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

                                                                                                                                           Native Foresters



       Performance Outcomes                                     Acceptable Outcomes                                            Response

                                                                                                          •   Works to be in accordance with a CEMP detailing
                                                                                                              clearing works methodology to reduce impacts on
                                                                                                              native fauna.
                                                                                                          •   Council to manage the site during landfill operations to
                                                                                                              ensure regular inspections of protective measures are
                                                                                                              working in accordance with design.
Bushfire management
PO12                                                                                                  Complies with PO12
Bushfire management measures are adopted          No acceptable outcome provided.
based on ecological principles, which:                                                                The site is mapped as Medium Potential Bushfire Intensity and
    a) maintain and enhance biodiversity;
                                                                                                      Potential Impact Buffer areas, with adjacent vegetation also
    b) minimise threat of fire to the natural
         environment, as well as life and
                                                                                                      being Medium to High potential bushfire intensity.
         property; and
    c) provide for effective use and                                                                  Council will continue to manage the landfill to reduce bushfire
         maintenance of buildings and                                                                 potential on the landfill site, by:
         structures.                                                                                      • Maintaining clear access ways around the edge of the
                                                                                                              landfill and through the landfill for Fire Vehicles,
                                                                                                          • Maintaining water supply for firefighting purposes,
                                                                                                          • Manage green waste area to ensure flammability is
                                                                                                              limited,
                                                                                                          • Manage weeds in retained vegetation in accordance
                                                                                                              with the Weed Management Plan to ensure fuel loads
                                                                                                              are maintained in the adjacent protected areas.

                                                                                                      The adjacent retained vegetation on Lot 77, which is not
                                                                                                      dedicated conservation area, will continue to be managed in
                                                                                                      accordance with Council’s bushfire management of this site.
                                                                                                      There are bushfire access roads on site.
Scenic amenity
PO13                                              AO13.1                                              Complies with PO13
The scenic amenity and vegetated character of     Vegetation is retained:
the landscape is protected by retaining              a) on and within 30 metres of prominent          The proposed clearing does not significantly change the
vegetation:                                                ridgelines and on sloping sites;           scenic amenity of the site.
    a) along and around watercourses and             b) in gullies;
         drainage lines;                             c) along watercourses and drainage lines;
    b) on steep slopes and ridgelines;               d) within 10 metres of the major road network;
    c) along the major road network; and                   and



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