06/1354 - Response to Information Request [As Published] · 132006.1354

VEGETATION ASSESSMENT
LOT 21 RP 839106 BOREEN POINT NOOSA SHIRE

 

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose

Terra Firma Environmental Consultancy & Landscape Design has been engaged by

P&S Pty. Ltd. to undertake an assessment of vegetation on 1 Laguna Street; Boreen Point
described as Lot 21 on RP 839106. The assessment was conducted in response to Noosa
Council letter to client P&S Pty. Ltd. Dated 24 August 2006. (Ref: 2006/1354).

1.2 Site Description

The subject site has a total area of approximately 4395m2 > (Murray & Associates —
Consulting Surveyors). No houses or other structures exist on the subject land. The
majority of the property boundary is not fenced at present. The subject land is relatively flat’
adjacent to Laguna Street but increasingly falls away toward the south west. The site is
typically sandy with a patchy shallow organic layer beneath existing vegetation.

The site surrounds an existing Telstra facility on three sides. Refer to figure 1. .

At the time of survey for this assessment clearing works had been undertaken on the
proposed lots 1-7 for building sites with covenant areas being generally intact with
indigenous vegetation. The aforementioned lots were predominantly weed free with
evidence of ongoing weed management in place. Revegetation with locally occurring

- native species was also evident along with natural regeneration in buffer/covenants to
Laguna Street.
Proposed lot 8 has not been cleared recently and still has vegetation intact as described
below.

2.0 METHODOLOGY :

Prior to visiting the site a desktop survey was conducted using a number of reference
materials and web sites with the most relevant being:

Noosa Council and Queensland EPA. ©

The study area was confined to proposed lot 8 as operational works are complete for
previous portions (lots 1-7) as stated above.

Investigations of the subject site were conducted on March 1*. 2007. Given the relatively
small area of the subject site the main method employed was to generally traverse the site
from tree to tree (identifying larger tree species ie.>300DBH). During the survey other
native vegetation were also noted along with weed species. The author, having
demonstrated experience in flora assessments, identified the species.

The location of trees as shown on figure 1 were identified roughly from known points or
‘ estimated on site in conjunction with site plans. Therefore locations shall not be
considered accurate unless a further detailed survey is undertaken.

The presence or signs of fauna were also investigated. This was by no means a rigorous
. undertaking but more to recognise the habitat value of existing vegetation.

 

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