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Community consultation of the Wide Bay Burnett targeted amendment has now closed. Your feedback will help inform decisions on the proposed change to the Wide Bay Burnett regional plan.
Gympie has a gold mining history dating back to the late 1800s and over time, to protect the town centre from increasing mining exploration activities, certain measures have been put in place which limit the potential to explore gold mining opportunities in the township.
Gympie’s township and surrounding areas are subject to a declaration known as Restricted Area 384 which restricts new resource exploration permits being granted the area.
Gympie Regional Council has requested the removal of the Gympie town area from Restricted Areas 384, but before doing so alternative state protections need to be put in place.
The proposed change to the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan would see Gympie town mapped as a Priority Living Area under the Regional Planning Interest Act 2014, providing a mechanism to:
• protect the liveability of the Gympie township from impacts of resource activity
• provide opportunities for community feedback on proposed activities.
Community consultation of the Wide Bay Burnett targeted amendment has now closed. Your feedback will help inform decisions on the proposed change to the Wide Bay Burnett regional plan.
Gympie has a gold mining history dating back to the late 1800s and over time, to protect the town centre from increasing mining exploration activities, certain measures have been put in place which limit the potential to explore gold mining opportunities in the township.
Gympie’s township and surrounding areas are subject to a declaration known as Restricted Area 384 which restricts new resource exploration permits being granted the area.
Gympie Regional Council has requested the removal of the Gympie town area from Restricted Areas 384, but before doing so alternative state protections need to be put in place.
The proposed change to the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan would see Gympie town mapped as a Priority Living Area under the Regional Planning Interest Act 2014, providing a mechanism to:
• protect the liveability of the Gympie township from impacts of resource activity
• provide opportunities for community feedback on proposed activities.
