Restoration Plan · RAL26/0015

Note that the abovementioned weed control methods have been chosen specifically to ensure
minimum soil-disturbance (mechanical removal of any weed species from the site is prohibited).

Necessary/due precaution must be exercised during all weed management works to avoid any
damage to existing/planted native species throughout all vegetation strata of the designated
rehabilitation areas.

5.2 Revegetation Works
The designated rehabilitation areas (refer APPENDIX 2) will be subject to revegetation works
for the purpose of enhancing vegetation/habitat/connective values on the site and suppressing
weed invasion due to edge-effects. Given the conditions observed throughout the designated
areas it is considered that revegetation works are to occur via the following two (2) methods:

      1. Assisted Regeneration

This methodology, requiring only weed management in accordance with SECTION 5.1
previously, is the primary mode of revegetation to be implemented throughout the designated
rehabilitation area of the site due to variable presence of canopy/midstorey vegetation.

Weed species encountered are to be appropriately managed in accordance with TABLES 1 &
2 previously to suppress further invasion and promote germination of native trees/shrubs/
groundcovers from the existing soil-seed bank.

      2. Reconstruction Planting

This methodology will be implemented within the designated rehabilitation area due to the level
of existing disturbance/paucity of native vegetation, as this area will have an ongoing
susceptibility to weed invasion due to edge effects which is to be suppressed via reconstruction
of native vegetation structure/diversity.

Reconstruction plantings must be consistent with the following native vegetation type mapped
for the designated area on DNRMMRRD’s Vegetation Management Pre-clear Regional
Ecosystem Map (refer FIGURE 10) and described under provisions of the Queensland
Herbarium’s Regional Ecosystem Description Database as the following:

   Regional Ecosystem:                      12.2.7
   Vegetation Management Act                Least concern
   Class:
   Biodiversity Status:                     No concern at present
   Subregion:                               9, 4, 8, (10)
   Estimated Extent:                        Pre-clearing 30000 ha; Remnant 2021 18000 ha
   Extent in Reserves:                      High

   Short Description:
   Melaleuca quinquenervia or rarely M. dealbata open forest on sand plains

   Description:
   Melaleuca quinquenervia or rarely M. dealbata open forest. Other species include
   Eucalyptus tereticornis, Corymbia intermedia, E. bancroftii, E. latisinensis, E. robusta,
   Lophostemon suaveolens and Livistona decora. A shrub layer may occur with frequent
   species including Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum or Banksia robur. The
   ground layer is sparse to dense and comprised of species including the ferns Pteridium
   esculentum and Blechnum indicum the sedges Schoenus brevifolius, Baloskion
   tetraphyllum subsp. meiostachyum, Machaerina rubiginosa and Gahnia sieberiana and the
   grass Imperata cylindrica. Occurs on Quaternary coastal dunes and seasonally
   waterlogged sandplains usually fringing drainage system behind beach ridge plains or on
   old dunes, swales and sandy coastal creek levees. Palustrine. (BVG1M: 22a).



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