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



3     FAUNA HABITAT VALUES AND IMPACTS

3.1       Habitat Types
The composition of the fauna habitat types within and immediately bordering the clearing footprint
has the potential to offer fauna species the following general habitat elements:
      •    Open canopy and mid-canopy nesting sites and perches which may be used by birds and
           arboreal mammals;
      •    Arboreal mud nest;
      •    Flower pollen from the mix of canopy and mid-strata species may provide a food source for
           nectivorous species including possums, gliders, flying foxes and birds;
      •    Fruiting rainforest trees in the canopy, mid canopy, and understorey may provide a food
           source for specialist rainforest birds and bats;
      •    Koala food trees that may provide a food, breeding and resting resource for koalas;
      •    Sun exposed areas below canopy gaps and on forest fringes may be suitable habitat for
           exothermic reptiles such as snakes, skinks, small lizards and possibly larger reptiles such as
           lace monitors;
      •    Areas of light to heavy leaf litter have the potential to host small reptiles, amphibious species
           and may provide breeding opportunities for brush turkeys;
      •    Ephemeral waterway with potential to host aquatic habitat during periods of flow; and
      •    Grass and sedge groundcovers (native and exotic) have the potential to provide shelter and
           movement pathways for small terrestrial mammals.
Note, no trees with arboreal hollows were observed within the proposed clearing footprint during the
site inspection.

3.2       Previously Recorded Fauna Species
The Queensland Government’s Biomaps (Wildnet) database was queried in August 2024 and holds
records for 185 fauna species within a 2km buffer of the site (refer Appendix 2).
In addition to several ‘special least concern’ species, the following conservation significant species
(i.e., those listed as ‘endangered’, ‘vulnerable’, or ‘near threatened’ under the Nature Conservation
Act 1992 (NC Act) or ‘threatened’ under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation
Act 1999 (EPBC Act)) were recorded within a 2km buffer of the site (with the Date set to more recent
records (only records since 1980)):
      •    Adelotus brevis (tusked frog) – listed as ‘vulnerable’ under the NC Act;
      •    Erythrotriorchis radiatus (red goshawk) – listed as ‘endangered’ under the NC Act and
           ‘vulnerable’ under the EPBC Act;
      •    Hirundapus caudacutus (white-throated needletail) – listed as ‘vulnerable’ under the NC Act
           and EPBC Act;
      •    Litoria pearsoniana (cascade tree frog) – listed as ‘vulnerable’ under the NC Act;
      •    Mixophyes iteratus (giant barred frog) – listed as ‘vulnerable’ under the NC Act and the EPBC
           Act; and
      •    Phascolarctos cinereus (koala) – listed as ‘endangered’ under the NC Act and EPBC Act.




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