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II AECOM Gladstone Port Master Planned Area Evidence Base Report for the Proposed Gladstone Port Master Planned Area Quality Information Evidence Base Report for the Proposed Gladstone Port Master Document Planned Area DSD-3309-15 Ref p:\603x\60329004\6. draft docs\6.1 reports\port of gladstone\evidence based report\final report\evidence base report for the proposed gladstone port master planned area_030216.docx Date 15-Feb-2016 Prepared AECOM Australia Pty Ltd by Reviewed Mike Gillen and Andrew Walsh by Revision History Revision Revision Details Authorised Date 1 25-Sep-2015 Draft for Department of State Development review Mike Gillen Technical Director 2 06-Nov-2015 Draft based on State agency feedback Mike Gillen Technical Director 3 26-Nov-2015 Final draft based on GPC feedback Dylan Porter Associate Director 4 11-Dec-2015 Draft for key stakeholder review Dylan Porter Associate Director 5 15-Feb-2016 Final Dylan Porter Associate Director III AECOM Gladstone Port Master Planned Area Evidence Base Report for the Proposed Gladstone Port Master Planned Area Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Location 5 3.0 Port history 8 4.0 Current port function 10 5.0 Regulatory and policy context 13 5.1 International conventions 13 5.1.1 Convention for the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 1972 (the World Heritage Convention) 13 5.1.2 Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992 (the Biodiversity Convention) 13 5.1.3 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (the MARPOL 73/78 Convention) 13 5.1.4 The London Protocol 14 5.2 Australian Government legislation & policy 14 5.2.1 Reef 2050 Long Term Sustainability Plan (Reef 2050) 14 5.2.2 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) 14 5.2.3 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (GBRMP Act) 15 5.2.4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (ATSIHP Act) 16 5.2.5 The Burra Charter 17 5.2.6 Native Title Act 1993 17 5.2.7 Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 (Historic Shipwrecks Act) 17 5.2.8 Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 17 5.2.9 Sea Installations Act 1987 18 5.2.10 Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 18 5.2.11 National Ports Strategy (NPS) 18 5.3 Queensland Government legislation & policy 18 5.3.1 Sustainable Ports Development Act 2015 (SPD Act) 18 5.3.2 Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 (TIA) 19 5.3.3 Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA) 20 5.3.4 Queensland State Planning Policy 2014 20 IV AECOM Gladstone Port Master Planned Area Evidence Base Report for the Proposed Gladstone Port Master Planned Area 5.3.5 State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (SDPWOA) 21 5.3.6 Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act) 21 5.3.7 Queensland Heritage Act 1992 (QHA) 21 5.3.8 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (ACH Act) 21 5.3.9 Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993 21 5.3.10 Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) 22 5.3.11 Marine Parks Act 2004 22 5.3.12 Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995 22 5.3.13 Work Health and Safety Act 2011 22 5.3.14 Forestry Act 1959 22 5.4 Local planning framework 23 6.0 Land use and infrastructure 26 6.1 Shipping and marine infrastructure 26 6.1.1 Shipping channels and external anchorages 26 6.1.2 Limitations of existing channels 27 6.1.3 Boyne wharves 31 6.1.4 South Trees wharves 31 6.1.5 Barney Point Terminal (part of Port Central) 31 6.1.6 Auckland Point wharves (part of Port Central) 31 6.1.7 RG Tanna Coal Terminal 32 6.1.8 Wiggins Island Coal Terminal 32 6.1.9 Fisherman’s Landing 32 6.1.10 Curtis Island-LNG Precinct 33 6.1.11 Curtis Island-Hamilton Point (proposed) 33 6.1.12 Small craft marine infrastructure 33 6.2 Supply chain and supporting infrastructure 36 6.2.1 Road infrastructure 36 6.2.2 Rail infrastructure 40 6.2.3 Pipelines and conveyors 42 6.2.4 Water, power and sewerage infrastructure 43 6.3 Port related facilities and supporting industries 44 6.4 Urban areas 48 V AECOM Gladstone Port Master Planned Area Evidence Base Report for the Proposed Gladstone Port Master Planned Area 6.5 Environmental areas and separation precincts 49 6.5.1 Gladstone Regional Council Planning Scheme 2015 49 6.5.2 Gladstone Ports Corporation Land Use Plan 2012 49 6.5.3 GSDA Development Scheme 2015 49 6.6 Conclusions 50 7.0 Environmental values 52 7.1 Introduction and context 52 7.2 Outstanding Universal Value of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area 53 7.2.1 Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area 53 7.2.2 Concept of Outstanding Universal Value 55 7.2.3 Criteria for assessing Outstanding Universal Value 55 7.2.4 Statement of Outstanding Universal Value 56 7.2.5 World heritage attributes relevant to the proposed Gladstone port master planned area 57 7.3 Methodology 58 7.4 Landform and biota 60 7.4.1 Flora 60 7.4.2 Fauna 80 7.4.3 Pests 95 7.4.4 Physiography and Topography 97 7.5 Water Ecosystem (Marine and Estuarine) 102 7.5.1 Flora 102 7.5.2 Fauna 106 7.5.3 Water Quality 117 7.6 Water Ecosystems (Freshwater) 119 7.6.1 Freshwater Wetlands 119 7.6.2 Fauna 119 7.6.3 Watercourses 120 7.6.4 Groundwater Quality 123 7.6.5 EPP Water – Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives 124 7.7.1 Pollutants of Interest 124 7.7.2 Legislation—Air quality goals and requirements 125 VI AECOM Gladstone Port Master Planned Area Evidence Base Report for the Proposed Gladstone Port Master Planned Area 7.7.3 Ambient Air Quality 126 7.7.4 Potential Threats, Pressures and Impacts 129 7.8 Conclusions 129 8.0 Social Baseline 131 8.1 Context 131 8.2 Residential communities 131 8.3 Social baseline study 132 8.3.1 Assessment methodology 132 8.3.2 Population and demography 133 8.3.3 Workforce participation, employment and diversity profile 136 8.3.4 Housing and accommodation 139 8.3.5 Education and training 143 8.3.6 Income