Approved Document - Environmental Restoration Plan OPW25/0071

                 3. Environmental Restoration Plan

                      3.1 Management Zones
                 The ecological condition of the Rehabilitation Area is variable and has been divided into three
                 management zones, each of which has its own management objective. These management
                 zones are summarised in Table 1.

                 Table 1: Management zones within Rehabilitation Area

                  Management           Description of Management               Management objective                       Area
                  Zone                 Zone                                                                               (m2)
                  A                    Cleared area east of driveway           Grass/weed management and high             130
                                                                               density planting to stabilise batter and
                                                                               filter stormwater runoff
                  B                    Non-native dominated                    Camphor laurel, lantana and                890
                                       regrowth                                environmental weed management,
                                                                               and revegetation to restore diversity
                  C                    Native-dominated regrowth               Assisted regeneration consisting of        1380
                                                                               understory weed management and
                                                                               occasional infill planting

                 The location of the management zones is shown in Figure 5 – Weed Management and
                 Planting Plan.

                 Proposed rehabilitation works will be undertaken in stages over an 18-month period between
                 January 2025 and June 2026 and will be undertaken in such as a way as to minimise impacts
                 to fauna from structural changes and habitat disturbance. Removal of large camphor laurels
                 will not be carried out during drought conditions to reduce the risk of desiccation and
                 minimise plant stress.

                      3.2 Site Preparation
                 The cleared area east of the driveway will be prepared for planting by spot spraying with
                 herbicide (1% foliar application of Glyphosate 360) to remove existing grass competition three
                 weeks prior to planting.

                      3.3 Weed Management

                      3.3.1 Initial Weed Control
                 To manage the Restricted Invasive Plants (Biosecurity Act 2014 Schedule 1, Part 3), the
                 undesirable species (PSP03 – Landscaping); and the non-scheduled invasive plants (Noosa
                 Council Biosecurity Plan 2020), the methods described in Table 2 – Weed Management
                 Methods are recommended. Targeted methods for each weed species are listed in Appendix
                 D.


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Version: 1, Version Date: 16/05/2025