UPDATED DA - Attachment 8 - Flora and Fauna Assessment

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The area surveyed contains a patch of unmapped high value regrowth vegetation with
scattered remnant trees in the western parcel. It is mapped as Category X vegetation and
as such is exempt from requirements under vegetation management laws. Vegetation in
the eastern parcel is also predominantly mapped as Category X, and while an area around
its northern margin is mapped as remnant, the flora survey found that it consists of relatively
young regrowth with most trees having a diameter at breast height (dbh) of < 200mm with
a weed-dominated understorey.

The western parcel is surrounded by remnant wet sclerophyll woodland to the north and
south and is separated from a drier sclerophyll woodland on a volcanic intrusion to the west
by the Eumundi Noosa Road. The eastern parcel also has remnant wet sclerophyll on its
northern side and includes an ephemeral drain that discharges into a wetland to the east of
the site. The southern end of the drain contains an area of surface water behind a concrete
barrier.

Existing impacts to the ecological integrity of the site include:

      i)        Historic vegetation clearing approximately 30 years ago;
      ii)       Significant infestations of Singapore daisy;
      iii)      Litter, stormwater runoff and noise pollution from adjacent waste depot and road;
      iv)       Edge effects (e.g., light, wind) due to narrow linear patch configuration.

1.3          Proposed works

Noosa Council is proposing to upgrade the NLRRC. This preliminary environmental scoping
precedes the concept design phase. The extent of vegetation clearing, detailed design,
timing or duration of works is still to be confirmed.


1.4          Limitations of this report

The Protected Plants Flora Survey is valid for 12 months from the date of report completion.
If a period of more than 12 months has elapsed since the date of report completion, the
survey and report will need to be updated prior to submission to DESI.




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