Many people in the local community grow their own food in their backyards. Food production in the proposed buffer zone include, dairy and dairy beef, beef cattle, vegetables, some fruit and nut trees venison and poultry, the buffer and the immediate farm lands are in fact a food bowl for the region.  The current proposal recommends that these activities continue to operate within the "buffer zone" and the immediate adjoining agricultural lands of the industrial estate.

Some of Queensland's largest export companies rely on clean food from this region and these export contracts have very strict quarantine and food quality testing standards.  Dispersed pollution from industrial activities will jeopardize these markets and the farmer's futures.

It is recommended that food is not grown within 500m of heavy transport corridors.  As 4 new highways will be built to support this industrial city, (one running through the centre of the development) it is logical that all food producing crops would need to be excluded from a 500m buffer area, either side of any transport corridors.  The adjacent diagram show the approximate location of the proposed highways.  This diagram is adapted from the Mount Lindsey Northern Beaudesert Investigation Area Final Summary Report (OUM's website)  

The Love the Logan Valley campaign would like to see research undertaken to identify the impacts of the ingestion of diesel particulate matter and other chemical cocktails experienced at Narangba on animals produced within the buffer zone area.  Experienced agricultural scientists and food exporters have grave concerns for the impact on their businesses and the health of their customers.

Who is going to ensure that any roadside purchases of the great Queensland Blue pumpkin (punkin if you're a local) bred and developed within the proposed buffer zone and still cultivated and sold to many a travelers that these will remain safe?