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I believe the controlled action of the proposed Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex ought to be refused approval.

I believe you, as Environment Minister, must not approve this development for the following reasons:

1.	Whalers Way is home to a number of threatened, migratory and marine species protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). There is a real possibility that the Proposed Action will have devastating and irreversible impacts on these matters of national environmental significance.

2.	Whalers Way is located in a Conservation Zone and protected as a private conservation area (known as a Heritage Agreement) due to its significant native vegetation.

3.	Whalers Way represents critical habitat for the Southern Emu-Wren and the Mallee Whipbird, both of which have recently had their national conservation status upgraded from vulnerable to endangered. This development would directly result in habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation, and is likely to further disrupt behaviour through sound pollution, light pollution and human and vehicle activity far beyond the individual launch events.

4.	There are active Eastern Osprey and White-Bellied Sea Eagle nests near the proposed site. The development represents an unacceptable risk to these endangered species which are protected under the EPBC Act.

5.	Whalers Way is located in an area of extreme bushfire risk. The damage any potential fire could cause to critical remnant habitat for threatened species is catastrophic.

6.	Whalers Way abuts a marine sanctuary which serves as habitat for the Australian Sea Lion, listed as endangered under the EPBC Act.

7.	Whalers Way is an important nursery for the migratory Southern Right Whale, listed as endangered under the EPBC Act. Noise pollution associated with this type of development can cause significant behavioural disruption in these marine mammals.

8.	The access road into Whalers Way runs less than 10 metres from an unstable limestone cliff-face which also serves as habitat to migratory and threatened species. This road is manifestly unsuitable for the type of development proposed.

9.	The development requires unsustainably high water use in a low rainfall area, placing unacceptable strain on the region's water reserves.

10.	There are no mitigation or “offsetting” strategies that could alleviate these concerns regarding the Proposed Action.

11.	There has been no rigorous assessment, either independently or by the proponent, of alternative and less environmentally damaging site locations.

I believe that the major development as proposed is inconsistent with the objectives of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

As such, I urge you to honour your pledge not to be a Minister for Extinction, and to not approve the proposed development.

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