RFI - Attachment 4B - Flora and Fauna Assessment Rev 5

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Table of Contents
1.0   INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................5
  1.1    Objectives of the report .................................................................................................5
  1.2    Site description .............................................................................................................5
  1.3    Legislative requirements ...............................................................................................6
  1.4    Proposed works ............................................................................................................7
  1.5    Impacts on ecosystem ..................................................................................................7
2.0   METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................................9
  2.1    Desktop review .............................................................................................................9
  2.2    Field assessment ..........................................................................................................9
    2.2.1     Flora survey ...........................................................................................................9
    2.2.2     Fauna survey .......................................................................................................10
    2.2.3     Breeding places and fauna habitat assessment ...................................................11
    2.2.4     Justification of survey timing and weather conditions ...........................................12
    2.2.5     Survey limitations .................................................................................................13
  3.1    Desktop review ...........................................................................................................14
    3.1.1     Regulated Vegetation Management map .............................................................14
    3.1.2     Regional Ecosystem mapping ..............................................................................14
    3.1.3     Essential Habitat designation ...............................................................................14
    3.1.4     WildNET search ...................................................................................................14
    3.1.5     EPBC Protected Matters ......................................................................................15
    3.1.6     Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger map .........................................................15
    3.1.7     Vegetation legislation ...........................................................................................15
    3.1.8     Koala legislation...................................................................................................18
    3.1.9     Wetlands and Watercourses ................................................................................19
  3.2    Matters of State Environmental Significance ...............................................................20
  3.3    Flora assessment........................................................................................................20
    3.3.1     Vegetation within the survey area ........................................................................20
    3.3.2     Vegetation within 100 metre buffer.......................................................................23
  3.4    Fauna assessment......................................................................................................24
  3.5    Assessment of breeding places and fauna habitat quality ...........................................25
4.0   SIGNIFICANT SPECIES ................................................................................................28
    4.1    Swamp crayfish (Tenuibranchiurus glypticus) ..........................................................28
5.0   ASSESSMENT OF LANDFILL EXPANSION ..................................................................29
  5.1    Noosa Plan .................................................................................................................29
  5.2    State Government Supported Infrastructure – Koala Conservation Policy – 2023 .......41
  5.3    Proposed Offset Plan ..................................................................................................48
6.0   SUMMARY .....................................................................................................................49
7.0   RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................................50
REFERENCES .........................................................................................................................51
APPENDIX A – NOOSA LANDFILL MASTERPLAN .................................................................52
APPENDIX B – DATABASE AND MAP SEARCHES USED FOR DESKTOP REVIEW OF SITE
ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES ....................................................................................................53
APPENDIX C: CERTIFICATION OF SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSON - FLORA SURVEY .....54
APPENDIX D: JUSTIFICATION OF SUITABLY QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED PERSON FOR
FAUNA BREEDING PLACE SURVEY ......................................................................................55
APPENDIX E: MSES MAPPING ...............................................................................................56
APPENDIX F: FLORA SPECIES LIST ......................................................................................59
APPENDIX G: AERIAL IMAGERY ............................................................................................61
APPENDIX H: FAUNA SPECIES LIST......................................................................................63



Central Drive Sippy Downs – Fauna & Flora Assessment                                                                        3