UPDATED DA - Attachment 8 - Flora and Fauna Assessment

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Table of Contents

1.0   INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 5
    1.1 Objectives of the report ........................................................................................ 5
    1.2 Site description .................................................................................................... 5
    1.3 Proposed works ................................................................................................... 6
    1.4 Limitations of this report ....................................................................................... 6
2.0   LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................ 9
    2.1 Applicable legislation ........................................................................................... 9
    2.2 Clearing requirements applicable to the proposed activity ................................... 9
3.0   METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................. 12
    3.1 Desktop review .................................................................................................. 12
    3.2 Field assessment methods - Flora ..................................................................... 12
       3.2.1 Flora survey method ................................................................................... 12
       3.2.2 Ecological condition assessment ................................................................ 13
       3.2.3 Koala Habitat Trees assessment ................................................................ 13
    3.3 Field assessment method - Fauna ..................................................................... 14
       3.3.1 Fauna survey method ................................................................................. 14
       3.3.2 Breeding places assessment method ......................................................... 14
    3.4 Method used to assess likelihood of occurrence ................................................ 15
    3.5 Justification of survey timing and weather conditions ......................................... 16
    3.6 Field survey limitations ...................................................................................... 16
4.0   RESULTS ............................................................................................................. 17
    4.1 Desktop review .................................................................................................. 17
    4.2 Flora assessment .............................................................................................. 19
       4.2.1 Vegetation communities in the impact area ................................................ 19
       4.2.2 Threatened species in the impact area ....................................................... 20
       4.2.3 Koala habitat trees ...................................................................................... 20
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       4.2.4 Vegetation in the Protected Plant 100 metre buffer ..................................... 23
    4.3 Fauna assessment ............................................................................................ 24
    4.4 Assessment of breeding places ......................................................................... 25
    4.5 Likelihood of occurrence of listed threatened species ........................................ 27
5.0   IMPACT ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................... 29
    5.1 Impacts to native fauna, flora and ecosystems .................................................. 29
    5.2 Significant Impact Assessment for MNES .......................................................... 29
    5.3 Significant Residual Impact Assessment for MSES ........................................... 29
6.0   SUMMARY............................................................................................................ 31
7.0   RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................... 33
8.0   REFERENCES...................................................................................................... 35
APPENDIX A – CONCEPT DESIGN ............................................................................... 37
APPENDIX B - DATABASE AND MAP SEARCHES USED FOR DESKTOP REVIEW OF
SITE ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES .................................................................................. 38
APPENDIX C – CERTIFICATION OF SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSON FOR FLORA
SURVEY .......................................................................................................................... 41
APPENDIX D – VEGETATION ECOLOGICAL CONDITION SCALE ............................... 42
APPENDIX E – JUSTIFICATION OF SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSON FOR FAUNA
BREEDING PLACE SURVEY .......................................................................................... 43
APPENDIX F – EPBC ACT PROTECTED MATTERS SEARCH SUMMARY.................. 44



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