The Mount Coot-tha zipline project was pushed by retiring lord mayor Graham Quirk as an election promise he committed to in 2016.
The planned privately-run zipline,projected to cost $1.14 million over four years,would provide a 1.5-kilometre experience from the top of Mount Coot-tha west of the lookout and across JC Slaughter Falls.
Developed and approved by Brisbane City Council,the project is now tied up in the planning and environment court after a community group lodged an appeal against the project in late March.
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Conservationists and community groups have objected to the proposal on ecological grounds,citing risks to owls,koalas and other animals,and tree clearing,while community groups protest the use of public land for a private enterprise.
The state government is waiting for the appeal to be finalised before making a final decision on the project’s land management plan - the final hurdle for the project to go ahead.
But speaking toBrisbane Times,Cr Schrinner said while his focus as deputy mayor had been on public transport,his first focus as lord mayor would be to get a full,thorough briefing on the Mount Coot-tha zipline project.