Other important results of Thursdays council meeting: Coal Seam Gas Cr Milne / Cr Bagnall Motion carried - That Council seeks advice on what planning or legal options Council could implement to protect the Shire from Coal Seam Gas Mining, or the use of, or access to Council owned public land, public infrastructure or assets such as road or water resources etc for Coal Seam Gas or Coal Seam Gas infrastructure purposes, and ways that Councils policies could be enhanced so the community could be afforded better consultation, for example Moree Shire Councils Seismic Policy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chinderah Pontoon - Independent Advice Cr Milne / Cr Armstrong Motion carried - that Council brings forward a report on seeking advice on ecological impacts of the Chinderah Pontoon particularly on the Lillies Island and other seagrass beds. This advice to include: 1. A brief literature review of relevant documents, including but not limited to, The Tweed River Wake Study, the Land and Environment Court judgement on the Chinderah Marina, recent Council reports on commercial wakeboarding applications. 2. Likely ecological impacts from the pontoon, including construction, and associated boat and wake activity in the Chinderah Bay region and surrounds, including on seagrass or other marine ecology, particularly the Lillies Island seagrass bed. 3. Potential for increased erosion from associated boating activity. 4. Visual impacts including on World Heritage vistas and vistas of High Conservation Value areas. 5. Options to reduce environmental impacts including fish friendly / eco friendly design that could blend into the landscape. 6. Recommendations for appropriately located signage to protect the high conservation areas in this region from boat traffic and inappropriate visitation. 7. Recommendations for monitoring and evaluation of ecological impacts, including options for evaluation via a staged construction approach. 8. Recommendations for further studies if required, including but not limited, to consideration of a pollution disaster management plan, a flood disaster management plan, and a debris removal management plan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... and the Chinderah service centre (fuel station on Tweed floodplain) was deferred to a workshop.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:00:26 +0000
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