OPW25/0012 - Fauna Management Plan

Fauna Management Plan
3-7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads




 Action             Task                                                 Responsibility   Timing
                    5) The limb and/or compensatory habitat / nest
                       box will then be placed in a cool, quiet
                       location until translocation to the recipient
                       habitat site, when at dusk the hollow
                       entrance is re-opened to allow the fauna to
                       emerge of its own accord.
 Directional        1)   Directional vegetation clearing is to be        Contractor,      During
 vegetation              employed guide fauna towards retained           Fauna Spotter,   vegetation
 clearing                vegetation at the south of the site, allowing   Site Manager     clearing
                         fauna to leave the site and access retained
                         habitat without human intervention. Refer to
                         Figure 4 for clearing areas and direction of
                         clearing.
                    2) Habitat trees of high importance should be
                       felled last, after surrounding less important
                       vegetation has been cleared to allow easy
                       access of special plant and equipment (such
                       as cherry pickers), and to allow unhindered
                       lowering of hollow-bearing limbs. It is not
                       acceptable to fell or push over hollow‐
                       bearing trees without first removing wildlife,
                       due to the high risk of severe deceleration
                       and/or crushing injuries to wildlife inhabiting
                       such trees.
                    1)   Retained trees are to be protected in
                         accordance with Australian Standard 4970-
                         2009 Protection of trees on development
                         sites as outlined in the approved Vegetation
                         Management Plan.
                    2) The approved Vegetation Management Plan
                       is to be provided to all contractors and
                       personnel involved in clearing and
                       construction activities on the site.
 All machinery      1)   Visually check all the machinery for the        Fauna Spotter,   Immediately
 is to be                presence of fauna before the start of           Site Manager     prior and
 checked for             construction.                                                    during
 fauna before       2) Visually check all the routes for the presence                     vegetation
 the beginning         of fauna before allowing construction to                           clearing
 of operations         start.
 Restrict vehicle   1)   No vehicle access to areas of vegetation yet    Site Manager     During
 access                  to be cleared.                                                   vegetation
                    2) Access is prohibited to vehicles outside of                        clearing
                       construction machinery.
                    3) Set lower vehicle speeds around the site so
                       that motorists have a longer response time




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