23176DA Change a Decision Notice [As Published] · 132003.220653.3

                                                                                     2003/220653

36.   All plants listed as environmental weeds by the Queensland Herbarium or listed as
      Undesirable Plant Species by Noosa Council shall be removed and/or treated as per condition
      35.
37.   Prior to entering the site, all construction machinery and vehicles shall be washed down to
      remove soil that may contain weed seeds, soil pathogens and pest species.
38.   All nursery stock shall be weed, pest and disease free and certified as such by the supplier.
      The certificates are to be obtained prior to the commencement of any landscaping works on
      site and shall be made available to Council upon request.
39.   All mulch produced on site by mulching cleared vegetation and trees shall specifically exclude
      material (particularly seeds) from environmental weed species (eg. lantana, asparagus and
      umbrella trees).
40.   Soil disturbance shall be kept to a minimum to avoid weed proliferation.
41.   The eradication and control of environmental weeds will be an integral part of both the
      Ecological Restoration Plan and any landscaping plans for the development. Vegetation used
      in restoration work and landscaping shall exclude environmental weed species.
      Ecological Restoration Plan and Specifications
42.   An Ecological Restoration Plan and Specifications shall be prepared by a specialist restoration
      ecologist, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Council. The applicant shall implement the Plan
      and Specifications. It shall identify all the areas designated as ‘retained and enhanced’
      vegetation that require ecological restoration and specify actions and works necessary to
      result in robust, self-sustaining viable plant communities and habitat. (Note: The dense she-
      oak and wattle areas are a stalled seral stage of a Eucalyptus and Callitris open forest. These
      areas need special management to ‘kick-start’ the natural regeneration processes and enable
      the vegetation to develop into self-sustaining open forests. It is not just a matter of removing
      weeds and planting some trees.). The following, inter alia, shall be addressed and included in
      the Plan and Specifications:
      42.1 Document the current status of the areas requiring ecological restoration in terms of
           structure, floristics, missing elements, health, vigour, etc.
      42.2 Formulate structural and floristic models for the plant communities requiring ecological
           restoration.
      42.3 Specify the required works and actions for each area in terms of:
                  site preparation (this may include thinning, removal of dense leaf litter, weed
                   removal and control, etc.),
                  establishment of the missing floristic and structural elements,
                  habitat creation and reinforcement for native fauna and reinforcement of habitat
                   linkages and corridors,
                  creating opportunities for regeneration from the seed bed, natural recruitment and
                   the establishment of wildlings,
                  planting and mulching procedures,
                  fertilizing procedures noting the low nutrient status of these ecosystems,
                  watering procedures,
                  protection from wildfire, particularly during the establishment phase,
                  erosion and sediment control,
                  on-going maintenance,

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