Arboricultural Report from STP24-0253 Application for Operational Works Fire Trail - 80 Cooyar Street Noosa Heads · OPW24/0118

Fauna Management Plan v1                                                                           NCES REF: J001259
Lot 9 on RP225312 – 100 Cooyar Street, Noosa Heads



    •    Sun exposed areas below canopy gaps and on forest fringes may be suitable habitat for
         exothermic reptiles such as snakes, skinks, small lizards and possibly larger reptiles such as
         lace monitors;
    •    Areas of light to heavy leaf litter have the potential to host small reptiles, amphibious species
         and may provide breeding opportunities for brush turkeys; and
    •    Grass and sedge groundcovers (native and exotic) have the potential to provide shelter and
         movement pathways for small terrestrial mammals.
The site does not support estuarine areas hence is only likely to support freshwater species where
conditions permit habitation. Freshwater fish are unlikely to inhabit the eastern drain given its limited
reach of continuous inundation from the down pipe outlets to the eastern site boundary where the
discharge enters a soakage zone, characterised by ferns and bull rush and which is generally devoid
of standing water. The southern drain appears to be predominantly dry and likely only hosts flows
for a very limited period following heavy rainfall. Amphibian species may be drawn to these
intermittent water resources.
No conservation significant fauna species were incidentally observed during the site investigation
however Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (glossy black cockatoo (eastern)) is known to frequent the




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site.
The majority of local fauna is expected to avoid the aged care facility infrastructure areas and utilise
the bushland areas about the perimeters of the site.

3.1.1    Habitat for Previously Recorded Conservation Significant Fauna
Table 1 identifies the conservation significant fauna species which have been previously recorded
within a 2km radius of the site on the Wildlife Online database queried in August 2022.
Table 1 – Habitat value for previously recorded conservation significant fauna species

 Previously Recorded               Preferred Habitat                        Habitat Value within the Site
 Fauna Species

 Calidris canutus (red knot)       Intertidal mudflats, sandflats and       Nil – no suitable habitat onsite.
 – listed as ‘endangered’          sandy beaches of sheltered coasts,
 under the NC Act and              in estuaries, bays, inlets, lagoons
 EPBC Act;                         and harbours; sometimes on sandy
                                   ocean beaches or shallow pools on
                                   exposed wave-cut rock platforms or
                                   coral reefs (Higgins & Davies 1996).

 Calidris ferruginea (curlew       Intertidal mudflats in sheltered         Nil – no suitable habitat onsite.
 sandpiper) – listed as            coastal areas, such as estuaries,
 ‘critically endangered’           bays, inlets and lagoons, also
 under the NC Act and              around non-tidal swamps, lakes and
 EPBC Act;                         lagoons near the coast.

 Calidris tenuirostris (great      Prefers sheltered coastal habitats,      Nil – no suitable habitat onsite.
 knot) – listed as ‘critically     with large intertidal mudflats or
 endangered’ under the NC          sandflats. This includes inlets, bays,
 Act and EPBC Act;                 harbours, estuaries and lagoons.

 Calyptorhynchus lathami           This species prefers woodland            Species is known to forage with the
 lathami (glossy black-            areas dominated by Allocasuarina,        Allocasuarina trees within the site,
 cockatoo (eastern)) – listed      or open sclerophyll forests and          particularly along the western site
 as ‘vulnerable’ under the         woodlands with a stratum of              boundary.
 NC Act and EPBC Act;              Allocasuarina beneath Eucalyptus,
                                   Corymbia or Angophora (Glossy
                                   Black Conservancy 2010).




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