Attachment H - Environmental Values Assesment

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    11th February 2020                                                                                                       File No.: 2001_HP



    Mitch Turner
    Noosa Council.
    Via Email: [[email protected]>]

    RE:         Assessment of Environmental Values – Hinterland Playground


    Callaghan and Toth undertook a review of the proposed Hinterland Playground which included reviewing:

               Ecological Assessment Report for Proposed Hinterland Playground by Noosa District Landcare+
               SWQMP by Callaghan & Toth Pty Ltd
               Cooroy Hinterland Park Flood Assessment by Hydrology and Water Management Consulting Pty Ltd
               Form Landscape Architects Drawings 180410-000 – 002, 201-206, 301-306, 601-606, 701-702.

    1.0         SITE ASSESSMENT

    Site visits were undertaken on 29th January and 10th February 2020 and site conditions were assessed. The photos below
    show the current site conditions and vegetation that will be affected by the proposed development.

    Generally, the proposed development will occur mostly within the existing grassed open space areas, at 1, 3 and 9 Maple
    Street Cooroy. The existing native riparian vegetation adjacent to Cooroy Creek will not be subject to removal, however part
    of the vegetated swale flowing through the site will be removed.

    1.1         Proposed Works

    Proposed Works include:
         Concrete pathways
         Picnic Shelters and toilets
         Frog pond area around the existing vegetated swale
         Water play area
         Climbing area
         Areas of softfall
         Event Area which includes a grassed field area.
         Landscaping.

    The works will encroach into mapped Category R vegetation and Council’s mapped Riparian Buffer Areas and Environmental
    Protection Areas.

    1.2         Desktop Assessment

    The site of works is within Lot 1 and 2 RP153299 and part of Lot 3 SP230055, which also contains the Cooroy llibrary, but is
    separated from the playground site by the Marara Street road reserve. The area is currently a grassed open space area and
    used for some community events in Cooroy. The site bounded by Cooroy Creek to the north and Maple Street to the south
    and Marara Street to the east.

    Cooroy Creek flows into Six Mile Creek approximately 2.8km downstream of the site, which then flows into the Mary River
    approximately 60km downstream (to the north). On review of mapping and legislation the following is relevant for the site:




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