Attachment C - Rev Fauna and Flora Assessment

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Table of Contents
1.0    INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 5
  1.1     Objectives of the report ......................................................................................... 5
  1.2     Site description ..................................................................................................... 5
  1.3     Legislative requirements ....................................................................................... 6
  1.4     Proposed works .................................................................................................... 6
  1.5     Impacts on fauna habitat ....................................................................................... 7
  1.6 Avoidance of environmental impact……………………………………………………..8
2.0    METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................... 11
  2.1     Desktop review ................................................................................................... 11
  2.2     Field assessment ................................................................................................ 11
     2.2.1     Flora survey ................................................................................................. 11
     2.2.2     Fauna survey ............................................................................................... 12
     2.2.3     Breeding places and fauna habitat assessment ........................................... 12
     2.2.4     Justification of survey timing and weather conditions ................................... 14
     2.2.5     Survey limitations ......................................................................................... 14
3.0    RESULTS............................................................................................................... 15
  3.1     Desktop review ................................................................................................... 15
     3.1.1     Regulated Vegetation Management map ..................................................... 15
     3.1.2     Regional Ecosystem mapping ...................................................................... 15
     3.1.3     Essential Habitat designation ....................................................................... 15
     3.1.4     WildNET search ........................................................................................... 17
     3.1.5     EPBC Protected Matters .............................................................................. 17
     3.1.6     Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger map ................................................. 17
     3.1.7     Koala legislation ........................................................................................... 19
     3.1.8     Wetlands and Watercourses ........................................................................ 19
  3.2     Flora assessment................................................................................................ 20
     3.2.1     Vegetation within the proposed clearing area............................................... 20
     3.2.2     Vegetation within 100 metre buffer............................................................... 24
    3.2.3     Weeds……………………………………………………………………………....26
  3.3     Fauna assessment.............................................................................................. 26
  3.4     Assessment of breeding places and fauna habitat quality ................................... 28
4.0    SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 30
5.0    RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................................... 30
REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 32
APPENDIX A: DHAMMA RASMI MASTERPLAN……………………………………………...33
APPENDIC B: OFFSET PLANTING SPECIES LIST…………………………………………..34
APPENDIX C: SIGNIFICANT TREES AND AND HABITAT FEATURES……………………35
APPENDIX D: CERTIFICATION OF SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSON…………………….36
APPENDIX E:JUSTIFICATION OF SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSON FOR FAUNA
                SURVEY…………………………………………………………………………...37
APPENDIX F: KOALA MAPPING………………………………………………………………..38
APPENDIX G: VEGETATION CLEARING TABLE……………………………………………..39




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