Port of Gold Coast - Ocean-side Cruise Ship Terminal Initial Advice Statement 16 August 2019 Artist impression Table of Contents Foreword ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 6 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Purpose and Scope of the IAS ............................................................................................ 8 1.2 Background ......................................................................................................................... 8 2. The Proponent ............................................................................................................................. 10 3. Nature of the Proposal ................................................................................................................ 11 3.1 Project Location ................................................................................................................. 11 3.2 Project Description ............................................................................................................ 13 3.3 Land Use ........................................................................................................................... 17 3.4 Project Need, Justification and Alternatives Considered ................................................... 18 3.4.1 Strategic Rationale ................................................................................................... 18 3.4.2 Do Nothing ............................................................................................................... 19 3.4.3 Alternative Locations ................................................................................................ 19 3.4.4 Queensland Government – The Spit Master Plan May 2019 ................................... 20 3.5 Components, Developments, Activities and Infrastructure that Constitutes the Project to be Declared and Coordinated ............................................................................................ 20 3.6 External Infrastructure Requirements ................................................................................ 20 3.7 Timeframe for the Project .................................................................................................. 21 3.8 Construction and Operational Processes .......................................................................... 21 3.8.1 Construction ............................................................................................................. 21 3.8.2 Operation ................................................................................................................. 22 3.9 Workforce Requirements during Construction and Operation ........................................... 22 3.10 Economic Indicators .......................................................................................................... 23 3.11 Financing Requirements and Implications ......................................................................... 23 4. Location of Key Project Elements ............................................................................................. 25 4.1 Location ............................................................................................................................. 25 4.2 Tenure ............................................................................................................................... 25 4.3 Native Title ......................................................................................................................... 25 5. Description of the Existing Environment .................................................................................. 27 5.1 Natural Environment .......................................................................................................... 27 5.1.1 Land ......................................................................................................................... 27 5.1.2 Water ........................................................................................................................ 28 5.2 Coastal Processes ............................................................................................................. 28 5.3 Ecology .............................................................................................................................. 29 5.3.1 Terrestrial Flora ........................................................................................................ 29 5.3.2 Marine Ecology ........................................................................................................ 30 5.3.3 Avifauna ................................................................................................................... 32 Initial Advice Statement Page 2 of 73 5.4 Amenity .............................................................................................................................. 33 5.4.1 Visual amenity .......................................................................................................... 33 5.4.2 Air Quality ................................................................................................................. 34 5.4.3 Noise ........................................................................................................................ 34 5.5 Social and Economic Environment .................................................................................... 34 5.5.1 Social ....................................................................................................................... 34 5.5.2 Accommodation and Housing .................................................................................. 36 5.5.3 Cultural Heritage (Indigenous and non-Indigenous)................................................. 37 5.6 Built Environment .............................................................................................................. 38 5.6.1 Regional Context ...................................................................................................... 38 5.6.2 Local Context ........................................................................................................... 38 5.7 Traffic and Transport Analysis ........................................................................................... 38 5.7.1 Current Traffic Levels ............................................................................................... 39 5.7.2 Trip Generation Assessment .................................................................................... 39 5.8 Land Use ........................................................................................................................... 40 5.8.1 Key Local and Regional Land Uses ......................................................................... 40 5.8.2 Key Local and Regional Land Tenures .................................................................... 41 5.9 Planning Instruments ......................................................................................................... 41 5.9.1 State Planning Instruments ...................................................................................... 41 5.9.2 Local Planning Instruments ...................................................................................... 45 6. Potential Project Impacts ........................................................................................................... 46 6.1 Natural Environment .......................................................................................................... 46 6.1.1 Land ......................................................................................................................... 46 6.1.2 Water ........................................................................................................................ 47 6.2 Coastal Processes ............................................................................................................. 47 6.3 Ecology .............................................................................................................................. 50 6.3.1 Flora ......................................................................................................................... 50 6.3.2 Fauna ....................................................................................................................... 50 6.3.3 Fauna Strike ............................................................................................................. 50 6.3.4 Underwater Noise .................................................................................................... 50 6.3.5 Lighting ..................................................................................................................... 51 6.3.6 Pest and feral animals .............................................................................................. 52 6.4 Amenity .............................................................................................................................. 52 6.4.1 Visual Amenity ........................................................................................................