian 29-7-08
Decisive action to protect Mission Beach cassowaries
Media Release 28-7-08
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Peter Garrett press conference  transcript
Brisbane Conference Unit 28-7-08
Plea for end to forest clearing
Cairns Post 18-6-08
EPBC Act Assessment process
20-6-08 and 24-8-09

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20 Oct 2007
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