Planning Report - 11 Senegal Rise Doonan

2.4     VEGETATION
        A narrow strip of cleared land exists within the eastern extent of the site on flatter land at the
        terminus of Senegal Rise. The balance of the subject site supports vegetation, a considerable
        portion of which is mapped as both of concern remnant vegetation and is within a koala priority
        area and is mapped as core koala habitat (refer to Figure 5).




                                                            Development
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        Figure 5 – Koala habitat in SEQ region
        [Development Assessment Mapping System]


         The vegetation within the subject site consists of an open eucalypt forest approximately 30m
         high with shrubby understorey.                 The open forest was dominated by
         Eucalyptus microcorys (tallow          wood), Eucalyptus       propinqua (small-fruited        grey
         gum), Eucalyptus siderophloia (grey iron bark) and Syncarpia glomulifera (turpentine). The mid-
         storey contained juvenile canopy as well as species such as Lophostemon confertus (brush
         box), Allocasuarina littoralis (black she-oak) and Alphitonia excelsa (red ash). A tall shrub/small

30 September 2021                                 Chris Bentley                                        Page: 6
Ref: 20-052               Planning Report – Proposed Dwelling at 11 Senegal Rise, Doonan