Other Change Decision Notice - Council Meeting Decision 132005 638 04 (As Published)

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by Declavation as an area of high nahure conservation value under e8.16-19 of the .
Vegetation Management Act 1999;
¢) Use of a covenant over offset areas under the Land Title Act 1994, Land Act 1994
and Integrated Planning Act 1997.

8._ The offset must become ecologically equivalent to the area proposed to be cleared, Factors _
to consider in regard to ecological equivalence are: OO

2) shape and edge effects. Patches of vegetation with a shape that provides a low
perimeter to area ratio are less susceptible to edge effects. Therefore the offset area
should have a perimeter (metres) to area (hectares) ratio of no more than 200: 1; and

b) condition, Condition can be described in terms of genetic or species diversity,
Presence and abundance of native fauna, presence and abundance of feral animals,
pests and weeds, health of soil and water and general long-term viability of the
vegetation; and :

c) whether revegetation and/or restoration of the offsct area is required. Offsetting
existing intact vegetation is preferable to an offset involving Tevegetation of a
severely degraded area. A revegetated area is generally of less biodiversity value, at
least in the short to medium term, than an intact natural vegetation community, and
there is a higher chance of the offset succeeding over time if the vegetation is intact;
and

a) connectivity of the offset to other areas of native vegetation. If the offset is linked
to other areas of native vegetation, the restoration/revegetation works have greater
chance of succeeding and providing long term conservation outcomes. In bioregions
where there is a State or a Regional Wildlife Corridor, the offset should preferably
be located within the State or Regional Corridor.

€) size. Size is strongly correlated with the long-term viability of patches of native
Vegctation, Larger areas are less susceptible to ecological edge effects and are more
likely to sustain viable populations of native flora and fauna than smaller areas,
Small habitat arcas can mean that wildlife species are more vulnerable to disease,
bushfire, pests, changes in climate, or inbreeding.

9. The offset proposal must include a detailed revegetation or restoration plan which specifies
how the offset area will achieve the desired remnant regional ecosystem status, and scfs out

the following:

a) risks to the revegetation or restoration project, such as weed infestations and fire, and
actions that will be undertaken to minimise those risks; and :

b) goals and measures which quantify the realistic stages by which the offset area will
reach remnant status; and

c) the establishment of a monitoring program, including photo monitoring points and
the recording of species composition, abundance and mean heights of species at
those sites; and

d) remedial actions that will be undertaken if the goal/measure of any stage of the
restoration or revegetation plan is not met.

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