Firstly, my sincerest thanks to you for signing and for your support to save Toondah. It’s uplifting to see how many of us love nature and know this just isn’t right - we’ve had another 1000+ signatures in the past fortnight :))

The Walker EIS fails to show a required ‘net benefit’ for the Ramsar wetland by providing specific and measurable results of an offset strategy and does not include a ‘completed offsets guide’.

As this article identifies, the EIS guidelines say that benefits should be obtained through an ‘offset strategy’and that ‘the outcomes of the offset strategy need to be specific, measurable and achievable, based on robust baseline data and demonstrate with a high degree of certainty that predicted outcomes will be achieved’.

Instead ‘Weasely Walker’s’ real estate sales office is promising $4.5 million to an unknown party for unspecified activities with no guaranteed environmental benefits or enforceable compliance requirement. It holds as much water as a reclaimed wetland or election promise. 

‘It is noted that some of the items such as environmental management and monitoring programs cannot be described in detail at this preliminary design stage. 

As a result of these difficulties, the Proponent proposes to deliver a suite of direct and indirect offsets through a fund managed by a third party with the ability to access public land and obtain approvals not available to a commercial entity such as the Proponent.

We have until Tuesday 6 December to send a written or email submission to:

Walker Group Holdings, PO Box 9189, GCMC Bundall QLD 9726 or
email engage@toondah.com.au

Please CC Minister for Water and Environment Tanya Plibersek at Minister.Plibersek@dcceew.gov.au.

It would be deeply appreciated if you could make a submission big or small.

You can register for a workshop to help you make a submission at: https://www.actforbirds.org/workshop-series-submission-writing?fs=e&s=cl

Thank you for your support, have a wonderful day :))

Best wishes 

Dylan