PR18082_Fmp · OPW18/0155

                                                                                 Fauna Management Plan
                                                                            1 Serenity Close Noosa Heads


2.0        Development Impacts and Mitigations Measures
The development subject to this report is Stage 4 of the residential – high density unit development.
Approval for stage 4 was granted on the 22 May 2018 by Noosa Council.

The development will consist of the creation of Multiple Housing Type 4 Conventional – 37 units.

2.1         Potential Impacts
A qualified ecologist from Green Tape Solutions undertook a site visit on the 29th June 2018. The site
has been cleared in the past and only contains regrowth vegetation and weeds species. Previous
surveys undertaken by C&B (2005) confirmed that presence of three (3) threatened species within the
surrounding of the site including:

      •   Koala (Phascolarctus cinereus), listed as Vulnerable in the Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NC
          Act) and Vulnerable under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
          (EPBC Act). Only one Eucalytpus was present on site. This tree did not present any evidence
          of Koala (e.g. scats or scratches).

      •   Glossy Black Coockatoo (Calyptorhyncus lathami) listed as Vulnerable in the NC Act. Previous
          surveys recorded this species foraging in Pinaroo Park and within the southern portion of the
          overall development site. Glossy Black Coockatoos were recorded foraging predominantly in the
          morning and in the afternoon across the overall site. Glossy Black-Cockatoo have a very
          restricted diet, feeding only on the seeds in cones of she-oaks (Casuarina and Allocasuarina)
          and only on selected individual trees. Feeding trees can easily be recognised through the
          presence of orts (chewed cones) on the ground under she-oaks. There were no sightings of orts
          on site and only one small juvenile Allocasuarina littoralis was present on site.

      •   Wallum Froglet (Crinia tinnula) listed as Vulnerable in the NC Act. This species breeds
          predominantly in winter and the areas of less disturbed wet heath and sedgeland, surrounding
          the site are likely to provide optimal breeding habitat.

The potential impacts on wildlife for the vegetation clearing of Stage 4 is very minimal. It includes:
      •   Death or injury to resident fauna during vegetation clearing;
      •   Increase of edge effect within the retained vegetation;
      •   Disrupt animal behaviour through the increase of light, noise or dust;
      •   Decrease quality of water resources; and
      •   Increased risk of death or injury as a result of additional vehicle strike and an increase in pest
          animals (e.g. dogs and cats) that may prey on wildlife.

2.2        Mitigation Measures
The development layout addresses the ecological values of the site by following strict adherence to the
mitigation hierarchy (avoid, mitigate and offset). This approach has enabled the development project to
work towards a “no net loss” of biodiversity.

The mitigation hierarchy is defined as:
      •   Avoidance: measures taken to avoid creating impacts from the outset, include careful spatial
          placement of unit blocks, in order to completely avoid impacts on high ecological significant.




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