Ecology and Bushfire Constraints Statement - 32 Viewland Dr Noosa

                                                                                            NCES Ref: J000466


19 September 2019

Kris Starker
Deluca
PO Box 1514
Milton QLD 4064

Dear Kris,
RE: Youngcare Specialist Disability accommodation units at 32 Viewland Drive, Noosa Heads
- Ecology and Bushfire Advice.
North Coast Environmental Services (NCES) have undertaken a desktop and site-based
assessment of the ecological and bushfire matters relevant to 32 Viewland Drive, Noosa Heads.
Accordingly, please find herein the following environmental and bushfire constraints advice to
support the initial design of Specialist Disability accommodation units.
Ecology Constraints - Desktop
   •   The site is not affected by any overlays under the Biodiversity Overlay Map of the Noosa
       Plan 2006 (refer to Plate 1).




                       Plate 1 – Biodiversity Overlay Map (Source: Noosa Plan 2006)

   •   The site is not mapped within a Koala Habitat Area under Schedule 7 of the Noosa Plan
       2006.
   •   The site is not mapped as containing any vegetation regulated under the Vegetation
       Management Act 1999 (VM Act). The site contains Category X vegetation which is exempt
       from assessment under the VM Act.
   •   The site is not located within a Koala Assessable Development Area and therefore does not
       require assessment under Schedule 11, Part 6 of the Planning Regulation 2017.
   •   The site is not mapped in a ‘High Risk Area’ under the Protected Plants Trigger Map.
Ecology Constraints – Site Assessment
A site assessment was undertaken in September 2019. The site is characterised by non-remnant
vegetation which is dominated by a canopy of Araucaria cunninghamii (hoop pine), with Callitris
columellaris (Bribie Island pine) and Lophostemon confertus (brush box). A semi-mature Ficus
watkinsiana (strangler fig) individual was observed adjacent to the centre northern boundary. The

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