Ecological Assessment Report

J000202-002-R-Rev1                                                                                                                                 June 2016



Table of Contents
1.0     INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 3
2.0     KEY FINDINGS ......................................................................................................................... 3
3.0     PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................. 3
4.0     Site Description .......................................................................................................................... 3
4.1     Subject Site ................................................................................................................................ 3
4.2     Surrounding Area ....................................................................................................................... 5
5.0     SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................... 5
6.0     METHODOLOGY AND ASSUMPTIONS .................................................................................. 6
6.1     Desktop Assessment ................................................................................................................. 6
6.2     Site Walkover ............................................................................................................................. 6
6.3     Koala Habitat Assessment......................................................................................................... 7
7.0     DESKTOP ASSESSMENT RESULTS ...................................................................................... 7
7.1     Database Searches ................................................................................................................... 7
7.1.1      Wildlife Online ........................................................................................................................ 7
7.1.2      EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool ............................................................................. 7
7.1.3      DEHP – Biodiversity and Conservation Values ..................................................................... 8
7.1.4      DEHP Regional Ecosystem Biodiversity Status .................................................................... 9
7.1.5      Referable Wetland Mapping ................................................................................................ 11
7.1.6      Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map ........................................................................ 11
7.1.7      Koala Habitat Mapping ........................................................................................................ 11
7.1.8      The Noosa Plan ................................................................................................................... 11
7.2     Aerial photograph review ......................................................................................................... 12
8.0     SITE WALKOVER – FIELD SURVEY RESULTS.................................................................... 14
8.1     Vegetation and Habitat ............................................................................................................ 14
8.2     Protected Plants Flora Survey ................................................................................................. 15
8.3     Fauna Habitat Assessment...................................................................................................... 15
8.4     Connectivity Surrounding Vegetation ...................................................................................... 17
8.5     Koala Habitat Assessment....................................................................................................... 17
8.6     Further Assessment ................................................................................................................. 19
9.0     CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................... 19
9.1     Koala Habitat Financial offsets ................................................................................................ 19
10.0    LIMITATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 19




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