Attachment 6- Ecology report prepared by Gondwana Ecology

 Scientific Name              Habitat                                                           Likelihood of occurrence

                                                                                                Possible in adjacent land.
                              Eucalypt forest on moist sandy areas; Grows on the edges of
 Lobelia membranacea                                                                            Suitable habitat present
                              lakes, pools and slow-moving streams.
                                                                                                and one record within 5km

                              From Mt Bauple, near Gympie, to Currumbin Valley in the Gold
 Macadamia                                                                                      Unlikely. Suitable habitat
                              Coast hinterland, south-east Queensland in drier types of
 integrifolia                                                                                   not present
                              rainforest.

                              Lowland warm complex notophyll vine forest and Araucarian
                                                                                                Unlikely. Suitable habitat
 Macadamia ternifolia         notophyll vine forest on basic and intermediate volcanic soils
                                                                                                not present
                              and alluvia in higher rainfall areas of south-east Queensland.

 Macarthuria                                                                                    Unlikely. Suitable habitat
                              Noosa area on higher dunes.
 complanata                                                                                     not present

                              In southeast Queensland scattered populations from just north     Possible. Suitable habitat
 Marsdenia coronata           of Gympie south to near Killarney; found in eucalypt forest or,   present and one record
                              at Mount Coolum, in open grassland among rocks.                   within 5km

                              Coastal vine scrub, riparian rainforest, complex notophyll vine   Possible. Suitable habitat
 Pararistolochia
                              forest on hillside, wet sclerophyll forest with picabeen palms,   present and one record
 praevenosa
                              Eucalyptus grandis, E. microcorys.                                within 5km

                              Restricted to the swamp-forest margins, where it occurs in
                              swamp sclerophyll forest (Broad-leaved Paperbark/Swamp
                                                                                                Possible. Suitable habitat
                              Mahogany/Swamp Box (Lophostemon suaveolens)), swampy
 Phaius australis                                                                               present although no
                              rainforest (often with sclerophyll emergents), or fringing open
                                                                                                records within 5km.
                              forest. It is often associated with rainforest elements such as
                              Bangalow Palm or Cabbage Tree Palm.

                              Commonly occurs in lowland rainforest often with Araucaria
                              cunninghamii or on rainforest margins, but it can also be found
                              in other forest types, such as open forest and woodland, it is
                              commonly found in areas adjacent to both temporary and            Unlikely. Suitable habitat
 Samadera bidwillii
                              permanent watercourses up to 510m altitude. Quassia is            not present.
                              endemic to Queensland and is currently known to occur in
                              several localities between Scawfell Island, near Mackay, and
                              Goomboorian, north of Gympie

                              Usually found growing in drier rainforest, from the Gympie
                              district south to Mudgeeraba. At nearby Bahrs Scrub it occurs     Possible. Two records in
 Symplocos harroldii
                              in rainforest remnants along gullies, creeks and lower hill       similar habitat within 2km.
                              slopes.




4.5 Threatened Fauna
A single Grey-headed Flying-fox (vulnerable under the Commonwealth EPBC Act 1999) was recorded
feeding in a bloodwood during the evening survey. This species occurs in the coastal belt from
Rockhampton to Victoria. The species requires foraging resources and roosting sites. It is a canopy-
feeding frugivore and nectarivore, which utilises vegetation communities including rainforests, open
forests, closed and open woodlands, Melaleuca swamps and Banksia woodlands. It also feeds on
commercial fruit crops and on introduced tree species in urban areas. The primary food source is
blossom from Eucalyptus and related genera but in some areas, it also utilises a wide range of
rainforest fruits. This species is known to occur in landscaped areas, road side plantings and gardens.
There are no flying fox camps within or adjacent to the subject land.




Ecology Report – Lot 3 SP 246584 Noosa Civic                                                                             13