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1. Dear Assessment Manager Moreton Bay Regional Council

   Development Application 2020 / 40602 / V2L

   Property Location:

   202 Oakey Flat Road, MORAYFIELD QLD 4506
   192 Oakey Flat Road, MORAYFIELD QLD 4506
   Lot 15 RP 196983
   Lot 13 RP 169591

   We wish to make you aware of a number of strong objections that numerous residents of Morayfield South have with regard to the proposed Material Change of Use - for Local Centre Precinct (including day-care retail fast food, Service Station ancillary retail)
   This application contradicts the Caboolture-Morayfield Principal Regional Activity Centre in the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031in the following respects:
   We object to the building of a shopping centre, petrol service station, fast food etc in what is a residential and rural residential area.
   We object to the destruction of the healthy urban ecosystem these lots and this area has, this part of Morayfield South is typical of an older rural residential area, as well as having large densities of mature large trees and occasional watercourse it is also home to a wide variety of native bird and wildlife. Koalas, Kangaroos are often seen in this area.
   The endangered black cockatoo and many other birds often feed and live in the vegetation found in the area the developers want to clear cut.

   2019 was the worst year for Australian wildlife since the arrival of European settlement.
   With over a Billion Australian native animals are said to have died in Australia's bushfires alone.
   Researchers studies have stated an additional104 million native animals, birds and reptiles have died or will die as a result of the clearing of native vegetation approved by the QLD and local governments (such as MBRC) between 1998 and 2019".
   Morayfield south is still rich in biodiversity and has a healthy urban ecosystem supporting endangered species such as echidnas; koalas; possums and gliders; kangaroos, wallabies and rat-kangaroos; bandicoots; antechinuses, dunnarts and other carnivorous marsupials; native mice and rats. Along with a vast varied bird, bat and reptile population.

   Surely after such death, destruction and native wildlife species being pushed to the brink of extinction MBRC would seize upon the opportunity to protect what wildlife and habitat we have remaining??
   This healthy urban ecosystem is already under duress with the slash and burn, clear cutting of neighbouring lots but the whole suburb is not yet totally destroyed.
   The very reason why we brought into a master planned acreage properties suburb was not to have what the developers and MBRC are trying to force onto us now.
   We brought into Morayfield south for the acreage residential healthy ecosystem lifestyle, not high density, shopping centres and petrol stations.
   The need for this business to be built in this location has no logic as the Morayfield Caboolture Activity Centre is less than 2.5 km away a mere three minute car ride or less than 20 minute walk.
   The Morayfield Caboolture Activity Centre already has ample, GP surgeries, shops, vets, supermarkets and restaurants along with a vast amount of vacant commercial property for sale/ lease or unoccupied in the Morayfield/ Cabooltures service centre, the alleged demand for more retail and commercial properties is not warranted.
   Another petrol station is defiantly not warranted especially one built next to people’s homes.
   369 Morayfield road has recently been developed into more commercial activities this has also added to the already ample supply of commercial activity in this area.
   It is important to note that one of the new businesses to open at 369 Morayfield road is yet another petrol service station. This service station will be only 2.5km less than a 3 minute drive from the proposed development.
   Morayfield south currently has three petrol service stations with retail outlets all within a 2.5 to 2.9 km from 293-285 Oakey Flat Road.
   Approving the building of a shopping centre petrol station in this bushland residential area is not only totally not needed, but out of place with the suburb and also a vast injustice to the current business owners who have invested in and started their business within the boundaries of the Caboolture-Morayfield Principal Regional Activity Centre under the belief that commercial activity and therefore the concentration of their clients would be confined within the Caboolture-Morayfield Principal Regional Activity Centre.
   The Morayfield Caboolture Activity Centre also has the existing transport and infrastructure to cater for these types of commercial activities already in place.
   There are currently 18 service stations serving the Caboolture/Morayfield area the furthest away from the proposed sited are the three service stations on Beerburrum Road at only 5.3km an approximate 9 minute drive. The three closest service stations are only a mere 2.5 km and 2.9 km away approximately 3 minutes’ drive. The other ELEVEN service stations are spread between the Bruce Hwy and Morayfield commercial district less than 5km away with another opened recently on Uhlmann road.
   There is also the three service stations at Burpengary tower shopping centre as well only 6km away or 7 minute drive.
   The developer’s claims that the area needs more commercial properties are unjustified, with the Woolworths Aldi Supa Centre only 2.6 km less than 3minutes. With Masters, Bunnings, Goodguys and many more commercial activities also the same distance away.
   Minor Convenience shopping is adequately supplied with convenience shopping available at the corner of and Oakey Flat and Nairn road, Seven 11 and BP and other shops less than 3 minutes away.
   The owners of the independent shops at the corner of and Oakey Flat and Nairn road have invested in serving the community for over 20 years, the destruction of their livelihood and reduction in consumer choice by allowing the large commercial shops such as Coles and Woolworths to force the smaller independent retailer out of business and then price gouging us by increasing prices due to no competition.
   Small local retail Competition is essential to us the residents of Morayfield south for our economic prosperity. Small independent business, competing against retail giants such as Coles and Woolworths have no chance of survival.
   Yet Retail space devoted to food sales in the Caboolture Morayfield Burpengary has hit a record high with multiple shopping centres opened recently in the areas Principal Regional Activity Centre along Morayfield and Station road.
   The Caboolture Morayfield area has one on Australia’s largest population of obese adults and children, it would be morally wrong for MBRC to approve a fast food outlet in a rural and residential area.
   The last thing this area needs is any form is a Petrol service station or fast food outlet; the roads and waterways in our area are already used as dumping points for wrappings and rubbish from the nearby fast food outlets on Morayfield Rd thrown from cars and pedestrians littering our footpaths and properties.
   The anti-social and criminal behaviour that these types of commercial centres attract is also something that this area does not want and should be kept within the boundaries of the Morayfield Caboolture Activity Centre where proper policing of these areas is achieved more efficiently and cost effectively by police services.
   The purpose of listing certain areas to be of retail and commercial properties in the Morayfield Caboolture Activity Centre plan was to stop the ugly retail sprawl and to centralise those retail activities making access for services and clients to those retail areas easier and safer. And most importantly making the servicing of these businesses safer, no one wants to live next door to a petrol service station along with the associated risks and pollution a service station will bring to a place where people live sleep and make their home.
   The proposed site is already within easy walking distance to the existing shopping complex Morayfield Supa Centre. Therefor the need for another retail/commercial centre is unnecessary for Morayfield south. Our area is already served by a multitude of commercial and retail choices along Moarayfeild road as well as a local owned IGA close by at the intersection of Oakey Flat Road and Nairn road. The purpose of the above mentioned plan was to keep commercial activity centralised.
   To allow this development to go ahead is a clear contradiction of that plans purpose.
   Many areas within the Regional Activity Centre of Caboolture and Morayfield north are more suited for developments of this nature.

   Water Run Off
   The Morton Bay shire already has some of the worst water quality in its creeks, rivers and catchment areas in Queensland ultimately affecting the water quality of Moreton Bay. Some experts believe this poor water quality is due to the over development of our area. The destruction of almost 100% of the vegetation on this site and replacing it with a surface that is impervious to water penetration will only add to the run off and carrying with it all the pollutants that a commercial/retail and high density residential site will produce. The delicate wetlands ecosystems of the area that are not far from the rear of this property would be directly affected by run off pollution from this site, flowing onto other areas of Morayfield and Burpengary and eventually contributing to the pollution of Morton bay .
   The MBRC web site even states the following:” Water is a scarce and essential naturel resource. Conserving and maintaining water quality is especially important in Australia. Preventing or reducing water pollution protects our water quality and is essential to maintaining the health of our environment and our own quality of life.”
   The close proximity of a vital water way to a service station and the petrochemical pollutants that will be washed off the stations drive way and parking area into our water ways has not been adequately addressed.

   Traffic congestion

   The proposed development is on a busy road the risks of an accident are very real.
   The road infrastructure for the area is already at saturation point.
   Bottlenecks already occur daily along Oakey Flat and Walkers Road. The surrounding roads are then used as rat runs as commuters try to find any possible access out of the area.
   This puts the residents of Morayfield south at unnecessary risk to this type of congestion.

   The close by, purpose built Regional Activity Centre of Caboolture and Morayfield have the adequate road infrastructure already in place to cope with the volume of traffic service stations and retail shopping centres produce.

   Infill Developments of this type will only increase the road saturation as it will deviate traffic away from the purpose built road infrastructure closer to the Regional Activity Centre which was purpose planned and built for these types of developments.

   The risk to other people using Oakey Flat road along with all other roads around the proposed development will increase, with the increase of traffic in the area along with traffic turning in and exiting traffic. The additional noise and light pollution along visual and vehicle pollution as a result of the additional traffic will have a negative impact directly on us, our neighbours and the areas wildlife. The proposed plans and the Morayfield South road infrastructure do not allow for the amount of traffic that a development of this type would generate, it is unreasonable for the rate payers of MBRC to have to bear the additional road infrastructure costs and local road repairs cost that a development of this type would require.

   It is also unreasonable for the residents of Morayfield South to have to waste more of their time gridlocked in traffic due to high density developments being built in areas where the road infrastructure is insufficient to bear the load. Approval of such developments as the proposed will make commuting through Morayfield south a traffic congestion nightmare.

   Every route in Morayfield South will be over capacity if MBRC continue to approve these and other types of in fill applications.

   We the residents of Morayfield south didn’t purchase our properties here to have MBRC over approve housing estates in our suburb. We chose to purchase in a suburb that had space and a healthy urban ecosystem. If MBRC continue to approve developments of this nature Morayfield South will become one the most congested suburbs in the whole region.
   MBRC has a obligation to the residents that already call Morayfield South home and are employed to preserving our chosen lifestyle and native urban ecosystem.
   We don’t want semi tanker fuel and delivery trucks throughout our suburb.
   Who would want to live adjoining a petrol station?
   What about our rights? We paid good money for our properties and the reason we purchased a acreage residential block was for the lifestyle opportunities MBRC was offering.

   I and others believe MBRC should encourage developments that create places and spaces which meet the needs and provide land choices of all people (not just the destructive high density living developments that this application propose) are visually attractive, safe, accessible, functional and fully funded by the developer, be inclusive for people and wildlife, have their own distinctive identity which maintains our acreage properties local character.

   The acreage properties of Morayfield South living in harmony with our native wild life present MBRC an incredible opportunity to protect and commercially promote this unique type of lifestyle and accommodation choices.
   How many suburbs do you know of close to amenities in MBRC area that still have Koala's, kangaroos, Echidna, Bandicoots along with masses of native birds on their properties daily?

   All which are protected species by law!
   But what’s the point of protecting the species if council doesn't protect the habitat they need to survive.
   If the proposed development went ahead our lifestyle and the area’s wildlife habitat would be lost forever to the detriment of us and our future generations!

   We believe this application proposal to contravene MBRC own guidance as it is to the detriment of the quality, character and amenity value of our suburb.
   Council have an obligation to plan our suburbs considering all aspects of that suburb including its wildlife and the residents that actually live there.

   Not just the developer who lives nowhere near the slum they propose.

   I believe the residents that live in Morayfield south are not against proper development of the area.
   But are against the over-development, slum type developments that this application want and MBRC are considering for our suburb, this type of infill development is much better suited to areas closer to Morayfield and Caboolture centre where transport and other infrastructure already exists. Council has the opportunity to develop Morayfield South into a purpose built affordable acreage suburb not just another Brisbane outer suburb high density dormitory rental slum suburb with all the issues and social problems that come with them.
   MBRC needs to learn from the mistakes councils like Logan and Ipswich have made approving so many high density rental developments in their area and the dangerous social issues those suburbs now have to live with daily.

   Morayfield South has some of the best acreage properties left in Southeast Qld, why does council not consider a quality purpose built acreage suburb with homes on 5,4,3,2,1, half or three quarter acre blocks. Look at the “hideaway estate” off Hunt road as a great example, or the small acreage estate just finished on Hauton Road that blends in perfectly with the suburb.
   It is now time to ensure our native woodlands, the native wildlife that relies on them for their habitats, are afforded much better protection. It’s time for MBRC to show the community it is putting in place reforms leading to land clearing rates falling significantly. However, it is crucial that remaining habitat including regrowth is retained within the urban and peri urban footprint. Koala surveys undertaken over many years confirm the importance of retaining this type of ‘mature’ vegetation for the remaining residential koala populations. These sites also become ‘sinks’ for displaced koalas and other wildlife coming from areas previously cleared for development and its related infrastructure.

   By MBRC approving applications of this nature council is destroying our lifestyle, the current residents of Morayfield south already have to fight our way through traffic gridlock every morning and every afternoon wasting valuable time we should be spending with family, at work or at play.

   There are already areas in Morayfield north and Caboolture that are much more suited for this type of development with adequate road infrastructure already built capable of moving the traffic that this type of development would produce.

   It makes total sense to keep this type of commercial activity within the original Regional Activity Centre of Caboolture and Morayfield area for so many valid reasons eg; public safety, proper road infrastructure, public transport, pollution control, security, protecting our native wildlife’s environment and habitat along with protecting the place where we live and sleep.
   No body wants fuel tankers and delivery semis driving through our neighbourhood.
   Right next door to our homes.
   NO thanks.

   Please consider the valid reasons raised and reject the application Development Application

   2020 / 40602 / V2L

   Kind regards

   Mr R Wilson

   Mrs C Wilson

   Lot 20 RP 176393 and Morayfield South resident

2. I think this is a fantastic opportunity for the community to grow, to encourage jobs (both temporarily with construction, and long term with the retail outlets, service station etc) and to upgrade the infrastructure to facilitate further expansion of this aptly zoned 'emerging community'.
   At a time of such economic uncertainty, unemployment and low consumer confidence, it would be irresponsible to not encourage progress in light of these dire economic times. The positives of this would be far reaching, putting dinner on the tables for families for years to come.
   I, and many of the community, wholeheartedly support this development - it would be anti-community not to!

3. I acknowledge that in the short term jobs would be created during the construction of this development though I question how many of those jobs would be filled by locals since a large number of developers have their own workforce who move from location to location as required.

   Currently between Caboolture South and Burpengary there are a number of Retail Precincts that do not have 100% occupancy being:

   - Market Plaza - Caboolture South,
   - Morayfield Shopping Centre
   - Morayfield Village Retail Centre
   - Burpengary Central Shopping Centre
   - Burpengary Plaza (very few businesses have opened since the extension)
   - ? Shopping Centre currently under construction opposite Burpengary Railway Station

   The number of retailers (many that have been in business for decades) that have either gone into liquidation, or are currently under Administration, over the last 6 mths places a question mark over the sustainability of the retail sector. Rents and competition with online stores have been identified as reasons behind these business failures. Many consumers are utilising online purchasing and with the current social distancing measures in place it is feasible that more consumers may investigate online shopping with the potential that these consumers will continue to utilise this medium once the social distancing measures are relaxed. More empty shops do not provide employment.

   Many property owners purchased in this rural residential area knowing (and appreciating) that they would have to travel to access services but this 'downside' was more than made up for by being surrounded by nature - to wake up to the sound of birds, walk through natural bush land, investigate the ecosystem of the little creeks and dams or go to sleep to the sounds of male koalas 'barking' (and the possums fighting) - that is what attracted us to the area and there are so very few areas left that offer this that I believe they should be preserved not destroyed.

   I totally concur with Mrs C Wilson that in the area within the boundaries of Anderson Rd, Lindsay Rd, Hunt Rd, Hauton Rd, Bridges Rd, Oakey Flat Rd any development/sub division should be eco friendly rural residential lots whereby the natural elements of the area are enhanced not destroyed - e.g. the Hideaway

   I note a recent media release regarding the Moreton Bay Koala Mapping Review (primarily refers to protecting koala habitat but also local biodiversity) and I question whether this proposed Development will be assessed against it:

   "Moreton Bay Koala Mapping Review
   Published 27 March 2020

   Koala conservation and new koala habitat mapping across Moreton Bay was discussed when Minister for Environment Leeanne Enoch, department representatives and the Member for Pine Rivers Nikki Boyd met with Moreton Bay acting Mayor Mike Charlton, and community representatives from the Moreton Bay Region.

   Minister Enoch said that she has asked the Department of Environment and Science (DES) to work with the Moreton Bay Regional Council to ensure local biodiversity values have the appropriate level of protection.

   “The state’s new koala habitat protections are the strongest protections Queensland has ever seen and cover 690,000 hectares across South East Queensland which is an increase of over 421,000 hectares on what was in place under the previous state mapping.” Minister Enoch said.

   “We’ve used a state-of-the-art methodology and are following the advice of the experts.

   “The Member for Pine Rivers Nikki Boyd MP has been a strong advocate in her community and I would like to thank her and Mike Charlton the acting Mayor for Moreton Bay for working with the Government to ensure the best possible habitat protections are in place.

   “The work that’s being done will enable some parcels of land to be covered by the interim protections we already have in place, while an assessment of the habitat is undertaken.”

   Nikki Boyd MP said that her community are passionate about our local biodiversity and want to make sure that it is protected.

   “We’ve been working together with the community to make sure the most appropriate protections are in place for Moreton Bay’s koalas and the other wildlife we share this beautiful place with.” Ms Boyd said.

   The Department of Environment and Science and Moreton Bay Regional Council have also met with the Herbarium and expert panel chair Dr Jonathon Rhodes.

   DES officers are now assisting Council to identify additional data that may support further areas being included in the two-year transitional provisions or establish other mechanisms to protect areas with locally significant biodiversity values.

   Acting Mayor Mike Charlton said Council and the State Government had been working well together.

   “This is a win for locals and a testament to the success of local koala care groups in advocating the need for green corridors remain so that koalas can safely move between habitats,” Cr Charlton said.

   “I want to thank Minister Enoch for having an open door, an open mind and taking such pragmatic and decisive action in response to our concerns.

   “Moreton Bay Regional Council has one of the only koala management programs in all of Australia that is actually increasing our local population and we want to continue this success.

   “Our aim is for Moreton Bay Region to be the benchmark for koala protections, by demonstrating how urban planning can integrate with our natural environment to ensure human population growth doesn’t come at the cost of native species.

   “I look forward to continuing this productive relationship with the Environment Minister and thank our local Members of Parliament for helping to organise this meeting.”

   The Queensland Government received thousands of submissions during public consultation on the draft Strategy and is now analysing that feedback to inform delivery of a final Strategy later in 2020."

   Please consider the matters raised above and reject Development Application
   2020 / 40602 / V2L

   Kind Regards
   Mrs L Campbell
   Lot 97 SP 10210

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