Comments will be treated as public documents and copies of all submissions will be forwarded to the project proponent, Queensland Water Infrastructure Pty Ltd. Please type comments in black ink on A4 paper to facilitate photocopying.The proponent’s Initial Advice Statement (IAS) is available for viewing and download by the following attached links:

Minutes from Noosa Shire Council meeting. Page 68 details a letter to Malcolm Turnbull (Fed Environment Minister) questioning the legalities of the EPA submission by the QLD government on the staged development of theTraveston Crossing Dam.

Rob Hales from Griffith University. A discussion Paper on the QLD Government's Assessment and Management of the Social Impacts of the Proposed Dam on the Mary River.

ACF remains concerned that the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam will have an irreversible negative impact on the environment, and on species that are listed as endangered and vulnerable under the EPBC Act – including the Mary River Cod, Mary River Turtle, and the Australian (Queensland) Lungfish.

Submission to the Premier, the Hon Peter Beattie, requesting that the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam on the Mary River NOT procceed.

The proposed action is the construction and operation of Traveston Crossing Dam on the Mary River in South-East Queensland (SEQ), and the construction or relocation of associated infrastructure. It is proposed to construct the dam in two stages but to seek full approval for Stage 1 only at present. QWI acknowledges that a separate referral would be required for Stage 2 should it proceed. It is envisaged that Stage 1 of Traveston Crossing Dam will be capable of supplying at least 70,000 ML/annum of water to mainly urban and industrial users within the SEQ region. 150,000 ML/annum would likely be available at Stage 2. The dam is a significant item of infrastructure but there are 15 existing dams in Queensland with a larger reservoir volume (at Stage 1).

40 page environmental and social impact submission, prepared by the SMRC, which was presented to Senator Ian Campbell.

A summary that AFTCRA Inc. was asked to produce for David Gibson from the full report "The Burnett River snapping turtle, Elseya sp. (Burnett River) in the Burnett River Catchment, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. As yet the full report has not been released.

This Independent Review aims to asses the Queensland Government's proposed strategy for meeting the long-term water supply-demand balance for South East Queensland, of which the Traveston Crossing scheme is a major and controversial component. The Review, conducted by a team from the Institute for Sustainable futures at the University of Technology, Sydney and Cardno, concludes that a diverse portfolio of options can ensure supply security for South East Queensland (SEQ) well into the future, certainly to 2050. Such options include: increasing water supply availability (supply-side options): decreasing the demand for water (demand-side options): and meeting water supply needs during deep droughts (drought response options).

Associate Professor of Geomechanics at the University of Queensland, Professor David Williams has said that it is doubtful that the proposed mega dam on the Mary River will hold a fraction of its intended capacity.

In addition to the Federal Government’s legal obligation to administer the EPBC Act fully and appropriately with respect to the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam, the proposal falls clearly within the scope of at least 4 other major federal policies under which the Federal and Queensland governments have mutual obligations in the form of signed bilateral agreements. These joint Federal/State policies are the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAPSWQ) National Water Initiative (NWI) National Biodiversity and Climate Change Action Plan (NBCCAP) National Agriculture and Climate Change Action Plan (NACCAP)

Introductory letter to Senator Ian Campbell outlining the concerns of residents on the environmental and social impact of the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam.

Hydrological Analysis of the Flow and Storage Data Presented in the Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Traveston Crossing Dam. S. Burgess

Robert Simpson and Peter Jackson Queensland Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries Group:-Current Species Status Endangered (Jackson 1993; Wager & Jackson 1993). The Mary River cod (Maccullochella peelii mariensis) is one of Australia’s most endangered fish. Natural populations of the species are now restricted to suitable areas of habitat in the Mary River system. Freshwater cod (possibly M. p. mariensis) were also present in the Brisbane-Stanley, Albert-Logan and Coomera Rivers at the time of European settlement. Cod are now considered very rare or extinct in these systems. It is estimated that Mary River cod now occur in less than 30% of their former known range in the Mary River system. Remnant populations may have become isolated from each other due to habitat fragmentation and the impoundment of streams.

In April this year, against recommendations and protests, the Queensland Government announced the construction of a new mega-dam on the Mary River, some 16 km south of Gympie.While proponents see the project as a necessary investment in south-east Queensland’s water supply,opponents are incensed about another dam project’s seeming disregard for due process and independent findings of both its infeasibility and negative environmental impacts.

The Council of Mary River Mayors is very concerned that the decision to build a dam at Traveston Crossing is flawed from social, environmental and financial perspectives. The Mayors believe that alternatives to the construction of this dam are available, which can meet the water needs of South East Queensland and are advantageous when the full cost of the project is compared with other options.

A printable poster showing the threatened fauna of the Mary River Catchment

RE: PROPOSED MARY RIVER MEGA DAM In the absence of information being made available from the Queensland State Government regarding the proposed mega dam on the Mary River at Traveston, the Save the Mary River Coordinating Group (a Sub-Committee of the Friends of Kandanga Inc) has prepared the attached report regarding this proposal. In preparing this report, the group is seeking answers to fundamental questions about the planning and consultation process associated with this decision. The report poses a number of questions which we believe the Queensland State Government, in the interest of fair and transparent decision making, has an obligation to provide to the people of Queensland. The report has been prepared by ordinary people, by volunteers - it is not backed by the considerable resources that the State Government has at its disposal, however it is based on legislation and documented studies which are freely available to the public. We hope that this document will contribute to a meaningful debate about this particular project and the process of Government which gave rise to this proposal. Save the Mary River Coordinating Group

The Environmental Impacts of Dams on the regionally Endemic Turtles of the Mary River. Prepared by AFTCRA Inc