The Pros And Cons Of North Stradbroke

North Stradbroke was originally known as the Indigenous name Minjerribah which means “Island in the Sun” in the Nunukul language (Moore, 2018). Furthermore, North Stradbroke is located off the coastal shores of Queensland and is the second largest sand island in the world, covering 275.2km² (Stradbrokeisland.com, 2018). Sibelco is a major sand mining, which is a practice that extracts sand from an open pit and can also be mined in other places such as inland dunes, beaches and drenched from the ocean and river beds (Envirotech-online.com, 2017). There are two main sources of income for North Stradbroke which are sand mining and tourism. In this report, the advantages and disadvantages of the closure of Sand Mining in North Stradbroke Island

Every year the sand mining corporation injects seventy million dollars into the local community, in fact, the social and economic structure of the island depends on the sand mining industry. In the absence of the income from the sand mining industry, the construction will decelerate or cease to exist altogether. Additionally, the sand mining industry is culpable for numerous jobs on the island, in fact, one in five of the 200 permanent residents, which would leave a fifth of the population without an income. The largest sand mining company in the Redlands of North Stradbroke Island, Unimin provides 145 permanent residents of the island job

Therefore, if the sand mining industry does close, it would be vital that no income is lost and that the many people employed by the sand mining industry retain a reliable source of income. Since tourism is the second largest corporation which produces income for the island, it would be imperative that this industry increases in size. The state government has increased the tourism budget to eleven million dollars in efforts to create a tourism boost. Whale interpreted areas are due to be constructed in order to attract more tourists(Caldwell, 2018). Since North Stradbroke Island is well known for its beauty, the camping facilities could be improved to promote tourism. Wildlife is another attraction of North Stradbroke Island that they could provide personal encounters for tourist when they travel over to the island. If the government is able to accomplish a few of these changes than the closure of the sand mining could change into reality and guarantee the residents of the island a stable