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Draft Flinders Council Planning Scheme 2012 Joins Map 57 Beagle Island Little Goose Island Goose Island Boxen Island Legend Draft Flinders Council 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 Scheme Overlays Land Titles Metres Planning Scheme 2012 - Overlays Airport Buffer Roads Map Scale 1 : 25,000 when printed at A3 1:25000 Series Coordinate System: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 Buffer/Attenuation Map 56 of 81 Local Scenic Management Area Base data from theLIST, © State of Tasmania Regional Model Overlays Land title data current as of 30/04/2012 Flood Risk Priority Habitat Before taking any action based on data shown on this map Acid Sulfate Soil Probability it should first be verified with a Planning Officer of Date: 16/05/2012 Flinders Council. Doc. 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