Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House to the negative and irreparable impacts of the Moreton Bay Regional Council (MBRC) Planning Scheme - Major Amendment 1 to the residents of the region.

Your petitioner’s believe the changes are inappropriate and will have negative and irreparable impacts on the community-

1900 dwellings to replace existing rural residential -

1. Loss of green space and density mismatch; 2. Greater pressure on already overcrowded infrastructure; 3. Contravenes Council's stated objective to increase density near established infrastructure.

Land clearing will decimate habitat for wildlife, including endangered Koala -

1. Development will fragment interconnecting koala corridor, including matters of State significance and displace threatened, and endangered species.

Put severe extra pressure on struggling infrastructure -

1. No planned upgrades to State roads; 2. No timetable for Council road upgrades; 3. Poor public transport - most of Warner Investigation Area (WIA) is 5kms away from existing rail transport.

Poor and misleading consultation process -

1. Public release of conflicting/incorrect information (admitted by Council); 2. Inadequate timeframes for community consideration and response; 3. WIA amendments were tied to 138 other planning scheme amendments.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to;

1. Request Moreton Bay Regional Council to re-engage with the community and include Save Pine Rivers Inc as a critical stakeholder.

2. Reject and recall the Warner Investigation Area (WIA) component of the Moreton Bay Planning Scheme Amendment.

3. Act swiftly to uphold wildlife protection and land clearing laws.