Approved Document OPW24-0047 Noosa Springs Golf & Spa Resort Turf & Vegetation Management Plan 2024-25

W ORKS S CHEDULE – P LATE 6 & 7
  Plate   Vegetation                GC Area            Comments                                                  Recommended Actions                                                                    Timing
          Native vegetation
   6                                Hole 14 & 15       Eroded ground conditions between Hole 14 & 15.            Ground rehabilitation - mulch and soil replenishment.
          predominantly Eucalypts
                                                                                                                 Visual Tree Assessment based on health and safety with hazard mitigation works
                                                                                                                 recommended and undertaken as required.
          Native vegetation                            Gaps in the existing native vegetation between 14 & 15,   Mulch from non-weed arisings to be spread throughout the area.
   6      predominantly Eucalypt    Hole 14 & 15       predominantly due to natural tree failure and death.      Larger logs/timber to be suitably placed for ground habitat.                           Ongoing
          species                                      Sporadic weed emergence.                                  Weed removal of emerging woody weeds - with arising removed from the site if in
                                                                                                                 seed.
                                                                                                                 Native infill planting - see planting schedule.
                                                                                                                 Tee landscape maintenance:
                                                                                                                 Replacement of exotic landscape plants with natives.
   6      Landscape planting        Tee 15             Tee maintenance.
                                                                                                                 Remove undesirable, weed, and naturally occurring pioneer species.
                                                                                                                 Side branch encroachment pruning to reduce shade throw.
                                                                                                                 Visual Tree Assessment based on health and safety with hazard mitigation works
                                                                                                                 recommended and undertaken as required.
          Native vegetation                            Gaps in the existing native vegetation at Hole 15,        Mulch from non-weed arisings to be spread throughout the area.
   6      predominantly Eucalypt    Hole 15            predominantly due to natural tree failure and death.      Larger logs/timber to be suitably placed for ground habitat.                           Ongoing
          species                                      Sporadic weed emergence.                                  Weed removal of emerging woody weeds - with arising removed from the site if in
                                                                                                                 seed.
                                                                                                                 Native infill planting - see planting schedule.
                                                                                                                 Driveway / Fence line vegetation management:
                                                                                                                 Removal of all emerging species under 100mm stem diameter within 1m of the
                                                                                                                 fence line.
          Mix of original planted                      Encroachment of trees.
                                                                                                                 Woody weed removal.
   6      landscaping trees and     Boundary fence     Tree failure onto fence causing damage.
                                                                                                                 Remove dysfuncational and hazardous trees targeting the fence line.
          emerging species.                            Emerging weeds and pioneer species.
                                                                                                                 Management of existing mature landscape trees to include the lift pruning of lower
                                                                                                                 branches, root pruning (Fig species), and reduction of longer laterals for
                                                                                                                 encroachment pruning.


                                                                                                                 Course / Fairway encroachment management:All-terrain EWP and/or climbing
                                                                                                                 arborist to undertake selective pruning along the edge of the fairway as
          Native vegetation                            Fairway encroachment from mid and upper canopy
                                                                                                                 marked.Encroachment pruning to include the management of longer laterals to
   7      predominantly Eucalypt    Hole 16            Eucalypt species creates shade issues for the turf and
                                                                                                                 suitable growth points where available.Pruning to include the creation of habitat if
          species                                      sight-line obstruction.
                                                                                                                 possible.Management of lower-order understory trees with the removal of small
                                                                                                                 malformed and/or dysfunctional trees, e.g. Wattles, Soapy Ash.

                                                                                                                 Tee landscape maintenance:
                                                                                                                 Replacement of exotic landscape plants with natives.
   7      Landscape planting        Tee 13, 16, & 17   Tee maintenance.
                                                                                                                 Remove undesirable, weed, and naturally occurring pioneer species.
                                                                                                                 Side branch encroachment pruning to reduce shade throw.
                                                                                                                 Ground rehabilitation - mulch and soil replenishment.
   7      Bare ground               Hole 17            Area with ground erosion occurring.
                                                                                                                 Planting with native grasses and ground cover plants.




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