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

       To address the DA’s plans, approximately 25,000 cubic metres of imported fill will be required, giving rise
       to 150 trips per day for at least 3 months. This means one heavy vehicle axle load every 3-4 minutes along
       David Low Way, down Sandpiper Court, through the IGA carpark & then back out via the Heron St
       roundabout. The impacts of such large amounts of fill, will create fragmentation of the watercourse, its
       habitat values & biodiversity - an environmental injustice for Qld Govt’s identified Mandatory Essential
       Habitat. Much of the western half of the site, including Little Rufous Creek, adjacent watercourse & the
       associated remnant vegetation have been mapped by the State as Matters of State Environmental
       Significance (MSES).

       There is no reference in the DA of the planned disturbance to essential wetland habitat for the vulnerable
       Wallum Froglet( Crinia tinnula), Wallum Rocketfrog (Litoria freycinet), Wallum Sedgefrog (Litoria
       oblongburensis), nor the impact on wetland heathland & sedgeplain, inhabited by the vulnerable Ground
       Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) recorded less than 500ms from the site.

       I’m seriously concerned that this proposal will cause significantly adverse environmental impacts on
       wildlife habitat, regulated vegetation, high ecological significance wetlands & protected area, as it fails to
       recognize or provide protection for these mandated areas nor adequately mitigate the impacts of the
       planned development upon them.




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