Att4 - Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report v1                                                              NCES REF: J001061
Lot 7 on RP216403, Lot 394 on M371117, and Lot 650 on M37380 – 48-59 Kabi Road, Cootharaba




          Plate 9 – Queensland Waterways for Waterway Barrier Works GIS layer (Source: Queensland Globe)

3.8       EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool
The EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool was queried in June 2022 using a 2km search radius.
The Search uses bio-climatic modelling to predict where protected matters may be present in an
area and therefore does not necessarily indicate the actual recorded presence of protected matters.
The Search Result identified that the following Matters of National Environmental Significance
(MNES) have the potential to be present within a 2km radius of the site (refer to Appendix 2):
      •    The ‘endangered’ Coastal Swamp Oak (Casuarina glauca) Forest of New South Wales and
           South East Queensland Threatened Ecological Community;
      •    The ‘endangered’ Coastal Swamp Sclerophyll Forest of New South Wales and South East
           Queensland Threatened Ecological Community;
      •    The ‘Critically Endangered’ Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia Threatened
           Ecological Community;
      •    20 listed threatened flora;
      •    32 fauna species; and
      •    Marine, terrestrial and wetland migratory bird species.

3.9       Surrounding Habitat and Connectivity
Aerial imagery was reviewed to assess the extent of vegetation/habitat surrounding the site which
has the potential to facilitate dispersal opportunities for flora and terrestrial fauna species (refer to
Plate 10 with Vegetation Protection Covenants highlighted in red).
The onsite vegetation has direct connectivity with adjacent bushland areas. These bushland areas
combine to form a north south corridor connecting the Noosa Everglades and Ringtail Forest
Reserve. Several main roads such as Lake Flat Road and Louise Bazzo Drive dissect the corridor




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