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Comment on 2019/8468 - ELECTRANET PTY LIMITED/Energy Generation and Supply (renewable)/Multiple lots
I am writing to express my concern regarding the following referral: Reference Number: 2019/8468 EPBC Case Title: ELECTRANET PTY LIMITED/Energy Generation and Supply (renewable)/Multiple lots/South Australia/SA-NSW Energy Interconnector, Robertstown to NSW Border, SA (the Proposal) I urge the Federal Minister for the Environment to declare this Proposal as a 'clearly unacceptable action' under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The Proposal will negatively impact an area listed under the EPBC Act as Critical Habitat for Black-eared Miner. The area is also known to provide important habitat for EPBC-listed threatened species including Red-lored Whistler (Vulnerable) and Regent Parrot (Vulnerable), and the declining Mallee Striated Grasswren. Listed Critical Habitat and nationally threatened species should be protected under the EPBC Act. The Proposal will significantly impact both in the following ways: *Remove habitat *Fragment habitat *Create habitat favoured by Yellow-throated Miner, increasing the likelihood of current and future hybridisation with Black-eared Miner which is a key threat to the species. *Create pathways for invasive species (predators, weeds) In addition to listing as Critical Habitat under the EPBC Act, the area’s global importance for biodiversity is recognised through listing as a Key Biodiversity Area (BirdLife International) and a Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO). There are feasible alternatives to this Proposal which the Proponent has not adequately considered. I urge the Federal Minister for the Environment to declare the Proposal as Clearly Unacceptable due to likely significant impacts on listed Critical Habitat and Matters of National Environmental Significance.
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