Review and reinstate the original Shingle Inn back onto Queensland Heritage Register and relocated to CBD as originally as possible

Eligibility - Queensland citizens
Principal Petitioner:
V Bridgstock
12 Beaton Street
COOPERS PLAINS QLD 4108
Total Signatures - 1283
Sponsoring Member: Andrew Fraser MP
Posting Date: 10/6/2005
Tabled Date: 10/6/2005
Responded By: Referred Minister
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

The petition of citizens of Queensland draws to the attention of the
House that the original Shingle Inn in the centre of Brisbane was opened
nearly 70 years ago. It is distinguished for its beauty and for its
historical associations, and the memories it holds in the hearts of many
Queenslanders. It is therefore, appropriate that the Shingle Inn was
placed on the Queensland Heritage Register and, when the building was to
be demolished, the parts of the Shingle Inn were carefully preserved and
stored, on the explicit understanding that the shingle Inn would be
reconstructed in the new building. Many citizens of Queensland were
therefore horrified to learn that the Shingle Inn had been removed from
the Queensland Heritage Register in September 2004, and that the
intention of its owners and the developers were that it would have no
place in the new building.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to review the removal of the
Shingle Inn from the Queensland Heritage Register, ensure that the
Shingle Inn is reinstated in the Central Business District as originally
as possible, as was agreed, and reinstate it on the Queensland Heritage
Register ensuring that it remains protected in the future.