Arborist Report Initial

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     Arboricultural Report and Tree Protection Methodology / Plan
Client: Dean White
Site Address: 2 Lakeway Drv Cooroibah QLD 4565
Date of Inspection: 22nd of June 2021

Table of Contents
   • Professional Disclaimer
   • General References
   • Qualifications
   • Scope of Works
   • Definition
   • ARBORICULTURAL REPORT

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Professional Disclaimer: Although Australian Tree Contractors & Arboricultural Consultants PTY Ltd
(ACN 614 266 125) (ATCAC) use all due care and skill in providing you with the information made
available in this Report, to the extent permitted by law ATCAC otherwise excludes all warranties of any
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information (including by way of example, Arboricultural advice) made available to you in this report.
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engineering or architectural drawings, reports, or surveys. • Unless expressed otherwise: I) The
information contained in the Report will cover those items that were outlined in the project brief or
that were examined during the assessment and reflect the condition of those items at the time of
inspection; and ii) The inspection is limited to a visual examination of accessible components without
dissection, excavation or probing unless otherwise stipulated. • There is no warranty or guarantee,
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not arise in the future. • All instructions (verbal or written) that define the scope of the Report have
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the writer's experience and observations.

General References
  • Australian Standards AS 4373 – 2007 Pruning of amenity trees.
    •    AS 4970-2009 - Protection of trees on development sites
    •    Wild Plants of Greater Brisbane – Queensland Museum
    •    Fraser Coast website and Maps/overlays
    •    Evaluating Tree Defects – A Field Guide by Ed Hayes, Second Edition
    •    Body Language of Trees - Research for Amenity Trees, Claus Mattheck

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   •    Smiley E. Thomas, Nelda Matheny, and Sharon Lilly April 2012. Tree Risk
        Assessment: Levels of Assessment
   •    Matheny Nelda and Jim Clark Feb 2009. Tree Risk Assessment: What we know
        (and What We Don’t Know)
   •    The use of the TRAQ as trained by the International Society of Arboriculture

Qualifications:
   •    AQF Level 3 Arborist
   •    AQF Level 5 Arborist
   •    ISA Certified TRAQ Qualified Arborist
   •    Previous QAA Executive Committee Member 2012 – 2017
   •    President of the QAA 2014- 2016
   •    Past President QAA 2016- 2017


The Scope of Works:
To address the information request from Noosa Council as per attachment,




Photo

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Tree 1
Species : Euc territicornus ( Tree to be retained )
DBH : 318mm
TPZ : 7.2m radius
SRZ: 2.67m radius
Height : 20m plus
Canopy : 10m approx
Proposed driveway is 3.1m away from the SRZ and the construction type being
roadbase / gravel has little or no impact on the trees viability for retention or
continued health other than minor compaction.




Tree 2
Species : Euc territicornus ( Tree to be removed )
DBH : 500mm
TPZ : 6m radius
SRZ: 2.57m radius
Height : 25m plus
Canopy : 10m approx
This tree is in the propsed septic system area that has been designed by the soil
engineer and will need to be removed

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Tree 3
Species : Euc territicornus ( Tree to be removed )
DBH : 500mm
TPZ : 6m radius
SRZ: 2.57m radius
Height : 25m plus
Canopy : 5m approx
This tree is in the propsed septic system area that has been designed by the soil
engineer and will need to be removed




Tree 4
Species : Euc territicornus ( Tree to be removed )
DBH : 400mm
TPZ : 4.8m radius

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SRZ: 2.3m radius
Height : 25m plus
Canopy : 5m approx
This tree is in the propsed septic system area that has been designed by the soil
engineer and will need to be removed




Tree 5
Species : Melaleuca leucadendra ( Tree to be removed )
DBH : 400mm
TPZ : 4.8m radius
SRZ: 2.7m radius
Height : 12m plus
Canopy : 5m approx
This tree is growing phototrphicly towards to the propsed pool and dwelling and due
to the problomatic root system is marked for removal

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Tree 6
Species : Melaleuca leucadendra ( Tree to be removed )
DBH : 400mm
TPZ : 4.8m radius
SRZ: 2.61m radius
Height : 12m plus
Canopy : 10m approx
This tree is in the propsed pool and house build foot print and again is a poor species
for the proximity to the structures




Tree 7
Species : Euc territicornus ( Tree to be removed )
DBH : 400mm

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TPZ : 4.8m radius
SRZ: 2.3m radius
Height : 25m plus
Canopy : 5m approx
This tree is in the propsed septic system area that has been designed by the soil
engineer and will need to be removed




Tree 8
Species : Euc territicornus ( Tree to be removed )
DBH : 400mm
TPZ : 4.8m radius
SRZ: 2.3m radius
Height : 25m plus
Canopy : 5m approx
This tree is witin 3.5 m of the proposed pool and building and is growing
phototrophicly to wards te proposed structures

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Tree 9
Species : Melaleuca leucadendra ( Tree to be removed )
DBH : 400mm
TPZ : 4.8m radius
SRZ: 2.57m radius
Height : 10m plus
Canopy : 10m approx
This tree is too close to the propsed structures especially due to typical root issues
with the species type.



Observations
This block already has an existing shed and the area for the driveway and proposed
house site are already cleared for the most part and most of the heavy vegetation is
on the bottom eastern side of the property towards the water.
There is minimal variety in the species types with thew dominant species being the
Eucalyptus territicornus followed by Corymbia intermedia and Melaleuca leucadendra
and Pinus elliottii.


To the client has delineated proposed structures and driveway and from this we have
then identified the trees that either require removal or would be affected by the
construction of all infrastructure.
We have identified that no trees that are to be retained will require specialised tree
protection methodology based on the current design.


Kind regards

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Kurt Brown DIP Arb SCIT, ISA TRAQ Certified, Cert 3 Arb.
Professional Membership QAA, AA, ISA
M: 0431586371 W: www.australianconsultarborist.com.au