2211-31930 SRA - Approved Plans and Documents

                                                                                                            Native Foresters




APPENDIX B – DATABASE AND MAP SEARCHES USED FOR
DESKTOP REVIEW OF SITE ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES
 DATABASE / MAP                 SOURCE         DESCRIPTION
 PRODUCT

 Regulated Vegetation           DR, 2023       Regulated Vegetation mapping shows vegetation categories that determine clearing
 Management Map                                requirements as gazetted under the Qld Vegetation Management Act 1999. The
                                               Regulated Vegetation Supporting map provides information on regional ecosystems,
                                               wetlands, watercourses, and essential habitat and factors.


 Protected Plants Flora         DES, 2023      This tool identifies whether a proposed clearing area lies within a high risk area that
 Survey Trigger Map)                           may contain EVNT plant species. It is used to determine when a flora survey needs
                                               to meet the requirements of the Queensland Flora Survey Guidelines – Protected
                                               Plants (NCA, 1992).

 Essential Habitat Map          DR, 2023       Essential Habitat is a vegetation ecotype that is considered by DES to form potential
                                               habitat for an EVNT species that is listed under the Nature Conservation Regulations
                                               (2020). Essential Habitat mapping is provided in conjunction with Regulated
                                               Vegetation Management mapping as gazetted under the VMA (1999).


 WildNET Database               DES/DSITI      Wildlife sightings and listings for all flora and fauna species within a designated area.
                                A, 2023

 EPBC Protected Matters         DoE, 2023      This tool generates a report that indicates whether matters of national environmental
 Search Tool                                   significance or other matters protected by the Environment Protection and
                                               Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 that are likely to occur in your area of interest –
                                               Indicative only.

 Map of Referable Wetlands      DES, 2023      A statewide regulatory map under the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008
                                               which identifies wetlands of high ecological significance (HES) and general
                                               ecological significance (GES). HES wetlands are considered MSES under the
                                               Planning and Environmental Offsets legislation.

 Matters of State               DES, 2023      This report identifies MSES as referenced in the biodiversity state interest under the
 Environmental                                 State Planning Policy (SPP). MSES encompass environmental values protected
 Significance (MSES)                           under Queensland legislation, including Sea Turtle Nesting Areas.

 Queensland Waterways for       QLD Globe,     This spatial data layer guides the determination of whether operational work that is
 Waterway Barrier Works         2023           constructing or raising waterway barrier works i.e. works that may inhibit the free
 spatial data layer and                        movement of fish along waterways and onto floodplains, complies with the accepted
 guideline                                     development requirements or is assessable development requiring a development
                                               approval under the Planning Act 2016.


 Queensland Coastal             DES, 2023      These maps display the inland boundaries of the coastal management district. Maps
 Hazard Areas maps                             also display areas considered vulnerable to coastal erosion or permanent tidal
                                               inundation and areas that have a 1% or greater risk of storm tide inundation in any
                                               one year including projected climate change impact to 2100 (a 0.8m increase in sea
                                               level). It shows two risk areas: high risk areas where inundation would be greater
                                               than 1m in depth, and a medium risk area where inundation will be less than 1m.




Catalina Jetty, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville – Marine Plant Assessment                                                   19