2 0 0 9 ). ▁However , ▁by ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁" O ur ▁Water ▁Our ▁Future " ▁website ▁still ▁displayed ▁the ▁message ▁that ▁the ▁sav ings ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁" before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 ". ▁ ▁As ▁The ▁Age ▁reported ; ▁" A ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁Water ▁Minister ▁Tim ▁Hold ing ▁said ▁the ▁aud ited ▁sav ings ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁" short ly ", ▁but ▁neither ▁he ▁nor ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁S ust ain ability ▁and ▁Environment ▁could ▁offer ▁a ▁specific ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁delay ." ▁ ▁Environment al ▁effects ▁The ▁Federal ▁Government ▁set ▁conditions ▁on ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁pipeline ▁under ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁B iod iversity ▁Conserv ation ▁( EP BC ) ▁Act . ▁ ▁In ▁June , ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Earth ▁( F o E ) ▁released ▁its ▁report ▁Out ▁of ▁sight , ▁out ▁of ▁mind ?. ▁The ▁group ' s ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁e colog ical ▁impact s ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁South ▁pipeline ▁claimed ▁that ▁a ▁ 1 2 ▁kilomet re ▁long , ▁ 3 0 ▁met re ▁wide ▁cor rid or ▁cleared ▁through ▁the ▁Tool ang i ▁State ▁Forest ▁had ▁affected ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁Special ▁Prote ction ▁Z ones ▁( SP Z ). ▁ ▁The ▁Sug arlo af ▁P ipeline ▁Alliance ▁prepared ▁a ▁comp liance ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁pipeline ▁which ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁known ▁or ▁possible ▁habit ats ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁vulner able ▁species , ▁including ▁Matt ed ▁F lax