Reference Document Ecological Assessment Report - Urban Catalyst 3 18 July 2025

                                              TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0              INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 1
         1.1     PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT ........................................................................................................ 1
         1.2     SITE DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................... 1
         1.3     PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................ 4

2.0              METHODOLOGY ............................................................................. 7
         2.1     DESKTOP ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................................. 7
         2.2     FIELD SURVEY ............................................................................................................................... 7
         2.3     ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING ................................................................................................. 8

3.0              ASSESSMENT OF RESULTS .......................................................... 9
         3.1     REMNANT VEGETATION AND VEGETATION COMMUNITIES .................................................. 9
         3.2     CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANT FLORA .................................................................................... 14
         3.3     CONSERVATION SIGNFICANT FAUNA ..................................................................................... 17
         3.4     FAUNA AND HABITAT ................................................................................................................. 22
         3.5     PEST SPECIES ............................................................................................................................. 24
         3.6     EXTENT OF CLEARING IMPACT ................................................................................................ 26

4.0              ASSESSMENT AGAINST COUNCIL’S BIODIVERSITY,
WATERWAYS AND WETLANDS CODE ........................................................... 29
         4.1     APPLICATION ............................................................................................................................... 29
         4.2     PURPOSE AND OVERALL OUTCOMES OF THE CODE ........................................................... 29
         4.3     RESPONSE TO THE CODE ......................................................................................................... 30

5.0              STATE GOVERNMENT INTERESTS ............................................. 32
         5.1     GENERAL...................................................................................................................................... 32
         5.2     REMNANT VEGETATION ............................................................................................................. 32
         5.3     CORE KOALA HABITAT .............................................................................................................. 32
         5.4     CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANT PLANT SPECIES .................................................................... 32

6.0              RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT
REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................... 34
         6.1     GENERAL...................................................................................................................................... 34
         6.2     RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................. 34

7.0              REFERENCES ............................................................................... 36

18 July 2025                               Tim Olah – Ecological Assessment Report                                                                      Page: i
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