CAIRNS AQUARIUM DEVELOPER PROMISES TO REPLANT SITE AFTER RECEIVING FEDERAL APPROVAL TO REMOVE TREES

• CAIRNS AQUARIUM DEVELOPER PROMISES TO REPLANT SITE AFTER RECEIVING FEDERAL APPROVAL TO REMOVE TREES

THE Cairns Aquarium developer has promised to “heavily revegetate” the inner-city site after removing flying fox roosting trees to allow construction to start.

But chief executive and founder Daniel Leipnik couldn’t confirm if the native trees to be replanted would attract bats back into the city or if a viewing platform for visitors would feature in the final design.