Page 3332 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 17 August 2011
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the general lack of certainty about the status of some of our nature reserves and high conservation areas.
This motion seeks to provide some further certainty and some clarity to both developers and conservationists about which areas should be protected on our urban fringe and which areas can be developed. The Greens contest that Throsby is likely to be one that we should protect.
MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Minister for Territory and Municipal Services and Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (10.50): I seek leave to move the amendments circulated in my name together.
Leave granted.
MR CORBELL: I move the amendments circulated in my name:
(1) In paragraph (2), omit the words “calls on the ACT Government to”, substitute: “notes the ACT Government will”.
(2) Omit paragraph (2)(c), substitute:
“(c) commit to investigating the feasibility of incorporating existing biodiversity and ‘connectivity’ data into ACTMAPi when the new version is commissioned by the end of the year and, subject to that assessment, will program the incorporation of the biodiversity data as appropriate. This is in the context that ACTMapi is currently being rebuilt on a new software platform that will greatly enhance its capabilities, including the incorporation of a wide range of layered information that could be made available to the public;”.
(3) Omit paragraph (2)(d), substitute:
“(d) ensure that all inner asset protection zones are included within the urban development footprint of Throsby and the location of outer asset protection zones are determined on a case-by-case or location-by-location basis, taking into consideration bushfire risk and fuel reduction regime to ensure that there is no adverse impact on environmental values.”.
In the broad, I welcome Mr Rattenbury’s motion today relating to environmental assessment and planning issues for the proposed suburb of Throsby. The government is pleased to note, and is in general agreement with, the information that is outlined in the first part of Mr Rattenbury’s motion.
Mr Assistant Speaker, much of the 400 hectare Throsby area has high conservation value. The government has recognised the importance of the Throsby area due to its connectivity with the Mulligans Flat and Goorooyarroo woodland nature reserves and was concerned about the environmental impact that may eventuate from the development of Throsby, both on the values within the Throsby area and those within the reserves.
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