Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                              Ecological Assessment Report



4.1.4 Vegetation Community 4: Grassland to the north of house site

Vegetation located to the north of house site consists of a managed, grassy paddock, predominantly
made up of exotic grasses (Plates 7 and 8). This community contains no large woody debris and no
trees or shrubs. The site slope is roughly 13 degrees, sloping downwards to the north. This community
is mapped as Category X regional ecosystem under the DoR mapping. The site inspection findings that
the DoR mapping is correct.




    Plate 7: vegetation community 4, looking           Plate 8: vegetation community 4, looking upslope
   downslope from the house site, to the north               towards the house site, from the north


4.2       Weed Species

Many weed species are present on site, including restricted invasive species listed under the Biosecurity
Act 2014 (Qld), including:

      •    Lantana (Lantana camera);

      •    Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus);

      •    Cobblers peg (Bidens pilosa);

      •    Corky passion vine (Passiflora suberosa);

      •    Umbrella tree (Schefflera actinophylla).

A full list of weed species present on site is provided in Appendix 5.

4.3       Fauna Species Assessment

Fauna recorded on site include Eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus), Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo
novaeguineae) Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), Eastern yellow robin (Eopsaltria
australis) and Torresian crow (Corvus orru). A full list of fauna observed occurring on site during the site
assessment is provided in Appendix 5.

No threatened fauna species were found on site. A variety of koala habitat tree species are present on
site, and the high quality of the vegetation and habitat on site combined with the high level of
connectedness of this site within the landscape means that koalas would likely move through the site




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