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The federal government has knocked back a community appeal to force a full environmental assessment of the planned Redland Whitewater Centre, ensuring smoother waters ahead for Olympic planners.

The Redlands-based Community Alliance for Responsible Planning appealed to federal Environment Minister Murray Watt in June, with what alliance president Lavinia Wood said was expert evidence the project could be devastating to the local koala habitat.

A shallow water table beneath the site, CARP argued, was vital to the…

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