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From corpse to beauty in one night By Erle Levey
Lisa and Neil Paterson of Odd Spot Plants at Goomboorian with their Corpse Plant, affectionately known as Xena in honour of The Warrior Princess. (451965)
Neil and Lisa Paterson have some rare and unusual plants at their Goomboorian nursery but few as odd as the Titan Arum or Corpse Flower. Amorphophallus titanum has the largest unbranched inflorescence (flower) in the world. It has taken five years to flower at Odd Spot Plants nursery and it blooms for one night. For four years it sent up a single branch but now in its fifth year it has developed a flower. Normally this can take anywhere between five and 10 or 12 years, depending on growing conditions and the bulb. With its unique flesh-like, deep red petals and pungent rotting carcass aroma, the flower attracts pollen-transporting insects. This year the plant sprouted in November and by New Year’s Eve when it was 1.5m high, Neil and Lisa determined it would flower. In the following seven days it grew to 2.2 m tall. Two men more than six feet tall can barely reach around it together. “This plant needs a big space,’’ Neil said. “It’s not something to grow in your lounge room.’’ Continued page 2
Crossing victory After a parliamentary petition, lodged by Hinterland resident Nick Cooke, advocacy by Noosa MP Sandy Bolton, an LNP election commitment and a ministerial meeting the wheels have been set in motion to deliver a pedestrian crossing on Factory Street, Pomona. Two months after the October election where both LNP and Labor made election promises to commit to the $950,000 pedestrian crossing Mr Cooke, sponsored by Ms Bolton, lodged a community parliamentary petition in December,
which was tabled, calling on the urgent need for safe crossings on the state-managed Factory Street, Pomona. Ms Bolton said she endorsed the petition as part of her longtime advocacy regarding inappropriate levels of heavy haulage endangering these communities and a meeting was held last month with the new Transport and Main Roads (TMR) Minister Brent Mickelberg regarding the importance of fast tracking this project committed to during the election.
“The need for a safe crossing on Factory Street, Pomona as well two others in the precinct, is necessary for residents to access essential services and their homes,” Ms Bolton said. “This includes for our school children traversing these roads on their way to school and after school activities. Our efforts included making sure the design was on track ensuring readiness for a commitment of funding.” In his response to the petition Mr Mickelberg confirmed the government was committed to ensuring Queenslanders’
safety on our roads and acknowledged the concerns and importance of maintaining safety in and around the Kin Kin Quarry. “Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House the urgent need to install a safe pedestrian zebra crossings on Factory Street and Hill Street, Pomona,” he said. “These roads experience a high volume of traffic, including large 40-tonne quarry trucks from the Kin Kin Quarry, posing significant safety risks. Continued page 3
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