In terms of what is on the agenda for this Round Two of Our City Or Plan, we as Save Currumbin agree with the substantially different proposals Council advertised as part of Round 2 which essentially adopted the Save Currumbin submissions, namely;
- lowering the maximum building height along Pacific Parade Neighbourhood Zone precinct at Currumbin from 15 meters to 12 meters and
- not going ahead with a late night precinct for the Neighbourhood Zone area at Currumbin.
These and the other proposed changes in Round Two are agreeable to us and we would want this enacted into law by reference to the relevant Minister as soon as possible.
We also ask Council to consider the balance of our submissions for the next round of amendments to include protection of Currumbin Hill’s vegetated escarpment between Woodgee Street and Pacific Parade by including that area in the City of Gold Coast’s:
- Environmental significance-vegetation management overlay map ,
- Environmental significance-biodiversity overlay map, and
- Environmental significance-local significant species( overlay map/list)
The rationale for doing so is to be found in the following:
- Report of ecologist Victoria Bakker and
- the Report from GCCC website that identifies 4 endangered species on that land as identified by the City of Gold Coast report referenced at this link.
Please also refer to the following articles to bolster the submissions :
savecurrumbin wildlife habitats from concrete tombs
Endangered species on Currumbin Hill vegetated cliffs
Save the birds Save Currumbin’s vegetated ridges and cliffs
See too Article about Public Town Hall on 21 January 2020
and
Article about Gold Coast Bulletin’s coverage of the #SaveCurrumbin campaign