OPW25/0012 - Fauna Management Plan

Fauna Management Plan
3-7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads



Most of the construction activities that can impact fauna are similar to the clearing
activities mentioned in Section 4.2.1. Table 6 summarises the activities and management
responses which need to be carried out during the construction phase of the
development.

TABLE 6: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.

 Action             Task                                                 Responsibility     Timing
 Restrict vehicle   1)   No vehicle access to areas of vegetation yet    Site Manager       During
 access                  to be cleared.                                                     construction
                    2) Access is prohibited to vehicles outside of                          activities
                       construction machinery.
                    3) Set lower vehicle speeds around the site so
                       that motorists have a longer response time
                       to avoid collision with potentially disoriented
                       fauna.
                    4) Install signage depicting native wildlife in
                       areas of vehicular traffic on site.


 Limit dust         1)   Vehicles to drive slowly to keep dust clouds    Site Manager       During
 generation              from forming.                                                      vegetation
                    2) Thoroughly clean machinery after use.                                clearing
                    3) Use barriers to control dust.
 Minimise           1)   Trenches, pits and sediment ponds must be       Fauna Spotter,     During
 damage                  covered when not in use.                        Site Manager       construction
 caused by          2) Unclimbable fences should be installed                               activities
 construction          around any pits to prevent fauna from falling.
 material           3) Barbed wire, nets and other material that
                       could entrap fauna should not be left
                       unattended when not in use.
                    4) Electricity poles, towers and cranes must be
                       wrapped to prevent fauna from climbing.
                    5) Suggested risk mitigation measures can be
                       found in the Koala-Sensitive Design Guideline
                       2022 (Department of Environment and
                       Science 2022).
 Restrict access    1)   Any domestic pets brought onto site during      Site Manager       During
 to site by              construction are to be prevented from                              construction
 domestic pets           entering actual construction areas to avoid                        activities
                         injury and/or predation of wildlife.
                    2) Guard dogs must be kept on a leash and
                       under supervision at all times.
 All machinery      1)   Visually check all the machinery for the        Wildlife           During
 is to be                presence of wildlife before the start of        Spotter/Catcher,   construction
 checked for             construction.                                   Site Manager       activities
 wildlife before




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