The release of plans for a 106-lodge tourist development at Killalea State Park has opened up another front in the battle by the Save Killalea Alliance to stop the proposal.
However, alliance spokeswoman Mairi Petersen said the main issue remained a potential sale of the controversial lease agreement by Mariner Financial.
In 2007 the Killalea State Park Trust signed a 52-year lease agreement with Killalea Coastal Investments (KCI).
Latest Killalea plans stir up opposition Two weeks ago Mariner announced it had "verbally agreed" to sell KCI to a third party.
"The biggest issue right now is whether or not they can on-sell the agreement," Ms Petersen said.
"Nobody has made a statement one way or the other. We would like the trust to say they can't sell.
The latest plans for 106 lodges, almost half the 202 first proposed in 2007, were released last week.
Eighty-one of the proposed lodges are in the area now occupied by a kiosk and car park overlooking The Farm surfing reserve.
The remaining 25 lodges are proposed for an area known as The Crest, to the north of The Farm.
Ms Petersen said the new plans came as no surprise.
"Nothing about this surprises anymore," she said.
"We suspected the best parts of Killalea would still be developed.
"At least the drawings are something concrete, we have had nothing to properly examine before."
The alliance will meet in two weeks to discuss the latest developments.
Ms Petersen said some hope still lay in the planning process.
"What has given me heart is that (Planning Minister Kristina Keneally) has knocked back other environmentally sensitive things," Ms Petersen said.
"There is huge opposition to this.
"I just can't believe Matt Brown and Lylea McMahon have no idea about the opposition to this.
"So many people are opposed to it - I don't think I have met anybody who thinks it is a good idea."
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