SARA RFI - Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report – Appendices
14 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads

 Performance outcomes                                    Acceptable outcomes                                          Proposed solution
 d)     replacing any vegetation removed with suitable   d)   replicating adjacent remnant habitats of the same
        local native species;                                 type, including the understorey vegetation;
 e)     providing for fauna habitat; and                 e)   creating or enhancing linkages between existing
 f)     avoiding the planting of pest plant species.          habitats;
                                                         f)   avoiding the use of pest plant species listed in PSP2
                                                              - Landscaping;
                                                         g)   planting riparian zones to filter stormwater run-off,
                                                              stabilise soil and provide for wildlife habitat; and
                                                         h)   providing ground and arboreal structures for fauna,
                                                              which may include ground depressions, rocks,
                                                              hollows, nesting boxes and in-stream habitat.

                                                         AO10.2                                                       AO10.2

                                                         Vegetation cleared is replaced with:                         Complies. Refer to Sections 6.4 and 6.5 of the EAR which
                                                         a) plantings of equivalent area that replicate the           provides details on replacement planting.
                                                             floristic structure of the vegetation removed; or
                                                         b) where this is not possible due to the characteristics
                                                             of the site and the development, plantings twice the
                                                             number of the removed trees and plants.



 Koala habitat protection and enhancement Table 8.2.2.3 - Criteria for assessable development
 Koala habitat protection and enhancement
                                                         AO11.1                                                       AO11.1
 PO11
 Development is designed, constructed and operated       Development design complies with the Koala-sensitive         Complies. Proposed fauna management measures and
 to—                                                     Design Guideline: A guide to koala sensitive design          development design details are outlined in Section 6 of
 a) protect and enhance koalas and koala habitat and     measures for planning and development activities.            the EAR. This section includes design measures which
     avoid adverse impacts;                                                                                           minimise long-term impacts and measures to be taken
 b) provide measures to assist the survival of koala                                                                  during construction to minimise or mitigate short-term
     populations in the area to mitigate any potential                                                                impacts to fauna. The development design details comply
     threats or risk to koalas; and
                                                                                                                      with the Koala-sensitive Design Guideline: A guide to