OPW Fauna Management Plan RFI Response · OPW25/0057

Fauna Management Plan v1                                                                 NCES REF: J001343
Lot 105 on SP118458 – 62 Lake MacDonald Drive, Cooroy, QLD



2     SITE DESCRIPTION

The site covers approximately 3.5ha and is located in the northern extent of the Cooroy area. The
site currently supports grassland with scattered mature trees in its northern extent, Gympie
Messmate plantation in its central extent, and a slash pine plantation in its southern extent.
A concrete building pad and shed are located in the southwest corner of the site. No other
infrastructure was present onsite.
The site is bordered by Lake MacDonald Dr to the north, unmanaged native bushland to the south,
residential development to the east, and Cooroy Cemetery to the west.
Plate 1 depicts the existing site conditions.




                            Plate 1 – Site Conditions (Image Source: Queensland Globe)

2.1       Impacted Vegetation
2.1.1      General
All vegetation is proposed to be cleared onsite, precluding the northwest corner as designated on
the Plan of Development (refer Appendix 1). The indicative extent of clearing is shown on Plate 2.
The clearing area impacts three separate vegetation communities:
      •    Vegetation Community 1 (VC1) – Grassland with low density of mature trees;
      •    Vegetation Community 2 (VC2) – Native hardwood plantation with regrowth understorey; and
      •    Vegetation Community 3 (VC3) – Slash pine plantation with weed dominated understorey.
A description of each community follows and their indicative extent within the site is detailed on Plate
2.




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