PO BOX 557, BEAUDESERT Queensland 4285 www.laca.org.au 9 March Danny O’Brien Dowd and Co Lawyers 3/355 Queen Street Brisbane QLD 4000 Email –
[email protected] Dear Mr O’Brien NORTH MACLEAN ENTERPRISE PRECINCT EPBC Referral Preliminary Assessment ( REF NO 2013/6941) There was a public notice in the Jimboomba Times on 25/02/15 last week for the North Maclean industrial area - known as North Maclean Enterprise Precinct. This Federal Government public comment period commenced on 23 February and closes by 9 March. The community has an opportunity to comment about this matter in this time frame. I have spoken with people in the local area this week and since 2005 about this issue, and the community still is very much opposed to this, just as it has been since 2005 (when it was proposed in the Mt Lindesay North Beaudesert Study Area under the Office of Urban Management and later included in the SEQRP – Queensland Govt). The Logan and Albert Conservation Association Inc ( LACA) opposes this proposal , it should not be approved. We have outlined our concerns in a detailed submission. LACA works with the community to improve environmental outcomes in the Logan City Council and Scenic Rim Regional Council Areas. Our group has been following this matter for 10+ years. During the last 10 years, LACA has made submission to ALL local and state government planning processes . Many of our members are long term residents of Logan and Scenic Rim Council areas who have actively attended workshops in relation to planning matters for these council areas and for South east Queensland ( e.g.