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Huge $3.5 million greening project

to get underway at The Mill

With The Mill PDA set to generate $950 million in economic
benefit for our region, Council is investing now to keep the
heart of the 460-hectare precinct green.

A $3.5 million contract awarded today will see 190,000m3 of
specified soil transported to the site to support koala habitat
revegetation.

Mayor Peter Flannery said it was a significant cost, reflecting the
Council’s commitment to environmental protections in the face
of population growth.
“It is a requirement under the Federal Government’s Environment
“We’ve engaged a soil scientist to develop the soil specification Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) that Council
requirements to ensure the material will support the tree species must plant a minimum of at least 26 hectares for Primary
needed on site, so we’re really starting from the ground up to get Koala Habitat and a further 74 hectares of land be restored for
this right,” he said. supplementary Koala habitat .

“We will even be measuring tree growth height once they’re “We will exceed that requirement with 110-hectares of the
planted and also the width of the canopy we create to ensure it’s 460-hectare precinct dedicated to conservation, koala habitat
quality revegetation. and recreation areas.”

“I want to thank locals in advance for their patience with the This tender is an essential part of the Petrie Mill Redevelopment
amount of work we’ll have underway in this area, in addition to project as it facilitates the revegetation commitments made
other government road projects. under the Federal Government’s EPBC Act approval.

“The scale and complexity of this rehabilitation project is For more information on The Mill visit:
significant, in fact Timms Haulage Pty Ltd will be trucking https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/Services/Building-
materials on site progressively over a full 12-month period. Development/Planning-Schemes/The-Mill-PDA

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