The proposed ‘Shoreline’ development contradicts State and community planning intents and will be catastrophic for Redlands’ koala population.

Please - As a matter of urgency, do this now.

The proposed ‘Shoreline’ development contradicts State and community planning intents and will be catastrophic for Redlands’ koala population.
THE KOALA FACTS
• The Redlands koala population, estimated in 1999 to be 6,200 animals, has plummeted by approximately 75% (in 15 years).
• The koala was recently listed by your government as ‘vulnerable’ in Queensland with South East Qld suffering the greatest loss of koala numbers.
• Habitat loss is the greatest threat to the koala’s survival followed by disease, vehicle strikes and domestic dog attacks.
‘SHORELINE’ DEVELOPMENT FACTS
• With 4,000 dwellings over 310 hectares, more than 700 koala food trees will be destroyed
• At least 6,000 more vehicles traveling through the Koala Coast region with no koala friendly road crossing infrastructure beyond the development site
• An estimated 2,000 additional domestic dogs.

THE PLANNING FACTS
1. The South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031 defines the land use intent of the ‘Shoreline’ development area as Regional Landscape and Rural Production – not residential.
2. The Redlands 2030 Community Plan (published 2010) clearly seeks protection of koalas and limits to population growth.
3. The Redland City Land Supply Review (2014) found that Redlands has enough land to accommodate the projected population growth for the next 20 years.
4. The results of the Redlands Community Survey Report 2005 showed:
82% of residents were not prepared to accept a decline in koala numbers in
order to accommodate more people.
88% did not agree that the Redland’s population should be allowed to increase by an estimated 60,000.
68% preferred a limit on population growth.