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Hoffman Drilling appeals Gold Coast Council rejection of water extraction near Springbrook National Park

A waterfall in Springbrook National Park. (ABC Everyday: Yasmin Jeffery)

A court battle has begun over whether a company can extract water for bottling near a World Heritage-listed national park on the Gold Coast.

In 2019, Hoffman Drilling applied to extract 16 million litres of water a year from a site on Repeater Station Road near Springbrook National Park.

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