Attachment 7B - Fauna and Flora Assessment_NoosaLandfill_NorthernSection_Revision3

                                                                                                                                           Native Foresters



         Performance Outcomes                                    Acceptable Outcomes                                           Response

                                                         d)   avoiding the creation of physical barriers   The clearing will reduce the existing ‘edge’ of the
                                                              and safety hazards (such as roads,           patch remaining inside the landfill area.
                                                              pedestrian access and instream structures)
                                                              along and within the ecological linkage;     Fauna breeding habitat will be managed in
                                                         e)   providing mitigation measures such as
                                                              wildlife movement infrastructure, fauna
                                                                                                           accordance with the approved SMP for the site.
                                                              exclusion and directional fencing,
                                                              underpasses/overpasses and traffic           An offset plan is detailed in Section 5.1 below to
                                                              calming devices, signage and lighting; and   deliver an offset to support fauna to the south of the
                                                         f)   where offsets are necessary, delivering      clearing area.
                                                              offsets that support and enhance
                                                              ecological linkages.                         The proposed works do not impact the connectivity
                                                                                                           to the north to the adjacent national park.




 Waterways and wetlands
 PO6                                                 AO6.1                                                 Complies with PO6
 The biodiversity and ecosystem values of            Development and clearing of vegetation does not
 waterways, wetlands and adjacent riparian           occur within:                                         The proposed clearing for the landfill expansion is
 zones are protected by:                                  a) a riparian buffer area;                       not within a riparian buffer or wetland area,
     a) avoiding any new development in a                 b) a wetland area; or
         riparian buffer area and wetland area;           c) 10 metres either side of the centre line of
                                                                                                           identified on Council’s overlay mapping.
     b) retaining aquatic and terrestrial                     other waterways identified on a
         habitat in riparian zones;                           Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands         The clearing is approximately 35m to the south of
     c) maintaining and enhancing wildlife                    Overlay Map.                                 the mapped waterway and 30m south of the
         corridors and connectivity along            AO6.2                                                 mapped riparian buffer.
         watercourses and drainage lines for         Development provides for the rehabilitation of land
         native fauna movement;                      within:
     d) avoiding edge effects and damage                  a) a riparian buffer area;
         from adjacent land uses;                         b) a wetland area; and
     e) maintaining stream integrity and bank             c) 10 metres either side of the centre line of
         stability by minimising bank erosion                 any other waterway identified on a
         and slumping;                                        Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands
     f) maintaining water quality through                     Overlay Map.
         filtering sediments, nutrients and
         other pollutants; and                       AO6.3



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