08/1128 - Information Response to Biodiversity Items & Ecological Impact Items - Place Designs [As Published] · 132008.1128

The Girraween Master Plan balanced the maintenance of the broader corridor generally contained within
the Noosa National Park with the Community need for the use of land under Councils ownership to satisfy
need for community facilities or in demand services such as the proposed Retirement Village. The Noosa
Planning Scheme 2006 was amended in February 2008 to incorporate the recommendations of the
Girraween Master Plan.

Biodiversity Assessment Panel mapping of State Significant Bioregional Wildlife corridors

 

   
  

SEQ Biodiversity Significance
HNN State Habitat for EVR taxa

‘es State
ea Regional

YP) Local or Other Values

 
 

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Non Bioregion Ecosystem

 

Source Girraween Master Plan June 2006 Background Information Part 2 - Diagram 3 (Noosa Shire
Council 2006b)

The proposed development will impact on a small section of the State Significant vegetation and
predominately within the designated Community Services Zone that is located within the SEQ Regional Plan
Urban Footprint.

The proposed conservation corridor of at least 20m width will predominately protect the “State significant”
Open/ Dry heath on Coastal Dunes (RE12.2.9/12.2.13) as well as the important ecotone boundary with the
State Habitat for EVR taxa (Endangered Vulnerable & Rare). This Conservation buffer provides both an
effective separation buffer to the Closed wet heath (RE 12.2.15/122.2.12) (Vegetation Community 2a)