The State Government's pro-development agenda appears to continue unabated with the release of the Draft South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031.

Many hundreds of hectares of land at Kinross Rd, Thornlands, South East Thornlands and Southern Redland Bay are earmarked for future development at a time when the Redlands koala population has plummeted. Premier Anna Bligh announced last year that these  areas earmarked for development would be fast tracked under the false guise that this would help housing affordability.

In addition, Redlands waterways again received an 'F' on the Healthy Waterways report released late last year (see P.2).
KAG members who assisted with EPA koala surveys last year have grave concerns that koala numbers appear to have declined by up to 50% - much greater than studies conducted two years ago, which concluded that numbers had decreased by 27%.

A Koala Taskforce was formed by the State Government late last year, and was made up of representatives from various state and local Government departments and environmental groups including KAG. The role of the Taskforce was to formulate a range of strategies to halt the decline in our koala populations.  A 15 page report of recommendations was presented to the Premier last September.

The Koala Action Group fear that the formation of the Taskforce was nothing more than political rhetoric, as to date the State Government has failed to properly address the recommendations.

Following the State Government elections, KAG will continue to tackle the party that gains power on this issue. Our group is also calling on Redland City Council to show leadership and lobby the State Government to halt further development and save the Redlands and its precious environment from this continuing destruction.

Members are urged to make a submission to the Draft SEQ Regional Plan and have your say on the future of Redlands. For further information: www.dip.qld.gov.au.

Submissions need only be brief - for example: Further urbanisation in the Redlands is the greatest threat to the survival of koalas and will push the koala to extinction. An increase in vehicle hits and dog attacks will result from more urbanisation. Large tracts of land should be protected and/or revegetated as habitat.

Send your submission to: Draft SEQ Regional Plan Feedback, Department of Infrastructure & Planning, Reply Paid 15009-City East, Brisbane Qld 4002. The deadline for submissions is April 3rd, 2009.

The State Government's pro-development agenda appears to continue unabated with the release of the Draft South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031.

Many hundreds of hectares of land at Kinross Rd, Thornlands, South East Thornlands and Southern Redland Bay are earmarked for future development at a time when the Redlands koala population has plummeted. Premier Anna Bligh announced last year that these  areas earmarked for development would be fast tracked under the false guise that this would help housing affordability.

In addition, Redlands waterways again received an 'F' on the Healthy Waterways report released late last year (see P.2).
KAG members who assisted with EPA koala surveys last year have grave concerns that koala numbers appear to have declined by up to 50% - much greater than studies conducted two years ago, which concluded that numbers had decreased by 27%.

A Koala Taskforce was formed by the State Government late last year, and was made up of representatives from various state and local Government departments and environmental groups including KAG. The role of the Taskforce was to formulate a range of strategies to halt the decline in our koala populations.  A 15 page report of recommendations was presented to the Premier last September.

The Koala Action Group fear that the formation of the Taskforce was nothing more than political rhetoric, as to date the State Government has failed to properly address the recommendations.

Following the State Government elections, KAG will continue to tackle the party that gains power on this issue. Our group is also calling on Redland City Council to show leadership and lobby the State Government to halt further development and save the Redlands and its precious environment from this continuing destruction.

Members are urged to make a submission to the Draft SEQ Regional Plan and have your say on the future of Redlands. For further information: www.dip.qld.gov.au.

Submissions need only be brief - for example: Further urbanisation in the Redlands is the greatest threat to the survival of koalas and will push the koala to extinction. An increase in vehicle hits and dog attacks will result from more urbanisation. Large tracts of land should be protected and/or revegetated as habitat.

Send your submission to: Draft SEQ Regional Plan Feedback, Department of Infrastructure & Planning, Reply Paid 15009-City East, Brisbane Qld 4002. The deadline for submissions is April 3rd, 2009.

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