Compiled Approved Plans & Documents OPW18-0341 .01pdf

Ecological Management Plan — Grasstree Court — Lot 6 ©

1.2 Purpose of the Plan

 

The overall purpose of the plan is to implement the approval conditions 12-20 provided by Council
(and the State) in order to minimise impacts to ecological values, where possible. The plan (as per
the approval conditions) aims to address recognised ecological and restoration principals.

1.3 Objectives

 

In accordance with approval conditions the overall objectives of the plan are to:

e Manage vegetation and fauna during the clearing operations;

e Identify glossy black-cockatoo active feed trees in order to collect seeds (for future
propagation);

e Identify an area offsite for rehabilitation;

e Describe the rehabilitation process and associated maintenance obligations; and

e Management of threatened flora, where necessary.

1.4 Statement

 

The author (Justin Watson) and co-ordinator for this management plan has been involved in the
research, ecological and consulting field for more than 30 years, including nearly 20 years in the
Noosa and SEQ region. He has a PhD in ecology, is a Certified Environmental Practitioner with the
Environment Institute Australia and New Zealand and a past committee member of the Queensland
Environmental Law Association and past councillor for Birds Australia (now Birdlife) and Birds
Southern Queensland committee member. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Institute
for Land, Water and Society (Charles Sturt University). His PhD, subsequent research has focussed on
biodiversity, rehabilitation, understanding ecosystem functioning and identifying a_ practical
approach to restoring landscapes (including in the Noosa and Sunshine Coast region). He is regularly
engaged by local and State government to provide specialist/technical review of project EIS’ and
threatened species (including the Commonwealth provisions and koala management). He has given

_ expert evidence in the Planning and Environment Court, Land Court and the Land Tribunal and has
provided advice to the Court since 2003.

Emrys Pratt (Harmony Landscapes — restoration contractor) has provided practical advice regarding
an update rehabilitation strategy. Harmony Landscapes is a Sunshine Coast based family-owned and
Operated company that was established in 1978. They have successfully completed ecological
restoration and rehabilitation projects over the last 40 years in both the Noosa and Sunshine Coast
Regional Council areas and have won several awards for excellence.