UPDATED DA - Attachment 8 - Flora and Fauna Assessment

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4.2.4 Vegetation in the Protected Plant 100 metre buffer

The majority of vegetation within the 100m buffer or CIA is classed as remnant and is subject to
the provisions of the flora survey (Appendix H). The 100m buffer provides protection from indirect
impacts such as changes to light penetration, hydrology or soil fertility that may influence the
vegetation community and any threatened flora species that occur within the IA.

The 100m buffer is predominantly remnant Scribbly gum woodland (RE 12.5.3) along with areas
of Melaleuca woodland (RE 12.3.5) with well-established infestations of Singapore daisy in the
understorey.

No threatened flora species were located during the timed meander surveys in the 100m buffer,
however three Special least concern species were found:
   - Forked comb fern (Schizaea bifida, 3 specimens)
   - Giant boat-lipped orchid (Cymbidium madidum, 17 specimens)
   - Shepherd’s crook orchid (Geodorum densiflorum, 13 specimens)

The GPS locations and results of the timed meander flora surveys are summarised in Table 4.
The locations of the timed meander surveys are shown in Figure 1.

TABLE 4: Results of timed meander flora survey

 Survey 1 Regional Ecosystem 12.5.3 – Scribbly gum woodland
 Starting point GPS coordinates: -26.4367oE, 153.0236oS
 Finishing point GPS coordinates: -26.4373oE, 153.0247oS

 Target species: Allocasuarina emuina, Durringtonia paludosa, Phaius australis, P. bernaysi, Acacia attenuata
  Time                Species recorded
 11:15am
                      Nil
 11.45am
 Survey 2 Regional Ecosystem 12.5.3 – Scribbly gum woodland
 Starting point GPS coordinates: -26.4362oE, 153.0266oS
 Finishing point GPS coordinates: -26.4384oE, 153.0241oS

 Target species: Phaius australis, P. bernaysi, Schoenus scabripes, Acacia attenuata
  Time               Species recorded
 12.00pm
                     Nil
 12.30pm




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