Attachment 6 - Ecological Assessment

3.2 Regional ecosystems
The endangered, of concern and least concern regional ecosystems on your property are shown on the vegetation
management supporting map in section 4.2 and are listed in Table 5.

A description of regional ecosystems can be accessed online at
https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/ecosystems/descriptions/

Table 5: Regional ecosystems present on subject property

 Regional                  VMA Status         Category           Area (Ha)          Short Description                                       Structure
 Ecosystem                                                                                                                                  Category

 12.2.12                   Least              B                  0.02               Closed heath on seasonally waterlogged                  Dense
                           concern                                                  sand plains

 12.2.15                   Least              B                  0.05               Gahnia sieberiana, Empodisma minus,                     Other
                           concern                                                  Gleichenia spp. closed sedgeland in coastal
                                                                                    swamps

 12.2.9                    Least              B                  0.15               Banksia aemula low open woodland on                     Very sparse
                           concern                                                  dunes and sand plains. Usually deeply
                                                                                    leached soils

 non-rem                   None               X                  2.29               None                                                    None

Please note:
1. All area and area derived figures included in this table have been calculated via reprojecting relevant spatial features to Albers equal-area conic projection
(central meridian = 146, datum Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994). As a result, area figures may differ slightly if calculated for the same features using a
different co-ordinate system.
2. If Table 5 contains a Category 'plant', please be aware that this refers to 'plantations' such as forestry, and these areas are considered non-remnant under
the VMA.

The VMA status of the regional ecosystem (whether it is endangered, of concern or least concern) also determines if any of
the following are applicable:
        • exempt clearing work;
        • accepted development vegetation clearing codes;
        • performance outcomes in State Code 16 of the State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP).



3.3 Watercourses
Vegetation management watercourses and drainage features for this property are shown on the vegetation management
supporting map in section 4.2.


3.4 Wetlands

Vegetation management wetlands are present on this property and are shown on the vegetation management supporting
map in section 4.2 of this report.


3.5 Essential habitat
Under the VMA, essential habitat for protected wildlife is native wildlife prescribed under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
(NCA) as critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or near-threatened wildlife.

Essential habitat for protected wildlife includes suitable habitat on the lot, or where a species has been known to occur up to
1.1 kilometres from a lot on which there is assessable vegetation. These important habitat areas are protected under the
VMA.

Any essential habitat on this property will be shown as blue hatching on the vegetation supporting map in section 4.2.

If essential habitat is identified on the lot, information about the protected wildlife species is provided in Table 6 below. The
numeric labels on the vegetation management supporting map can be cross referenced with Table 6 to outline the essential

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