SARA RFI - Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report
3 - 7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads

    MSES                                                      Relevance
                                                              Queensland. Of relevance to the site is the
                                                              potential presence of threatened 4 wildlife (plant or
                                                              animal) species.
                                                              Relevant mapping indicates that the site
                                                              contained:
                                                              • MSES wildlife habitat [endangered or
                                                                vulnerable] (Figure 7)
                                                              • MSES wildlife habitat [special least concern]
                                                                (Figure 7)
                                                              • MSES wildlife habitat [SEQ koala habitat - core]
                                                                (Figure 8)
                                                              In addition, a search was undertaken to identify
                                                              threatened wildlife that may occur, are likely to
                                                              occur or are known to occur within 3 km of the
                                                              site. A search of the Queensland Department of
                                                              Environment and Science (DES) Wildlife Online
                                                              database (Department of Environment and
                                                              Science 2023) was undertaken for species
                                                              recorded within a 3 km radius of the site since
                                                              1980 (Appendix 3).
                                                              The State Development Assessment Provisions
                                                              (SDAP) provide assessment benchmarks for the
                                                              assessment of development applications involving
                                                              the State Assessment and Referral Agency
                                                              (SARA). State Code 25 is the relevant part of the
                                                              SDAP which applies to development in South East
                                                              Queensland Koala Habitat Areas. Given the
                                                              changed development is consistent with the
                                                              original development approval, the relevant
                                                              considerations arising from the change to the
                                                              koala regulations in the Planning Regulation 2017
                                                              are not engaged.

    Waterways that provide for fish passage under the         Relevant fisheries resource mapping indicates that
    Fisheries Act 1994 (excluding waterways providing         the site contains a ‘moderate’ risk of impact
    for fish passage in an urban area)                        waterway for waterway barrier works (Figure 9).
                                                              Any future operational works that result in a
                                                              waterway barrier may require a referral to the
                                                              State.

    High risk area on the flora survey trigger as described   The NC Act includes a risk-based approach to the
    by the Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014              management of protected plants. Where an area
                                                              proposed to be cleared contains native plants in
                                                              the wild and the area is shown as high risk area on




4
 Extinct in the Wild (EX), Endangered (E), Vulnerable (V) or Near threatened (NT) wildlife pursuant to the
Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006 (Qld) (NC Reg.).



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