OPW25/0012 - Fauna Management Plan

Fauna Management Plan
3-7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads




4.2 CLEARING MANAGEMENT MEASURES


4.2.1     ACTIVITIES AND MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES


During clearing activities, there are several procedures and actions that must be followed
to ensure vegetation clearing is managed correctly, and that any fauna observed on site is
appropriately protected and managed. Procedures and actions include ensuring that a
Fauna Spotter is on site and managing the vegetation clearing activities, and that clearing
is occurring in a staged method that allows all fauna to move off the site unimpeded.

Table 2summarises the activities and management responses which need to be carried out
during the clearing phase of the development.

TABLE 2: CLEARING ACTIVITIES.

 Action           Task                                                 Responsibility   Timing
 Supervise        1)   Licensed Fauna Spotter is to:                   Contractor,      Immediately
 clearing works        a) Supervise and be present on each day         Fauna Spotter,   prior, during
                          that vegetation clearing takes place;        Site Manager     and following
                       b) Inspect site vegetation with contractor                       all vegetation
                          ahead of clearing to check for presence                       clearing
                          of fauna;                                                     activities
                       c) Maintain, a clear view of vegetation or
                          habitat features being cleared by
                          machinery, such that wild animals that
                          are disturbed or uncovered during such
                          activities are rapidly detected; and,
                       d)    Maintain two‐way radio contact with
                            machinery operators during the removal
                            of vegetation or other potential habitat
                            features.
                  2) If wildlife is detected during such activities,
                     the Fauna Spotter must take immediate
                     action to notify the machinery operator to
                     cease work, either verbally using two-way
                     radio or by visual commands, until such time
                     as the wildlife is captured or otherwise
                     removed from danger. Trees containing
                     fauna must not be felled until the fauna has
                     been removed by a certified Fauna Spotter.
                  3) Wildlife observed to be using trees or other
                     habitat features prior to, and immediately
                     following, clearing activities to be managed
                     in accordance with management procedures
                     outlined under relevant fauna management
                     scenarios Table 4 and Table 5.




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