210055 - 327 Kinmond Creek Road, COOTHARABA - Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                           Ecological Assessment Report
                                                                      327 Kinmond Creek Rd, Cootharaba



2. Methodology

2.1       Desktop Assessment

A desktop assessment was undertaken prior to field investigations to review relevant environmental
databases, technical reports, maps and legislation (Commonwealth, State and Local) to identify ecological
values with the potential to occur within and surrounding the site. Recent and historical aerial imagery was
also reviewed to assist with the verification of remnant vegetation. The results of the desktop assessment
were used to inform the field survey design.

Searches undertaken as part of the desktop assessment were based on the site’s central coordinates with
a standard 2 km buffer or by lot and plan. The following resources were reviewed:

      •   Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) Protected Matters
          Search Tool (PMST), Commonwealth Department of Environment and Energy (DAWE), accessed
          5th August 2020 (Appendix 1);

      •   Department of Environment and Sciences (DES) WildNet database (Wildlife Online) records,
          accessed 5th August 2020 (Appendix 2);

      •   Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME) Vegetation Management Report
          for Lot 1 on RP189574, accessed 5th August 2020 (Appendix 3) which includes the following:

              •   Regulated vegetation management (RVM) map;

              •   Vegetation management supporting map (VM Act Regional Ecosystems) including
                  Essential Habitat map;

              •   Vegetation management pre-clear regional ecosystem map;

              •   Vegetation management watercourse and drainage features map;

              •   Protected plants flora survey trigger map (administered by the Department of Environment
                  and Science DES); and

              •   Koala priority area (KPA) and Koala habitat area (KHA) (Koala Conservation Plan Map;
                  administered by DES).

      •   Watercourse Identification Map under the Water Act 2000, accessed 5th August 2020 via
          Queensland Globe;

      •   DES Biomaps online mapping portal (DES, 2020);

      •   Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) species search, accessed 5th August 2020 (ALA, 2014);

      •   Noosa Plan 2020 overlay maps, accessed 5th August 2020 (Appendix 4); and

      •   Aerial imagery (Queensland Globe / Google Earth Pro / ESRI and Noosa Shire Council).




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