Attachment 2 - Advice from Ecoteam Environmental · 132006.1395.05

(c)    The layout of roads and structures under the change plan for the
       development generally retains a greater permeability for koalas
       than the existing approved plan;

I recommend that the following condition be added to an approval of the
change plan;

       Any operational works application for clearing of vegetation must
       include a vegetation management plan that;

       (i)     makes provision for the removal of all weeds, introduced
               species and vines through the trunk and canopy of E.
               robusta trees;

       (ii)    makes provision for compensatory planting of koala habitat
               trees within the site to replace the loss of E. robusta trees
               as a result of the development.

       (iii)   an updated koala management plan be provided that
               reflects best practice koala management at the time of
               operational works.

Conclusion

It is to be recognised that the part of the site the subject of the approval is
zoned for semi-attached housing uses.

Despite its presently degrading koala habitat, the change plan and
conditions provide an opportunity to enhance and rehabilitate the koala
habitat. This is consistent with overall outcome 13.7.2(c) of the
Biodiversity Overlay Code.

The change plan has changed the layout of roads and structures in the
existing approval which has reduced by more than 50% the number of
koala trees that would have been impacted. The change plan achieves
better connectivity and linkage of koala habitat than would occur under