RFI - Attachment D - Assessment of Environmental values - Callaghan and Toth

Ecological Assessment Report for Proposed Hinterland Adventure Playground – Noosa Shire Council
August 2109 by Noosa & District Landcare


1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose and scope of the report
This report provides a description of an ecological observational assessment undertaken for Noosa
Shire Council for the proposed site of the Hinterland Adventure Playground, Cooroy, Queensland.
The present site is currently known as the Lower Mill Site (LMS).

The results of the assessment are based on initial desktop assessment followed by field survey(s) to
confirm the flora and fauna species on site. The purpose of the report is to provide a description of
potential ecological constraints and values that may fall within the site area.

Noosa & District Landcare Group (NDLG) was requested to undertake the following assessments for
Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) and Matters of State Environmental
Significance (MSES) within the proposed LMS area, central to the township.

NDLG concentrated survey effort to establish the impact of the proposal on Matters of National and
State Significance. The following items were specifically requested by Council:

MNES:
        Assess the presence or absence of any listed Threatened Ecological Communities (TEC);
        Provide location and description of any threatened flora listed under the Environment
         Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act);
        Record the occurrence of any Weeds of National Significance (WoNS); and,
        Assess the likelihood of occurrence of threatened fauna listed under the EPBC Act.


MSES:
        To describe and identify each regional ecosystem (RE) present;
        Provide location and description of any threatened flora listed under the Nature
         Conservation Act 1992 (NC Act);
        Provide location and description of any Special Least Concern plants (SLC plants) or fauna
         (SLC fauna) as listed under the Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006
         (NC Mgt Reg);
        Record the occurrence of any invasive weeds scheduled as restricted biosecurity matter
         under the Biosecurity Act 2014 (Biosecurity Act);
        Assess the likelihood of occurrence of threatened fauna listed under the NC Act;
        Provide location and characteristics of representative fauna habitat features and breeding
         places; and,

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