How to have your say on a proposed change for a Significant Project

You only have until Friday 19 November 2010 to make your written submissions to the Coordinator General regarding the proposed construction workers car park in Anzac Park Toowong.

It's easier than you might think. To assist with making a submission, please complete the change request submission form at:

http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/resources/project/northern-link-tunnel/northern-link-road-tunnel-change-form.pdf

(Or write your own letter using your own template)

A 'properly made submission' must:

-be made to the Coordinator-General in writing and be received on or before the last day of the submission period

-be signed by each person who makes the submission

-state the name and address of each person who makes the submission

-state the grounds of the submission and facts and circumstances relied on.

Note: Under s.34(3) of the Act, the Coordinator-General may accept a submission that is not a 'properly made submission,' for example an e-mail, that is not signed. (i.e. has the discretion to do this, but a properly made submission is smarter.)

You will be referring to the BCC document 'Application for Change Northern Link Road Tunnel Project' October 2010 and specifically to 'Temporary Workforce Car Parking' under Section 4.2 (page 18) at:

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

Also check any other references to Anzac Park in this document for further information.

The Coordinator-General, Terms of Reference for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to help with your submissions are here:

http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/docs/library/Northern_Link_Road_Tunnel_ToR.pdf

You will have your own concerns about the proposed car park. Some of the issues are: Safety, Pedestrian and cyclist issues, Environmental issues - flora and fauna etc; Noise, Traffic, Cultural Heritage, Kids safety, etc etc etc. (And we don't even have any information on how the car park will be constructed from BCC- lighting, excavation, fencing, removal of trees???? or what the other alternatives for workforce car parking are.)

I probably don't need to mention that in your written submission there is no need for exclamation marks!, unnecessary bolding of text or UPPER CASE!...and nothing like the poor fellow in this You tube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA1hyqA6UTY

Good Luck.