Consultation on proposed amendments to the forestry and protected area estates

Closed
28 February 2023
Topic
Queensland parks and wildlife
Type
Consultation

The Department of Environment and Science is proposing to make a number of amendments to the forestry and protected area estates and is seeking views in consideration of the Human Rights Act 2019, including Aboriginal peoples’ and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultural rights.

The amendments proposed to be made are as follows:

Tenure

Local Government Area

Details of proposal

Curra State Forest

Gympie Regional

Revoke:

  • lot 104 on SP321732, containing an area of 16.18 hectares, about 154 kilometres north of Brisbane.

Wongi State Forest

Fraser Coast Regional

Revoke:

  • lot 1 on SP336623, containing an area of 0.8627 hectares, about 59 kilometres south of Bundaberg.

Taunton National Park (scientific)

Central Highlands Regional

Dedicate:

  • lot 100 on SP325586, containing an area of 2.505 hectares, as part of the existing Taunton National Park (scientific), about 133 kilometres west of Rockhampton.

Castle Tower National Park

Central Highlands Regional

Dedicate:

  • lot 1 on SP223050 and lot 52 on SP256204, containing an area of 764.94 hectares, as part of the existing Castle Tower National Park, about 39 kilometres south of Gladstone.

Great Sandy National Park

Fraser Coast Regional

Gympie Regional

Noosa Shire

Redescribe the entirety of Great Sandy National Park as:

  • lots 1, 5, 7 and 21 on AP23770 and lots 1 to 21 on AP23771, containing an area of about 224,289.8457 hectares, about 180 kilometres north of Brisbane.

Homevale National Park

Isaac Regional

Change the class of:

  • lot 1 on AP23648, containing an area of about 4,980 hectares, and dedicate the area as part of the existing Homevale National Park, about 73 kilometres south-west of Mackay.

Mount Coolum National Park

Sunshine Coast Regional

Redescribe the entirety of Mount Coolum National Park as:

  • lots 1 to 5 on AP23585, containing an area of about 359.637 hectares, about 8 kilometres north of Maroochydore.

Mount Etna Caves National Park

Livingstone Shire

Dedicate:

  • lot 8 on SP325487, containing an area of about 1.19 hectares, as part of the existing Mount Etna Caves National Park, about 25 kilometres north of Rockhampton.

Pinnacles National Park

Townsville City

Dedicate:

  • lot 100 on SP236363, containing an area of about 1,760 hectares, as part of the existing Pinnacles National Park, about 38 kilometres south-west of Townsville.

Wrattens National Park

Gympie Regional

Dedicate:

  • lot 5 on SP324388, containing an area of about 4.5340 hectares; and
  • parts of Wrattens Resources Reserve, described as lots 1021 to 1023 on   AP23647, containing an area of about 2,275.8299 hectares, as part of the Wrattens National Park, about 30 kilometres west of Gympie.

Baldy Mountain Conservation Park

Mareeba Shire

Dedicate:

  • 1 on SP328214, containing an area of about 27 hectares, as the new Baldy Mountain Conservation Park, about 56 kilometres south-west of Cairns.

Magnetic Island Conservation Park 1

Townsville City

Dedicate:

  • lot 77 on EP191 and lot 2 on USL51464, containing an area of about 0.6557 hectares, as part of the existing Magnetic Island Conservation Park 1, about 16 kilometres south-west of Townsville.

Homevale Resources Reserve

Isaac Regional

Redescribe the entirety of Homevale Resources Reserve as:

  • lots 1 and 2 on AP23648, about 73 kilometres south-west of Mackay, using contemporary survey and mapping technology and standards; and subsequently

Change the class of:

  • lot 1 on AP23648, containing an area of about 4,980 hectares, and dedicate the area as part of the existing Homevale National Park.

Wrattens Resources Reserve

Gympie Regional

Redescribe the entirety of Wrattens Resources Reserve as:

  • lots 1020 to 1023 on AP23647, about 30 kilometres west of Gympie, using contemporary survey and mapping technology and standards; and subsequently

Change the class of:

  • lots 1021 to 1023 on AP23647, containing an area of about 2,275.8299 hectares, and dedicate the area as part of the existing Wrattens National Park.

Artemis Antbed Nature Refuge

Cook Shire

Declare:

  • part of lot 4365 on SP182310, containing an area of about 103,059.73 hectares, as part of the existing Artemis Antbed Nature Refuge; and subsequently

Rename and redescribe the entirety of the nature refuge as:

  • Artemis Antbed Parrot Nature Refuge, described as part of lot 4365 on SP182310, containing an area of about 105,175.48 hectares shown on plan PA1149, about 300 kilometres north-west of Cairns.

Herbertvale Nature Refuge

Mount Isa City

Declare:

  • part of lot 11 on CP854026, containing an area of about 32,924.2 hectares, as the new Herbertvale Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1151, about 260 kilometres north-west of Mount Isa.

Mount Pleasant Nature Refuge

Whitsunday Regional

Declare:

  • part of lot 38 on SP277848, containing an area of about 287.37 hectares, as part of the existing Mount Pleasant Nature Refuge; and subsequently

Redescribe the entirety of the nature refuge as:

  • part of lot 37 on HR1352 and part of lot 38 on   SP277848, containing an area of about 1,540.37 hectares, shown on plan   PA1155, about 45 kilometres south-west of Bowen.

Norfolk Nature Refuge

Mount Isa City

Declare:

  • part of lot 2680 on CP883164, containing and area of about 30,644.2 hectares, as the new Norfolk Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1147, about 200 kilometres north-west of Mount Isa.

Comment regarding the proposed amendments to the forestry and protected area estate must be in writing and directed to tenureservices@des.qld.gov.au or

Department of Environment and Science
Tenure Services
PO Box 15187
City East QLD 4002

Comments received by 27 February 2023 will be considered by the department.

Amendments to the forestry and protected area estate under the Forestry Regulation 2015 and Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994 are administered by the Department of Environment and Science.