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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=175 BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1017" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFCC99" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 HEIGHT= 134 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1422ed810.jpg" border=0 width="1005" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gold Coast Greyhound Racing">Home</A>  |  <A HREF="committee.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Committee">Committee</A>   |   <A HREF="news.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Updates">News Updates</A>   |   <A HREF="ourposition.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Position">Our Position</A>   |   <A HREF="ourproposal.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Proposal">Our Proposal</A>   |   <A HREF="ourvision.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Vision">Our Vision</A>   |   <A HREF="plans.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plans">Plans</A>   |   <A HREF="correspondence.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Correspondence">Correspondence</A>   |   <B>A Few Facts</B>   |   <A HREF="membership.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership">Membership</A>   |   <A HREF="contactus.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Contact Us</A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=275 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1015" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="1009"><div> <B><U>A FEW FACTS</U></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 563 WIDTH="1009"><div> <B>Cronulla Park - Slacks Creek - Site Assessment - Regional Trail Bike Site Survey 2004.</B></div> <div> <I>Report provided by the CPR Group for the Scenic Rim Regional Council.</I></div> <bR> <div> Cronulla Park is located on the corner of Kingston Road and Compton Road Slacks Creek. This site is currently unoccupied.</div> <div> Cronulla Park is owned by the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (NRM&E) and is held in Trust by Logan City Council. The site is a rehabilitating landfill site.</div> <div> Although a number of proposals have been received by Council since the landfill site was closed in 1983, the future use of Cronulla Park is yet to be confirmed by Logan City Council.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Extracts from the Report include:</U></B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cronulla Park is a rehabilitating landfill site with only a small parcel of land which was not filled, at the Kingston Road frontage. The instability of land areas formally used for landfill would significantly increase the cost of any construction on these areas including the installation of light towers to enable night time use of the site. Construction of any necessary buildings (for example, for amenities and administration) may need to be limited to the areas of the site that were not filled.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Gas methane levels from the decomposing landfill under the clay cap on the site remain relatively high and the site is expected to continue to release gases for the next thirteen years. A gas management study should be completed prior to any development on this site.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Any future applicant should consider the content of previous objections from businesses proximate to the candidate site.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The area is proximate to residential areas, which will strengthen the need for appropriate noise attenuation and dust mitigation strategies to be implemented including the appropriate situation of any future trail bike facilities on this site.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The landfill has been closed since approximately 1987 and is expected to continue to release gases until approximately 2017.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A gas management study was conducted by EGIS Consulting in May 2000 and it was confirmed the landfill site was divided into different sections to hold different forms of waste. The waste deposited was predominantly domestic solid waste and a smaller quantity of commercial and light industrial solid waste. The site was also apparently used for the disposal of dead animals.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The site could be suitable for the development of sports and recreation facilities as long as the clay capping is not disturbed and the drainage design does not allow for pooling of water on the surface. It is important to note that the use of former landfill sites for sporting fields has proven to require higher levels of maintenance due to long term subsidence (for example these effects are experienced at the Raubers Road trail bike site in Brisbane.)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Logan City Council's Sport and Recreation Strategy and Facilities Plan suggests that the development of sporting facilities on former landfill sites should be limited to facilities of a lower standard.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="1009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1009" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="1009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1009" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="1009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1009" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=30 BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>