War broke out recently on Magnetic Island when part of the above bamboo clump was cut down in an area known as the Pope's Land. It is a large parcel of land at Nelly Bay , near the shopping centre, bequeathed to the Catholic Church some years ago. Those who cut down the bamboo were described on Facebook as environmental vandals , causing an eruption of social media comments, most in favour of the bamboo being removed. One person in favour of the chop reportedly resides in Geelong, Victoria . It has been pointed out that bamboo is not native , is a menace to remove . The environmental vandals claim was removed .
Days later , more bamboo was being cut down from another nearby clump, when a man arrived on the scene and demanded to know what was going on . He claimed to be in the process of buying the Pope's Land upon which he plans to build town houses. If this be fact, then it will be of great interest to people living near the blessed block.
Some years ago a letter was written to the Catholic Church in Townsville asking them to trim back bamboo that was hanging over the roof of a nearby house. There was no response. In the past there was talk of a retirement village being built on the land , but it did not eventuate.
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