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High voltage debate over Noosa power lines
ABC Queensland’s Stateline program featured PAGE’s fight against the destruction of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland environment. The video can be found at this link and the transcript is copied below for your information.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/06/18/2931239.htm
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Kathy McLeish reports property owners fear for their livelihoods.
JESSICA van VONDEREN: Queensland is grappling with unprecedented growth. And one of [...]
Next Step In PAGE’s Fight»
The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a complex and lengthy document. In order to deliver a meaningful, community-centred reflection of impacted residents’ concerns, a substantial amount of time and effort was required, but not provided.
The main requirement of the EIS was to provide an assessment of the environmental (economic, social, cultural and physical) impacts from the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the proposed transmission line (TL) and substation, and to duly consider alternatives to the proposal carried forward. Ultimately this document is to be used to form the basis of a Ministerial designation of land for community infrastructure.
Council moved to fight biggest challenge to sustainability vision»
Local residents yesterday (22 June) had the undivided attention and support of local councillors, when they shone the spotlight on the single biggest challenge facing Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s new vision to become Australia’s most sustainable region.
Invited to present at council’s General Meeting, members of the Powerlines Action Group of Eumundi (PAGE) told councillors of [...]
PAGE dEIS Supplementary Submission»
The following documents comprise PAGE’s supplementary submission to the draft EIS:
Cover Letter (28kB)
Community Issues – Supplementary Information (80kB)
Supplementary Appendix A – Report for Botanica Land Habitat Survey (448kB)
Supplementary Appendix B – Eerwah Vale Musa Vale Rd – Birds (16kB)
Supplementary Appendix C – Eerwah Vale Musa Vale Road – Plants (40kB)
Supplementary Appendix D – Aboriginal Cultural [...]
