Attachment G - Fauna and Flora Assessment report

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Table of Contents
1.0    INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 5
  1.1     Objectives of the report ............................................................................................ 5
  1.2     Site description ......................................................................................................... 5
  1.3     Legislative requirements .......................................................................................... 6
  1.4     Proposed works........................................................................................................ 6
  1.5     Impacts on fauna habitat .......................................................................................... 7
  1.6 Avoidance of environmental impact……………………………………………………..8
2.0    METHODOLOGY....................................................................................................... 10
  2.1     Desktop review ....................................................................................................... 10
  2.2     Field assessment ................................................................................................... 10
     2.2.1     Flora survey .................................................................................................... 10
     2.2.2     Fauna survey .................................................................................................. 11
     2.2.3     Breeding places and fauna habitat assessment ............................................ 11
     2.2.4     Justification of survey timing and weather conditions .................................... 13
     2.2.5     Survey limitations ............................................................................................ 13
3.0    RESULTS ................................................................................................................... 14
  3.1     Desktop review ....................................................................................................... 14
     3.1.1     Regulated Vegetation Management map ....................................................... 14
     3.1.2     Regional Ecosystem mapping ........................................................................ 14
     3.1.3     Essential Habitat designation ......................................................................... 14
     3.1.4     WildNET search .............................................................................................. 16
     3.1.5     EPBC Protected Matters ................................................................................. 16
     3.1.6     Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger map ................................................... 16
     3.1.7     Koala legislation .............................................................................................. 18
     3.1.8     Wetlands and Watercourses .......................................................................... 18
  3.2     Flora assessment ................................................................................................... 19
     3.2.1     Vegetation within the proposed clearing area ................................................ 19
     3.2.2     Vegetation within 100 metre buffer ................................................................. 25
    3.2.3     Weeds……………………………………………………………………………....26
  3.3     Fauna assessment ................................................................................................. 26
  3.4     Assessment of breeding places and fauna habitat quality .................................... 28
4.0    SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. 30
5.0    RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................. 31
REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 32
APPENDIX A: DHAMMA RASMI MASTERPLAN……………………………………………...33
APPENDIC B: OFFSET PLANTING SPECIES LIST…………………………………………..
APPENDIX C: CERTIFICATION OF SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSON FOR FLORA
                SURVEY…………………………………………………………………………..34
APPENDIX D: JUSTIFICATION OF SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSON FOR FAUNA
                SURVEY…………………………………………………………………………...35
APPENDIX E: KOALA MAPPING
APPENDIX F: SIGNIFICANT TREES AND HABITAT FEATURES………………………….37
APPENDIX G: VEGETATION CLEARING TABLE……………………………………………..36




 Vipassana Centre Building Program - Pomona – Fauna and Flora Assessment                                                        3