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



Note, where active breeding habitat for least concern native fauna is observed, the applicant will be
required to comply with DES’s Species Management Program – low risk of impacts. Where active
breeding habitat for Conservation Significant fauna is observed, the applicant will be required to
prepare and submit a DES compliant Species Management Program – High risk of impacts for
approval prior to clearing commencing. The identified presence of Adelotus brevis in the waterway
and dam proposed to be modified triggers the need for a Species Management Program – High risk
of impacts to Adelotus brevis to approved by DES before works to the waterway commence.

6.3      Commonwealth Government
No Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) were identified during the field
investigation undertaken within the site. Whilst a fauna survey has not been completed the results
of the habitat assessment infers that the threatened fauna species identified in the Protected Matters
Search Report have a low potential to occur within the site due to the limited amount of suitable
habitat and/or a lack of existing records in the locality.
Furthermore, the very limited extent of clearing is unlikely to result in a significant impact to any
populations of the listed EPBC fauna species hence a referral to the Commonwealth government
under the EPBC Act is deemed unnecessary at this time.

6.4      Fisheries Act 1994
The Queensland Waterways for Waterway Barrier Works GIS layer indicates that 3 green (Low)
waterway flows west to east through the northern, central, and southern portions of the site. Any
proposal to add or upgrade a crossing associated with these waterways would need to satisfy the
Accepted Development Codes for Waterway Barrier Works under the Fisheries Act 1994, and where
this is not possible then a Waterway Barrier Works development permit would be required.
The development does not propose to add or upgrade a crossing associated with the green (Low)
waterway adjacent to the proposed works location. The proposed watercourse modification is not
expected to generate a waterway barrier as it only comprises widening of the channel and flow will
be maintained at all times.




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