Turnbulls son ordered not to clear

Sept. 27, 2014, 4 a.m.

A CROPPA Creek farmer, whose family is at the centre of land-clearing disputes with authorities, has been ordered by a court not to disturb parts of his property following claims of unlawful damage to native vegetation.

A CROPPA Creek farmer, whose family is at the centre of land-clearing disputes with authorities, has been ordered by a court not to disturb parts of his property following claims of unlawful damage to native vegetation.

Grant Wesley Turnbull, the son of accused murderer Ian Robert Turnbull, was ordered by the Land and Environment Courts Justice Rachel Pepper yesterday not to disturb certain areas of Colorado, his family farm north of Moree.

Until further order, Mr Grant Turnbull is restrained from clearing, or causing, or permitting the clearing, of native vegetation on the land, Justice Pepper outlined in her judgment, confirmed yesterday in Sydney.

The interlocutory order was brought about by the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) following several investigations into allegations of unlawful clearings.

The OEH instigated the court challenge in Sydney on September 19 to prevent any further clearing on the Croppa Creek property while a remediation order is in place.

A temporary interlocutory order was imposed but the court heard Mr Turnbull this week opposed a further interlocutory order on five points including that the grounds sought for the relief order were too wide.

But Justice Pepper said the rehabilitation of any land that has been illegally cleared is a fundamental matter of public importance.

In my view, these proceedings have plainly been brought by OEH acting in the public interest, she found.

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Turnbulls son ordered not to clear