Kabi Kabi Traditional owners were arrested and forcibly removed by police from the Djaki Kundu sacred site after protecting the area from development since January
The Department of Transport and Main Roads is projected to build the Gympie bypass upgrade through the site, despite Kabi peoples protests.
Spokesperson Diane Djaki Widjung said that this is a racist act, “They diverted the roadmap around an old Christian church but they won’t divert it around the Kabi site which is an act of racism.” She told NITV news.
A peaceful demonstration will take place in Gympie this Saturday, the 30th at the memorial park at 10am to protest the potential site destruction.