During 2009 EDONQ issued regular Alerts to providing information on a variety of subjects to do with public interest environmental law advising of:

• recent and upcoming Law Reform and Legal Policy Review initiatives and opportunities
• development applications being considered by local councils, the Queensland State Government and the Commonwealth Government (including referrals under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth))

Recent and Upcoming Law Reform and Legal Policy Review

Including notices under the EPBC Act 1999 on Species and Ecological Communities and Protected Places.

Alert 49	Queensland East Coast Pearl Fishery notice.
Alert 47	Migratory shorebird speices and Vulnerable water mounse Signficant Impact Guidelines open for public comment.
Alert 44	Mt Garnet property proposal for harvest of invertebrates.
Alert 43	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference agenda open for comment. Two species of dogfish nomination for conservation status.
Alert 42	Pea aphid wildlife import environment assessment report.  Tropical Paradise Resort Project, Cairns declared a significant project.
Alert 40	Threatened status review with coments due 27th November 2009
Alert 39	Nominations to the Threatened Sepcies Scientific Committee for comment and Draft Recovery Plans open for comment.
Alert 38	Policy statement on Weeping Myall Woodlands listing and a number of draft recovery plans open for review.
Alert 37	Importation of two varieties of scarabaeine dung beetle.
Alert 33	Importation of a tip weevil as control agent open for comment.  Consulatation on draft legislation to establish a Greenhouse and Energy Audit Framework.
Alert 32	Significant Impact Guidelines for the endangered southern cassowary draft policy for comment.
Alert 31	Humpback Whales scientific research and Giant Panda import permits for comment.
Review	Call for submissions to reveiw the Biodiscovery Act 2004
Alert 29	Queensland Eel Fishery open for comment.
Alert 27	Significant impact guidelines for the endangered black-throated finch.
Alert 26	Permit for collection of Sea Snakes from prawn trawlers.
Alert 24	Draft assessment of Bilateral Agreements between Commonwealth and Queensland Governments open for comment.  EPBC Amendment Regulations proposed.
Alert 20	Queensland Coarl Fishery due for assessment and Exotic bird record keeping scheme
Alert 16	Review of National Biodiveristy Strategy, Grey Nurse Shark proposed importation
Alert 10	Kuranda Tree Frog, Loss and degradation of native habitats , Brown-nosed Coati live import and international transfer of koalas
Alert 9	Wet Tropics Plan Review - Phase 2 - opportunity to comment - due Friday 27th March 2009
Alert 6	Coral Sea Fishery assessment
Alert 4	Policy for Biodiversity Offsets consultation draft open for comment.
Alert 2	Queensland Inshore Beam Trawl Fishery and Inshore Fin Fish Fishery assessments, nomination for threatened species Windswept Helmut Orchid and Patagonian Toothfish.

Development Applications under the EPBC Act 1999 and Environmental Impact Statements for Significant Projects

Alert 49	Washpool Coal Mine Project, townsville Industrial Development, Cape Tribulations Cabins and Lugger Bay subdivision referrals.  Decisions on referrals for Zero Gen Power Plant and open cut mine Bowen Basin.
Alert 48	Decision to withdraw Great Keppel Island Resort Revitalisation Plan, Myola-Oakforest, Kuranda variation to approval and Cape Tribulation Cabins and Facilities to assesed by preliminary documentation.
Alert 47	Wonagaling Beach referral open for public comment, Tully Sugar Cane Tramway decision.
Alert 46	Tropical Paradise Resport Cairns, Cows coal Project and Jax Coal Project referrals are open for comment.  State project in Port of Gladstone draft EIS available for comment.
Alert 45	ZeroGen integrated gasification power plant and Oak Valley residential development referrals open for comment.  Water for Bowen State significant project EIS open for comment.
Alert 44	Notification of proposed decision on Traveston Crossing Dam.  Information on Australia Pacific LNG Project, Galilee Power Station and Port of Gladstone Western Basin Dredging state projects.
Alert 43	Lower Fitzroy River Infrastructure Project, Bilyana sugar cane tramway and Cape Tribulation development open for comments.  Wongaling Beach subdivision approval required.  Wandoan Coal Project and Stanwell Energy Park proposals withdrawn.  Great Keppel Island Resort Project rejected and Kevin's Corner draft TOR open for comment.
Alert 42	Decision that Oak Valley, Townsville residence approval not required and Boyett Rd, Mission Beach subdivision approved with conditions
Alert 41	Balaclava Island Coal export terminal near Gladstone open for referral, Kogan to Gladstone high pressure gas pipeline preliminary documentation for assessment.  Shell Australia LNG Project TOR open for submissions.
Alert 40	Decisions on Johnstone River, Malanda and Speewah rural residential subdivisions.  Cape Cleeveland sand extraction and Gladstone high presure gas pipeline requiring approval.  State project Moura Link - Aldoga Rail approved and Fisherman's Landing Port Expansion now open for submissions.
Alert 39	Point Abbot multi carfo facility preliminary guidelines available.
Alert 38	Referral for Great Keppel Island open and decisons on Kuranda Heights Road subdivision, Wongaling Beach development, Oasis Mission Beach Resort and Myola - Oakforest Rd development.
Alert 37	Referral for residence at Oak Valley.  Great Keppel Island Resort declarded a state significant project.
Alert 36	Cape Cleveland, Townsville referral, decision on Hay Point Coal Terminal Expansion.  Kevin's Corner coal mining declarded a Signficant Project under State law.
Alert 35	Malanda residential development referral open for comment, decisions and preliminary documentation on Galilee Coal Mine, Hay Point Coal Terminal Expansion, Tully-Mission Beach Road subdivision.
Alert 34	Oil shale mine near Gladstone. Draft decision for Multi Cargo Facility at Point Abbot.  Approval for South Mission Beach subdivision and further suspension for False Cape.  Gladstone Steel Making Facility and Curtis LNG major projects.
Alert 33	Wongaling Beach residential development. Draft decisions open for comment for Ninds Creek, Innisfail development, Kuranda Heights Road residential development and Daintree to Cape Tribualtion Road crossing upgrade.  Curtis Island LNG facility and pipeline require approval.
Alert 32	Decisions on Ninds Creek, Innisfail artificial lake development and Gumlow, Townsville residential development.
Alert 31	Referrals for Surat Basin gas pipeline and Galilee Basin coal mine.  Decisions on Kuranda Heights residential subdivison, Curtis Island LNG Plant, Surat Basin expansion and Curtis Island Gas Pipeline
Alert 30	Decisions that Curtis island LNG Plant, Surat Basin expansion and Curtis Island Gas Pipeline require approval.
Alert 29	Curtis Island LNG Plant and Gumlow, Townsville residential development for referral.  Decisions on 2D seismic survey in Gulf of Carpentaria and residential development in Kuranda.  Gladstone LNG project EIS open for comment.
Alert 28	Townsville Roseneath Quarry, Curtis Island LNG Plant, Expansion of Coal Seam gas fields in surat Basin, Curtis Island to Gladstone gas pipeline.  Decisions on Tully-Mission Beach residential subdivision, Woodstock-Giru Road residential development, Alpha coal Project and Gladstone Steel Making Facility.
Alert 27	Industrial Development Stuart, Townsville and Oak Valley residential development.  Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas and Shell Australia LNG Projects.
Alert 26	Oak Vally residence, Mission Beach residential subdivision decision.
Alert 25	Gulf of Carpentaria Seismic Survey and Willowbank, Townsville residential subdivision.
Alert 24	Kuranda Heights Road and Giru Road residential subdivisions.  Decisions on Gladstone and Aldoga Bank rail deviations and Point Abbot new multi cargo facility.
Alert 23	Gladstone Ports Corporation western basin stategic dredging and disposal project
Alert 22	Aldoga Bank rail lines, open cut mining in Bowen Basin, decision Point Abbot requires approval.  Information on South of Embley Project.
Alert 21	Re-opening of Marathon Quarry and decision on Townsville wastewater upgrade project.
Alert 20	Coopers Creek, Cape Tribulation road crossing upgrade and Cape Gloucester resort expansion near Bowen.  Decisions on Oak Valley residence, Kurrimine Beach vegetation clearing, Cannonvale residential subdivision, geotechnical investigation for Castaway Bay and Millennium open cut coal mine expansion.
Alert 19	Finalised EIS guidelines available for Pisolite Hills and Aurukun bauxite mines, decision on Taylor Family Health Retreat at Mission Beach.
Alert 18	Proposed Point Abbot multi cargo facility and Gladstone Steel making facility project declared significant.
Alert 17	Gladstone Port Western Basin dredging, expansion of Millennium Open cut mine at Coppabella and Townsville offshore power boat race.
Alert 16	Geotechinical investigation at Castaway Bay near Airlie Beach.
Alert 15	Townsville City Council waste management upgrade project referral and decision on Oak Valley residence.
Alert 14	Health retreat at Mission Beach and Gladstone Steel making facility.
Alert 13	Karumba Sewerage Network and Treatment Plant, Allan Sellars Farm subdivision near Mission Beach referrals and Mt St John plant wastewater referral withdrawn.  Decisions on Oak Valley residence and Resort at Horeshoe Bay Road, Bowen.
Alert 12	Referrals for upgrade of wastewater and constrauction of North Shore Boulevard and Lionel Turner Drive, Townsville, Hay Point Coal Terminal expansion and Surat Basin project EIS open for comment.
Alert 11	Ella Bay Resort referral to be reconsidered.
Alert 10	Galilee Coal Mine referral, Connors River Dam and Alpha Coal Project terms of reference open for comment.
Alert 8	Marine Seismic survey in Timor and Arafura seas, Connors River Dam terms of reference for EIS; decisions on Eaglefield coal mine expansion and Port Hinchinbrook maintenance dredging
Alert 7	Oak Valley residential construction and resort development at Horseshoe Bay, Bowen, Connors River Dam terms of reference and Townsville Ocean Terminal approval.
Alert 6	Townsville River Grove residential development, decisions on Bruce Highway and Kuranda Range Roads, decision on Lugger Bay, Mission Beach residential subdivision.
Alert 5	Oak Valley, Townsville residential community and decision on Alpha Coal Project
Alert 3	Expansionof Eaglefield Open-cut Coal Mine and Port Hinchinbrook maintenance dredging.  Decision that Alpha Cal Project requires approval.
Alert 2	Mission Beach residenteial subdivision, decision on Cape York Bauxite Mine, residential developments in Oak Valley and Lizard Island accommodation and EIS for Wandoan Coal Project.
Alert1	Aurukun Bauxite and  Abbot Point Alumina Refinery Project - terms of reference for EIS notice

Other Alerts that may be of interest:

• 2008 EDO-NQ Alerts
• 2007 EDO-NQ Alerts
• 2005 and 2006 EDO-NQ Casework Alerts
• EDO Qld Alerts on their What's New page