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Flinders Karawatha Corridor Draft Management Strategy

Consultation Report 2013

Prepared by: Environmental Services and Regulation, Southern Region, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.

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Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 1

The Flinders Karawatha Corridor Management Strategy process ............................................................................... 1

Consultation program ................................................................................................................................................ 1

Community response ................................................................................................................................................ 2

Phase 1—Public consultation program on a draft administrative boundary and development of a vision statement (2011) ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2

Phase 2—Public submission program on the draft management strategy (2013) ................................................... 3

Indigenous community engagement ......................................................................................................................... 3

Industry groups and other interest groups ................................................................................................................ 3

Review process............................................................................................................................................................. 3

Step 1—Registration and acknowledgement of submissions ................................................................................... 3

Step 2—Classification of submissions ...................................................................................................................... 4

Step 3—Summarising of submission issues ............................................................................................................. 4

Step 4—Evaluation of responses/key issues raised ................................................................................................. 6

Finalising the Flinders Karawatha Corridor Management Strategy .............................................................................. 6

Recommendation ...................................................................................................................................................... 6

Appendix 1 Issues raised, response and recommended action ................................................................................... 7

1. Definition of the administrative boundary .............................................................................................................. 7

Property rights ....................................................................................................................................................... 8

2. Corridor management ........................................................................................................................................... 9

Community engagement ....................................................................................................................................... 9

Pest plant and animals; fire management; illegal dumping ................................................................................. 10

Land use .............................................................................................................................................................. 11

Governance and coordination ............................................................................................................................. 12

Impacts from infrastructure .................................................................................................................................. 13

Research ............................................................................................................................................................. 14

3. Management strategy ......................................................................................................................................... 14

Additions to be included in the final strategy requested ...................................................................................... 14

Funding initiatives ................................................................................................................................................ 14

Supporting partnership arrangements ................................................................................................................. 15

Monitoring and evaluation strategies ................................................................................................................... 15

Social and Recreation ......................................................................................................................................... 15

4. Other Issues not related to the draft management strategy ............................................................................... 15

Consultation process ........................................................................................................................................... 15

Planning schemes ............................................................................................................................................... 16

General ................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Figure 1 Location of respondents providing submissions ............................................................................................ 5

Table 1 Submissions received for consultation phases 1 and 2 .................................................................................. 2

Table 2 Issues by thematic area and recommended action ......................................................................................... 7

Flinders Karawatha Corridor Draft Management Strategy: Consultation Report 2013

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Introduction This consultation report has been prepared to enable the Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and member organisations of the Flinders Karawatha Regional Panel to consider the public submissions relating to the Flinders Karawatha Corridor.

The Flinders Karawatha Corridor is the largest remaining continuous stretch of open eucalypt forest south of the Brisbane River in South East Queensland (SEQ). The corridor extends from the 1200 hectare Karawatha Forest on the southern edge of Brisbane City, along Oxley Creek, through the Greenbank Military Training Area and south along the Teviot Range to Flinders Peak, Mt Joyce and Wyaralong Dam, north-east of Boonah.

Covering an area of over 56,350 hectares (ha), it is recognised as one SEQ’s most important regional biodiversity corridors, providing habitat and movement opportunities for a range of species that are regionally and locally significant. In addition, it supports scenic amenity, outdoor recreation and landscape heritage values of regional significance. In recognition of its important multiple landscape values, the corridor is identified in the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009–31 as a regional landscape area. The administrative boundary is registered as the Karawatha-Greenbank-Flinders Peak Corridor under Section 57 of the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2011.

Significant heritage values relating to European and Aboriginal cultural heritage places are present. These places are protected under a range of planning, legislative and management frameworks at local, state and federal levels, partly due to the size of the corridor and the influence and interests of the different stakeholders.

Land uses include rural landholdings (including grazing and horticulture), rural residential, residential, sport and recreation providers, Wyaralong Dam, national parks, conservation parks and Greenbank Military Training Area.

This report summarises the consultation process undertaken to date and includes a review and analysis of submissions and feedback by landholders and other interested stakeholders.

The Flinders Karawatha Corridor Management Strategy process The Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection approved the establishment of the Flinders Karawatha Regional Panel in 2013 with the purpose of advising on the completion and implementation of the Flinders Karawatha Corridor Management Strategy (the management strategy).

The Flinders Karawatha Regional Panel includes representatives from the following organisations:

Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Commonwealth Department of Defence, Jagera Daran Pty Ltd, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Scenic Rim Regional Council , Ipswich City Council, Brisbane City Council, Logan City Council, Energex, Seqwater, Powerlink, Queensland Outdoor Recreation Foundation, and Council of Mayors (SEQ).

The management strategy is a non-statutory document that will determine priority areas for investment and activities to be implemented over the next five years to ensure long-term protection of the corridors social, environmental and cultural values. It has been developed in three stages:

Stage 1: Identification of the corridor and environmental values (2005–10)

Stage 2: Phase 1—Public consultation program on a draft administrative boundary and development of a vision statement (2011)

Stage 3: Phase 2—Public submission program on the draft management strategy (2013)

Consultation program

A structured program throughout the consultation periods involved a range of approaches including:

public information sessions

website information which included the maps from the draft management strategy

letters to landholders and interested parties

free electronic copies of the management strategy.


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Community response

During 2011, a total of 65 people attended the public meetings convened during the initial stage of consultation. Comments and feedback from attendees was recorded under several topics.

A total of 180 individual responses/submissions were received during the two stages of community consultation. The total number of submissions does not reflect the complexity and diversity of comments made. Many respondents addressed a number of topics and/or issues in their submissions.

The majority of responses were received by email, letter or formal submission. Some responses were received via a telephone conversation that was recorded in writing by a departmental officer. Responses and recommendations were received from state and local government agencies, property development groups, environmental organisations, recreation interests and private landholders.

Formal consultation was undertaken in two phases. Feedback from Phase 1—Public consultation program on a draft administrative boundary and development of a vision statement (2011) was taken into account to refine the administrative boundary and inform the vision statement. Recommendations, themes and other significant issues raised in the consultation process were recorded and noted for use in the preparation of the draft management strategy.

Submissions received for consultation phases 1 and 2 is summarised in Table 1.

Table 1 Submissions received for consultation phases 1 and 2

Type of submitter Number of submissions/responses received

Private landholder 107

Community organisation including conservation and environmental

40

Property development sector 7

Recreation interests 9

Local government 2

State agency 5

Other (business owner, researcher, environmental consultancy)

10

Total 180

Phase 1—Public consultation program on a draft administrative boundary and development of a vision statement (2011)

The initial consultation process was undertaken between November 2011 and January 2012 by the former Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM). The purpose of the initial consultation was to review the proposed administrative boundary, vision statement, and facilitate discussion on where and how the relevant regional plan policies apply.

Affected landholders received written invitations to two public information sessions. The sessions were held on 21 November 2011 at the Greenbank Community Hall, Greenbank, and on 26 November 2011 at Queens Park, Ipswich. Separate industry, community and stakeholder meetings were also undertaken between 1 November 2011 and 20 December 2011. A total of 65 people attended the public meetings convened during the initial stage of consultation.

A number of issues were raised by landholders during this phase, including:

potential effect on property rights and land values

location and purpose of the administrative boundary

land management


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extension of the administrative boundary to the New South Wales border.

In July 2012, DERM also wrote to 1700 landholders and interested parties requesting written responses to the proposed boundary and vision statement.

Phase 2—Public submission program on the draft management strategy (2013)

This phase focussed on the content of the Draft Flinders Karawatha Management Strategy and landholders and other interested parties were invited to provide submissions during March 2013. The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) wrote again to over 1700 landholders and interested parties requesting written responses to the management strategy.

Issues raised in addition to those identified during phase 1 of the consultation included:

funding initiatives

supporting partnership arrangements

monitoring and evaluation strategies

social and recreation opportunities.

Indigenous community engagement

In addition to notifying landowners, the Cultural Heritage Coordination Unit of the then Department of Environment and Heritage ERM notified Traditional Owners from the Jagera, Yuggera, Ugarupul, Mununjali and Turrbal people of the consultation process.

Jagera Daran is a registered Aboriginal cultural heritage body for matters relating to Aboriginal cultural heritage and is a member of the current Flinders Karawatha Regional Panel.

Industry groups and other interest groups

Industry groups including government-owned corporations and utilities, and land development organisations were targeted as part of the both consultation phases and some are current members of the Flinders Karawatha Regional Panel.

Review process A review process was established to consider all properly made responses/submissions in an objective, equitable and fair manner and to inform development of the final Flinders Karawatha Management Strategy.

The review process was carried out as follows:

Step 1—Registration and acknowledgement of submissions

Step 2—Classification of submissions

Step 3—Summarising of submission issues

Step 4—Evaluation of responses/key issues raised.

Step 1—Registration and acknowledgement of submissions

This step involved the receipt of submissions/responses, their registration on a database, assignment of a submission number and a written acknowledgement. Submissions were received by mail, email and facsimile. Responses received by telephone were also registered on a database. A properly made response/submission required the name and street address (or email address) of the person making the submission, stated nature of the submission, and was received during the consultation period. All submissions were treated as confidential by the department. Written submissions were acknowledged either in writing or by email.

The registration process also identified a number of duplicate submissions by persons living at the same address or making more than one submission on the same topic. As there were two separate consultations, the first relating to the vision and administrative boundary and the second on the draft management strategy, submitters who responded to both consultations, but addressing separate issues, were recorded separately.


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Step 2—Classification of submissions

During Phase 1—Public consultation program on a draft administrative boundary and development of a vision statement (2011), submissions/responses received during the consultation were classified as supportive, not supportive or neutral. A neutral classification included people wanting more information on current activities within the boundary; landholders wanting to know if their land was within the administrative boundary and did not voice their objection; and others wanting to know if they could continue their current land activities.

For Phase 2—Public submission program on the draft management strategy (2013), a submission classification sheet was used to classify each submission in several ways including: submitter type, local government area, specific comments on proposed strategies to underpin coordinated management, and general issues. Submissions were also categorised as either a positive or negative response.

Figure 1 shows the location of respondents who provided submissions during the two phases of consultation.

Step 3—Summarising of submission issues

Each of the submissions received was reviewed to identify and summarise the main issues raised. A summary of the main issues was recorded either on the electronic database or submission classification sheet.


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Figure 1 Location of respondents providing submissions


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Step 4—Evaluation of responses/key issues raised

A detailed review of each individual submission was made to identify specific areas of concern. Each submission was collated and categorised according to the individual matters raised. The thematic issues raised were then categorised into the following four primary issues:

1. Definition of the administrative boundary

Support for extension of the corridor

Exclusion from the administrative boundary

Property rights

2. Corridor management

Community engagement

Pest plant and animals; fire management; illegal dumping

Land use

Governance and coordination

Impacts from infrastructure

Research

3. Management strategy

Additions to be included in the final strategy requested

Funding initiatives

Supporting partnership arrangements

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategies

Social and Recreation

4. Other issues not related to the draft management strategy

Consultation process

Planning schemes

General

Each of the issues was further broken down and the details of these, along with responses and recommendations, are listed in Appendix 1 Table 2 Issues by thematic area and recommended action.

Finalising the Flinders Karawatha Corridor Management Strategy The Flinders Karawatha Regional Panel is a collaborative partnership comprising government and non-government organisations tasked with overseeing the finalisation and implementation of the Flinders Karawatha Corridor Management Strategy.

Feedback and submissions received from all stages of the community consultation process included in this report will be incorporated into the final management strategy. It is expected that the management strategy will be ready for public release during 2013.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection receive this consultation report and consider the issues raised, assessments and recommendations in making the final Flinders Karawatha Corridor Management Strategy 2013–18.


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Appendix 1 Issues raised, response and recommended action

Table 2 Issues by thematic area and recommended action

Issue raised by Issue description Response and recommended action

1. Definition of the administrative boundary

Support for extension of the corridor

Local council

Attendees—public meeting

Recommendation to extend corridor to the New South Wales border (including Australian World Heritage Area, Mount Barney). Link to national networks.

Noted. Proposals to extend the corridor footprint to the New South Wales border would require broader consultation. The revised vision and management strategy for the corridor will provide scope for extension to be considered in the future.


Incorporate the following areas into the corridor:

Jerry’s Downfall Reserve, Flesser Reserve, Kuraby Bushland, Blunder Creek, Oxley Creek (inc Dan Stiller Memorial Reserve) to Brisbane River, Bulimba Creek to Brisbane River, east Teviot Brook riparian zone, Scrubby Creek, Berrinba Wetlands, wetlands on western end of Flagstone estate (or entire Flagstone UDA), wetland area east of Greenbank UDA.

A minimum corridor width of 350 metres was established in 2011. This may prevent inclusion of some riparian areas.

The department has successfully sought green space and environmental outcomes in the northern end of the corridor. This work complements the significant financial investment Brisbane City Council has undertaken in acquiring land between Karawatha Forest Nature Reserve and the Greenbank Military Training Area (GMTA).

Decision to extend the administrative boundary would also depend on land tenure and/or support of local government.


Environmental organisations

Retain connectivity to other Green Space and riparian areas to enhance resilience.

Link to Purga Creek, Woogaroo Creek, Chambers Creek, Norris Creek and reserves to Logan River.

The draft management strategy encourages local government and landholders to retain connectivity.

Decision that minimum corridor width is 350 metres may exclude some riparian corridors.


Consolidate wildlife connection from proposed industrial land on Johnson Road to Greenbank MTA.

Opportunities for corridor connections/ extensions will be identified as an action in the management strategy and may depend on tenure.


Buffer Sporting Shooters Daley’s Lagoon from urban development area at Ripley. Ensure buffers in place near Springfield and Flagstone urban boundaries.



Encourage surrender of 1500ha of essential koala habitat at Flagstone.

Noted. This concept may form an element of the environmental offset strategy currently being prepared by the Queensland Government.


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Link Flinders Peak to Moreton Bay—Peak to Point.

Link Flinders Peak to Spring Mountain.

Expand the newly created Boonah to Ipswich recreational trail into Brisbane and Logan city outskirts.


Exclusion from the administrative boundary

Local government Several requests from councils for removal of particular lots and inclusion of others.

The administrative boundary has already been amended to better align with local government planning schemes.

Landholders Buy back scheme for areas of committed development, especially if property strategically assists habitat connectivity.

Currently, there are no plans for acquisition of properties in the corridor for the purposes of establishing new environmental reserves.

Long-term management matters include initiatives to create funding streams to allow for voluntary purchases of land and voluntary protection measures.

Development industry

Requests from developers to realign administrative boundary to exclude committed development.

The administrative boundary has been amended to exclude committed development.

Sport and recreation groups

Exclude land used by sport and recreation groups.

Exclusion is not necessary as the administrative boundary does not restrict existing sport and recreational activities.


Exclude mining activity Not related to the management strategy.

Landholders Several landholders requested their property be excluded from the administrative boundary and requested review of the decision to amend the declaration decision or substitute a new declaration decision.

The administrative boundary registered under the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 does not change existing landholder rights. Public submissions have been requested to inform the final single State Planning Policy which will include strategic biodiversity corridors and will also be requested to inform the revised South East Queensland Regional Plan in 2014.

Property rights

Landholders Concern was expressed on the impacts of the corridor on existing property management rights (grazing, vegetation management), development and building rights.

The provisions of the Flinders Karawatha Corridor Management Strategy require further communication:

Corridor planning is supported by the Flinders Karawatha Corridor Management Strategy which recognises the high environmental, social and economic values of this corridor and specifically acknowledges the corridor’s importance.


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The management strategy supports efforts to protect the regional lifestyle and recreational significance of SEQ’s western corridor.

No additional regulation of grazing or vegetation management due to the management strategy.

Landholders Concern that public access would be granted to private property within corridor administrative boundary for recreational use.

Public access will not be granted to private property for recreational use. Any proposals for recreational activities on public land would be developed in consultation with local landholders.

Landholders Concern that property values would be reduced.

Property values will not change because of the existence of the administrative boundary and does not alter existing planning schemes.

Landholders ‘Land grab’ by government or changing of landholder entitlements.

The state government has no intention of purchasing or resuming properties within the corridor footprint for the purposes of additional green space.

Landholders Not consulted on proposed location of boundary.

All landowners and the general public were invited to participate in public meetings and to make submissions during both consultation phases.

Rural landholders Focuses too much on conservation and not enough on protecting interests and livelihoods of landowners.

The administrative boundary does not change existing landholder rights and activities.

2. Corridor management

Community engagement


Establish clear guidelines for land stewardship and how to involve people in wildlife corridor linkages on their land and in the area.

Involvement in any programs will be voluntary. Landholders will be invited to participate in programs available through their local councils.


Extensive community education and engagement needed throughout corridor, including Rural Living Precinct (north-west Greenbank). Work towards more targeted trust building and relationships with landholders and the community.

The department’s website will be used to keep people informed and updated on activities related to implementation of the management strategy.


Neighbourhood education program—restrictions on pets.

Restrictions on the keeping of pets are the jurisdiction of local government.

Attendees—public Create public interest/pressure for corridor— Media releases and public announcements


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meeting make it happen. will be prepared to assist with promoting positive aspects of the management strategy.


Ensure landholder acceptance and absentee landholders also get included.

The mail outs regarding consultation endeavoured to capture all landholders within the corridor footprint, including absentee.


Make sure the message is consistent and credible. Include reviews of community involvement.

The management strategy will provide consistent and credible goals and actions.

Conservation

Communication strategy needed between local authorities, local groups, and the department/panel.

Media releases and public announcements will be prepared to assist with promoting positive aspects of the management strategy


Keep community engaged through on-going feedback mechanisms.

Feedback from the community is always welcomed by members of the panel and the department.

Pest plant and animals; fire management; illegal dumping


DAFF

Coordinated plans for managing fire, foxes, wild dogs in and around the corridor.

Pest management plan for corridor to be consistent with locally/regionally agreed pest management priorities.

The management strategy will encourage local councils to prepare coordinated plans for feral animal management.

The management strategy has identified the SEQ Fire and Biodiversity Consortium as a stakeholder, along with local councils and landholders, in developing a coordinated approach to fire management in and around the corridor.

Many local councils have their own management plan for the control of pest plant and animals.

DAFF Consider weed and pest animal management to be included for environmental offsets funding.

Noted. To be included in the management strategy.

Landholders More support needed for landholders to tackle illegal dumping, trespass issues.

Report illegal dumping to your local council, or if you witness it happening, report on-line to Illegal Dumping Unit.

Report trespass issues to local council or police.

Landholders

Concern that regulation/restrictions on landholders’ undertaking fire management activities on their land (fuel reduction burns, retaining regrowth, class of access roads) could lead to increase in fire risk.

Different fire management practices by different authorities—need for consistency.

Landholders require a permit from Queensland Fire and Rescue Service to undertake fuel reduction burns. Burning is not permitted during times of high fire danger.

Potential for coordination between fire management authorities will be an action


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Attendees—public meetings

identified in the management strategy.

Landholders Need for funding programs to assist landholders with weed control and fire management.

Noted. To be included in the management strategy.

Rural landholder Land purchased for Southern Freight Train Line is weed infested and not maintained by government.

Noted. The issue will be investigated by the Department of Transport and Main Roads if specific lots can be identified.

Land use


Landholders

Restrict trail bikes to Wyaralong Dam area.

Qld motor bike park has created problems—decrease in native fauna in area.

Limit/manage recreation within the corridor, particularly mountain biking and trail bikes.

Any new recreational facilities developed adjacent to private property would be developed by local government and in consultation with local landholders.


Investigate property with exemptions to clear vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999, including property maps of assessable vegetation (PMAVs) and forest practices, to address further clearing issues critical to reduce or prevent further loss of bushland. PMAVs not scrutinised by DERM—huge loss of habitat in corridor.

Report any suspected clearing of vegetation to the department of Natural Resources and Mines.


Suggestions for more mountain-biking trails with an idea to create an internationally recognised trail similar to ‘The Mundabiddi Trail’ in Western Australia.

Noted. Recreational issues to be included in the management strategy.


Suggestions to create annual major horse-riding and mountain-biking events.

Noted. To be considered by relevant Council and Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation.


Land for Wildlife constraints—some considered secure agreements were needed to protect vegetation on private property.

For consideration by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines and councils to promote voluntary conservation agreements and/or Nature Refuge programs, if available, for current Land for Wildlife property owners where environmental values are significant.


Intensive horticulture in the Greenbank area, mining exploration—threat to corridor values

Noted. Management and monitoring of values to be included in the management strategy.


Surrounding development and encroachment on the corridor (increasing population

Noted. Management and monitoring of values to be included in the management


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pressure). strategy.


Stop any future development in the corridor including residential, industry, mining, coal seam gas.

Any development within the administrative boundary will be managed according to the South East Queensland Regional Plan and local council planning schemes.

Conservation Adopt corridor declaration with sufficient weight to be supported in law (covenants etc.).

Strategic biodiversity offset corridors are currently being mapped to inform the Single State Planning Policy.

Landholder Concern that local, state and federal government does not have resources to manage current land under its control.

Potential sources of funding to manage state land is currently being identified to fund actions identified in the management strategy.

Governance and coordination


Better coordination and integration with local government including incentives to protect and create buffer zones.

The regional panel is working together to identify appropriate buffer areas and encourage retention, if in private ownership, through provision of incentives to landholders.


Add value through mechanisms such as biodiversity fund, land care, carbon offsets.

The management strategy is underpinned by a range of funding options available to landholders and owners of public land.


Discuss nature of funding i.e. government versus private.

Noted. The identification and coordination of funding options is to be included in the management strategy.


Questions were received about how offset policies and processes will take effect both inside and outside the corridor.

The Queensland Government is currently finalising the environmental offsets framework. This is due to be released in December 2013.

Landholders Government funding arrangements were questioned.

Noted.


How to police/enforce regulations and guidelines (e.g. agree to same protocols).

No new regulation of activities will be introduced as a result of defining the administrative boundary.

Conservation Recovery plan to include fire plan, databases for reports, research etc., acquisition proposals.

Preparation of recovery plans will be identified as an action in the management strategy.

Rural landholders Request for financial assistance to tackle erosion.

The Commonwealth Government’s Caring for Country program may provide funding related to land management.

Landholders Ensure local planning schemes honour principles and management strategies for corridor.

All four council areas support the corridor vision. All council representatives on the panel are contributing to the management


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strategy.

Impacts from infrastructure


Ensure long-term infrastructure plans e.g. 50 years and co-location of infrastructure (gas, electricity, water, road, rail) as a solution to dealing with linear infrastructure work i.e. designated infrastructure corridors.

Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning will facilitate discussions between infrastructure providers, local government and state agencies to determine the feasibility of co-locating future infrastructure corridors where possible.


Concern was expressed about the impacts of existing and future infrastructure developments, including Undullah Road widening.

Infrastructure providers must avoid, minimise and offset residual impacts on environmental values during planning, design, construction and operation of infrastructure where required under State and Commonwealth legislation. This includes any infrastructure works in the corridor. This principle will be adopted in the Management Strategy.


Park Ridge Connector threatens northern connections to the corridor.

Concern for fauna in vicinity of Logan Motorway.

The alignment for the Park Ridge Connector was determined after extensive public consultation and project planning, including a review of environmental factors. The alignment avoids and minimises environmental impacts to the greatest extent practicable and residual impacts will be offset as required under State and Commonwealth legislation.

The Logan Motorway does present a significant barrier to wildlife movement in the corridor. Further work to develop and implement (subject to funding constraints) wildlife movement solutions at this pinch point will be undertaken as part of future planning stages for the Logan Motorway.

Conservation Provision of fauna sensitive design into new infrastructure projects especially where there will be significant barriers for movement.

Fauna sensitive design principles (including provision of fauna movement infrastructure) are considered when planning and designing new major infrastructure projects. This principle will be adopted in the Management Strategy.

Conservation


Need investigation into road corridor pinch points to provide fauna movement solutions for new and existing roads.

Chenoweth study on pinch points.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads commissioned a study by Chenoweth Environmental Planning and Landscape Architecture to identify significant barriers to wildlife movement in the corridor. The results of this study will inform further work to develop engineering solutions caused by all types of infrastructure.

Landholder Concern and opposition to the Southern Freight Railway Corridor passing through Flinders Karawatha Corridor.

The alignment for the Southern Freight Railway Corridor was determined after extensive public consultation and project planning, including an in-depth environment


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impact assessment. The alignment avoids and minimises environmental impacts to the greatest extent practicable and residual impacts will be offset as required under State and Commonwealth legislation.

Research


More research and studies to improve knowledge of values, impacts and remediation including:

fauna surveys for rare and endangered species (quolls, rock wallabies, rare frogs, grey-headed flying fox, koala), feral animal survey

ground truth recorded data

field assessment for recovery plan

investigations into fauna movement/pinch point design and location

survey for Commonwealth land

biodiversity hotspot mapping

Wyaralong recreation area review.

Noted. Coordination of research is to be included in the management strategy.

Other possible avenues are Queensland Frog Society, Glossy Black Cockatoo Conservancy, and Wildlife Preservation Society for survey records etc.

State government biodiversity mapping has been completed for SEQ (biodiversity planning areas).

Conservation


Acknowledge threatened species (quolls, bettongs), flora niches and rainforest pockets.

Noted. Coordination of research is included in the management strategy.

Landholder Environmental assessments of corridor to be done and made available for public comment.

To be published in parallel with the management strategy.

3. Management strategy

Additions to be included in the final strategy requested


Create an identity for the corridor (including a better name) and define the five-year vision.

Noted.


Change of vision statement to include ’protect’ rather than ‘ensure’ and remove ‘limitless’.

Vision statement has been amended.


Ensure real targets are included in the final plan and there is a budget to achieve these.

Management strategy has a set five-year life along with reporting and monitoring.

Funding initiatives

Local government (Logan City Council (LCC))

Logan Environmental Offset Framework

Mayor and Councillor Community Benefit


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Fund

Enviro-Grants

Conservation Incentives Partnership programs—Land for Wildlife; Free Trees program.

Opportunities for the range of funding to be assessed.

Supporting partnership arrangements

Local government (LCC)

Recommend tourism development focus on ecotourism and include Indigenous tourism development.

Clarification sought of council’s status as landholder and eligibility to seek funding through state and Commonwealth programs to undertake management activities and further enhance incentive activities.

Noted. To be discussed with Jagera Daran.

Councils are eligible to apply for a variety of funding from both state and Commonwealth programs to assist with corridor management and incentive activities.

Monitoring and evaluation strategies

Local government Who will undertake monitoring (i.e. research institutions)? How will information be captured? Can information be shared between partners? Monitoring of public or private land?

Noted. Lead for monitoring to be identified in management strategy.

Social and Recreation

Recreation/ conference facility

Request to include Ivory’s Rock as major facility within corridor and include on recreation map.

Noted. To be investigated in consultation with regional panel.

4. Other Issues not related to the draft management strategy

Consultation process

Landholders Length of consultation was too short. Consultation process was extended to allow extra time for responses.

Landholders Not all landholders within the corridor received notification of all consultations.

The contractor engaged for the mail out made some errors. This was remedied in subsequent mail outs.

Landholders No prior notification of effects on landholders. The administrative boundary does not affect landholders rights. All landholders invited to provide submissions.

Landholders Questioned timing, process and validity of program.

Work towards officially recognising the administrative boundary began in 2011.


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Planning schemes

Greenbank landholder

Locking up our land while approving development for 1000 small lots nearby is unfair.

The South East Queensland Regional Plan defines lot size for development and subdivision not the management strategy.

Landholder Clarify policy intent re subdivision of land between Ripley Valley and Greater Flagstone.

South East Queensland Regional Plan currently excludes this land from urban development.

Attendees at public meeting

Local council planning ‘strata titles’ loophole Noted. Referred to councils.

General

Developer Request management strategy maintains availability of future urban village development opportunities, as possible future tourist destinations.

Boonah—Ipswich Trail: intend to provide connections from ‘Flinders’ development.

Request carbon credits for conservation of vegetation and rehabilitation work on ‘Flinders’ to balance offsets.

Detail of eligibility for landholders for proposed funding programs including offsets.

Noted.

Landholder Landholders should be involved in writing management plan and be part of management committee.

Feedback from landholders will be incorporated into the management strategy.

The public was invited to make a submission regarding membership on the Flinders Karawatha Regional Panel in March 2013.

Landholder Draft management strategy does not include any contributions from landholders. No detail on offsets.

The Final Flinders Karawatha Corridor Management Strategy will incorporate/address feedback from landholders; however, that is not the primary purpose of the management strategy.

The purpose of this consultation report is to present feedback from consultation phases.


Re-name corridor. Suggestions to change the name of the corridor to reflect it ending near Wyaralong Dam.

Noted. Name change to be considered by the regional panel.

Landholder Purpose of corridor, mapping of boundary, and vision not clear.

Accepted. The concept that the administrative boundary and opportunities for strategic management was poorly articulated in the first round of consultation in


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Attendees at public meetings

Analyse social, environmental and economic values for best outcome for everyone.

Noted. Maintenance and protection of social, environmental and economic values form part of the management strategy.

Attendees at public meetings

Ensure ecosystem services and specific interests as entry points.

Noted.

Landholder Suggest administrative boundary runs along Wyaralong Dam fence line—this is administrative boundary for all properties.

Noted.

Landholder Concern in relation to vegetation clearing at GMTA.

GMTA developing additional military training facilities which has been approved.

Landholder Landholder questioned property inclusion in ‘Wyaralong Recreational Parks’.

Noted.

Rural landholder If properties remain in corridor, would welcome discussions with government on possible acquisition at fair and reasonable price.

No acquisition of land is planned.

Landholder Why preserve corridor at New Beith when there are pressures of urbanisation on wildlife?

Wildlife requires refuges and this is one of the aims of the Management Strategy.

Documents

Flinders Karawatha Corridor Draft Management Strategy Consultation Report 2013 · 2019. 9. 23. · Flinders Karawatha Corridor Draft Management Strategy: Consultation Report 2013