Brief account of social conflict over the construction of the Cairns-Kuranda Skyrail

Henry, Rosita

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The Skyrail became a heated topic of debate inboth the private and public domains, in the homes of local people, in the cafes and bars and other meetingplaces, eventually spilling out into the streets in the form of demonstrations, and into the rainforest itself inthe form of the blockade and direct action by some of the protesters. Developers proposed theconstruction of a 7.5 km long cableway in the rainforest from Caravonica to Kuranda called Skyrail, thefirst commercial development in a World Heritage listed area.The Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park was born during a period of political unrest in Kuranda over theconstruction of the Kuranda Skyrail. Djabugay people joined forces with environmentalists over the issueof damage to rainforest and the granting of leases by the government in the National Park. A Native Titleapplication was lodged and Aboriginal people joined protest marches and a blockade in direct actionagainst Skyrail.After the implementation of some construction compromises, the Skyrail opened to the public in August1995.Further reading: Rosita Henry, 'Performing protest, articulating difference: environmentalists, Aborigines and the KurandaSkyrail dispute', Aboriginal history, 1988Keywords:Aboriginal, environment, Indigenous, protest, rainforest, Skyrail, Tjapukai, World HeritageDate created: 30 September 2010Copyright © Rosita Henry, 2010Skyrail Cairns | Queensland Historical Atlas file:///Y:/Institutional Repository/HERDC2010/2010 Journals/Articles...4 of 6 5/04/2011 5:06 PMRelated: ConflictProtesters, credible or farcical, 1994Stop Skyrail in National Park, 1994Once it's there, it's there forever, 1994Nature tourism is our future, 1994Skyrail Cairns | Queensland Historical Atlas file:///Y:/Institutional Repository/HERDC2010/2010 Journals/Articles...5 of 6 5/04/2011 5:06 PMRally against Skyrail, 1994Anti-Skyrail protest, 1994Native PoliceStaunch but conservative – the trade union movement in RockhamptonAbout the Queensland Historical AtlasAuthorsEditorsFeedbackCopyright © Queensland Historical Atlas, 2011 All rights reserved.ISSN 1838-708XThe University of Queensland Queensland Museum Australian Research CouncilSkyrail Cairns | Queensland Historical Atlas file:///Y:/Institutional Repository/HERDC2010/2010 Journals/Articles...6 of 6 5/04/2011 5:06 PM

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