Attachment 3b - Ecological Assessment Report v2- 111 Lake Weyba Drive, NOOSAVILLE

Ecological Assessment Report v2                                                                                                                                                                                                          NCES Ref: J000618
Lot 4 RP36729 – 111 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville



 c) maintaining wildlife corridors along watercourses and drainage          S5.2 Where constructing a Detached house or Community residence and on an allotment              S5.2 (a) - N/A
 lines for native fauna movement;                                           situated wholly within the Riparian Buffer Area,                                                 S5.2 (b) – No development has been proposed within the Riparian Zone.
 d) avoiding edge effects and incompatible uses in riparian zones;          a) fronting the Noosa River – development is setback a minimum of 40m from mean
 e) maintaining bank stability by minimising bank erosion and               high water spring or as otherwise prescribed by the Environmental Protection Agency’s
 Slumping;                                                                  Erosion Prone Area Maps;
 f) maintaining water quality by filtering sediments, nutrients and other   b) not fronting the Noosa River – development is located outside the riparian zone and
 pollutants; and                                                            setback a suitable distance from the watercourse having regard to the development
 g) removing undesirable plant species and replacing them with              constraints of the property and the need to protect environmental and riparian values;
 vegetation of local origin.                                                OR
                                                                            S5.3 For Animal husbandry on premises in the Rural Zone—                                         S5.3 – N/A
                                                                            a) stock proof fencing is installed along watercourses at a distance of no less than 10m from
                                                                            the top of the bank;
                                                                            b) stock watering points are located no less than 15m away from the top of the bank of
                                                                            watercourses; and
                                                                            c) stock crossing points across watercourses are defined and controlled with stock proof
                                                                            fencing, to prevent stock from damaging riparian vegetation or banks to watercourses;
                                                                            OR
                                                                            S5.4 Recreational facilities (including playgrounds, pergolas, barbeques etc) are setback a      S5.4 – No Recreational facilities are proposed.
                                                                            minimum of 30m from the top of the bank of a watercourse and 10m from the top of the bank
                                                                            of a drainage line;
                                                                            OR
                                                                            S5.5 For Forestry uses the cultivated area is separated from watercourses by a distance not      S5.5 – N/A
                                                                            less than the distances identified below, measured from high water mark or the top of the
                                                                            bank, whichever is the greater distance—
                                                                            Feature                            Distance
                                                                            Stream order 1 or 2                 5m
                                                                            Stream order 3 or 4                10 m
                                                                            Stream order greater than 4        20 m

                                                                            AND                                                                                              S5.6 – N/A
                                                                            S5.6 Where Forestry is carried out on that part of premises indicated as Riparian Buffer
                                                                            Area and outside the separation distances specified in S5.5—
                                                                            a) species planted are of local origin and are harvested through sustainable harvesting;
                                                                            and
                                                                            b) any undesirable plant species are replaced by vegetation of local origin.
 Managing public access and edge effects                                    S6.1 Development adjacent to a waterway or wetland provides that –                               S6.1 (a) No new lots will directly back onto a retained vegetated riparian area.
 06 Development on land adjacent to a waterway or wetland                   a) No new lots directly back onto the riparian area; and
 maintains an appropriate extent of public access to waterways and          b) New public roads are located between the riparian buffer and the proposed development         S6.1 (b) The new roadway entering the development terminates at the
 wetlands and minuses edge effects.                                         areas                                                                                            northern site boundary providing a buffer between residential development
                                                                                                                                                                             areas and the mapped Riparian Zone located to the immediate north.
 Koala Habitat Areas                                                        S7.1 Development avoids removing and fragmenting koala habitat and includes koala                S7.1 – The development does not require referral to SARA for assessment
 O7 Development is designed, constructed and operated to                    sensitive design measures consistent with the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation           against State Code 25 hence satisfies O7.
    a) avoid adverse impacts on koalas and koala habitat;                   Plan 2006 and Management Program 2006- 2016 and Koala Sensitive Design Guideline
    b) provide measures to assist the survival of koala populations         2012.
        in the area to mitigate any potential threats or risks to koalas;   S7.2 Where clearing of non-juvenile koala habitat trees is unavoidable in an area shown as       S7.2 - The development does not require referral to SARA for assessment
    c) provide for safe and appropriate koala movement across the           bushland habitat, high value rehabilitation habitat or medium value rehabilitation habitat on    against State Code 25 hence satisfies O7. No offset requirement for impact
        landscape; and                                                      the map called ‘Map of Values’, such clearing is minimised and a biodiversity offset is          to NJKHT’s is therefore applicable.
    d) provide for a net gain in mature and actively regenerating           provided in accordance with the Queensland Environmental Offset Policy.
        koala habitat.

 Open Space Networks & Ecological Linkages                                  S8.1 Vegetation and ecological linkages are enhanced through revegetation, rehabilitation
                                                                                                                                                                             P08 - Ecological linkages within the site are be maintained through the
 O8 Open space networks and wildlife corridors are maintained and           and vegetation maintenance in areas indicated in Schedule 5 on Map 3 - Open Space
                                                                                                                                                                             retention of existing bushland areas occurring within the western portion of
 embellished to provide for viable connectivity between vegetation by       Networks in such a way as to—
                                                                                                                                                                             the site. This area is proposed to be placed under a conservation covenant
 protecting and replanting vegetation of local origin—                      a) ensure protection of wildlife refuges;
                                                                                                                                                                             to ensure protection in perpetuity. Furthermore, it is proposed that a bushland
 a) along watercourses, drainage lines and ridgelines; and                  b) facilitate the dispersal and movement of native wildlife; and
                                                                                                                                                                             rehabilitation plan be lodged for OPW which will focus on the removal of exotic
 b) as linkages between areas of remnant vegetation, including—             c) maintain vegetation in patches of the greatest possible size and with the smallest possible
                                                                                                                                                                             taxa located in the understorey. This measure will ensure that the vegetation
 i. across property boundaries;                                             edge-to-area ratio.
                                                                                                                                                                             is retained and enhanced providing an ongoing contribution to the natural
 ii. to areas of national park, conservation park, State forest or          AND
                                                                                                                                                                             resources and biological diversity of the Noosa Shire.
 reserve; and                                                               S8.2 Development is sited and designed to—
 iii. into adjoining local government areas.                                a) maximise the ecological connectivity of vegetation within the site and to adjacent sites;
                                                                            b) to avoid creating physical barriers and safety hazards (such as roads, pedestrian access
                                                                            and in-stream structures) to the movement of fauna along and within the ecological linkage;      Connectivity is to be reinstated along the north eastern boundary via
                                                                            and                                                                                              revegetation of the proposed drainage easement in Lot 4. This area provides




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