8. Ecological Assessment Report v1- NOOSA NORTHSHORE RETREAT_Optimized · MCU19/0117

Ecological Assessment Report v1                                                       NCES REF: J000436
Lot 500 on SP215779 – 90 Beach Road, Noosa North Shore




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                                Plate 6 – Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map

3.8       The Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Energy’s Protected Matters
          Search Tool
The EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool was queried in August 2019 using a 2km search
radius. The EPBC Protected Matters Search uses bio-climatic modelling to predict where protected
matters may be present in an area and therefore does not necessarily indicate the actual recorded
presence of protected matters.
The EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Result identified that the following Matters of National
Environmental Significance (MNES) have the potential to be present within a 2km radius of the site
(refer to Appendix 2):
      •    The ‘Endangered’ Coastal Swamp Oak (Casuarina glauca) Forest of New South Wales and
           South East Queensland ecological community;
      •    The ‘critically endangered’ Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia Threatened
           Ecological Community;
      •    13 threatened flora species;
      •    27 threatened terrestrial fauna species; and
      •    Marine, terrestrial and wetland migratory bird species.

3.9       Surrounding Habitat and Connectivity
The Queensland Globe aerial imagery was reviewed to assess the extent of vegetation/habitat
surrounding the site which has the potential to facilitate dispersal opportunities for flora and fauna
species. The site is located within a landscape that is dominated by native vegetation. The site has
direct connectivity to the east and south with extensive areas of vegetation within National Park.
Beach Road traverses adjacent to the northern site boundary and represents a potential hazard to
fauna movement between the site and extensive areas of vegetation north of the site. Overall, the
site forms a component of a heavily vegetated corridor located between the Noosa River and the
Pacific Ocean (refer to Plate 7).




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