2015-10-13 Planning & Organisation Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 6 Draft Flying Fox Management Plan

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3          Legislative framework
3.1        Ecological values
A summary of legislated ecological values of the site are found in Table 1; however, additional
permits/approvals may be required for management that may impact on these values.

Legislation specific to general flying-fox management is discussed in further detail in the
remainder of Section 3.

Table 1 Ecological values summary

Source                 Value
Commonwealth
EPBC Protected         25 species listed as threatened and 13 migratory species under the EPBC Act may occur within
Matters Report         0.2 km of the project area. One threatened ecological community listed as critically endangered
(0.2km search)         under the EPBC Act may occur within 0.2 km of the project area
Other EPBC matters     The roost has contained >10,000 GHFF in two months in 2014, so meets the first criteria for a
                       nationally important roost. Therefore any management activity will need to be in accordance with
                       the Referral guideline for management actions in GHFF and SFF camps, and some activities
                       may require referral to the Department of the Environment.
State
Essential habitat      The park contains mapped Essential habitat
Koala mapping          The site contains medium and low value bushland habitat under the Queensland State Planning
                       Policy 2/10 Koala Conservation in South East Queensland (SPP).
                       The site is outside the South-east Queensland Koala Conservation State Planning Regulatory
                       Provisions (SPRP) assessable development area.
Regional Ecosystem     The vegetation being used by the roost is mapped as 12.9-10.4 (Eucalyptus racemosa subsp.
mapping                racemose woodland on sedimentary rocks) which is listed as Least Concern under the
                       Vegetation Management Act 1999
Regrowth               There is no regrowth vegetation mapped within the study site
South East            The park contains areas of mapped state habitat for EVNT taxa and is mapped as having
Queensland (SEQ)      regional biodiversity significance. The park is located within both state and regional corridors
Biodiversity Planning
Assessment (BPA)
Wildlife Online        133 species listed under the NC Act have been recorded within 1 km of the study site. This
database (1 km         includes two species listed as vulnerable, one near threatened and 17 special least concern
search)                species listed under the NC Act
NC Act high priority   The site is mapped as Category B remnant vegetation under the protected plants flora survey
vegetation             trigger area (i.e. this is considered to be a high risk area). This means that before any vegetation
                       can be removed, the area will require a flora survey and may need a clearing permit.
Referable wetland      Not mapped as a referable under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act).
Coastal area           Not mapped as a coastal management area under the Coastal Protection and Management Act
                       1995 (CPM Act) but a section of the park is mapped as a coastal hazard area- medium storm
                       tide inundation area
Other Matters of       The site is mapped as wildlife habitat and as having regulated vegetation.
State Environmental
Significance (MSES)
Local
Planning Scheme        The site is mapped as Environmental Protection under the Council Biodiversity overlay and is
                       located within the 100y flood inundation zone. The park contains records of six glossy-black
                       cockatoo sightings

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