Approved Plans and Documents - OPW22/0303

           4. ISSUES AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
                •    Strategies for managing the impacts of development works on native fauna and their
                     associated habitat are shown below.
                •    The responsibilities and environmental control measures are outlined below in the table used
                     to avoid and reduce impacts during construction and the operational phases.
                •    The management issues and impact strategies are relevant to all fauna and threatened
                     species which are known to occur on the site or has the possibility of occurring.

                4.1.           Vegetation Clearing
           Clearing of native vegetation can result in the direct injury or death of fauna. Clearing of the vegetation
           on site can also damage fauna habitat within retained vegetation. The table below details the required
           management strategies during works to address these issues.
           Table 5 Strategies to manage the impacts of vegetation clearing

            Issue                  Fauna habitat and vegetation clearing
            Management             Reduce direct and indirect effects on fauna during the clearing processes
            objective
            Requirements           Clearing shall only occur once all approvals have been granted. To prevent damage to
            to implement           surrounding habitats, implement the following controls:

                                   Prior to works commencing:
                                       • Everyone involved in the construction is required to attend an environmental
                                           training as a component of their site induction before entering the site.
                                       • Everyone involved in the construction will also be instructed on their duties in
                                           relation to vegetation clearing protocols and protecting native fauna. Areas
                                           intended for vegetation clearing should be clearly defined and notified in detail in
                                           the site instructions.
                                       • The vegetation protection zone/s (VPZ) are to be clearly delineated
                                       • A suitably qualified Fauna Spotter Catcher (FSC) is to undertake a pre-clearance
                                           survey prior to each day of clearing works. The FSC is to record all data pertaining
                                           to wildlife interactions and clearly indicate all habitat features (i.e., with use of
                                           spray paint or high-visibility flagging tape)

                                   During Works:
                                      • All clearing is to be carried out in the presence of a suitably qualified FSC who
                                          has the primary role of safely capturing and relocating fauna impacted by works
                                      • Removal of understory and scrub trees is to be conducted first, followed by the
                                          removal of non-habitat trees.
                                      • Non-habitat trees and coarse woody debris should be stockpiled
                                      • Clearing of non-habitat trees will only occur where their removal will not impact on
                                          identified habitat trees (e.g. canopies do not interconnect with habitat trees).
                                      • Hollows within trees will be identified in the field before commencing clearing.
                                          These will be marked and dismantled using a qualified arborist, a cherry picker,
                                          and a fauna spotter catcher.
                                      • Hollows within trees will be identified in the field before commencing clearing.
                                          These will be marked for inspection and dismantled using a qualified arborist, a
                                          cherry picker or elevated work platform (EWP), and a fauna spotter catcher.
                                              o inspecting each of the potential habitat features (usually hollows, dreys
                                                   and arboreal termite nests) to determine the presence of arboreal fauna.
                                                   This is usually carried out by simply looking into hollows with the


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Version: 1, Version Date: 20/02/2023