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




Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ ii
1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 5
    1.1          Background ..................................................................................................................... 5
    1.2          Development Proposal .................................................................................................. 5
    1.3          Site Description ................................................................................................................ 5
    1.4          Topography ..................................................................................................................... 6
2      SURVEY METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 7
    2.1          Desktop Assessment ....................................................................................................... 7
    2.2          Field Survey ...................................................................................................................... 7




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3      DESKTOP ASSESSMENT RESULTS .................................................................................................. 8
    3.1     General ............................................................................................................................ 8
    3.2     The Noosa Plan 2006 ...................................................................................................... 8
      3.2.1   Biodiversity Overlay Map ............................................................................................ 8
    3.3      The Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy’s Regulated
    Vegetation Management Supporting Map .............................................................................. 8
    3.4      The Department of Environment and Science’s Wildlife Online database ........... 9
    3.5      Koala Assessable Development Areas Map............................................................. 10
    3.6      Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017 ........................................... 10
    3.7      Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map ............................................................... 10
    3.8      The Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Energy’s Protected
    Matters Search Tool ..................................................................................................................... 11
    3.9      Surrounding Habitat and Connectivity ...................................................................... 11
4      FIELD SURVEY RESULTS ............................................................................................................... 13
    4.1          Flora Species.................................................................................................................. 13
    4.2          Restricted Invasive Plant Species ............................................................................... 13
    4.3          Vegetation Communities ............................................................................................ 13
    4.4          Fauna.............................................................................................................................. 14
      4.4.1        Fauna Habitat Values ............................................................................................... 14
       4.4.2        Habitat for Previously Recorded Conservation Significant Fauna ..................... 14
5      DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION ........................................................................... 16
    5.1     Flora and Vegetation Communities On-site ............................................................. 16
      5.1.1   Impacts ....................................................................................................................... 16
       5.1.2        Mitigation Measures .................................................................................................. 16
    5.2     Flora Off-site ................................................................................................................... 16
    5.3     Fauna.............................................................................................................................. 16
      5.3.1   Impacts ....................................................................................................................... 16
       5.3.2        Mitigation Measures .................................................................................................. 17
6      LEGISLATION AND OVERLAYS.................................................................................................. 19
    6.1     Local Government ....................................................................................................... 19
      6.1.1   Noosa Council Planning Scheme 2006 – Biodiversity Overlay ............................ 19
    6.2     State Government ........................................................................................................ 24
      6.2.1   Regulated Vegetation – Vegetation Management Act 1999 ........................... 24
       6.2.2        Koala Assessable Development Areas Map ......................................................... 24
       6.2.3        Nature Conservation Act 1992 ................................................................................ 24



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