Appendix F - Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report v1                                                                                               NCES REF: J001050
Lot 3 on RP131369 – 96 Black Mountain Range Road, Black Mountain




Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ ii
1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1
    1.1          Background ..................................................................................................................... 1
    1.2          Development Proposal .................................................................................................. 1
    1.3          Site Description ................................................................................................................ 1
    1.4          Topography ..................................................................................................................... 2
2      SURVEY METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 3
    2.1          Desktop Assessment ....................................................................................................... 3
    2.2          Field Survey ...................................................................................................................... 3
3      DESKTOP ASSESSMENT RESULTS .................................................................................................. 4
    3.1     General ............................................................................................................................ 4
    3.2     The Noosa Plan 2020 ...................................................................................................... 4
      3.2.1   Zone Precinct Mapping .............................................................................................. 4
       3.2.2        Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Mapping ................................................... 4
    3.3          The Department of Resources Regulated Vegetation Management Supporting
    Map          5
    3.4          South East Queensland Koala Conservation Strategy – Koala habitat mapping. 6
    3.5          Wildlife Online database ............................................................................................... 7
    3.6          Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map ................................................................. 8
    3.7          EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool .................................................................... 8
    3.8          Surrounding Habitat and Connectivity ........................................................................ 9
4      FIELD SURVEY RESULTS ............................................................................................................... 10
    4.1     General .......................................................................................................................... 10
    4.2     Conservation Significant Flora Species and Ecological Communities ................. 10
    4.3     Vegetation Communities ............................................................................................ 10
      4.3.1  Vegetation Community 1 – Regrowth Rainforest ................................................. 12
       4.3.2        Vegetation Community 2 – Managed grassland with low density of mature
       trees        12
    4.4     Fauna.............................................................................................................................. 13
      4.4.1   Fauna Habitat Values ............................................................................................... 13
       4.4.2        Habitat for Previously Recorded Conservation Significant Fauna ..................... 13
5      DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION ........................................................................... 15
    5.1     Flora and Vegetation Communities........................................................................... 15
      5.1.1   Impacts ....................................................................................................................... 15
       5.1.2        Mitigation Measures .................................................................................................. 18
    5.2     Fauna.............................................................................................................................. 18
      5.2.1   Impacts ....................................................................................................................... 18
       5.2.2        Mitigation Measures .................................................................................................. 18
    5.3     Waterways and Wetlands ........................................................................................... 18
      5.3.1  Impacts ....................................................................................................................... 18
       5.3.2        Mitigation Measures .................................................................................................. 18
6      LEGISLATION AND OVERLAYS.................................................................................................. 19
    6.1          Local Government ....................................................................................................... 19



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