The resumption of a block of land in a creek bed in Brisbane’s west has been criticised by a Brisbane councillor who says no legitimate efforts were made to find descendants of the original landowner.

In May 2018, the council resumed the 4181-square-metre block of land on Sir Samuel Griffith Drive as the council believed the landowner, Jens Sorensen, had passed away and there was no known owner to take ownership.

The resumed land is within the JC Slaughter Falls at Mt Coot-tha. Credit:Must Do Brisbane

While the council published a notice of intention to resume, to which no objections were received, independent Brisbane councillor Nicole Johnston said she had been contacted by residents who believed they could be a descendant.

“It is clear that council made no legitimate effort to identify the descendants of Jens Sorensen, the original owner of part of Mt Coot-tha,” she said.