Attachment 6 - Ecological Assessment

                           Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



6.3.2 Site Assessment
6.3.2.1 Flora
No State-significant flora species were identified within the subject site. Twenty-six (26)
threated flora species listed under the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation (2006)
are considered possible occurrences in the locality (as listed in TABLE 2). Four (4) of
these species were considered as possible occurrences in habitat within the subject site
including:

      Habenaria harroldii;
      Bulbophyllum globuliforme;
      Cryptocarya foetida; and
      Triumia robusta (Glossy spice bush).

The proposed development will not significantly impact this habitat.


6.3.2.2 Fauna
Twenty-one (21) fauna species listed under the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation
(2006) are considered possible occurrences in the locality (as listed in TABLE 3). One (1)
of these, the Glossy black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami) was considered a
possible occurrence in habitat within the subject site.

Searches beneath Allocasuarina species present on the site did not reveal the presence of
any chewed cones, indicative of Glossy black-cockatoo presence.

Three (3) wallum dependent frog species are listed as having essential habitat on the
site. Site inspections revealed that suitable habitat does not occur on the site.



6.4 Queensland Vegetation Management Act (1999)
6.4.1 Background
The purpose of the Vegetation Management Act (VMA, 1999) is to regulate the broad
scale clearing of vegetation on freehold land to preserve remnant Regional Ecosystems
(RE), vegetation in areas of high nature conservation value areas and areas vulnerable to
land degradation. The VMA (1999) also ensures that clearing does not cause land
degradation, maintains or increases biodiversity, maintains ecological processes and
allows for ecologically sustainable land use. The VMA (1999) is currently supported by the
State Policy for Vegetation Management (2013), which includes codes for the clearing of
vegetation.

Approval is required under the VMA (1999) when clearing is to be undertaken within a
declared area or within a remnant Regional Ecosystem, unless listed under Exemptions
relating to the Act. A declared area is an area declared by the Minister to be of high
conservation value or vulnerable to land degradation. Approvals to clear remnant
vegetation on properties greater than 5 ha are managed by the State Assessment and
Referral Agency (SARA). SARA coordinates the assessment of vegetation clearing


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