Compiled Approved Plans & Documents OPW18-0341 .01pdf

 

Ecological Management Plan — Grasstree Court — Lot 6

2.2 Soil Seed Bank Transfer

 

Once the site (Lot 6) is cleared and all above ground material is mulched and stockpiled, earthworks
machinery will be used to scrape the top 200- 300mm of soil off the ground at the translocation site. This
will be placed immediately into a truck and driven to the receiver site. Approximately 0.8ha (area) of soil is
to be translocated from Lot 6 to the receiver site.

Once transported to the receiver site, the soil is unloaded directly into stage 1 area, and trucks return to
subject site. Earthworks machinery will spread the unloaded soil as soon as is practicable over the pre-
prepared area. Soil is to be stockpiled for the shortest amount of time possible to retain seed viability. It is
acknowledged that some stockpiling is unavoidable. Stockpiling of live soil will be dependent on how
quickly it can be spread out as well as the rate of removal from Lot 6.

Mulch that is stockpiled throughout Lot 6 will also be transported to the receiver site in trucks and spread

over the live soil mix. This transfer will occur simultaneously with the soil transfer and mulch will be spread
out over the receiver site as soon as is practicable to retain any viable seed within the mulch piles.

2.3 Clearing Methodology

 

The clearing methodology to be generally as follows:

e Implement fauna spotter and habitat protection/identification measures as described above.

e Once the trees within the area have been given the all clear from the fauna spotter catcher, the
trees will be pushed over using controlled felling techniques with a hydraulic excavator.

e Fauna spotter catcher will be present for all clearing works.

e The vegetation will then be placed in a windrow with a north/south alignment as it is being pulled
down. This will be repeated until all the vegetation required to be removed to facilitate the
development has been knocked over and piled into windrows. Once all the vegetation has been
knocked down, another excavator will be used to downsize the material ready to be mulched.

e Agrinder will then be used to process the material into stockpiles throughout the site.

e Note specific (selective and manual) clearing within the bushfire buffer areas.

2.4 Transporting Material

 

Material will be transported to the receiver site via the existing roadway network. The shortest route is
approximately seven minutes on public roads, pending traffic conditions (refer FIGURE B3 — Transport
Route). Transportation of material will occur in accordance with any specific traffic management plans,
however, would aim to occur outside of peak traffic periods.

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