Attachment A to Judgment for 19Aug 2024 (6)

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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Performance criteria have been set to provide easily identifiable and quantitative
indicators of revegetation progression.

Table 3 identifies the performance criteria to be used to assess the success of the
rehabilitation works. These performance criteria must be met for the works to be
considered successful and demonstrate compliance with this Rehabilitation Plan. The
rehabilitation works are to be assessed against these Performance Criteria to ensure
compliance with this Rehabilitation Plan.

Certification is to be issued to Council at the completion of works to demonstrate that the
rehabilitation works have achieved the nominated Performance Criteria.

Under the Biosecurity Act 2014 the landowner is responsible for biosecurity matters on
their land.

TABLE 3 - PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

 

Weed All weeds are treated at least once prior to site planting.

management No live woody weeds present in the canopy & mid-canopy at the

end of the on-maintenance period.

No evidence of exotic pasture grass is present.

<5% coverage in the understorey of invasive plant species listed
under the Planning Scheme Policy 2 Landscaping and Council's
Biosecurity Plan 2020 pest plants listed in Schedule 1 part 3,
Schedule 2 and Non-scheduled invasive species.

Weed management to maintain a weed free zone around each
planted tubestock.

3 Monthly (or as required) weed maintenance within the vegetation
protection covenant areas.

 

Mulch replenishment when required.

Tubestock are watered when required.

a. Year One — 12 months after installation:

|. Planted trees have achieved an average height of 1m.

ii. Planted shrubs have achieved an average height of 0.4m.
b. Year Two - 24 months after the installation:

i. Planted trees have achieved an average height of 2m.

ii. Planted shrubs have achieved an average height of 1m.

iii. Canopy and / or vegetative strata must not be devoid for any
area greater than 1.0m? within any 10m? sample.

iv. Plant density shading out and/or self-mulching.

v. Installation of understorey plants must have occurred to enable
at least 6 months growth prior to off maintenance acceptance.

d. The duration of the establishment period:

i. Adherence to maintenance regime for rehabilitation and
revegetation areas.

ii. No evidence of woody weeds reshooting from stumps, poisoned
trees or the regrowth of cut stumps.

iii. No evidence of over-weeding or impact on non-target species.
iv. Signs of indigenous recruitment in rehabilitation areas.
v. Weed infestations less than 5% of the rehabilitation areas.

vi. Any failed plants within the previous 12-month period have
been replaced. Replacement plantings must be established at
least 6 months and achieve a minimum height of 1m prior to off
maintenance being granted.

vii. Healthy and vigorous growth allowed to grow to full form.
viii. Mulch layer sufficient to suppress weeds.

 

 

Ecological The following activities must not be carried out within the covenant
Preservation area:

a. clearing, cutting down, poisoning, lopping or pruning of native
vegetation, which is indigenous to, or planted within, the zone

b. soil/spoil dumping and/or compacting

c. soil excavation, other than for planting indigenous native plants
or for works which are a natural consequence of this approval.

 

 

 

 

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PO Box 385 Peregian Beach QLD 4573

 

d. grazing by any non-native animals.

e. removal of natural surface cover litter such as logs, branches,
twigs, leaves and rocks.

The following exceptions apply:

i. declared plants under the Biosecurity Act 2014, and any Council
Listed Environmental Weeds, Undesirable species, Exotic
Grasses and other plants identified in writing by Council.

ii. indigenous native trees which pose a well-founded threat to
persons or property as approved in writing by Council

iii. controlled bushfire burns to maintain ecological processes
subject to submission of a Bushfire Management Plan and agreed
in writing by Council.

 

Existing
Track

The existing track as shown on the Plan of Development (refer
RPO1) and on Plates A & B (refer RPO2 & RP03) has been defined
and formed to allow unimpeded vehicular access throughout the
mapped alignment.

No plantings have occurred within the track alignment.

 

 

Additional

 

Removal of any structures, debris or materials foreign to a natural
environment within the Rehabilitation Areas.

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR NOTES:

BUSHLAND & WETLAND REHABILITATION PLAN (BWRP)]| LINKE AND LINKE SURVEYS
Aaneoocasse* 1111 LAKE WEYBA DRIVE, NOOSAVILLE QLD

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CONTRACTOR NOTES:

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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA J001263 RPOG 2 (88.