Attachment 4 - Response to Further Advice Rob Friend and Associates

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Figure 1: Nearmap imagery of the subject site showing Girraween Nature reserve to the
east (right of frame) and the golf courses to the west (left of frame).

Vegetation
Queensland Globe maps a polygon in the northern corner of the subject site as remnant
vegetation containing Category A or B that is least concern (Figure 2). The Regional
Ecosystem (RE) is described as:

RE12.2.5: Open forest to low closed forest. Species can include Corymbia intermedia,
Lophostemon confertus, Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia, B. aemula, Callitris
columellaris, Acacia spp., Livistona spp. and Endiandra sieberi. Melaleuca quinquenervia in
swales. Understorey generally shrubby and can include vine forest species. Occurs on
Quaternary coastal dunes, beach ridges and sandy banks of coastal streams. (BVG1M: 9f)

We note that the area containing trees and some understorey and groundcover specimens
between the existing tennis courts and Resort Drive is not mapped as remnant vegetation
due to its potential historic impacts, contains species in the canopy and understorey which
are analogous with the Regional Ecosystem 12.2.5.

We further note parts of the groundcover has been invaded and colonised by a range of
environmental weed species such as Asparagus africana (African asparagus), Coral berry
(Ardisia crenata) and Lantana camara (Lantana) with Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)
around the perimeter.

Adjacent to, above and beside the car parking areas and tennis courts is a line of disturbed
vegetation containing Bribie Island pine (Callitris columellaris), Pink bloodwood (Corymbia
intermedia), Brush box (Lophostemon confertus) and Red honeysuckle (Banksia serrata)
along with a range of planted specimens which includes native plants such as Native daphne
(Pittosporum undulatum), Hovea (Hovea acutifolia) and Blueberry ash (Elaeocarpus
reticularis) (see Photographic Plate 1). The understorey and groundcover coverage are low
in places with small areas containing a range of exotic and native landscape amenity shrubs.




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