Oyster Point (Australia)

[2] Severe siltation means that the seabottom sediments (in this case having a high acid marine mud component) are always on the move.

[5] Under a four-way Deed of Agreement (the Conformed Deed) between the Cardwell Shire Council, Queensland Government, Commonwealth government and the Developer Cardwell Properties (sole director Keith Williams), the developer alone (and block buyers) would be responsible for the maintenance of roads, canals and sewerage on this private canal estate, including all maintenance dredging; this burden could never legally fall on state or local government [6] Stoney Creek was turned into "Grande Canal" by being bunded and dry-excavated to a depth of 6 metres and a width of 100 metres.

In November 1994, after representations to the Commonwealth Government by North Queensland Conservation Council Inc. and Friends of Hinchinbrook Inc., the Governor-General of Australia gazetted a Proclamation to stop the 13 metre tall fringing mangrove forests from being cleared.

[11] In 1996 Friends of Hinchinbrook Inc. (FOH) challenged the Commonwealth Consent granted by environment minister Senator Robert Hill High Court under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 .

This Plan was catchment-based and relied on statutory mapping (similar to the current GBRMPA zoning) preventing "adverse impact" along most of the GBRWHA coast.

Other small groups carried out minor actions involving crossing the cleared development site to get to Stoney Creek.

At the mouth of Stoney Creek (Oyster Point itself) the walking party was trapped and assaulted by a group of men, while Queensland police watched.

[citation needed] The Alliance to Save Hinchinbrook Inc. holds many photos and videos of the assaults, and 70 of the written statements made by the walkers for the Criminal Justice Commission.