Jane MacDonald - Save Ralphs Bay

The proposal cannot be amended in any way to produce an urban design compatible with
the Ralphs Bay location.
I request that submission 464 be added to the list on page 164, as SRB also noted these
matters, on page 19 of Part B of our submission on the DIIS (section 2.6.8).
A ‘not’ appears to be missing in the second last line before the heading, “Summary of
issuers addressed at the hearings” on page 164 of the DIAR.
I endorse the Panel’s findings on pages 166‐169 of the DIAR concerning connectivity,
distances in the development discouraging the use of public transport, the unacceptability
of the 9m discretionary building height limitation, the incompatibility of the commercial
buildings with the character of Lauderdale and the likely physical and social isolation of the
proposed subdivision.
3.1.4 Avian ecology (section 2.2.2)
3.1.4.1 Red‐necked Stint
I fully support the Panel’s conclusion that, “the importance of Lauderdale to at least the
conservation status of the DEPA with respect to the Red‐necked Stint, and potentially as a
drought refuge for that and other migratory shorebird species is by itself a sufficient reason
for rejection of the proposed development.”
It is a great relief to see the Panel’s support for the continued survival of Red‐necked Stints
and other migratory shorebirds, especially considering the significant threat posed to these
birds by habitat loss such as that caused by huge ‘reclamation’ projects in the Yellow Sea.
It was pleasing to see that the Panel considered, “To suggest that the removal of such a
large area of important shorebird habitat would not have a significant impact on the DEPA
population is not, the Panel considers, an acceptable argument, particularly in view of the
effect loss of incremental habitat has had on migratory shorebirds in the past.”
It was also pleasing to see that, “it was not considered appropriate to cite anticipated future
impacts on wader populations at Lauderdale or the wider DEPA to downgrade the potential
impact of the development. The impact on migratory wader species globally, increased the
importance of migration end points such as Lauderdale.”
the Panel’s remarks are a marked
contrast to the statements made on behalf of the Walker Corporation on November 17, including that, “it is difficult to
conceive that the loss of 1% of a population of 325 000 (Red‐necked Stints) would constitute
Jane MacDonald, submission on DIAR Page 4