- The community was never been consulted about industrial land use at North Maclean before or during 1996 or in 2005?
- The community has never been given the right to ‘SAY NO’ to industry in a rural residential area
- Industry at North Maclean was not removed , after 2007 when the Beaudesert Shire Council wrote to the Office of Urban Management requesting its removal
- Medium and light industry is not compatible with existing rural residential community
- No buffers between industry and existing residential areas
- Increased heavy vehicle and motor vehicle traffic
- Air pollution impact
- Odour impacts from industrial uses
- Water Quality in tank water concerns
- Noise pollution for people ( eg operational noises, trucks beeping, cleared areas and increase distance of noise travel, security alarms day and night)
- Increased risk of storm water pollution and runoff ( NE of site, south of site, SW of site) into creeks and Logan River, loss of recreational assets
- Increased risk of flooding
- Unknown hours of operation (weekdays, weekends)
- Light pollution at night and impacts on adjacent residential areas
- Increased grafitti
- Increased vandalism
- Road safety risks for local traffic, families and children
- Loss of rural residential amenity and character for local communities eg walking, cycling along local streets, loss of peace and quiet , no native wildlife
- Increased rubbish and unsecured loads
- Lack of public transport
- Car parking problems for cars and heavy vehicles
- Decrease in land and property values
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
- Clearing of federally endangered vegetation community – Melaleuca irbyana ( unique to Jimboomba and Ipswich areas)
- Clearing of endangered remnant vegetation
- Clearing of advanced regrowth vegetation
- No vegetation buffers being kept along waterways and wetland areas on the site
- Loss of connected habitat for native wildlife (eg hollows, vegetation, food sources, clean waterways and wetlands)
- Loss of large core habitat areas in the local area and region ( North Maclean/Munruben/Greenbank, Greater Flagstone, LCC, SE Qld. )
- Loss of habitat links between the Logan River and bioregional corridor north of Crowson Lane
- Increased risk of storm water pollution and runoff ( NE of site, south of site, SW of site), with impacts on wildlife, aquatic plants and animals
- Downstream impacts of sediment and pollution on Logan River
- Pollution ( noise, air, odour, light) and impacts on wildlife
- Increased road kill of native animals e.g. quolls, koalas, possums, birds, kangaroos, red neck wallabies, frogs, reptiles
- Local and regional extinction of wildlife species in this location – North Maclean ,Greater Flagstone area e.g. quolls, koalas, kangaroos, red neck wallabies
DO YOU HAVE ANY WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS TO REPORT FROM LOCAL AREA?