Attachment 6 - Ecological Assessment

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


4     FIELD SURVEY RESULTS

4.1       General
The following sections detail the findings of the field surveys undertaken in November 2022 as per
the methodology described in Section 2.2.

4.2       Conservation Significant Flora Species and Ecological Communities
No conservation significant flora species listed under the NC Act 1992 of EPBC Act 1999 were
observed in the bounds of the proposed impact area.
The ‘Endangered’ Coastal Swamp Sclerophyll Forest of New South Wales and South East
Queensland TEC is present within the northern extent of the site and is described as Vegetation
Community 1 (VC1).

4.3       Vegetation Communities
Three dominant vegetation communities were identified within and adjacent to the site:
          Vegetation Community 1 (VC 1) –Paperbark open forest with shrubby understorey;
          Vegetation Community 2 (VC 2) –Banksia woodland with mixed understorey; and
          Vegetation Community 3 (VC 3) – Modified area with scattered mature trees and gardens
The distribution of the vegetation communities is shown in Figure 1 with a description of each
community presented thereafter.




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