Attachment 6 - Ecological Assessment

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




Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. ii
1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1
    1.1           Background.......................................................................................................................... 1
    1.2           Development Proposal ...................................................................................................... 1
    1.3           Site Description .................................................................................................................... 1
    1.4           Topography .......................................................................................................................... 2
2      SURVEY METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................... 4
    2.1           Desktop Assessment ........................................................................................................... 4
    2.2           Field Survey........................................................................................................................... 4
3      DESKTOP ASSESSMENT RESULTS ..................................................................................................... 5
    3.1     General ................................................................................................................................. 5
    3.2     The Noosa Plan 2020 .......................................................................................................... 5
      3.2.1   Zone Precinct Mapping ................................................................................................. 5
       3.2.2         Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Mapping ..................................................... 5
    3.3           The Department of Resources Regulated Vegetation Management Supporting
    Map           6
    3.4           South East Queensland Koala Conservation Strategy – Koala habitat mapping 7
    3.5           Wildlife Online database ................................................................................................... 8
    3.6           Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map .................................................................. 10
    3.7           EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool .................................................................... 10
    3.8           Surrounding Habitat and Connectivity ........................................................................ 11
4      FIELD SURVEY RESULTS ................................................................................................................... 13
    4.1     General ............................................................................................................................... 13
    4.2     Conservation Significant Flora Species and Ecological Communities .................. 13
    4.3     Vegetation Communities ................................................................................................ 13
      4.3.1  Vegetation Community 1 – Paperbark open forest with shrubby understorey 15
       4.3.2         Vegetation Community 2 – Banksia woodland with mixed understorey .......... 15
       4.3.3  Vegetation Community 3 – Modified area with scattered mature trees and
       gardens16
    4.4     Fauna .................................................................................................................................. 17
      4.4.1   Fauna Habitat Values ................................................................................................... 17
       4.4.2         Habitat for Previously Recorded Conservation Significant Fauna ...................... 17
5      DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION .............................................................................. 22
    5.1     Flora and Vegetation Communities ............................................................................. 22
      5.1.1   Impacts ............................................................................................................................ 22
       5.1.2         Mitigation Measures ...................................................................................................... 23
    5.2     Fauna .................................................................................................................................. 24
      5.2.1   Impacts ............................................................................................................................ 24
       5.2.2         Mitigation Measures ...................................................................................................... 24
6      LEGISLATION AND OVERLAYS ..................................................................................................... 25
    6.1     Local Government ........................................................................................................... 25
      6.1.1   Noosa Shire Council Planning Scheme 2020 – Biodiversity Overlay ................... 25
    6.2           State Government ............................................................................................................ 31



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