The public consultation period for Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers’ proposed Smith Bay Wharf is now open, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) sets a new standard for environmental assessment in South Australia, as is appropriate in a sensitive environment like Kangaroo Island. The Minister for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure has decided that members of the public, businesses and government agencies will be able to lodge submissions during the two months until May 28, 2019.
The Minister has also decided on the number, form and timing of the information sessions to be held during the public exhibition period. Sessions will be held in each of Kingscote, Parndana and Adelaide, in early May.
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers will address all submissions that are received during the consultation period. It may modify its proposal slightly to address any concerns and objections, or to increase the benefits of the proposed facility to the environment, economy and community.
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers is Australia’s only listed timberland company. It manages a wholly-owned portfolio of hardwood and softwood forestry plantations, growing on former agricultural land on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
