Attachment 7A - Impact Assessment Report

                                                                                    Native Foresters



             o    Potential EVNT species:
                     • Wallum sedgefrog (Litoria olongburensis) – Vulnerable and Sand yabby
                         (Cherax robustus) - Vulnerable, have been located adjacent to the
                         impact area in Lot 77 by Native Foresters during 2019 to 2022 surveys.
                     • Endangered Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) has 11 sightings recorded
                         on WildNET in a 1km radius of the impact area (DES 2022).

(iii)   Koala Habitat Area –
           o Core (SEQ) Koala Habitat Area (KHA) is present within the Noosa Landfill
              expansion area, including 0.21ha within the impact area which will be cleared
              of all vegetation including mature trees to provide for expansion of the landfill
              operations. The core Koala Habitat Area (KHA) within the impact area of Lot
              77 SP298776 contains 0.21ha of remnant Endangered Regional Ecosystem
              (RE) 12.5.3 - Eucalyptus racemosa subsp. racemosa woodland on remnant
              Tertiary surfaces (Figure 2).
           o Locally Refined (SEQ) KHA is present within the Noosa Landfill expansion
              area, including 0.81ha within the centre of the impact area which will be cleared
              of all vegetation including mature trees to provide for expansion of the landfill
              operations. The locally refined KHA vegetation contains 0.81ha of Least
              Concern RE 12.3.13- Closed heathland on seasonally waterlogged alluvial
              plains usually near coast. This section of mapped closed heathland is
              dominated by known Koala food trees including Swamp mahogany (Eucalyptus
              robusta), and Broad-leaved paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia), and
              provides core habitat for koala, which is listed as Endangered under the NCA
              Act and Endangered under the EPBC Act.
           o The impact area is mapped as Koala Priority Area

A Summary of the MSES that occur within the Noosa Landfill Expansion impact area is
shown in Table 3 and the location of the MSES in the impact area is shown in Figure 2.

Table 3: Summary of MSES in Noosa Landfill Expansion Areas
 MSES                 DESCRIPTION                        TOTAL AREA IN       TOTAL IMPACT
 GROUP                                                   Lot 77 SP298776     AREA (ha)
                                                         (ha)
                                                         322.13              1.02

                      Category B vegetation that is
                      an ‘Endangered’ Regional           170.11              0.21
                      Ecosystem
 REGULATED
 VEGETATION
                      Vegetation that is mapped as
                      ‘Essential Habitat’ for wildlife   270.53              1.02
                      species

 ANIMALS-             EVNT Species habitat-
 THREATENED           (Swamp crayfish, Wallum            259.98              1.02
 SPECIES              froglet, Wallum rocketfrog)



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