SARA RFI - Ecological Assessment Report

EMP – CONSTRUCTION PHASE                                                                                        4-8

       Strategy:           To identify and protect vegetation that is to be retained and manage clearing of
                           other areas in an environmentally sensitive manner.

        •     RSL building envelope to be protected by mulch as described in the Landscape Master Plan;
        •     Road reserve – protected by mulch and landscaped in accordance with approved Landscape
              Master Plan and landscape operational works plans;
        •     Service corridors within POSCWP and Park; in accordance with approved Ecological
              Restoration Plan – to liaise with EMP 3 contractor;
        •     Road Reserve – constructed road; protected by mulch; no further treatment required.

        Criteria for selection of vegetation to be retained within development area

        Criteria for selection of vegetation to be retained shall be in general accordance with the following
        points and as determined at the site inspection (see Point 4 above). Trees to be considered for
        retention are to include those that:
        1.    Are currently of habitat value and are likely to continue to be of such value with the development
              in place.
        2.    Habitat trees are considered to be trees that provide or potentially provide a number of resources
              for arboreal and avian fauna, and may include:
              •      refuge/nesting/roosting opportunities – that is trees with hollows, fissures or cracks and dead
                     (stag) trees;
              •      significant forage resources e.g. pollen, nectar, foliage, arthropods for common fauna (eg.
                     Banksia spp.); and
              •      significant forage resources for koala and glossy black-cockatoo (eg. E.tereticornis and
                     A.littoralis).
        3.    Specific approval is required for the removal or lopping of known Koala habitat trees in
              accordance with Residential Single Lots condition 36 and Residential High Density condition 34.
        4.    Trees considered important for koalas in areas to be cleared (or adjacent to areas to be cleared)
              include E.tereticornis, E.robusta, C.intermedia, L.confertus, M. quinquenervia.
        5.    Trees considered important for glossy black-cockatoos in areas to be cleared (or adjacent to areas
              to be cleared) include:
              •      all large trees (eg. E.tereticornis, E.robusta, C.intermedia) that may provide nesting
                     resources;
              •      A.littoralis that exhibit suitable form and health; and
              •      A.littoralis that show signs of foraging activity.
        6.    Do not affect existing or proposed infrastructure such as buildings, sewer lines, communication
              links, etc. Trees within 5m of a proposed structure will not be retained unless specifically
              nominated as important for retention.
        7.    Are not likely to be affected by building works.
        8.    Do not present a safety or maintenance issue (including long term safety and maintenance


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