2019-03-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                12 MARCH 2019




Photo 3. Shows pathway crossing the koala fence on Eenie Creek Road. For the fence to be
continuous an innovative overpass would need to be designed to stop koalas wandering on to
the roadway. A gate would not be practical for pathway users such as bike riders.
A 3m clearance of vegetation is required on the outside of fences to stop koalas jumping onto the
roadway. Trees in close proximity of fences need to be collared with sheet metal. Clearing of
regrowth vegetation along existing koala fences at Eenie Creek and Walter Hay Drive would
result in a loss of 9.3km or 2.78ha of advanced regrowth and potentially divert water flow and
increase soil erosion. An ecological assessment would need to be undertaken prior to any
clearing. At the eastern end of Eenie Creek Road it is likely that some Glossy-black Cockatoo
feed trees would need to be cleared.




Photo 4. A significant amount of regrowth vegetation would need to be cleared to meet a 3m
separation between trees and the fence line. Larger trees close to fence lines would need to be
collared with sheet metal to stop koalas scaling the trees.
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