Response to Information Request [As Published] · 132007.2399

Urban Koala Area Assessment
Precinct J – Noosa Springs
for StarCo Developments Pty Ltd


Criteria                      Solution                              Comments         Compliance
                                   (d) Retaining Koala habitat                           Lot 5. Wherever practicable, native vegetation will
                                       links of native vegetation                        be retained across the site. Overland flowpaths
                                       across the site.                                  will be constructed between Lots 21and 22, 13
                                   (e) Providing habitat links of                        and 14 and 6 and 8. These flowpaths will assist in
                                       native vegetation across                          providing vegetation linkages to habitats outside
                                       the site                                          of Precinct J.
                                   (f) Erecting koala friendly                           (e) Koala food trees will be incorporated into the
                                       fences on lot boundaries                          streetscaping design.
                                       except where koala                                (f) Koala exclusion fencing, in the form of
                                       exclusion fences are the                          masonry blocks or similar material, will be used to
                                       only practicable way of                           separate each lot. The proponent has indicated
                                       safeguarding koalas.                              the only practicable solution to safeguarding
                              1.3 Roads are located, designed                            Koalas will be to enforce a by-law as part of the
                                  and constructed to minimise                            Body Corporate conditions, that residences with
                                  the risk to Koalas and vehicle                         domestic dogs will need to constrain dogs to a
                                  strikes.                                               portion of the Lot that has been fenced with Koala
                                                                                         exclusion fencing. It is not envisaged that Koala
                              1.4 Plants used for landscaping
                                                                                         exclusion fencing will be required along the
                                  comprise 70% Australian
                                                                                         roadways, as volume and speed of traffic entering
                                  plants of which 50% are
                                                                                         the site is not predicted to create a hazard for
                                  native to the area, including
                                                                                         Koalas.
                                  Koala habitat trees native to
                                  the area, where practicable.                       1.3 Roadways within Precinct J will be located,
                                                                                         designed and constructed in a manner that
                                                                                         reflects the requirements of the Koala Plan (refer
                                                                                         to Appendix 1 for recommended design) and
                                                                                         minimises risks to Koalas.
                                                                                     1.4 All plants used for landscaping within and
                                                                                         surrounding Precinct J will comprise at least 70%
                                                                                         Australian plants, of which at least 50% will be
                                                                                         native to the area.
* BAAM (2007). Preliminary Flora Assessment – Precinct J, Noosa Springs Development, Noosa. Unpublished report prepared for StarCo
Developments Pty. Ltd.

BAAM Pty Ltd                                                                                                                           Page 2
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