Consultation on proposed Amendments to the protected area estate

Closed
15 July 2023 11.59pm
Topic
Queensland parks and wildlife
Type
Consultation

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

The Department of Environment and Science is proposing to make amendments to the protected area estate, including an amendment for the continuation of recreational fishing and crabbing which have historically occurred within the tidal creeks and waterways of Eurimbula National Park, 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
Eurimbula National Park / Unallocated State Land Livingstone Shire Council

Dedicate:

  • lot 6 on plan SP297211 and lot 28 on plan SP105082, containing an area of about 6090.97 hectares, as part of the existing Eurimbula National Park, about 15 kilometres north-west of Agnes Water.

Expansion of:

  • recreational fishing and crabbing from ‘the part within the estuary of Eurimbula Creek’ to ‘all parts’ of Eurimbula National Park

Comment regarding the proposed amendments to the protected area estate must be in writing and directed to qpwsacquisitions@des.qld.gov.au or the Department of Environment and Science, Strategic Acquisition, PO Box 15187, City East, QLD, 4002.

Comments received by 15 July 2023 will be considered by the department.

Amendments to the protected area estate under the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994 and the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2017 are administered by the Department of Environment and Science.