Reference Document - Flora and Fauna Assessment - 132005.638.04

                                                                                                                             Native Foresters




                     APPENDIX E – JUSTIFICATION OF SUITABLY QUALIFIED
                     PERSON FOR FAUNA BREEDING PLACE SURVEY
                     Native Foresters fauna surveys and breeding habitat assessments are coordinated and led by Simon McVerry and assisted
                     by Tony Bright.

                     Simon has worked in resource management for 20 years across South East Queensland, focusing on native flora and
                     fauna management and assessment. He has extensive experience in field research for native fauna species and is the
                     holder of a Scientific Purposes Permit for Research Purposes and an Animal Ethics Permit.

                     Tony Bright is a native fauna and flora specialist with over 40 years’ experience in the field. He has spent ten years as a
                     guide working in the Fraser Island region and 30 years doing field–based research in Australia and overseas. Tony is a
                     professional wildlife keeper and a licensed Wildlife spotter catcher (Fauna rehabilitation permit holder) specialising in
                     reptile, mammal and amphibian species.

                     Simon McVerry and Tony Bright are assisted in the field by Vanessa Moscato, Pru McIntyre and Tim O’Reilly.

                     Vanessa Moscato BSc(Hons) is an ecologist and recreational reptile keeper with 20 years’ experience in fauna and flora
                     surveys, habitat assessments and impact assessments.

                     Pru (BEnSc) is an environmental scientist and ecological consultant with 6 years’ experience in flora and fauna surveys,
                     breeding habitat assessments and impact management plans.

                     Tim O’Reilly (BA/BSc-Botany) is an ecological consultant, qualified spotter catcher and professional ornithologist with 30
                     years’ experience in environmental research and education. He has led bird surveys for QPWS, developed accredited field
                     ecology course content for the University of New South Wales and runs staff training workshops at Mary Cairncross Scenic
                     Reserve.




                     Noosa Landfill & Resource Recovery Centre Expansion – Site A, Rev 1 – Fauna & Flora Assessment                 43

Document Set ID: 23617066
Version: 1, Version Date: 05/03/2025