[OGD] A RARE orchid will not stand in the way of a $130 million marina residential development at Innisfail.

Innisfail's Sea Haven project approved

A RARE orchid will not stand in the way of a $130 million marina 
residential development at Innisfail.

Federal environment authorities requested fresh surveys of the Johnstone 
River-side site for the rare Dendrobium mirbelianum - native to North 
Queensland and Papua New Guinea and listed as an endangered species.

Authorities said the original flora survey had not been undertaken 
during the orchid's flowering season. But their new study has not found 
any trace of the species.

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2009/09/29/66535_local-news.html

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