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The travesty of Toondah Harbour

To: Greg Roberts <>, birding-aus <>
Subject: The travesty of Toondah Harbour
From: rob morris <>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2019 05:14:40 +0000
Hi Greg,

As far as I can tell the Department of Environment and Energy (DoEE) is awaiting an assessment in to the impacts of the proposed development from Walk Corp. I can't see an approval in place yet - unless something happened today.  Development in a Ramsar site is a high bar to pass and this should not get through based on the criteria required to justify development there. So a Federal approval is still required I believe.

In Qld - the state government gave the green light about 4 years ago with minimal approvals, getting in bed with Redlands City Council and declaring part of the Ramsar site a 'Priority Development Area'. They have previous form though...They did the same with the LNG sites in Gladstone which were in the GBR World Heritage Area. They gave all the approvals there, changed the WHA boundary and then did a strategic environmental assessment of the impacts to placate DEWHA as they were then (now DoEE).  

There are still opportunities to give the DoEE feedback - I don't think it's a done deal, but $$$$$$ speak louder than waders on a mudflat unfortunately. 

2018/8225 WALKER GROUP HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED/Tourism and Recreation/Numerous lots/Queensland/Toondah Harbour Development, Moreton Bay, Qld Invitation for Public Comment on Assessment Process Notice: Guidelines issued
2018/8225 WALKER GROUP HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED/Tourism and Recreation/Numerous lots/Queensland/Toondah Harbour Development, Moreton Bay, Qld Decision whether action needs approval/Approval Required
2018/8225 WALKER GROUP HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED/Tourism and Recreation/Numerous lots/Queensland/Toondah Harbour Development, Moreton Bay, Qld Decision on Assessment Approach: Environmental Impact Statement
2018/8225 WALKER GROUP HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED/Tourism and Recreation/Numerous lots/Queensland/Toondah Harbour Development, Moreton Bay, Qld Invitation for Public Comment on Referral


Rob Morris 
BSc(Hons) Ecology, MSc (Environmental Management) 
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors - GAICDs
Queensland Bird Tours
South-east Queensland Birders
email: 
Phone: 0431 119 773
Brisbane - Australia




From: Birding-Aus <> on behalf of Greg Roberts <>
Sent: Tuesday, 2 April 2019 1:27 PM
To: birding-aus
Subject: [Birding-Aus] The travesty of Toondah Harbour
 
The planned development of Toondah Harbour in a Ramsar-protected wetland in Queensland's Moreton Bay makes a mockery of international treaties to which Australia is a party. Queensland Labors stands condemned for this wanton act of environmental vandalism.

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