SUPERSEDED Approved Document Fauna Management Plan v1 OPW25/0140

Table 1: General requirements and VMP notes                                                                     Table 4: Vegetation removal activity checklist                                                                          VMP05a: Management
General Requirements for all Trees                                                                              Activity             Management Repsonse                                                                                Procedures
1. Appoint Project Arborist (AQF Level 5 minimum).                                                              Regular            1. Project Arborist to conduct regular inspection to ensure compliance with tree protection
2. All tree management and pruning works to be undertaken or supervised by Project Arborist with AQF            inspections and    measures outlined in this plan.
Level 5 Arborist or equivalent qualification.                                                                   monitoring         2. Project Arborist to issue notice of non-compliance to project manager for non-conforming
3. Individual trees to be retained shall be prominently flagged or marked on site prior to the commencement                        works and any remedial works to ensure compliance.
of any clearing or site works and confirmed at a pre-start meeting with a relevant Council officer.             Vegetation removal 1. Vegetation works to be undertaken by suitably qualified arborist.
4. Having regard to tree protection zones and construction access, TPZs are to be established around trees      and mulching       2. Where pruning is required, works are undertaken by a suitably qualified arborist and take
or vegetation to be retained in accordance with the approved drawings and Australian Standard AS 4970-
                                                                                                                                     place in accordance with:
2009 Protection of trees on development sites (Standards Australia 2009) including:
                                                                                                                                     a. AS 4970-2009 Protection of trees on development sites .
a. Signage in accordance with AS 1319-1994 Safety signs for the occupational environment ;
b. Fencing in accordance with AS 4687-2007 Temporary fencing and hoardings .                                                         b. AS 4373-2007 Pruning of amenity trees .
5. The following activities are prohibited within pervious areas of the TPZ unless authorised by the Project                         3. All vegetation removed is to be mulched on site.
Arborist/Council officers:
a. Storage of construction materials                                                                                                 4. Native vegetation mulch is to be stockpiled on site.
b. Refuelling                                                                                                                        5. Mulch stockpile(s) are to be located in existing cleared areas and outside of vegetation
c. Waste disposal                                                                                                                    protection areas.
d. Excavation for silt fencing                                                                                                       6. Mulch stockpiles are subject to erosion / sediment control.
e. Excavation for trenches
                                                                                                                                     7. Exotic vegetation mulch is to be disposed of as green waste at landfill.
f. Placement of fill
g. Parking or traversing of vehicles                                                                            Registered Wildlife 1. Licensed Wildlife Spotter Catcher to inspect site vegetation with arborist / contractor ahead
h. Preparation of chemicals                                                                                     Spotter Catcher to of clearing to check for presence of fauna.
i. Wash down/cleaning of equipment                                                                              supervise all       2. Non-itinerant fauna (other than koalas) are, where practicable, relocated / ushered to treed
                                                                                                                vegetation clearing areas around the site.
General Notes:                                                                                                  / removal           3. Vegetation containing koala(s) is to be demarcated with high visibility flagging tape and no
                                                                                                                                    further clearing is take place within 20m of the vegetation until such time as koala(s) has
1. Vegetation conservation and removal will be in accordance with the Vegetation Management Plan.
                                                                                                                                    completely vacated the vegetation and the site.
                                                                                                                Injured wildlife    1. Immediately cease any activities, including clearing, which pose a threat to injured wildlife
                                                                                                                observed            until injured wildlife has been removed from the site.                                               NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION
Table 2: Contact details for wildlife agencies                                                                                      2. Contact the applicable agency / group listed in Table 2 to remove the injured wildlife from
                                                                                                                                    the site.
Agency/Group                               Description                                 Contact number                                                                                                                                   This drawing has been prepared by, or compiled from information provided by,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        persons other than Litoria Consulting, who retain copyright and liability
Wildlife Care and Rehabilitation Centre,   RSPCA hotline for matters relating to       (07) 5442 8057                                                                                                                                   associated with their content:

Eumundi RSPCA                              wildlife management and injury.                                                                                                                                                              1. Nearmap (2024)
Wildlife Noosa                             Rescue hotline for ill or injured animals   0419 046 999             Table 5: Construction management activity checklist                                                                     2. Rural Residential Concept Sketch Option 3 (Innovative Planning Solution,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Drawing no GA2022-085-CS-005, Issue A, 9/12/2024)
                                           in the greater Noosa region.
                                                                                                                Activity             Management Response                                                                                Litoria Consulting takes no responsibility for and makes no representations in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        relation to the completeness, accuracy or quality of any information contained in
                                                                                                                Tree protection      1. Tree protection in accordance with:                                                             this drawing. Each user of this drawing releases Litoria Consulting from all and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        any loss, damage, cost, expense or liability in relation to the use of, or any
                                                                                                                measures             a. General requirements for all trees; and,                                                        reliance on, this drawing or the information contained in it. Features on this plan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        have been located to accuracy suitable for assessment and hence should not be

Table 3: Pre-construction activity checklist                                                                                         b. Specific requirements for individual trees.                                                     used for exact measurements. Areas and dimensions shown are indicative only
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        and subject to final survey. Users should independently verify the accuracy,
                                                                                                                Regular            1. Project Arborist to conduct regular inspections to ensure compliance with tree protection         fitness for purpose and application of information contained in these drawings.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        All written dimensions take precedence over scaled dimensions. The currency of
Activity          Timing             Management Response                                                        inspections and    measures outlined in this plan.                                                                      these drawings should be checked prior to use. This drawing is provided only
                                                                                                                monitoring         2. Project Arborist to monitor and assess condition of trees and physical environment                for the information of the person or organisation to which Litoria Consulting
All site          Prior to          1. All site personnel sign a register noting that they have reviewed and                                                                                                                            provides it. It may not be provided to, or used by, any other person without
                                                                                                                                   throughout construction phase.                                                                       Litoria Consulting's prior written consent. Do not scale drawing. should
personnel         commencement will comply with the requirements of the VMP.                                                       3. Project Arborist to issue notice of non-compliance to project manager for non-conforming          dimensions be conflicting or missing, notify litoria consulting and await further
review plan       of works                                                                                                                                                                                                              instruction.
                                                                                                                                   works and any remedial works to ensure compliance.
All trees to be   Immediately prior 1. Mark trees to be removed.                                                Construction works 1. The Project Arborist will monitor all works which occur within nominated TPZs to assess           © copyright - This document is and shall remain the property of litoria
removed are       to start          2. Erect tree guards / vegetation protection barriers for retained trees    within TPZs        impacts on retained trees.                                                                           consulting*. This document may only be used for the purpose for which it was
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        commisioned and in accordance with the terms of the engagement for the
clearly marked                       where appropriate or indicated on Plan.                                                       2. Where excavation is required, less invasive methods such as directional drilling, tunnel boring   commision. Unauthorised use of this document in any way is prohibited.
and tree                                                                                                                           or vacuum excavation are to be utilised.
                                     3. Tree protection in accordance with:
protection                                                                                                                         3. Where excavation is required, the Project Arborist shall supervise works and identify roots
measures are                         a. General requirements for all trees; and,
                                                                                                                                   critical to tree stability – relocation or redesign of works may be necessary in some cases.
erected                              b. Specific requirements for individual trees.                                                4. Where roots are exposed by excavation, temporary root protection is installed to prevent               Drawing Scale                        NA
                                   4. Conduct pre-start meeting with Council officer to confirm 1 and 2 and                        dehydration and root moisture is maintained.
                                                                                                                                   5. Where exposed roots require pruning, pruning cuts shall be made by the Project Arborist in             Drawn By                             FJ
                                   other VMP requirements.
Inspection of    Immediately prior 1. Licensed Wildlife Spotter Catcher to inspect trees to be trimmed /                           accordance with procedures set out in:                                                                    Issue                                A
site prior to    to start          removed and identify hollows for retention / salvage, respectively.                             a. AS 4970-2009 Protection of trees on development sites.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             DWG Ref.                             24120 VMP05a
vegetation                         2. Non-itinerant fauna (other than koalas) are, where practicable,                                b. AS 4373-2007 Pruning of amenity trees .
removal by                         relocated / ushered to adjoining vegetation.                                                                                                                                                              Date Created                         18/12/2024
                                                                                                                Scaffolding within   1. Avoid scaffolding within nominated TPZs.
registered                         3. Vegetation containing koala(s) is to be demarcated with high visibility
                                                                                                                TPZs                 2. Where scaffolding is required within a TPZ, branch removal and ground protection occurs
Wildlife Spotter                   flagging tape and no further clearing is take place within 20m of the
Catcher                            vegetation until such time as koala(s) has completely vacated the                                 must be established in accordance with procedures set out in:
                                   vegetation and the site.                                                                          a. AS 4970-2009 Protection of trees on development sites.
                                                                                                                                     b. AS 4373-2007 Pruning of amenity trees .


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