The decision to clear five hectares of Brisbane koala habitat to expand a rifle range is expected to be raised on Thursday morning when Queensland's new Koala Advisory Council meets.

The managers of the Belmont Shooting Complex, in the city's south-east, want to add a new "skeet and trap" shotgun rifle range, extra clubhouse, spectator stands, a car park and safety and acoustic barriers. Two hectares of bushland have already been cleared.

The government is under fire for its proposal to clear five hectares of bushland at Belmont Rifle Range. Recent koala sightings are shown by yellow stars.

Conservationists are horrified with the attitude of the state government, with Queensland Housing and Public Works Minister Mick de Brenni planning to use his ministerial discretion to clear bushland on Old Cleveland Road.

Two people attending the Koala Advisory Council forum on Thursday separately told Brisbane Times they would raise the issue with Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch.