Vegetation Management
If the State of Queensland representing the people of Queensland decides to protect the natural vegetation based upon good science, then the current vegetation management regime is ineffective. Governments of different political persuasions take different views in relation to what ought to be protected and how it ought to be protected. A bipartisan approach to vegetation management is needed. Since the commencement of State vegetation management legislation, the frequency of change to accommodate different policy approaches has failed both conservation and commercial interests. Natural cycles of vegetation growth and regrowth cannot be accommodated during one political party’s term/s in office. The nature of the vegetation growth and regrowth is not secured over time and the environmental values are not given…