080623 BlueCare Bushfire Assessment Report_Iss B_screen version.pdf [As Published] · 132008.1128

                                                                                              Bushfire Protection Assessment
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                                                                                             Grass Tree Court, Sunrise Beach




12.2.13


Open or dry heath. Characteristic shrubs include stunted Banksia aemula and Allocasuarina littoralis as well as
Xanthorrhoea johnsonii, Leptospermum semibaccatum, ,Phebalium woombye, Dillwynia retorta and Caustis recurvata.
Occurs on Pleistocene dunes.


12.2.9


Banksia aemula low shrubby woodland. Mallee eucalypts sometimes present, e.g. Eucalyptus latisinensis. Occurs on
Quaternary coastal dunes and sand plains with deeply leached soils.


12.2.5


Open-forest to low closed forest. Species can include Corymbia intermedia, C. tessellaris, Banksia integrifolia subsp.
integrifolia, B. aemula, Acacia spp., Lophostemon confertus, Callitris columellaris, Livistona spp. and Endiandra sieberi.
Melaleuca quinquenervia in swales. Understorey generally shrubby and can include vine forest species. Occurs of
Quaternary coastal dunes and beaches and sandy banks of coastal streams. Major vegetation communities include:
12.2.5a: Palustrine wetland (e.g. vegetated swamp). Swales dominated by Melaleuca quinquenervia often with Livistona
spp.. Occurs of Quaternary coastal dune swales.


The site vegetation has been ground truthed by PLACE Pty Ltd and found to be present on the site.

Map 2: Regional Ecosystems Map and Place Environmental Vegetation Mapping




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