Appendix B - Terrestrial Ecology Assessment.pdf

Table of Contents
1.       Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 4
     1.1 Background ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
     1.2 Proposed Development .................................................................................................................................................. 4
     1.3 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
     1.3 Site Inspections and Survey Methodology ...................................................................................................................... 5
     1.4 Structure and Attachments to this Report ...................................................................................................................... 5

2.       Matters of Environmental Significance – Desktop Analysis............................................................ 6
     2.1 Databases and Mapping.................................................................................................................................................. 6
     2.3 Commonwealth EPBC Act ............................................................................................................................................... 6
     2.4 State Remnant Vegetation and Flora Mapping ............................................................................................................... 6
     2.5 Flying-Fox Colonies.......................................................................................................................................................... 8
     2.6 State Koala Mapping ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
     2.7 Council Mapping ........................................................................................................................................................... 10
     2.8 Potentially Occurring Threatened Species .................................................................................................................... 12

3.       Ecological Values ........................................................................................................................... 13
     3.1 Site Vegetation .............................................................................................................................................................. 13
     3.3 Threatened Flora and Threatened Ecological Communities ......................................................................................... 13
     3.4 Tree Schedule – Koala Habitat Area .............................................................................................................................. 13
     3.5 Fauna & Habitats........................................................................................................................................................... 14
     4.6 Threatened Species ....................................................................................................................................................... 14

4.       Proposed Development, Potential Impacts and Management Recommendations ..................... 16
     5.1 Proposed Development ................................................................................................................................................ 16
     5.2 Potential Impacts to Vegetation and Flora ................................................................................................................... 16
     5.3 Potential Impacts to Fauna and Habitats ...................................................................................................................... 16
     5.4 Risks, Impact Mitigation and Management Recommendations ................................................................................... 17
     5.5 Council Biodiversity Overlay Code ................................................................................................................................ 18

5.       Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 19
6.       Attachments.................................................................................................................................. 20




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