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senate vote 2016-03-01#1
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Motions — North Stradbroke Island- Motions - North Stradbroke Island - Extend mining lease
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<p class="speaker">Jo Lindgren</p><p>I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1051.</p><p>Leave granted.</p>- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2016-03-01.110.1) introduced by Liberal Senator [Jo Lindgren](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/jo_lindgren) (Qld), which means it was unsuccessful. Greens Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/sarah_hanson-young) (SA) [opposed the motion](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F8a568a99-7485-4cfc-a486-b09cd96d922f%2F0069;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F8a568a99-7485-4cfc-a486-b09cd96d922f%2F0000%22), saying that it
- > *misrepresent[ed] the local Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee people, who have in fact launched a High Court challenge to the extension of the Belgian sand mining company's, Sibelco's, mining lease, which was granted by then Premier Newman.*
- ### Motion text
- > *(a) notes that:*
- >> *(i) the Queensland Government’s North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability Bill 2015 will phase out sand mining by 2019,*
- >> *(ii) there is a commitment from the North Stradbroke Island community to address future gaps and challenges by utilising mining forward estimate contributions that could be injected into supporting the local economy,*
- >> *(iii) a strategy of ecotourism cannot replace the economic disadvantage that will befall the unprepared community, and*
- >> *(iv) the Australian Workers’ Union has labelled the phase out of sand mining on the island by 2019 as ‘a kick in the guts’ for hundreds of workers living on the island and in the bayside communities; and*
- > *(b) calls on the Queensland Government to extend the mining lease to be compatible with the Council of Australian Governments ‘Closing the Gap’ agenda.*
<p>I move the motion as amended:</p><p class="italic">(a) notes that:</p><p class="italic">(i) the Queensland Government’s North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability Bill 2015 will phase out sand mining by 2019,</p><p class="italic">(ii) there is a commitment from the North Stradbroke Island community to address future gaps and challenges by utilising mining forward estimate contributions that could be injected into supporting the local economy,</p><p class="italic">(iii) a strategy of ecotourism cannot replace the economic disadvantage that will befall the unprepared community, and</p><p class="italic">(iv) the Australian Workers’ Union has labelled the phase out of sand mining on the island by 2019 as ‘a kick in the guts’ for hundreds of workers living on the island and in the bayside communities; and</p><p class="italic">(b) calls on the Queensland Government to extend the mining lease to be compatible with the Council of Australian Governments ‘Closing the Gap’ agenda.</p> <p class="speaker">Gavin Marshall</p><p>The question is that general business notice of motion No. 1051 as amended be agreed to.</p>
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