Appendix E - Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report v1                                                                                                    NCES Ref: J000669
Lot 2 on RP131369 – 108 Black Mountain Range Road, Black Mountain




Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. ii
1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 5
    1.1           Background.......................................................................................................................... 5
    1.2           Development Proposal ...................................................................................................... 5
    1.3           Site Description .................................................................................................................... 5
    1.4           Topography .......................................................................................................................... 6
2      SURVEY METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................... 7
    2.1           Desktop Assessment ........................................................................................................... 7
    2.2           Field Survey........................................................................................................................... 7
3      DESKTOP ASSESSMENT RESULTS ..................................................................................................... 8
    3.1     General ................................................................................................................................. 8
    3.2     The Noosa Shire Council Planning Scheme (The Noosa Plan) 2020......................... 8
      3.2.1   Zone Precinct Mapping ................................................................................................. 8
       3.2.2         Biodiversity, Waterways, and Wetlands Overlay Mapping..................................... 9
    3.3    The Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy’s Regulated
    Vegetation Management Supporting Map ................................................................................. 9
    3.4    South East Queensland Koala Conservation Strategy - Koala habitat mapping10
    3.5    Wildlife Online database ................................................................................................. 10
    3.6    Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map.................................................................. 11
    3.7    Queensland Waterways for Waterway Barrier Works GIS Layer ............................. 11
    3.8    EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool .................................................................... 12
    3.9    Surrounding Habitat and Connectivity ........................................................................ 12
4      FIELD SURVEY RESULTS ................................................................................................................... 14
    4.1     General ............................................................................................................................... 14
    4.2     Conservation Significant Flora Species ........................................................................ 14
    4.3     Vegetation Communities ................................................................................................ 14
      4.3.1  Vegetation Community 1 – Regrowth Notophyll Vine Forest............................... 16
       4.3.2         Vegetation Community 2 – Open pasture with low density trees ...................... 16
    4.4     Fauna .................................................................................................................................. 17
      4.4.1   Fauna Habitat Values ................................................................................................... 17
       4.4.2         Habitat for Previously Recorded Conservation Significant Fauna ...................... 18
5      DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION .............................................................................. 19
    5.1     Flora and Vegetation Communities ............................................................................. 19
      5.1.1   Impacts ............................................................................................................................ 19
       5.1.2         Mitigation Measures ...................................................................................................... 19
    5.2     Fauna .................................................................................................................................. 21
      5.2.1   Impacts ............................................................................................................................ 21
       5.2.2         Mitigation Measures ...................................................................................................... 21
6      LEGISLATION AND OVERLAYS ..................................................................................................... 22
    6.1     Local Government ........................................................................................................... 22
      6.1.1   Noosa Council Planning Scheme 2020 – Biodiversity Overlay ............................. 22
    6.2     State Government ............................................................................................................ 27
      6.2.1   DNRME Remnant Regional Ecosystems .................................................................... 27




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