Maleny vs Woolworths
On the 20th August, the citizens of Maleny are asking us to join them in protesting the building of a Woolworths on the creekside of the Obi Obi.
Maleny is a small rural town in the Noosa Hinterland, about an hour and a half north of Brisbane. They sit on the top of the D'aguilar range which feeds into the watershed of the Brisbane River Catchment. It's a beautiful part of South-East Queensland and has an interesting mix of rural and green residents. There are farmers and communities all sheltering in the valleys on the top of the table land. My Dad has lived there, with both my sisters and his wife, for most of the last twenty years and while I get the most horrendous allergies whenever the camphor laurels are in flower, it's one of those spots that I'm so glad I can get to, and so glad it exists.
Woolworths is putting in a Store on the edge of the Obi Obi Creek that runs through the town and currently the residents are running a campaign to stop it's development. The Woolworths is being built on the edge of the creek where Platypus burrows have been found and are being destroyed by the building works. It's competing with small rural businesses that have been running at least as long as I've been going there which will have detrimental affects on the economy of a small town that has managed to survive the rural to urban immigration of the last fifty years. It's also being built in an area that is known for it's existing traffic problems and will only add more traffic. It's across the road from a primary school and high school with all the safety issues that entails.
The way that Woolworths have been responding to the actions has been quite heavy handed. The Maleny Voice site has a lot more information, both on the affects and the way that Woolworths have been responding. You can find the copies of the reports, planning documentation and press releases updating on the current state of the campaign on the site.
I've been asked to spread the word about the action on the 20th of August and let everyone know what's going on. If you can't make it there, at least think about boycotting Woolworths in support.
Maleny is a small rural town in the Noosa Hinterland, about an hour and a half north of Brisbane. They sit on the top of the D'aguilar range which feeds into the watershed of the Brisbane River Catchment. It's a beautiful part of South-East Queensland and has an interesting mix of rural and green residents. There are farmers and communities all sheltering in the valleys on the top of the table land. My Dad has lived there, with both my sisters and his wife, for most of the last twenty years and while I get the most horrendous allergies whenever the camphor laurels are in flower, it's one of those spots that I'm so glad I can get to, and so glad it exists.
Woolworths is putting in a Store on the edge of the Obi Obi Creek that runs through the town and currently the residents are running a campaign to stop it's development. The Woolworths is being built on the edge of the creek where Platypus burrows have been found and are being destroyed by the building works. It's competing with small rural businesses that have been running at least as long as I've been going there which will have detrimental affects on the economy of a small town that has managed to survive the rural to urban immigration of the last fifty years. It's also being built in an area that is known for it's existing traffic problems and will only add more traffic. It's across the road from a primary school and high school with all the safety issues that entails.
The way that Woolworths have been responding to the actions has been quite heavy handed. The Maleny Voice site has a lot more information, both on the affects and the way that Woolworths have been responding. You can find the copies of the reports, planning documentation and press releases updating on the current state of the campaign on the site.
I've been asked to spread the word about the action on the 20th of August and let everyone know what's going on. If you can't make it there, at least think about boycotting Woolworths in support.
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