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

                                                                                                                                                Environmental Management Plan
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                                                                                                                                                    Peregian Beach Caravan Park




DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION PHASE - WEED & PEST CONTROL

This element to be read in conjunction with the Ecological Restoration Plan (RPS, 2010) (Appendix B). Relevant information has been extracted from this document for
inclusion in this element of the EMP.
                              n    To minimise the growth and transfer of noxious plants and weeds; and
Performance Criteria
                              •    To minimise the impact of feral animals on the site, particularly retained vegetation.
                              n    Prior to vegetation clearing, weeds on the site will first be removed by qualified personnel with training in weed identification and
Implementation Strategies
                                   management;
                               n   All Class 2 and Class 3 weeds declared under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002 and all environmental
                                   weed species listed by Sunshine Coast Regional Council that occur within the subject site shall be eradicated;
                               n   Weed removal activities are to be undertaken within areas of retained vegetation (in accordance with the Ecological Restoration Plan;
                                   Appendix B);
                               n   Weed control will be conducted primarily by mechanical means. Mechanical control methods include:
                                          Manual removal by hand or grubbing by using loppers, hatchets or small saws to remove the weed including the roots;
                                          Lopping where the weed is removed by an axe or chainsaw;
                                          Mowing or brush-cutting to remove the seed heads of the weed; and
                               n   Ringbarking, which involves removing the sapwood around the entire girth of the trunk near the base of the plant.
                               n   Where chemical treatment is required, chemicals will be kept away from sensitive areas and the selected chemical should be frog friendly
                                   such as BioactiveTM Herbicide, Roundup or Weedmaster Herbicide. Broad scale spraying is not permitted;
                               n   Any herbicides will be used in accordance with manufacturers' and Queensland Primary Industries & Fisheries (QPI&F) fact sheets;
                               n   A chemical register and Material Safety Data Sheets shall be kept on site for any herbicides and pesticides used;
                               •   All weeds and exotic vegetation cleared (or weed affected material) from the site shall be separated from the balance of cleared vegetation.
                                   This material shall be disposed at Sunshine Coast Regional Council dump sites;
                               n   Burning is not an appropriate disposal method of cleared vegetation (weed or native):
                               n   Stockpiles of native vegetation area to be inspected for weed species and weeds removed prior to export off site or mulching;
                               n   Machinery shall be thoroughly washed and cleaned free of dirt in an appropriate wash facility prior to any construction equipment being
                                   mobilised to site to ensure that no weeds are transferred to the site:
                               n   Prior to entering or leaving the site, all vehicles and equipment involved in clearing and weed removal works should be cleaned down to



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