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1. There is no way council should allow a subdivision in a koala priority area with koala habitat. The application states "Yes – the development application involves premises in the koala habitat area in the koala priority area".
   Moreton Bay Regional Council has approved too many applications which removed Koala habitat. eg. Kremzow Rd Cashmere, Bunya Rd/Collins Rd Everton Hills. The response is to erect Wildlife Signs and or overpasses. Have a look where the overpass goes, nowhere. to a bunch of new houses and no habitat.
   With the Australian Koala population at endangered levels, and losing so many last year during the bushfires, it seems inconceivable that council would allow a subdivision which will remove Koala habitat and disrupt/displace koalas with the building sites etc of at least 14 new houses. The property owners should be proud to be able to retain that size property with a koala habitat. If not, put it on the market and I'm sure someone else would love it. It should be marked as never to be subdivided.

2. Council appears to be too complacent when it comes to subdivision where there is clear Koala habitat. I am confused and and appalled that this continues to happen. We see clear advertising by Peter Dutton "dont abandon aust wildlife" but with this kind of subdivision council appears that it does not really care.. It also appears that money comes first. We are seeing too many subdivisions where all tree are being removed and our wildlife left with very little habitat. We need to make change now! This subdivision should be stopped or have very high restrictions.

3. This development will negatively affect our native wildlife due to loss of movement through their habitat. It is reported that koala numbers are declining so it seems unbelievable that council would approve a development of 15 lots on this parcel of land abutting Cr Brian Burke Reserve. ( a known koala zone)

   This development will cause more traffic along Gibbons Rd, which is already a black spot for vehicle accidents. Access to this development is at the base of a hill, which would be extremely hazardous to traffic travelling west along Gibbons Rd over the hill.

4. Council has just undertaken fauna studies with fantastic results of wildlife using the bridge as an underpass, Council has also utilised a state govt grant to plant koala habitat on this spot, now a development is proposed right next to this? This land is currently rural residential, backs onto Brian Burke Reserve (that has been designated Koala reserve) and in keeping with the should not be subdivided less than 5 acre lots. with covenants of no dogs to reside in these properties.

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