Ecological Assessment

 the koala that is likely to result in a long-   Mitigation measures to be implemented the retention of
 term reduction in koala movement and            Koala food trees within the Covenant area.
 therefore gene flow, or prevent access to
 important resources (such as areas with a       No residual impacts are identified.
 high density of food trees or of drought
 refuge)
 Facilitating the introduction or spread of      Given the small development footprint, that corridors will
 disease or pathogens to an area, for            not be disrupted and the low koala population it is unlikely
 example Chlamydia or Phytophthora               it will facilitate the introduction of Chlamydia. No koalas
 cinnamomi, which are likely to significantly    will be translocated and therefore Chlamydia will not be
 reduce the reproductive output of female        inadvertently introduced directly. Sound vehicle hygiene
 koalas or reduce the carrying capacity of       practices, during construction will reduce the risk of
 the habitat                                     introduction of Phytophthora cinnamomi. Measures to be
                                                 adopted will identify the potential pests that may be
                                                 introduced following site development and the
                                                 management procedures required to address these (e.g.
                                                 construction vehicle hygiene protocols).

                                                 No residual impacts are identified.
 Increasing the risk of high-intensity fire to   Bushfire will be managed to reduce the risk of high-
 areas of habitat critical to the survival of    intensity fire. Specifically, bushfire management
 the koala                                       measures will be developed and implemented to address
                                                 bushfire matters.

                                                 No residual impacts are identified.
 Degradation of habitat critical to the          Hydrological function will be managed such that integrity
 survival of the koala habitat resulting from    of adjacent habitat will remain unaffected. This will be
 hydrological change to the extent that the      managed through a water management plan. Successful
 function and integrity of the habitat is        controls and management procedures adopted in the
 jeopardised                                     existing shopping centre will be applied to the Noosa Civic
                                                 Expansion to ensure water quality issues are managed
                                                 successfully and to prevent downstream impacts.

                                                 No residual impacts are identified.


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Department of Environment (DoE) (2013) Draft referral guidelines for the vulnerable Koala, Australian
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Harris, A (2013) Koala Tracker, accessed July 2014 http://www.koalatracker.com.au/
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (2012) Invitation to Offer no EHP1416 for the
Translocation of Sterile Koalas to Noosa Hinterland version 005, State of Queensland. Accessed from
http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/environment-protection/environment-assessments/assessment-
and-approval-process/refer-action