23117 DA COMPILED Decision Notice [As Published] · 132002.220609.3

NOOSA COUNCIL IDAS Development Application Decision Notice                                                             7


         Weed and Pest Species Control

35.      Weed control shall be undertaken in general accordance with the Vegetation Analysis Report, dated
         December 2002, prepared by Greening Australia.

36.      All plants listed as environmental weeds by the Queensland Herbarium or listed as Undesirable Plant
         Species by Noosa Council shall be removed and/or treated as per condition 35.

37.      Prior to entering the site, all construction machinery and vehicles shall be washed down to remove soil
         that may contain weed seeds, soil pathogens and pest species.

38.      All nursery stock shall be weed, pest and disease free and certified as such by the supplier. The
         certificates are to be obtained prior to the commencement of any landscaping works on site and shall be
         made available to Council upon request.

39.      All mulch produced on site by mulching cleared vegetation and trees shall specifically exclude material
         (particularly seeds) from environmental weed species (eg. lantana, asparagus and umbrella trees).

40.      Soil disturbance shall be kept to a minimum to avoid weed proliferation.

41.      The eradication and control of environmental weeds will be an integral part of both the Ecological
         Restoration Plan and any landscaping plans for the development. Vegetation used in restoration work
         and landscaping shall exclude environmental weed species.
         Ecological Restoration Plan and Specifications

42.      An Ecological Restoration Plan and Specifications shall be prepared by a specialist restoration ecologist,
         to the reasonable satisfaction of the Council. The applicant shall implement the Plan and Specifications.
         It shall identify all the areas designated as ‘retained and enhanced’ vegetation that require ecological
         restoration and specify actions and works necessary to result in robust, self-sustaining viable plant
         communities and habitat. (Note: The dense she-oak and wattle areas are a stalled seral stage of a
         Eucalyptus and Callitris open forest. These areas need special management to ‘kick-start’ the natural
         regeneration processes and enable the vegetation to develop into self-sustaining open forests. It is not
         just a matter of removing weeds and planting some trees.). The following, inter alia, shall be addressed
         and included in the Plan and Specifications:

         42.1. Document the current status of the areas requiring ecological restoration in terms of structure,
               floristics, missing elements, health, vigour, etc.

         42.2. Formulate structural and floristic models for the plant communities requiring ecological restoration.

         42.3      Specify the required works and actions for each area in terms of:

                           site preparation (this may include thinning, removal of dense leaf litter, weed removal and
                             control, etc.),

                           establishment of the missing floristic and structural elements,

                           habitat creation and reinforcement for native fauna and reinforcement of habitat linkages
                             and corridors,

                           creating opportunities for regeneration from the seed bed, natural recruitment and the
                             establishment of wildlings,

                           planting and mulching procedures,

                           fertilizing procedures noting the low nutrient status of these ecosystems,

                           watering procedures,

                           protection from wildfire, particularly during the establishment phase,




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