Documents Regarding Activities At Legune Station From 1 August 2025 And 18 February 2026.

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The Forsythe Creek dam at Legune Station, approved in 2005 with conditions protecting migratory species and the Gouldian Finch, faces a regulatory tension regarding agricultural expansion. The original Condition 9 prohibited crop irrigation on the floodplain to prevent cotton cultivation impacts on protected species. Following a 2018 ownership transfer to AAM and a 2022 NT clearing permit for 1,006 hectares of pasture and fodder crops, AAM requested in August 2024 to remove or amend Condition 9 to align with state approvals and enable irrigation. By July 2025, the 1,006 hectares had already been cleared and converted to forage sorghum, corn, and Rhodes grass production without formal EPBC referral. The department proposed varying Condition 9 to permit irrigation of these already-cleared areas for pasture crops only. The NT Environment Centre has lodged FOI requests scrutinizing the approval, indicating potential community concern about the project's impacts on protected species and wetlands despite the regulatory history.