'Artist's impression'

Above: Friends of Anzac Park artist's impression of the Northern Link Road Tunnel Project construction workforce car park in the middle of Anzac Park, Toowong, from top of circuit track used by walkers, joggers and kids on bikes, facing north-east.

Familiar with those glossy, colourful BCC Northern Link brochures with the 'artist's impressions' you receive in your letter box? I received another one just yesterday. There's not much detail on them so...

The Northern Link has been declared by the Coordinator-General (at the Department of Infrastructure and Planning, Queensland Government) as a significant project for which an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required - s.26(1)(a)of the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (SDPWOA). The BCC has done the EIS but after concluding the EIS the BCC then came up with the insane idea to put a construction workforce car park in the middle of heritage listed Anzac Park, Toowong. There are other changes to the project as well. These changes then required the BCC to submit the Northern Link Road Tunnel Project 'Application for Project Change' to the Coordinator-General. Follow the link and note that this was done recently, October 2010. You'll find the insane idea for the car park in this document. Note that submissions for the community to respond close just next week, Friday 19 November 2010.

http://www.northernlinkeis.com.au/pdf/northern-link-road-tunnel-change-report.pdf

This is not just another fancy document, it is a requirement under the SDPWOA - see Division 3A-Changes to Project. However this document is seriously lacking in information, especially for the proposed car park in Anzac Park. It is required to include specific information. Some of the information regarding Anzac Park, that is included, is incorrect. Can the BCC Application even be considered to be an application under the requirements of the Act.

There isn' t even an 'artist's impression' of how the car park will look, so Friends of Anzac Park have had to come up with their own.