Attachment 7B - Fauna and Flora Assessment_NoosaLandfill_NorthernSection_Revision3

                                                                                                                                           Native Foresters



         Performance Outcomes                                    Acceptable Outcomes                                          Response

                                                                                                                 protective measures are            working     in
                                                                                                                 accordance with design.
 Bushfire management
 PO12                                                                                                    Complies with PO12
 Bushfire management measures are adopted            No acceptable outcome provided.
 based on ecological principles, which:                                                                  The site is mapped as Medium Potential Bushfire
     a) maintain and enhance biodiversity;                                                               Intensity and Potential Impact Buffer areas, with
     b) minimise threat of fire to the natural
          environment, as well as life and
                                                                                                         adjacent vegetation also being Medium to High
          property; and                                                                                  potential bushfire intensity.
     c) provide for effective use and
          maintenance of buildings and                                                                   Council will continue to manage the landfill to reduce
          structures.                                                                                    bushfire potential on the landfill site.

                                                                                                         The adjacent retained vegetation on Lot 77, which is
                                                                                                         not dedicated conservation area, will continue to be
                                                                                                         managed in accordance with Council’s bushfire
                                                                                                         management of this site. There are bushfire access
                                                                                                         roads on site.
 Scenic amenity
 PO13                                                AO13.1                                              Complies with PO13
 The scenic amenity and vegetated character of       Vegetation is retained:
 the landscape is protected by retaining                a) on and within 30 metres of prominent          The proposed clearing does not significantly change
 vegetation:                                                  ridgelines and on sloping sites;           the scenic amenity of the site.
     a) along and around watercourses and               b) in gullies;
          drainage lines;                               c) along watercourses and drainage lines;
     b) on steep slopes and ridgelines;                 d) within 10 metres of the major road network;   The clearing area is not visible from adjacent road
     c) along the major road network; and                     and                                        ways and as it is within an existing landfill site, it is
     d) that forms coastal vistas to and from           e) along the front coastal dune system.          unlikely to change the amenity.
          beaches.
                                                                                                         The adjacent large area of vegetation retains the
                                                                                                         scenic amenity values of the site.

                                                                                                         The proposed Offset Planting will act to visually
                                                                                                         buffer the landfill to the south of the site.




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