• Research the past proposal for the Traveston Dam and answer the following questions
1. Outline the development / Proposal
2. Examine the positives and negatives for this development
3. Make a decision on whether you would have allowed this development to proceed
1. The development was to make a dam to store more water to help Queensland in the drought. The proposal was formed in 2006 and was stopped in November of 2009. The dam would have affected major transport including the Bruce Highway. Residents who lived near the proposed area were not happy with the proposal. The wider community had concerns related to the endangered Mary River Cod, Mary River Turtle, Giant Barred Frog, Cascade Tree Frog, the vulnerable Lungfish, Tusked Frog, Honey Blue-Eye Fish. There were also concerns for the dugong.
2. There are many positives and negatives from the Traveston dam proposal. These …show more content…
Some of these can be seen above. The dam should not go ahead even though there are positives. These include having more water to use for things like gardening, although there are some positives there are many negative points stacked against the proposal. If the dam was to go ahead then a number of downfalls would result. There are so many endangered species that live in the Mary river area. These include species such as Dugongs, Mary River Cod, Mary River Turtles, Giant barred Frogs, Cascade Tree Frogs, Lung fish, Tusked Frogs, Honey blue eye fish. If the dam proposal was approved these species would possibly die out completely. Turtles when reproducing return to the same spot every year to lay their eggs, if the spot was taken away from them they would choose not to reproduce and over time the turtle would die out. Based on these species alone there is no way the dam should go ahead. If the species died out then there would be catastrophic damage to the eco systems of Queensland. This is why the Traveston Dam should not go
1. Outline the development / Proposal
2. Examine the positives and negatives for this development
3. Make a decision on whether you would have allowed this development to proceed
1. The development was to make a dam to store more water to help Queensland in the drought. The proposal was formed in 2006 and was stopped in November of 2009. The dam would have affected major transport including the Bruce Highway. Residents who lived near the proposed area were not happy with the proposal. The wider community had concerns related to the endangered Mary River Cod, Mary River Turtle, Giant Barred Frog, Cascade Tree Frog, the vulnerable Lungfish, Tusked Frog, Honey Blue-Eye Fish. There were also concerns for the dugong.
2. There are many positives and negatives from the Traveston dam proposal. These …show more content…
Some of these can be seen above. The dam should not go ahead even though there are positives. These include having more water to use for things like gardening, although there are some positives there are many negative points stacked against the proposal. If the dam was to go ahead then a number of downfalls would result. There are so many endangered species that live in the Mary river area. These include species such as Dugongs, Mary River Cod, Mary River Turtles, Giant barred Frogs, Cascade Tree Frogs, Lung fish, Tusked Frogs, Honey blue eye fish. If the dam proposal was approved these species would possibly die out completely. Turtles when reproducing return to the same spot every year to lay their eggs, if the spot was taken away from them they would choose not to reproduce and over time the turtle would die out. Based on these species alone there is no way the dam should go ahead. If the species died out then there would be catastrophic damage to the eco systems of Queensland. This is why the Traveston Dam should not go