Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report v2                                                       NCES REF: LEA2016-06
Lot 496 on MCH591 - 30 Pottery Street, Pomona




3.1 Topography
The site is positioned on a gentle south facing slope of approximately 10%, with the existing dwelling
present on relatively flat ground at the crest of a broad ridgeline. No formed drainage lines were
observed within the site. Plate 3 depicts topography conditions within and adjacent to the site.




                                  Plate 3 – Site Topography (Source: Noosa Council)

3.2 Soils
The site is underlain by the Pomona Beds geological unit in which the in-situ soils are reportedly
characterised by shale, sandstone, conglomerate and basalt (Mines Online 2016).

3.3 Vegetation
The site is mapped as containing remnant Regional Ecosystem (RE) 12.11.3 across the majority of
the site. RE 12.11.3 is described as ‘Eucalyptus siderophloia, E. propinqua +/- E. microcorys,
Lophostemon confertus, Corymbia intermedia, E. acmenoides open forest on metamorphics +/-
interbedded volcanics’.

A detailed description of the site’s vegetation composition and distribution is presented in Section
5.1.

3.4 Access
Access is currently gained from Pottery Street on the eastern boundary of the site.




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