Attachment 6 - Ecological Assessment

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


in an area and therefore does not necessarily indicate the actual recorded presence of protected
matters.
The Search Result identified that the following Matters of National Environmental Significance
(MNES) have the potential to be present within a 2km radius of the site (refer to Appendix 2):
          The ‘Endangered’ Coastal Swamp Oak (Casuarina glauca) Forest of New South Wales and
           South East Queensland Threatened Ecological Community;
          The ‘Endangered’ Coastal Swamp Sclerophyll Forest of New South Wales and South East
           Queensland Threatened Ecological Community;
          The ‘Critically Endangered’ Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia Threatened
           Ecological Community;
          The ‘Vulnerable’ Subtropical and Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh;
          19 listed threatened flora;
          43 fauna species; and
          Marine, terrestrial and wetland migratory bird species.

3.8       Surrounding Habitat and Connectivity
Aerial imagery was reviewed to assess the extent of vegetation/habitat surrounding the site which
has the potential to facilitate dispersal opportunities for flora and terrestrial fauna species (refer to
Plate 8 with Vegetation Protection Covenants highlighted in red).
The site contains a limited amount of intact bushland in its northern corner and western boundary
noting that vegetation has recently been cleared in the south of the site under the QLD PR 2017
exempted development fire break provisions.
The remaining bushland in the northern corner and western boundary exhibits direct connectivity
with the adjacent bushland area to the north. The bushland areas bordering the site to the north,
east and south are contained within the Noosa National Park and Girraween Sports Complex and
Nature Refuge. These bushland units combine to form a critical north south corridor within the local
landscape, noting a large portion of the corridor exhibits wet heath.
Sunshine Beach Road dissects the corridor to the north limiting safe terrestrial fauna dispersal
through the landscape and represents high risk of vehicle strike to terrestrial and arboreal fauna. No
fauna impact mitigation measures such as terrestrial overpasses, rope ladders or even underpasses
are available across Sunshine Beach Road to assist with fauna movement.
Langura Street represents a similar barrier to terrestrial fauna movement in an east to west direction
to the south of the site.
Eenie Creek Road dissects the corridor to the south however a significantly wide vegetated road
underpass is present where the road formation bridges across the wetland between the Langura
Street roundabout and Sunshine Beach High School grounds. This design enables unrestricted flora
and fauna dispersal to occur either side of the road.




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