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Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

January 28, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has forwarded a petition to Agriculture Minister Leanne Donaldson from a united group of Coolabunia landholders protesting against their properties potentially being placed in the tick zone.<\/p>\n

The Shadow Agriculture Minister said the 32 Coolabunia property owners were alarmed at the prospect after years of working to keep their herds and properties tick-free.<\/p>\n

\u201cI congratulate Geoff Black and his neighbours who have taken the initiative to put together this petition,\u201d Mrs Frecklington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt clearly demonstrates that for their particular section of the tick line, these property managers and landholders are united in wanting to remain in a tick-free zone.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany families stand to lose years of hard work and potentially tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in capital value if their properties were re-classified.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know of landholders who have already sought legal advice and some are ready to sue the government for damages if they end up in a ticky zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI would encourage other landholder groups along the line to come together and do the same as the Coolabunia group.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019m hearing at the meetings I\u2019ve been attending is that each section of the line has its own specific issues and I believe there is room for the Department to negotiate solutions with producers in certain sections of the line, rather than trying to impose a one size fits all approach.”<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington urged Mrs Donaldson not to treat any landholder unfairly.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery landholder now in the control zone deserves the right to ultimately be included in the (tick) free zone,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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The Coolabunia petition and map forwarded to State Parliament (Photo: Nanango Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The wording of the Coolabunia petition:<\/strong><\/p>\n

To:\u00a0 The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland<\/em><\/p>\n

The petition of residents of the State of Queensland draws to the attention of the House: Petition against tick line movement in Coolabunia <\/em><\/p>\n

If the tick status is changed from control to infested it will result in a number of negative consequences for all landholders involved.<\/em><\/p>\n

These include but are not limited to:<\/em><\/p>\n