Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                                                                                         Ecological Assessment Report



Table 3: Summary of desktop and site assessment results.


   Legislative / Compliance Element             Desktop Assessment Results                                  Field Survey Results and Assessment

  Australian Legislation

 Environmental Protection and Biodiversity      Three (3) listed threatened ecological communities         No species or communities listed under the EPBC Act
 Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)               (TEC):                                                     were found to be present on site, but they are
                                                                                                           expected to occur on site.
                                                • Coastal Swamp Oak (Casuarina glauca) Forest of
                                                     New South Wales and South East Queensland             The proposed dwelling will lead to the removal of
                                                     ecological community (Endangered);                    some native canopy trees, including koala habitat
                                                                                                           trees. However, it will not significantly impact upon the
                                                • Lowland      Rainforest   of   Subtropical   Australia
                                                                                                           koala habitat values of the site or the habitat values
                                                     (Critically Endangered);
                                                                                                           for   other      threatened   species.   The   proposed
                                                • Coastal Swamp Sclerophyll Forest of New South            development will not impact native upon understorey
                                                     Wales and South East Queensland                       vegetation because the understorey vegetation is
                                                • Eighty-five (85) threatened species; and                 already managed/mown.

                                                • Sixty (60) migratory species.                            The development does not warrant an EPBC referral.

                                                Refer to Appendix 1

 Queensland Legislation

 Biosecurity Act 2014                           The Department of Environment and Science Wildnet          The site has some minor occurrence of weeds,
                                                Records identified multiple weed species to occur          including weeds of national significance.
                                                within two kilometres of the site. mapped species
                                                                                                           Weeds     will    be   controlled   before   construction
                                                include
                                                                                                           commences to prevent further distribution of exotic
                                                Weeds of National Significance (WONS) or Category          pests. Ongoing management following construction
                                                3.                                                         will continue ensure weeds are controlled.




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