Attachment 5 - Flora Survey Report by Gondwana Ecology

    2. SUBJECT LAND AND CLEARING
2.1 Study Area
Gondwana Ecology Group has been requested to undertake an ecological assessment of the land at
28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville (the subject land). The subject land is formally identified as Lot 3 on
SP 246584.

The subject land area comprises some 32ha and aerial photograph identifying the area is provided as
Figure 1. The western portion of the subject land is developed as the Noosa Civic Centre and ancillary
infrastructure. The balance vegetated land to the east is the subject of the application.

The subject land is zoned as Shire Business Centre with some areas as Conservation Open Space.

2.2 Approved Development & Clearing Impact Area
The proposed development seeks to reconfigure the subject land to create 25 allotments, new road
and environmental covenants in accordance with the proposal plan (Figure 2). It is intended to make
the land development ready with the provision of necessary infrastructure and clear of vegetation.
The vegetation clearing is to be undertaken in stages to minimise the impact upon native fauna”.

In reviewing the previous reports, supplemented with their own site investigations, Natural Solutions
concluded that the vegetation covering the area proposed for development of Stage 3 was a non-
remnant secondary community. The area was cleared in the 1970s and had also been regularly
disturbed by fire. Despite these significant disturbances there was limited weed incursion. An aerial
photograph (1979) with the RAL overlay is provided in Figure 3.

For the purposes of the flora survey, select boundary co-ordinates for the site (clearing impact area)
as per Table 1 (refer also Figure 1 for location of areas)

                       Table 1. Co-ordinates for areas associated with clearing area.

                       Reference on Fig 1   Lot 3
                               a            -26.42029             153.04918
                               b            -26.42068             153.04994
                               c            -26.41941             153.05075
                               d            -26.41583             153.05116
                               e            -26.41822             153.04891
                               f            -26.41616             153.04749
                               g            -26.41942             153.04832
                               h            -26.41399             153.05344
                               i            -26.41368             153.05112
                               j            -26.41556             153.05318


Note - covenants (no clearing) also exist adjacent to Sir Walter Hay Drive – these areas will not be
cleared but retained for visual screening purposes.

Existing development, including four lane roads, electricity easements, industrial, retail and residential
development surround the area to be cleared. As such the flora survey area is generally restricted to
the clearing area with the exception of the area in the south/southwest.

2.3 Clearing & Timing
Clearing is proposed for the subject land in accordance with Council’s approval. As per the Guidelines,
clearing is to occur within 24 months from the date of submission of this survey report (i.e. by April
2021).

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