SUPERSEDED Approved Document Bushfire Hazard and Mitigation Plan 25.02.2025 MCU21/0110.pdf

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Figure 1: Nearmap imagery of the subject site showing Girraween Nature Reserve to
the east (right of frame) and the golf courses to the west (left of frame).

Vegetation
Queensland Globe maps a polygon in the northern corner of the subject site as remnant
vegetation containing Category A or B that is least concern (Figure 2). The Regional
Ecosystem (RE) is described as:

RE12.2.5: Open forest to low closed forest. Species can include Corymbia intermedia,
Lophostemon confertus, Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia, B. aemula, Callitris
columellaris, Acacia spp., Livistona spp. and Endiandra sieberi. Melaleuca quinquenervia in
swales. Understorey generally shrubby and can include vine forest species. Occurs on
Quaternary coastal dunes, beach ridges and sandy banks of coastal streams. (BVG1M: 9f)

We note that the area containing trees and some understorey and groundcover specimens
between the existing tennis courts and Resort Drive is not mapped as remnant vegetation
due to its potential historic impacts, contains species in the canopy and understorey which
are analogous with the Regional Ecosystem 12.2.5.

       RF17-040 – Boutique Hotel – Noosa Springs – Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan
Rob Friend & Associates Pty Ltd                                                   25th of February 2025