Development Application Part 2 - Environmental & Stormwater Management Plans · OPW11/0335

2.0               Rehabilitation Concept
             Objective

Once rehabilitation is completed, the parkland is to be dedicated as conservation for the purpose of providing
fauna habitat and an ecological buffer to the Noosa National Park. The aim Is therefore to improve the
ecological condition of the parkland by removal of the primary threatening processes (i.e. weed invasion).


Although rehabilitation will focus on the eastern weed infested area, generally rehabilitation efforts will aim
to:

•     Minimise further ecological impacts;
•     Restore the existing remnant vegetation community;
•     Restore native fauna habitat;
•     Restore and retain ecological functions of the parkland and surrounding national park;
•     Enhance the buffering capacity of the parkland; and
•     Restore the parkland to a resilient self sustaining ecosystem.


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Rehabilitation within the parkland will aim to restore the existing remnant vegetation community. The
remnant community consists of a mixed RE polygon containing RE12.2.7 / RE12.2.12 / RE12.2.15. All three
REs wig form the target community for rehabilitation efforts.


The suitability of each community to different areas of the site is dependent on the degree of waterlogging
within these areas. RE 12.2.7 is best suited to slightly drier portions that are seasonally waterlogged, RE
12.2.12 is suited towards areas where the water table is higher and soils often become seasonally
waterlogged. RE 12.2.15 is best suited to areas of the site that are frequently waterlogged.


Re-instatement of RE 12.2.7 will be best suited along the interface of the parkland and the Caravan Park.
Conditions gradually become more heavily saturated to the west of the site thus a steady transition to REs
12.2.15 and 12.2.12 will be favoured. As the majority of the parkland area is relatively undisturbed
revegetation efforts will focus on species typical of RE 12.2.7 which dominates along the edge of the
parkland and Caravan Park. The prevailing conditions on the site will help encourage the development of
appropriate vegetation community structure and composition across the parkland. Descriptions of each RE
are provided in Table




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