Attachment 6 - Ecological Assessment

Ecological Assessment Report v1                                                        NCES REF: J000542
Lot 9 on RP225312 – 100 Cooyar Street, Noosa Heads


          Blandfordia grandiflora (christmas bells) – listed as ‘endangered’ under the NC Act;
          Cryptocarya foetida (stinking cryptocarya) – listed as ‘vulnerable’ under the NC Act and
           EPBC Act;
          Glycine argyrea – listed as ‘near threatened’ under the NC Act;
          Macarthuria complanata – listed as ‘near threatened’ under the NC Act;
          Rhodomytrus psidioides (native guava) – listed as ‘critically endangered’ under the NC Act
           and EPBC Act; and
          Symplocos harroldii (hairy hazelwood) – listed as ‘near threatened’ under the NC Act.

3.6       Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map
The Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map identifies that a portion of the vegetated areas onsite
are mapped within a ‘high risk area’ prescribed under the Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation
2020 (refer to Plate 7).




                                 Plate 7 – Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map

3.7       EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool
The EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool was queried in August 2022 using a 2km search
radius. The Search uses bio-climatic modelling to predict where protected matters may be present



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