Attachment 7B - Fauna and Flora Assessment_NoosaLandfill_NorthernSection_Revision3

                                                                                                                                            Native Foresters



         Performance Outcomes                                    Acceptable Outcomes                                            Response

                                                     AND                                                    This vegetation is within a mapped Area of
                                                                                                            Biodiversity Significance and approximately 0.9
                                                     AO1.4                                                  hectares will be cleared for the expansion of the
                                                     Clearing of vegetation for a boundary fence does not   landfill.
                                                     extend beyond 5 metres either side of the fence.
                                                                                                            Lot 77 will retain 270.53 hectares of regional
                                                                                                            ecosystems on site following the works. Therefore,
                                                                                                            the clearing required for the landfill expansion is
                                                                                                            0.3% of the remnant vegetation in Lot 77.

                                                                                                            Area of clearing for proposed expansion = 0.9ha
                                                                                                            Area of biodiversity overlay remaining = 269.51ha

                                                                                                            The proposed clearing is in accordance with the
                                                                                                            Master Plan for the site, which aims to retain the
                                                                                                            majority of Lot77 as natural vegetation, with
                                                                                                            clearing only occurring in the southern portion of the
                                                                                                            site for the Noosa Shire waste management facility.
 Reconfiguring a Lot
 PO2                                                 AO2                                                    N/A
 New Lots are only created if they maintain          Where clearing vegetation for the purpose of
 ecological linkages and minimize the clearing of    reconfiguring a Lot
 vegetation                                              d) new boundaries to lots do not transect and
                                                              fragment existing native vegetation;
                                                         e) new lots are created to allow for suitable
                                                              building envelopes for future buildings and
                                                              works to be located within existing cleared
                                                              areas or areas of low ecological value;
                                                         f) building envelopes are designated for each
                                                              lot; and
                                                         g) ecological linkages and ecologically
                                                              important areas are secured by
                                                              environmental covenant or transferred to
                                                              public ownership or through gazettal of a
                                                              nature reserve.



 Management of impacts


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