Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01713:body:0:p43
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01713
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 189618–194060

Low                                                                                   Fire.
Unknown                                                                               Horse, plastic pollution, weeds, mangrove dieback.
Not relevant                                                                          Saltwater intrusion, water buffalo.
North Qld: Cannonvale to Cooktown                                                     Very high                                                                                                           Feral pig.
High                                                                                  Coastal development, rapid sea-level rise, cat, prolonged and/or extreme inundation, cropping, chemical pollution.
Moderate                                                                              Oil spill, aquaculture.
Low                                                                                   Fire, cattle, horse.
Unknown                                                                               Plastic pollution, weeds, saltwater intrusion.
Not relevant                                                                          European red fox, mangrove dieback, water buffalo.
Remote northern Australia: Cooktown (Qld) to Broome (WA), including the Tiwi Islands  Very high                                                                                                           Feral pig, mangrove dieback.
High                                                                                  Prolonged and/or extreme inundation, saltwater intrusion.
Moderate                                                                              Fire, cattle, water buffalo, rapid sea-level rise, weeds.
Low                                                                                   Coastal development, oil spill, chemical pollution, aquaculture, cat, horse.
Unknown                                                                               Plastic pollution.
Not relevant                                                                          European red fox, cropping.

4.12            Locations (populations) under pressure
Regions with the highest risk of water mouse extirpation all occur in Queensland: from Coomera to the Noosa River, the Fraser Coast, and along the Mackay coast. In these areas, coastal development to support significant human population growth (ABS 2021) is expanding and intruding into – and/or fragmenting – water mouse habitat; or creating landward barriers that will result in significant habitat coastal squeeze in the future as sea levels rise.
Areas of considerable concern include:
    * Along the Pimpama River and elsewhere within the greater Gold Coast City Council LGA due to very high rates of human population growth and associated ongoing development pressure.
    * Islands of southern Moreton Bay due to unsustainable coastal development and associated pressures including adverse recreational activities and feral predators. Projected sea level rise and increasing mud deposition are also a concern in this area.
    * Minjerribah/North Stradbroke Island due to coastal developments associated with increased tourism.
    * The Pumicestone Passage and Bribie Island due to a recent and significant expansion of the Caloundra urban footprint in the north and an increase in tourism and associated development on Bribie Island to the south.
    * The Maroochy River due to urban expansion at Twin Waters, Mudjimba and Bli Bli.
    * The Gladstone-Curtis Island port area due to anticipated expansions.
    * All water mouse locations along the east Queensland coast that are seaward of development barriers that will impede coastal water mouse habitat migration inland as sea levels rise (see Section 5.2.2, Action 2.3).
Additional areas along the east coast of Queensland may be considered under pressure in the future as the water mouse is detected in new locations (e.g. the Cairns region, Townsville) and/or unregulated and unsustainable development occurs to accommodate population growth.

4.13            Locations that are managed
As a threatened species, the water mouse is managed by Commonwealth and State or Territory Governments across its range to mitigate the impacts of coastal development through appropriate conditioning of approvals and ongoing regulation of development conditions.
Approximately