MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Information Request Response Report (absent appendices)

                                                                                                      Noosa Civic Expansion
                        28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville and parts of the road reserves of Hofmann Drive and Walter Hay Drive



            Figure 7 has not been updated as no additional species of conservation significance were
            observed within the study area.
            The study area comprises the disturbance footprint and the balance of Lot 3 on SP246584 and
            was traversed and surveyed by an ‘educated walk’, which targeted threatened species identified
            from desktop assessment based on known habitat preferences.

7.4         Presence of Conservation Significant Species
            “There are species of conservation significance known on or nearby the subject site.

            Information Required:
            60   Provide a Significant Species Management Plan, which addresses all known and
                 potentially occurring significant species. The Significant Species Management Plan
                 should provide:
                 (a)   detailed figures showing all significant habitat/s,
                 (b)   known significant species locations,
                 (c)   mitigation and management responses, and
                 (d)   monitoring requirements.”
            RESPONSE
            Please refer, in part, to the response to Item 59 above.
            There are no confirmed significant species within the disturbance footprint, other than the Koala
            and Wallum Froglet for which mitigation measures were proposed as part of the ecological study
            that accompanied the development application.
            The Applicant is prepared to accept the imposition of a condition of approval which requires the
            preparation of a Conservation Significant Species Management Plan.

7.5         Presence of Conservation Significant Species
            “The proposed layout retains habitats which are known to provide habitat for species of
            conservation significance.

            Information Required:
            61   Provide a Habitat Management Plan for species of conservation significance which
                 details management and mitigation actions of potential impacts to retained habitats
                 for construction and operational phases of the development.”
            RESPONSE
            A number of management plans have been prepared and provided as part of this development
            application which address many issues that would be considered in a Habitat Management Plan.
            Those management plans include a Construction Environment Management Plan, Bushfire
            Management Plan and Covenant Interface Management Plan.
            The Applicant is prepared to accept the imposition of a condition of approval which requires the
            preparation of a Habitat Management Plan.

7.6         Legibility of Figures
            “Figure 2 contains symbols which do not appear in the legend and one symbol in the legend is
            duplicated. The current figure results in difficulties in appraising the spatial locations of key
            elements. Of particular concern is the difficulty in interpreting where koala habitat tree density
            survey points are located.



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