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

                                                                                                                                                    Native Foresters



        Performance Outcomes                                    Acceptable Outcomes                                                     Response

                                                                                                               Lot 77 will retain 270.53 hectares of regional ecosystems on
                                                   AO1.4                                                       site following the works. Therefore, the clearing required for
                                                   Clearing of vegetation for a boundary fence does not        the landfill expansion is approximately 0.4% of the remnant
                                                   extend beyond 5 metres either side of the fence.            vegetation in Lot 77.

                                                                                                               Area of clearing for proposed expansion = 1.02ha
                                                                                                               Area of biodiversity overlay remaining = 269.51ha

                                                                                                               The proposed clearing is in accordance with the Master Plan
                                                                                                               for the site, which aims to retain the majority of Lot77 as
                                                                                                               natural vegetation, with clearing only occurring in the
                                                                                                               southern portion of the site for the Noosa Shire waste
                                                                                                               management facility.

                                                                                                               Justification for clearing is that:
                                                                                                                   • This vegetation is the area of lowest ecological value
                                                                                                                        on site – due to it jutting out from the main
                                                                                                                        vegetation, being impacted by weeds, edge effects,
                                                                                                                        litter, etc.
                                                                                                                   • Weeds within the retained vegetation will be treated
                                                                                                                        in accordance with a Weed Management Plan to
                                                                                                                        ensure environmental values in the retained
                                                                                                                        vegetation are enhanced and protected.
                                                                                                                   • Rehabilitation Offset Planting will occur to 1.8ha of
                                                                                                                        area in SE of site.

Reconfiguring a Lot
PO2                                                AO2                                                         N/A
New Lots are only created if they maintain         Where clearing vegetation for the purpose              of
ecological linkages and minimize the clearing of   reconfiguring a Lot
vegetation                                             d) new boundaries to lots do not transect and
                                                            fragment existing native vegetation;


                                                       e)   new lots are created to allow for suitable
                                                            building envelopes for future buildings and
                                                            works to be located within existing cleared
                                                            areas or areas of low ecological value;



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