Queensland koala funding diverted to rollercoaster could be much better spent, experts say
Scientists say public money originally set for Dreamworld ‘koala tourism facility’ could be used to combat habitat loss and chlamydia
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Scientists say public money originally set for Dreamworld ‘koala tourism facility’ could be used to combat habitat loss and chlamydia
The theme park used $2.7 million to build the Steel Taipan rollercoaster instead of the Future Lab wildlife centre for koala conservation.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palszczuk;s tourism minister on Tuesday night was forced to admit the government greenlit the funds being reallocated.
The first report from Queensland’s five-year koala conservation plan shows some wins, but a discrepancy of 240,000ha of “lost” Koala Priority Areas.
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