Attachment 7C - Flora and Fauna Survey Assessment_Noosa Landfill - Revision 3

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3.1.10 Matters of State Environmental Significance

The State Planning Policy 2017 (SPP) defines matters of state environmental significance
(MSES). A desktop analysis has identified the following MSES within or adjacent to the
Potential Impact Area:

      ii.      Protected Wildlife Habitat.
      iii.     Regulated Vegetation.

All applications impacting MSES must demonstrate compliance with the ‘avoid, minimise
(mitigate), offset’ obligation in accordance with the Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014
and either the Significant Residual Impact Guideline (Biodiversity Integration and Offsets,
Ecosystem Outcomes, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, 2014) or the
DSDMIP Significant Residual Impact Guideline (http://www.dlgrma.qld.gov.au/resources/
guideline/planning/dsdip-significant-residual-impactguideline.pdf). This obligation requires
in the first instance, avoiding impacts on prescribed environmental matters and if avoidance
cannot be achieved, demonstrating that impacts have been carefully managed and
minimised (mitigated).

If after avoidance and mitigation, there is still an impact on prescribed environmental
matters, an offset may be required where the impact is, or is likely, to be significant.

Under the Environmental Offsets Act 2014 and Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014,
offset requirements may apply to assessable developments where it has been determined
that there will be a significant residual impact on a prescribed environmental matter.

A determination of whether the ‘avoid, mitigate, offset’ obligation can be met in accordance
with the Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014 and the Significant Residual Impact
Guideline (Biodiversity Integration and Offsets, Ecosystem Outcomes, Department of
Environment and Heritage Protection, 2014) will inform the outcome of the assessment.

3.2          Flora assessment
The flora survey within the Potential Impact Area and 100m buffer zone recorded 72 native
plant species. An indicative species list is provided in Appendix I. No EVNT flora species
were recorded.

3.2.1 Vegetation Community Composition
The clearing area of 18,800m2 contains patches of weedy and native regrowth (Category X
vegetation) dominated by Eucalyptus, Melaleuca and Acacia spp. Introduced species
including Lantana (Lantana camara), Wild Tobacco (Solanum mauritianum), Singapore
Daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata), introduced grasses and pastoral legumes have colonised
disturbed areas around access tracks and waste stockpiles.

Native aquatic plants and sedges including Bulrush (Typha orientalis) and Water chestnut
(Eleocharis dulcis) occur in sediment ponds and HES basins. There are also native planted
buffers on the edge of the access tracks with Eucalyptus, Glochidion, Alphitonia and Acacia
spp.



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