Reference Document - Flora and Fauna Assessment - 132005.638.04

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                    4.4          Assessment of breeding places

                    Site A has been assessed as having moderate habitat values for a range of native fauna,
                    although due to the small size of the impact area the number of habitat features was limited.

                    A number of animal breeding places were identified in Site A:

                           i.      Hollow-bearing trees: Two large Scribbly gums with substantial arboreal hollows
                                   were identified. In one of these trees, a termitarium had a disused kingfisher nest
                                   (see Figure 2 (Tree ID 2), Figure 6a and Appendix M).
                          ii.      Presence of bowers, nests, dreys: One Ringtail possum drey was identified in a
                                   Melaleuca near the adjacent rainwater tanks (see Figures 2 and 6b, Appendix
                                   M), while a disused kingfisher nest was observed in an arboreal termitarium (see
                                   Figures 2 and 6c, Appendix M).
                          iii.     Presence of caves, mounds, burrows, ground hollows and/or coarse woody
                                   debris: A large fallen tree with a partially-hollow trunk has become habitat for
                                   small mammals, reptiles and invertebrates (coarse woody debris) (see Figures
                                   2 and 6d, Appendix M).
                          iv.      Presence of permanent water, ephemeral ponding, depressions and/or,
                                   seasonally inundated areas: The drain near the entrance road is capable of
                                   supporting breeding, oviposition, and dispersal of amphibians during suitably wet
                                   periods (Figure 6e), however no frogs were heard calling during the survey. This
                                   drain is likely to be influenced by road runoff and other pollutants.
                          v.       Canopy cover: Whilst canopy cover is relatively sparse (approximately 30%), the
                                   upper stratum still provides foraging and breeding opportunities for a range of
                                   native fauna, including birds and arboreal mammals. The vast majority of canopy
                                   species are recognised Koala habitat trees, and the discovery of a Koala scat
                                   during the survey confirmed the presence of the species in the area (Figures 2
                                   and 6f, Appendix M)

                    It is likely that several more breeding places occurred but were obscured by vegetation.

                    Under Section 332 of the Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020: A person must
                    not, without a reasonable excuse, tamper with an animal breeding place that is being used
                    by a protected animal to incubate or rear the animal’s offspring (QLD Government, 2023).

                    Landscape context

                    Connectivity to remnant vegetation to the north is good, with contiguous Eucalypt and
                    Melaleuca woodland continuing for 650 metres to Hollett Road. To the south and west
                    connectivity is interrupted by a powerline easement, Walter Hay Drive (four lanes) and the
                    Eumundi Noosa Road (two lanes).




                    Noosa Landfill & Resource Recovery Centre Expansion – Site A, Rev 1 – Fauna & Flora Assessment
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Version: 1, Version Date: 05/03/2025