Attachment 7B - Fauna and Flora Assessment_NoosaLandfill_NorthernSection_Revision3

                                                                                                                                              Native Foresters



         Performance Outcomes                                    Acceptable Outcomes                                               Response

 PO3                                                 AO3.1                                                     Complies with PO3
 Development is designed and sited to manage         Where clearing of vegetation cannot be practicably
 adverse impacts on ecologically important           avoided, the development:                                 The landfill expansion works cannot be practicably
 areas by:                                               a) ensures the design and siting limits the           avoided and have been minimised as much as
     a) minimising the total footprint within                 loss of vegetation to the smallest extent
          which all activities, buildings,                    possible;
                                                                                                               possible.
          structures driveways and other works           b) protects and retains ecological values and
          are contained;                                      ecosystem processes to the greatest              The proposed clearing will allow for the landfill
     b) locating development in existing                      extent possible within and adjacent to the       expansion to occur in accordance with the master
          cleared areas or areas of low                       site;                                            plan for the site, and will require clearing of 0.9
          ecological value over other areas to           c) provides measures to allow for safe                hectares of mapped vegetation – area of biodiversity
          the greatest extent possible; and                   movement of fauna through the site; and          importance.
     c) incorporating siting and design                  d) provides suitable habitat replacement and
          measures to protect and retain                      replanting in accordance with PSP3               Clearing vegetation is unavoidable, but the following
          ecological values and ecosystem                     Ecological Assessment Guidelines.
          processes within or adjacent to the
                                                                                                               is noted:
          development site; and                      AO3.2                                                         • The proposed clearing is directly adjacent
     d) where adverse impacts have been              Habitat trees, recruitment habitat trees, and roosting,           to the existing cleared areas of the landfill
          minimised, any residual impacts on         breeding and feeding areas are protected for native               site,
          ecological values are compensated          fauna habitat.                                                • Vegetation proposed to be cleared is a
          for through suitable habitat                                                                                 patch that is surrounded on three sides by
          replacement and replanting on site in                                                                        landfill areas and has been impacted by the
          the first instance or in a way that
                                                                                                                       uses of the landfill,
          results in a net gain and
          enhancement of the overall habitat                                                                       • Proposed works on the site include a HES
          values of Noosa Shire.                                                                                       Basin and concrete crushing area which
                                                                                                                       are positioned to manage the expanded
                                                                                                                       landfill footprint and ensure stormwater
                                                                                                                       flows from the site are properly treated.

                                                                                                               An offset plan for the cleared area has been
                                                                                                               proposed and is detailed in Section 5.1 below.
 PO4                                                 AO4.1                                                     Complies with PO4
 Development provides for effective measures         Vegetation is protected from disturbance or damage
 during construction and operation to protect        from                                                      The proposed clearing will be undertaken in
 ecological values including:                        construction and operation activities by:                 accordance with a Construction Environmental
      a) avoiding disturbance to or clearing of          a) clearly marking trees to be retained with
          vegetation in and within the vicinity of            flagging tape;
                                                                                                               Management Plan (CEMP) which will incorporate
          the site;                                      b) installing protective fencing around the           actions specific to protecting the environmental
      b) managing habitat disturbance and                     dripline of the vegetation and avoid filling     values on site and adjacent to the site.
          physical harm to fauna from noise,                  and excavating in these fenced areas;



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