Shelburne, Queensland
Shelburne is a locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. In the, Shelburne had a population of 31 people.Geography
Parts of Shelburn are protected areas. In the north of the locality is the Heathlands Resources Reserve. In the east of the locality is the Wuthathi National Park and the Bromley National Park. In the south of the locality is the Bromley National Park.History
In 1976 the Australian Conservation Foundation first proposed the establishment of a national park to protect Shelburne Bays' white silica sand dunes. In 1987, a silica sand mining project in the area was rejected by Prime Minister Bob Hawke because of environmental concerns and the adverse impact on the Aboriginal community who had sacred sites in the area. On 15 December 2016 the Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt announced that more than of land would returned to the Wuthathi people with set aside to create the Wuthathi National Park which would be jointly managed by the Queensland Government and the Wuthathi people.
On 17 May 2017 the Queensland Government announced that of land set aside in 1986 for the development of a spaceport would be returned to the Wuthathi, Kuuku Ya’u and Northern Kaanju people. of the land would be used to establish Bromley National and used to establish Bromley National Parks, both of which would be jointly managed by the Bromley Aboriginal Corporation and the Queensland Government.
