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Cattle station purchase 'fantastic' for Great Barrier Reef, green groups say

2016-06-22 09:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Environment groups are applauding a fantastic move by the Queensland government to protect the Great Barrier Reef by buying a Cape York cattle station responsible for a disproportionate amount of pollution that flows on to the reef. The Queensland government has spent $7m buying the 560 sq km Springvale Station, situated south of Cooktown, the ABC reported on Wednesday. Cattle stations cause erosion and long gullies that pour sediment into rivers that drain into the water around the Great Barrier...

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