Just found this info about a similar problem in the very beautiful Kuranda, in tropical FNQ (Far North Queensland), Australia :


" Hi there,
I just thought I would make contact with your campaign to save the banks of the Obi Obi Creek from development. I strongly support your efforts and will be following the outcome with great interest. We in Kuranda are fighting simiarly a development proposal for a supermarket here. Whilst IGA has pulled out due to community opposition we will now go to the Planning and Environment Court to have the development approval thrown out. Similarly, and our main concern and campaign is against proposed development that will turn Kuranda "Village in the Rainforest" into a city of 50,000 (present population 3,000) . This is facilitated by the construction of a four lane highway through World Heritage Rainforest from near Cairns to Kuranda, a distance of 14 kilometres at a cost of $500,000,000. That's right, half a billion dollars, part of which will come out of the State budget for roads at the expense of all other needs in Queensland and destroying at least 50 hectares of World Heritage rainforest, inhabited by rare and endangered species including the Cassowary. Nothing is sacred anymore from development. "


I won't give her name as I haven't sought permission to copy this onto the Web (sorry)

Cheers!
R-J