The SEQ Regional Plan which was released on Sunday 7th December 2008 indicates that the area where Bromelton SDA has been declared is to be both protected from any development that would compromise the future water supply AND protected from any development which would compromise its ability to be used for hard to locate industries.  See the quotes below:

A) Land Use planning must protect existing any future sites for water supply infrastructure from encroachment by development that would compromise their viability. Map 18 of the plan illustrates the location of potential desalination and purified
recycled water sites identified in the draft SEQ Water Strategy. Preserved sites should be incorporated into planning schemes
in consultation with the Queensland Water Commission (Chap 113,Page 129).

Whilst:

B) Providing sufficient land for future large logistics operations is important to SEQ's continuing economic health and export future. Major opportunities exist for a multi-modal inland port at Charlton-Wellcamp in Toowoomba and at Ebenezer-Purga in the Western Corridor. Bromelton, located on the standard gauge rail link near Beaudesert in the region's south, offers opportunities for longer-term industrial development, particularly in large-scale logistics and light industry. (Chap 9.4, Part D, Page115).  Map 17 identifies no less than 36 proposed industrial areas.  It begs the question why another one is necessary?

It is impossible for this area to function under both conditions, either it is protected to provide clean water for the future town water supply or it is protected as a hard to locate industrial site - it cannot be both!

The Love the Logan Valley Campaign recently presented some background information on Bromelton SDA and it's "sister city" Narangba in the interest of public information, at a public meeting held at Chambers Flat Community Centre.  This meeting was hosted by the Logan and Albert Conservation Association, Logan Wildlife Preservation Society and the Environmental Defenders Office.  We would like to thank them for the invitation to present some of the information we have gathered.

Please see the links below for pdf's of that presentation.

 SEQ Regional Plan Meeting - Chambers Flat - Part 1.

SEQ Regional Plan Meeting - Chambers Flat - Part 2.