PM Submission Object - Ron Gooch - MCU16/0153 & REC16/0041

       This watercourse flowed even through the last 4 years which has been the driest 4 year period recorded in
       this region since commencement of rainfall records in the 1880’s.

       My Peregian Beach rainfall records show the period from 1/07/2016 to date as being the driest for that 10
       month period since I commenced records in 2002.

       ‘Little Rufous Creek’ is a continuously flowing spring which erupts between Rufous Street and Veggie
       Village. It was acknowledged at the time of construction of the Bowls Club in 1964 and undoubtedly would
       have been a source of fresh clean water during Aboriginal times.

       The D.A. positions Lots 10 & 11 totally within this watercourse, as are the gabion walls, roadway,
       landscaping and water retention system. Parts of Lots 12 and 6, the Community Pool Pavilion and
       Hotel/Motel also appear to be within its banks.

       The significant disturbance to the hydrology & ecology of the site and associated impacts on adjoining
       Council Reserve and Noosa National Park-Emu Swamp Section is unacceptable and need to be examined.

       2. Matters of State Environmental Significance

       Much of the western half of the subject land, including Little Rufous Creek and the associated remnant
       vegetation is mapped by the State as the following Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES): -

       a) Wildlife Habitat (aligns with Essential Habitat Mapping under the VMA for Wallum Rocketfrog, Wallum
       Sedgefrog, Wallum Froglet and Ground Parrot)

       b) Regulated Vegetation Management (aligns with Regional Ecosystem Mapping under the VMA)

       c) High Ecological Significance Wetlands (extending onto the subject land from the National Park)

       d) Protected Area (National Park adjoining western and southern boundaries)

       The State Planning Policy requires development to enhance the MSES and identify and manage significant
       environmental impacts on MSES by protecting them or otherwise mitigating those impacts.

       The DA proposes to develop much of the MSES mapped areas. We are concerned the proposal will cause
       significant environmental impacts on wildlife habitat, regulated vegetation, high ecological significance
       wetlands and protected area as it doesn’t protect these areas or otherwise adequately mitigate the
       impacts of the development upon them.




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Version: 1, Version Date: 26/04/2017