Ecological Assessment Report v2- 25 Pavilion St Pomona

Ecological Assessment Report v2                                                            NCES REF: J000908
Lot 21 on SP316902 – 25 Pavilion Street, Pomona




           Plate 8 – Queensland Waterways for Waterway Barrier Works GIS layer (Source: DAMS Mapping)

3.8       EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool
The EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Result identified that the following Matters of National
Environmental Significance (MNES) have the potential to be present within a 2km radius of the site:
      •    The ‘critically endangered’ Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia TEC;
      •    15 listed migratory species;
      •    19 listed threatened flora species; and
      •    29 listed threatened fauna species.
The EPBC Protected Matters Search uses bio-climatic modelling to predict where protected matters
may be present in an area and therefore does not necessarily indicate the actual recorded presence
of protected matters.

3.9       Surrounding Habitat and Connectivity
Aerial imagery was reviewed to assess the extent of vegetation/habitat surrounding the site which
has the potential to facilitate dispersal opportunities for flora and terrestrial fauna species (refer to
Plate 9).
Residential land uses dominate the landscape to the east of the site. The landscape to the north,
south and west contains a mosaic of cleared pastureland and vegetated corridors. The site contains
only scattered vegetation with limited connectivity to adjoining vegetation contained within
neighboring allotments. The vegetated riparian corridor associated with Cooroora Creek is located
adjacent to the site’s western boundary. This unit of vegetation provides the most significant
vegetated corridor through the local landscape.




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