Black Swan Lake protest takes off as more trucks arrive at the borrow pit

A major protest is about to take place at Black Swan Lake as several trucks with fill begin arriving at the Gold Coast environmental battleground.

Trucks arriving at Black Swan Lake earlier this week.

A MAJOR protest is about to take place at Black Swan Lake as several trucks with fill begin arriving at the Gold Coast environmental battleground.

Lake supporters at 11am today will be joined by RSPCA spokesman Michael Beattie, GECKO founder Lois Levy and Wildlife Queensland’s vice-president Michael Lusis who are to stage a media conference.

A worker keeping an eye on trucks passing through for work at Black Swan Lake.

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About four supporters were watching early this morning as eight workers arrived on the site and up to four trucks parked at the site just after 7.30am.

Wildlife Queensland Gold Coast president Sally Spain believes there is still an opportunity to save the lake which council calls “the borrow pit”.

The Gold Coast Turf Club after gaining approval earlier this year to fill in the lake for a grassed area at the back of the Bundall equine precinct intends to work fast on the project to avoid the wet season.

Trucks arrive at Black Swan Lake on the Gold Coast.

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But Ms Spain and other lake supporters are keeping constant watch to see the contractors protect wildlife and fulfil the work conditions set by council.

“It’s quite rectifiable. It’s quite a big lake,” Ms Spain told The Bulletin.

“If they breach a condition they’re shot. If they are seen to be pumping it out, they are in breach. It has to be filled and evaporate.”

“We are calling for the Turf Club to stop the destruction and for council to rescind its motion.”

Ms Spain believes there are enough community-minded councillors who would now support a move to keep the lake.