The zipline also includes a skywalk and cultural information.

The zipline also includes a skywalk and cultural information.

More than 3600 submissions were sent to council during the assessment process,with about 90 per cent believed to have objections to project.

While council claims it is an“ecotourism” experience,many submissions believe it would cause “ecological degradation”.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the project would bring tourism and economic benefits,with about 350,000 visitors a year and more than 100 new jobs.

Council had estimated thatr about 11,000 to 15,000 people would spend an additional hour in the Mt Coot-tha precinct with the increased number of amenities associated with the zipline.

“By improving this two-hectare area of Mt Coot-tha,we’ll protect what we love about all 1600 hectares of this Brisbane icon while creating more to see and do,"Cr Quirk said.

“We’re protecting Mt Coot-tha for future generations by planting more than 1700 new trees and carefully planning to protect owl and koala populations."

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Cr Quirk said a new visitor centre would also make Mt Coot-tha more accessible.

Cr Quirk said he was pleased the state government also reconfirmed there was no need to clear 28 hectares of land as had been falsely claimed by some key groups during the assessment process.

Councillor Steve Griffiths said the attitude of the mayor showed the"height of arrogance"towards the development's green light to move forward.

"It's council approving council applications,"he said.

"This is not the final key to the process,the state needs to make the decision.

"It has yet to go through state interest in terms of what they call DOGIT[for Deed of Grant in Trust,a system of community-level land trust established inQueensland to administer former reserves and missions] ... the land specifically should not to be used for commercial purposes."

Mr Griffiths said he agreed with parts of the project,including the Indigenous trail and tree top walk;however,his concerns outweighed the benefits.

"There’s been a massive amount of feedback against the zipline,"he said.

"About 90 per cent opposed it and this just goes to show that council is not listening yet again.

"We remain very concerned about the size and impact of the project,in particular to the powerful owls and also the loss of vegetation because we are talking about six ziplines,not one.

"But of course there are parts of project we agree with but as I've said before,we support the idea but this is not the right location."

In a stance against the project,Greens MP Michael Berkman has created an event on Facebook,Snap Rally:No Ziplines for Mt Coot-tha,for people to gather at King George Square on Tuesday to send a message to the state government.

"This project represents everything that is wrong with our planning system. It is essential that we send a strong message to those in power that we will not stand by and watch this destruction,"he wrote.

Mr Berkman said this was not the end of the fight to save Mt Coot-tha from"destructive privatisation".

"The LNP Brisbane City Council has approved their own application to build a megazipline at Mt Coot-tha,despite overwhelming opposition from locals and people across the state,"he wrote.

"The Labor State government has the power to stop the zipline.

"Mt Coot-tha is trust land,and an important green space that should be protected.

"As the Minister for Natural Resources,Anthony Lynham must reject the proposal."

Brisbane City Council allocated $717,000 in this year’s budget for the zipline and a further $423,000 in the forward estimates for 2019-20.

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