Noosa Springs Palms Precinct N&DLC Common Property Vegetation Mgt Plan.pdf

2.3 Habitat Values
The Plan area is classified as Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) under the State Planning Act 2017 and Environmental Offset Regulation
2014. Queensland Government recognise these areas to be ‘valued and protected, and the health and resilience of biodiversity maintained or enhanced to
support ecological integrity’ (State Planning Policy 2017). The following MSES categories apply for the project site. Map of MSES area provided in Appendix
3:

       MSES declared high ecological value waters [wetland]
       MSES wildlife habitat wildlife habitat [SEQ koala habitat - locally refined]; and bordering
       MSES high ecological significance wetlands

Locally, the vegetation of the Plan area provides a significant habitat corridor for local wildlife. The shoreline and lakefront vegetation connects to remnant
and regrowth vegetation in National Park to the south-east.

The site holds a diversity of fruiting and flowering plant species. These plants provide forage for frugivorous and nectivorous birds and arboreal/ flying
mammals.

The Plan area also triggers a protected plants trigger map but clearing for fire breaks is an exempt activity (see
https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/clearing#clearing_without_permit). However should the recommended fire
trail go in, care should be taken to identify any locally-occurring threatened plant species within the fire trail corridor and take appropriate action to protect
them.

(Appendix 3 map refers.)

3.0 Rehabilitation
The following sections identify recommendations for the Plan area.

3.1 Fire Trail Establishment

The map at Appendix 1 shows the recommended location for a fire trail through the Plan area. This fire trail is designed to allow access to emergency light
vehicles in the event of a fire. Fire trail width would be 3 to 4 metres, with no mineral soil disturbance or drainage required. In some places the
recommended fire trail route is on Noosa Council lakefront reserve land. At other places it follows an existing walking path.

Establishment of the fire trail would be occur in two steps:

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2.3 Habitat Values
The Plan area is classified as Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) under the State Planning Act 2017 and Environmental Offset Regulation
2014. Queensland Government recognise these areas to be ‘valued and protected, and the health and resilience of biodiversity maintained or enhanced to

support ecological integrity’ (State Planning Policy 2017). The following MSES categories apply for the project site. Map of MSES area provided in Appendix
3:

e MISSES declared high ecological value waters [wetland]
e MSES wildlife habitat wildlife habitat [SEQ koala habitat - locally refined]; and bordering
e MISSES high ecological significance wetlands

Locally, the vegetation of the Plan area provides a significant habitat corridor for local wildlife. The shoreline and lakefront vegetation connects to remnant
and regrowth vegetation in National Park to the south-east.

The site holds a diversity of fruiting and flowering plant species. These plants provide forage for frugivorous and nectivorous birds and arboreal/ flying
mammals.

The Plan area also triggers a protected plants trigger map but clearing for fire breaks is an exempt activity (see
https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/clearing#clearing without_permit). However should the recommended fire
trail go in, care should be taken to identify any locally-occurring threatened plant species within the fire trail corridor and take appropriate action to protect
them.

(Appendix 3 map refers.)

3.0 Rehabilitation

The following sections identify recommendations for the Plan area.
3.1 Fire Trail Establishment
The map at Appendix 1 shows the recommended location for a fire trail through the Plan area. This fire trail is designed to allow access to emergency light

vehicles in the event of a fire. Fire trail width would be 3 to 4 metres, with no mineral soil disturbance or drainage required. In some places the
recommended fire trail route is on Noosa Council lakefront reserve land. At other places it follows an existing walking path.

Establishment of the fire trail would be occur in two steps:

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