At Stockland, we are committed to ensuring the ecological values of the Pumicestone Passage and the surrounding Coochin Creek catchment are protected. We have been an active member of the Pumicestone Catchment Network since it was formed in 2011 to develop the Pumicestone Passage Catchment Plan. We have also worked closely with land and water groups to identify and optimise opportunities for community management of natural areas within our communities.
Extensive water modelling and investigations undertaken demonstrate that Aura South can be developed to protect the water quality values of the Pumicestone Passage.
The site has a number of physical attributes which make it suitable for future urban development.
Best Practice Water Quality Treatments
Stockland intends to adopt world-leading Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) initiatives and construction management practices to ensure the Pumicestone Passage is protected.
The future development of Aura South has the potential to create a regionally significant environmental legacy for the region. Our vision is for Aura South to be a nature positive, low carbon future community.
Limited environmental values
As a former pine plantation, the land has been degraded, with more than 85% of the land cleared over 50 years ago. It is currently being used for low-grade grazing.
Significant rehabilitation planned to restore environmental values lost during forestry era
If approved for future development, plans include rehabilitating up to 400ha of degraded land including the site’s existing 140ha Melaleuca wetland.
One-third of site to be protected
Future plans include rehabilitating and protecting more than one-third of the site which will provide an additional buffer to the Pumicestone Passage, strengthen local and regional biodiversity values and create an ecological corridor to restore local habitat and fauna connectivity.
