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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

 

1.1 Background .....eecsesecssessessssssesseessessesssessecssssssssecsecsnsesesssuesuecsnecsuesasconseueseneesecssecsecssstsessssssnsenscenscenecancanecastaneniscanscssscessssees 4
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1.3 Site Inspections and Survey Methodology

 

1.4 Structure and Attachments to this Report
2. Matters of Environmental Significance — Desktop ANnalySis.........ccccseeeeeeeeeseseeerereretetererereenens 6
2.1 Databases and Mapping........c.cccssesssessssesssesssseesesessesessenesssnesesnsenesesnsnsensnensecscsnsessesesassneneneseeneneneensacseanansansesecssansaseessentes 6
2.3 Commonwealth EPBC ACt ..ssscssssssssssssssssesssssessssecscssssecssssssccsnsusssensuecessnssssssssssessssseseensecessssessscnnsessanesesesveresensssosessssserensas O

2.4 State Remnant Vegetation and Flora Mapping.........ccsssesesseeseenertesnesesseeseenessssecsesssessessessavesessencnsnnconsansnicanauetaseaseesssest igs 6

 

2.5 Flying-Fox Colonies
2.6 State Koala Mapping ........ecccecssessesesessesessessscsesessssesesssussuenssecesnenesesnsusonsesasassusisssevessssensnsasenenececuanenareenaseanancasieesaessssessesees 9
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2.8 Potentially Occurring Threatened Species ........ccsecsessesseessssessestesteseenesnecsesceneasssessassenssssanescesecueenenncnnsesenetucensansagsseseeseys 12
3. Ecological ValUCS.......ssssessssessssesessessssesssecssssssvssssssseesesnesecnessensaneaseneasencansnsavessaneasaneneneaneneaneeneanensey® 13
3.1 Site Vegetation.......ssssscssecsssssosssssssssssssessseseecsesssssensecsssesucarsnsnsssessssesensssscanesenenssnenenssneneneqneneqenssnansqenscnceseneqsesseeeasae 13

3.3 Threatened Flora and Threatened Ecological COMMUNItieS ........sssssessssseeecsssesessssecessnseenntesssnneesennetcessnnessssseesssssneesees LB,

 

3.4 Tree Schedule — Koala Habitat Area
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4.6 Threatened Species......ccscsssesssecsesessssesesssssessensscscsnsessessssesvsseseenenenecesusisersnsisansvsasansesssessueesaeencnececucasanesensecarensiseecinessesess 14

 

4. Proposed Development, Potential Impacts and Management Recommendations.
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5.2 Potential Impacts to Vegetation and FlOra ......cssssssessesseseeseeseeseenecneseesesnesesseanessssnssecssseeseessensnnenscesenetneensensenserseseessetees 16

 

5.3 Potential Impacts to Fauna and Habitats.

 

5.4 Risks, Impact Mitigation and Management Recommendations

5.5 Council Biodiversity Overlay Code .......sssssssessesssssesrssesssestessessenecnssnessssssnssessssnssessecsnessenseaseneanesnanecnctuccasosuscansastessessestss 18

 

5. Conclusion..

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