Attachment C - Rev Fauna and Flora Assessment

                                                                                      Native Foresters




                                               Survey Area




FIGURE 1: Locality map

1.5     Impacts on flora and fauna habitat

Potential direct and indirect impacts to existing flora and fauna habitat from the proposed works
include:

        •    Loss of 8 - 10 significant native trees which have a diameter at breast height (dbh) of
             500 – 800mm, which are providing shade, habitat and arboreal connectivity in the
             bushland adjacent to the built environment.
        •    Loss of 24 - 28 native trees which have a dbh of 200 – 500mm, that provide
             supplementary shade, habitat and arboreal connectivity in the adjacent bushland.
        •    Loss of some midstorey and understorey native trees, shrubs, grasses, sedges and
             groundcovers that are providing shade and habitat in the bushland surrounding the
             Vipassana Centre.
        •    Loss or alteration of approximately 500 m2 of mapped remnant open forest (‘Least
             Concern’ RE 12.9-10.17 and ‘Least Concern’ RE 12.3.11). It is noted that this area is
             actually formed by lawn and track areas and is not considered to form remnant
             vegetation.
        •    Loss or alteration of approximately 500 m2 of mapped Essential habitat for ‘Vulnerable’
             fauna species: Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), and Tusked Frog (Adelotus brevis).


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