Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) P.A.G.E. EIS HELPLINE People Power 2 nd May, 2009

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) What we are going to Discuss What to do How to do it When to do it How to put in your Submission The format to use

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) What to do Tell them! Ask for your concerns to be addressed Don’t give them the opportunity to say: –“Your concerns have been noted” So, ask specific questions, such as: –How do you propose to mitigate…? –What data was used in calculating…? –Detail how you proposed to …

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) What to do Put in your personal submission. Consider issues such as: –Property Values –Future Development plans –Health concerns –Resale prospects –Lifestyle impacts etc –Easement & access issues Reference: Appendix H

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) What to focus on Environmental Impacts –Loss of Vegetation –Loss of Flora & Fauna –Surveys done were incomplete or out of season –Impacts were ignored or trivialised Reference: Chapter 19

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) What to focus on Visual Impacts –Noted as high, but ignored to justify –Our properties devalued, reduced equity & resaler prospects, stigma attached –Affects tourist appeal & visual amenity of the Sunshine Coast Reference: Chapter 11 & Appendix Q

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) What to focus on Alternatives –What alternative do you suggest? –Solar, Thermal Local generation plants –PV Solar on all house rooftops –Use the highway infrastructure corridor Reference: Chapter 2

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) Whatever concerns you about this proposal Climate Change issues Route selected does not support access requirements (i.e. not fit for purpose) Are the projections up-to-date and correct? Is this the only solution? Why not a lesser impact solution appropriate to the 21 st century issues and actual growth areas? Reference: Chapters 2, 3 & 20

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) How to do it On either the CD or USB stik: –Open up the file –You will see 3 folders –Click the first folder

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) Accessing the files You will see all the sub-folders…

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) Accessing the files When you see the icon you want to open, single click on that sub-folder and the full name of the folder will appear. Using Chapter 14 as an example, you will see the full name of that chapter, going from to Chapter 14_Transport infrastructure traffic and amenity.pdf Then double click on the folder to open up the file (chapter)

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) Finding Information Some chapters or files are very large To quickly find a piece of information in a “pdf” file, do the following: –Click on Edit –On the dropdown, click Find –Type in the word or phrase you want to search for –Eg, “noise”, press Enter –Use the forward or backward icons to find the next occurrence of the word

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) Finding Information Using the Edit / Find you can quickly scan the entire document in minutes rather than hours Use alternate words or phrases, eg: –Replace “noise” with “sound”, or –Replace “road” with “track” or “access” When you have found something of interest to you, Highlight the section, Copy & Paste it into the template or a separate Word document

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) The Template You can download the template from our website, To find this quickly, type into the Search box “Template” Then click on “dEIS submission template” This is a Word Document The template is expandable, so you can keep typing and the relevant table will expand accordingly

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) The Template Go to and search for templatewww.saveeumundi.org

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) The Template Always reference the section your issue is talking about, eg. – Road networks –In the left column There is a box at the end of the template which you must sign You can the (saved) document to the address shown in that box

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) Other Important facts If you don’t have a computer, you can simply handwrite your submission You can put in a submission even if it has just one issue or concern All submissions must be received by Parsons Brinckerhoff by close of business, 15 th May, 2009

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) Have Your Say! This is the chance for you to have your say. Please don’t waste the opportunity! This issue is most significant for our community

Powerlines Action Group Eumundi Inc. (P.A.G.E.) Remember to check the website for helpful information! To access the dEIS, go to. 76&gid=498http:// 76&gid=498