RFI - Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                                                                                   Ecological Assessment Report




 Legislative / Compliance Element            Desktop Assessment Results                                 Field Survey Results and Assessment

                                                                                                       A full list of weed species present on site is provided
                                                                                                       in Appendix 5.

Nature Conservation Act 1992 - DES WildNet   WildNet database shows records of the following           No species listed under the NC Act were found to be
database                                     listed species within a 2 km buffer of the site: (note*   present during the site survey. Grey headed flying
                                             marine species have been excluded)                        foxes could be expected to utilise the canopy trees on
                                                                                                       site for foraging when flowering occurs, however the
                                             Australian fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius inconstans)
                                                                                                       development is not expected to affect the population
                                             Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)                of this species.
                                        •    Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)           The proposed dwelling will lead to the removal of
                                        •    Ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus wallicus)               some koala habitat trees. However, it will not
                                                                                                       significantly impact upon the koala habitat values of
                                        •    Lenwebbia sp. (Blackall Range P.R.Sharpe 5387)
                                                                                                       the site.
                                        •    Mt. Coolum she-oak (Allocasuarina thalassoscopica)
                                                                                                       The proposed development will not impact native
                                        •    Mt. Emu she-oak (Allocasuarina emuina)                    upon        understorey   vegetation   because     the
                                                                                                       understorey vegetation is already managed/mown
                                        •    Native guava (Rhodomyrtus psidioides)
                                                                                                       around the house site. No hollow-bearing trees will be
                                        •    Pararistolochia praevenosa                                removed. Accordingly, the proposed development is
                                        •    Pterostylis nigricans                                     not expected to impact upon habitat for threatened
                                                                                                       species.
                                        •    Richmond birdwing (Ornithoptera richmondia)

                                        •    Spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus maculatus)

                                        •    Stinking Cryptocarya (Cryptocarya foetida)

                                        •    Tusked frog (Adelotus brevis).

                                        •    Wallum froglet (Crinia tinnula)




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