Cooran - Development Application

                    avoid adverse impacts;          be required under the          Nature
                    where adverse impacts           Conservation Act 1992.
                    cannot be reasonably
                    avoided,   they   are           The site has been located outside of
                    minimised.                      medium or high value koala
                                                    bushland.
                 (4) Ecological processes and
                                                    If any animal breeding places
                     connectivity            is
                                                    (including  tree   hollows)    are
                     maintained or enhanced
                                                    identified  during   construction,
                     by               avoiding
                                                    appropriate  measures    will   be
                     fragmentation of matters
                                                    undertaken.
                     of         environmental
                     significance.                  All clearing activities will be
                                                    undertaken in accordance with nbn
                 (5) Viable koala populations       construction management plans,
                     in South East Queensland       including measures to avoid impacts
                     are     protected      by      to fauna species, and vegetation
                     conserving            and      outside of the clearing footprint.
                     enhancing koala habitat
                     extent and condition.
Infrastructure   (1) The       outcomes      of     The nbn™ is an upgrade to
integration          significant infrastructure     Australia’s                  existing
                     plans and initiatives by       telecommunications network. It is
                     all levels of government       designed to provide Australians with
                     are     considered    and      access to fast, affordable and
                     reflected,          where      reliable internet and landline phone
                     relevant.                      services.

                                                    The Government is committed to
                 (2) Development achieves a
                                                    completing    the     network     and
                     high level of integration
                                                    ensuring that all Australians have
                     with         infrastructure
                                                    access to very fast broadband as
                     planning to:
                                                    soon as possible, at affordable
                      (a) Promote the most
                                                    prices, and at least cost to
                          efficient,    effective
                                                    taxpayers.    To    achieve     these
                          and flexible use of
                                                    objectives nbn is rolling out a multi-
                          existing and planned
                                                    technology mix network and building
                          infrastructure
                                                    the network in a cost effective way
                      (b) Realise       multiple
                                                    using the technology best matched
                          economic, social and
                                                    to each area of Australia.
                          environmental
                          benefits           from   To support the Fixed Wireless
                          infrastructure            component of this network, nbn™
                          investment                requires       a     fixed     wireless
                      (c) Ensure consideration      transmission site to provide fixed
                          of               future   wireless    internet     coverage    to
                          infrastructure            Cooran, with coverage extending to
                          needed to support         parts of Pinbarren, Pomona and
                          infill and greenfield     Traverston. The proposed fixed
                          growth areas              wireless facility has been designed to


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