Project Manager
Port of Brisbane Fisherman Islands Expansion
Projects and Infrastructure Division
Dept. of State Development

Dear Sir or Madam

Please find attached our preliminary response to the Impact Assessment Study (IAS) Supplementary Report for the proposed Port of Brisbane extension.

The issue of Traffic is still inappropriately addressed; A per Queensland Transport (Attachment 1, 9^th Oct), Dept. Main Roads (17^th Oct), Brisbane City Council (Traffic, 9^th Oct) and our submission, a number of traffic issues raised have not been addressed.

• The Environmental Management Plan is NOT of an acceptable standard and has NOT addressed the issues raised by the above stakeholders, and quite clearly effective, appropriate and realistic monitoring, performance criteria and corrective actions don’t exist under the EMP for the following issues.

• Impacts on local road infrastructure.
• Impacts on local communities.
• Identifications of measures to manage, mitigate and compensate for impacts.
• Maximum loads, curfews, on-site and on board weighing.
• Issues of dry and wet weather conditions upon haulage schedules.
• Issues of dealing with, monitoring and addressing fugitive dust generation in transport.

• The Supplementary report has quite clearly shown community consultation has been ineffective and non-existent with regard to the issue of vehicle movements along local roads. The IAS has failed to advise the public about the possible impacts of the Port Extension upon their communities, as a result of vehicles transporting bund wall material along local roads.
• The IAS and Supplementary Report, whilst able to produce statistics for Lytton Road and the Gateway Motorway, has failed to produce any such figures relating to local roads except unsubstantiated comments, made by alleged quarry operators.
• The IAS appears to show the Redland Shire Council and Brisbane City Council have not been consulted about the impacts on local road infrastructure due to transport of Bund Wall material.
• The issues of compensation for traffic damage to local roads has NOT been addressed. It is inappropriate and inequitable to expect ratepayers to bare the burden of local road repairs. Traffic damage costs should be the prime responsibility of the POB as a result of their project activities.
• Lack of conclusive scientific evidence or other proof that transport of bund material will have a minimal impact on local communities.

Conclusion

The matter of traffic is a major issue for the community. Currently the Port of Brisbane would be unable to produce a defensible case to show they have adequately addressed the Terms of Reference and principles of ESD, when the issue of Transport is examined closely. Undesirable, but likely, is the community will seek a remedy in the political and legal arena to redress negative impacts.

Yours sincerely

Simon Baltais
Secretary