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1. The financial and environmental impact of the proposed application upon Midge Point and a number of surrounding suburbs would need to be considered. On balance, it is considered that the wider public interest would NOT be served by approving the proposal.

   In 2017 The management of the Travellers Rest Caravan Park as directed by the owners felled a strip of approximately 6 metres of older trees along the entire length of Jackson St. this strip was never safely maintained by the property owners and left to grow weeds for some time which invaded properties. Each year the only maintenance of this strip has been through the use of a concentrated pesticide to clear weeds creating safety concerns for young families in the area. Some property owners in the street at their own expense and time have been forced to maintain the strip of land left denatured.

   The forest that remained within the proposed development application is home to rare birds like the Proserpine Swamp hen and other wildlife who were considered when this application was first denied by council. Upon the second application for this proposed development these environmental impact considerations were then disregarded.

   During 2017 cyclone Debbie brought significant overland flooding and inundation.The native forests provided a sink for much of this overland water around the existing town. If this were cleared where would this water? What protection from worsened flooding events would Mackay council provide? Would new draining infrastructure measures be provided by the council? Who would be responsible for protecting the residents from water inundation caused by the removal of the natural water sinks such as the existing forest under threat via this development application?

   The financial Impact on land values would need to be considered when cheaper housing is made available. Would you want that in your backyard?

   In 2010 a mining bust occurred and many who bought property at Midge Point will never reclaim their previous capital investment. Further property slides due to COVID-19 regional impacts are only likely to worsen our already dire property situation. Local businesses have also closed e.g Lagunna Quays resort, Midge Point IGA, Midge Point hairdressing salon ect. Residents have very limited local services and lifestyle option now available which makes the realestate here difficult to sell.

   Given that the sales history of the area on realestate.com will show you property values have gone backwards since 2005 the affordable housing proposed by the application would be ‘the last straw’ for many local working families. At Midge every 4th property has a for sale sign and this development application proposes direct competition through the availability of even cheaper and yet newer housing. Please consider a sea glimpse 4 bdm house at Midge Point went for $260,000 in June this year a similar properties would have been double that 12 years ago. The council would certainly be doing a disservice to the shire rate payers at Midge Point if they extended this development application.

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