Indawo entsha yezivakashi eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.15 e-Great Keppel Island ibuyiselwe emuva nguNgqongqoshe Wezemvelo u-Peter Garrett ngoba izoba nomthelela omkhulu empilweni ye-Great Barrier Reef.
Ungqongqoshe namuhla umemezele ukuthi le phrojekthi ngeke iqhubeke ngoba “yayingamukeleki ngokusobala” ngaphansi komthetho kazwelonke wezemvelo ngenxa yomthelela kumagugu omhlaba asendaweni.
"Umthelela emiphakathini yamakhorali asogwini, izindawo ezingamaxhaphozi ezisogwini, izilwane zasolwandle, izitshalo zesiqhingi kanye nokwakheka kwegeological yentuthuko yalesi silinganiso esikhulu kungaba mikhulu kakhulu - yizona kanye lezi zimiso ezizuzele indawo yamagugu omhlaba," kusho uMnu Garrett.
"Ngikholwa ukuthi le mithelela ayikwazanga ukwehliswa noma ilawulwe ezingeni elamukelekayo futhi ingalimaza unomphela futhi ilulaze lawa magugu."
Lesi siphakamiso, sisekelwa inkampani yaseSydney i-Tower Holdings, sihlanganisa ihhotela elinamakamelo angu-300 kanye ne-spa yosuku, izindlu zokungcebeleka ezingu-1700, izindawo zokungcebeleka ezingu-300, iklabhu ye-marina engu-560 kanye ne-yacht club, indawo yesikebhe, indawo yokudayisa, inkundla yegalofu kanye ne-oval yezemidlalo.
Lesi siqhingi esingamakhilomitha-skwele angu-14.5, esingamakhilomitha angu-15 ukusuka ogwini eduze kwase-Rockhampton enkabeni yeQueensland, sesiphenduke i-mecca yezivakashi edume ngepaki kazwelonke, amahlathi emvula kanye nemigwaqo yasehlathini.
Kodwa isiphakamiso seTower Holdings siye sabangela ukuphikiswa ngenxa yesilinganiso saso kanye nomthelela emvelweni we-Great Barrier Reef entekenteke, isimiso sezixhobo zamakhorali esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni.
“IGreat Barrier Reef ingenye yezindawo eziyigugu kakhulu emhlabeni futhi iletha izigidigidi zamaRandi emnothweni wethu unyaka ngamunye,” kusho uMnu Garrett.
Lesi sinqumo silandela izinqumo eziningi ezinempikiswano zikaMnu Garrett, okuhlanganisa nokugunyaza kwakhe okunemibandela kwesigayo seGunns pulp eTasmania eTamar Valley kanye namathuba amabili amasha okumba i-uranium eNingizimu Australia.
Ngenyanga edlule wenqabile uhlelo oluhlongozwayo lokuthuthukisa amabhiliyoni angu-$5.3 olwenziwa yi-Waratah Coal lokwakha ujantshi wesitimela kanye netheminali yamalahle eShoalwater Bay, nayo emaphakathi neQueensland, ecaphuna ubungozi bobuqotho bemvelo bendawo.
“Angimelene neze nokuthuthukiswa okufanele kwezimpawu zezivakashi zethu, kodwa nginomthwalo wemfanelo wokuqinisekisa ukuthi intuthuko iqhubeka ngendlela ehambisana nezibopho zethu zokuvikela indawo yamagugu omhlaba ukuze izizukulwane zamanje nezizayo zijabulele.”
Lapho ethatha isinqumo, uMnu Garrett uthe ukhulume nesincomo sangaphambili se-Queensland Environmental Protection Authority sokuthi le ndawo igcinwe esimweni esingathuthukisiwe futhi iqokwe njengendawo evikelekile.
Kodwa ushiye umnyango uvulekele ukuthi kugunyazwe isiphakamiso esisha, ephawula ukuthi i-Tower "yamukelekile ukuhambisa esinye isiphakamiso esikhathini esizayo esingenalo leli zinga lomthelela kulawo magugu".
I-Tower ayizange iphendule esicelweni sokuphawula, kodwa kusizindalwazi salo msebenzi, usihlalo uTerry Agnew uchaze izizathu zentuthuko.
“Ngeshwa, ukutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha esifundeni kwehle kakhulu emuva kwezinye izifunda ezisogwini eQueensland.
“Kusukela ngiqala ukunyathela kulesi siqhingi, ngamangazwa ubuhle baso futhi ngangazi ukuthi cishe lesi kwakuyisiqhingi esiyipharadesi esivelele kunazo zonke e-Australia.
“Ngokubambisana nokusekelwa izakhamuzi zaseCentral Queensland, singakwazi ukuguqula iGreat Keppel Island ibe enye yezindawo eziheha izivakashi kuqala e-Australia.”
