07/2238 - MCU - Service amd Utility Tpye 3 - Tower [As Published] · 132007.2238

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MCU for Noosa South, Lot 15 on $P177649 INTERNATIONAL

 

6 OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND MITIGATION
6.1 HERITAGE CONSERVATION ISSUES

In order to determine any possible natural or cultural values of state or national
significance associated with the site, a search was conducted of the following registers:

. Register of the National Estafe (administered by the Australian Heritage Council
under the Australian Heritage Council Act 2003);

. Queensland Heritage Register (administered by the Environmental Protection
Agency under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992);

° Register of Indigenous Cultural Heritage Sites (administered by the Department of

Natural Resources and Mines under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003; and

The Register of the National Estate listed as Great Sandy Strait {Wetlands of International
Significance) as Matters of National Environmental Significance. It further indicated that
the proposed Telstra facility is located within 10km of the Ramsar site.

The other three searches of the Queensland Heritage Register, Indigenous Cultural
Heritage Sites Register and established that the site is not subject to nor has any
recognised cultural or natural heritage significance.

6.2 NATIVE TITLE

The area is not covered Native Title claim, there are no Native Title claims or Indigenous
Land Use Agreements over the site as it is freehold.

63 FLORA AND FAUNA

The subject site is located in a vegetated area which is characterised by tall eucalyptus
trees up to a height of 20m. The Planning Scheme zones the site as Open Space
Conservation to protect the biodiversity value of the land, and maintain the Open Space
quality of the land. The site is located on area of land that has not been zoned for Koala
Conservation in the SEQ Regional Plan; however given the small footprint of the
compound area the proposed development will not prevent the movement of wildlife
across the land.

It is understood that the site is currently been located within the proposed Girraween
Estate Nature Refuge (IUCN Category VI}. The proposed fower is however sited on an area
of land that is allocated “Public utilities - excluded”. The previous use of the land for
storage and disposal of inert waste materials allows the proposed tower and compound
area to be on land that has been previously cleared of trees and other vegetation. The
site has an existing access track and this track will also be used for the underground
services such as fibre and electricity.

 

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