Great Sandy Marine Park – Notice of proposed partial revocation

Posted
29 August 2023
Topic
Queensland parks and wildlife
Type
Public notification

Revocation notice under section 10 of the Marine Parks Act 2004, advising of the proposed revocation of a total area of approximately 26 hectares from the Great Sandy Marine Park to exclude 12 existing public boating facilities from the marine park and support improved definition of the upstream extents of the marine park within the Kolan River, Mary River and Snapper Creek.

The Department of Environment and Science gives notice of the proposed revocation from the Great Sandy Marine Park of the following areas:

Exclusion of public boating infrastructure

  • an area of 0.3214 hectares, under, and within 30 metres of the public boat ramp on the north bank of Kolan River adjacent to the caravan park near Miara Road, Miara.
  • an area of 0.11 hectares, under, and within 30 metres of the public boat ramp identified as WO41 near Burkitt Street, Bargara.
  • an area of 0.5196 hectares, under, and within 30 metres of the public boat ramp identified as WO31 near the Esplanade, Innes Park.
  • an area of 0.1299 hectares, under, and within 30 metres of the public boat ramp identified as WO11 and the pontoon identified as WO12 on the north bank of Elliott River near McIntosh Avenue, Riverview.
  • an area of 0.0632 hectares, under, and within 30 metres of the public boat ramp identified as HB56 and the public pontoon identified as HB74 on the south bank of Burrum River near Ross Street, Burrum Heads.
  • an area of 0.4743 hectares, under, and within 30 metres of the barge ramp identified as HB13 on the north bank of the Mary River on the eastern side of North Head near North Esplanade, Bingham.
  • an area of 0.0429 hectares under, and within 30 metres of the public boat ramps identified as MB40 and MB41 on the west bank of Big Tuan Creek near Bottlebrush Road, Tuan.
  • an area of 0.0036 hectares, under, and within 30 metres of the public boat ramp identified as TI81 near Boat Ramp Drive, Tinnanbar.
  • an area of 0.3439 hectares, under, and within 30 metres of the public boat ramp adjacent to Log Dump camping area in Tuan State Forest, near Tinnanbar Road on the north bank of Kauri Creek.
  • an area of 0.2153 hectares, under, and within 30 metres of the public boat ramp identified as WI21 at the mouth of Teewah Creek near Toolara Road, Toolara.
  • an area of 0.6179 hectares, under, and within 30 metres of the barge ramp identified as WI50 near Bullock Point Road, Bullock Point.
  • an area of 0.2092 hectares, under, and adjacent to public boat ramp at Point Vernon identified as HB38, within the area landward of a line starting at the intersection of the marine park boundary and the parallel of latitude 25°14.687' south, then running progressively westerly along a geodesic to the point of 25°14.702' south 152°48.700' east and then southerly along a geodesic to where the mainland at Highest Astronomical Tide intersects the meridian of longitude 152°48.721' east.

Improved definition of the upstream extents of the marine park

  • an upstream area of 7.1192 hectares of the Kolan River, near Avondale, associated with relocation of the upstream boundary of the marine park approximately 400 metres downstream, to exclude significant public infrastructure i.e., a rail corridor and weir, from the marine park.
  • an upstream area of 10.9882 hectares of the Mary River, near Beaver Rock, associated with relocation of the upstream boundary of the park in this waterway approximately 330 metres downstream, to a location that can be more clearly defined.
  • two areas at the upstream limit of Snapper Creek containing a total area of 5.1213 hectares, at Tin Can Bay, to provide separation between the marine park and significant public infrastructure, i.e., a sewerage treatment plant.

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Amendments to state marine parks under the Marine Parks Act 2004 are administered by the Department of Environment and Science.