PM Submission - Thomas Kearney - MCU18/0015

                                   Ecological Assessment - Attunga Heights




8     SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
JWA Pty Ltd have en engaged by Nov o Group to comp       an ecological ass *ssment of
land propose or development at  unga Heights, No.:. Hill.


The a ssment has involve                e following:

     •        determining t suite of Commonw     h and State listed thr tened and regionally
              or locally gnificant flora and auna species that oc r in the locality from
              literat   and database reco ,

     •        g nd truthing vegetat" communities and deter ning their conservatio status
               n accordance with     Queensland Departme of Natural Resources nd Mines
              (DNRM) Regional    system Framework (Veg: ation Management Act MA, 1999]);

      •       assessing the elihood of occurrence of reatened flora and fa a species on the
              subject si ,

      •       searc g for and recording thre ned and regionally o °catty significant flora
              an   auna species;
                sassing habitat provided • the site in the contex if the surrounding are j,

      •       assessing the corridor v es of the site at a loc and regional scale;      /

      •       assessing the poten L impacts of the prop ed development on ec ogical values
              and determining propriate mitigation    asures;

      •       addressing rel ant statutory requir        ents regarding impa   to flora, fauna and
              ecological    munities; and

         •    addressi compliance with re ant development a ssment codes and polic s.

The curre certified Regional Ec ystem mapping of t site shows a combined   Concern
RE 12. 1 / 12.2.5 on the su ct site. Site surv    revealed the occurre   of two (2)
 bro          vegetation communi s within the subje site, including:


          •    Community 1: LI dry open forest 2.2.5); and
          •    Community Tall wet open fo16t (12.2.1).

 Parts of these ommunities do  meet remnant criteri n terms of height   canopy
 cover and ve been catego d as regrowth. The re *nder is considered o represent
 remnant egetation.

 No s ificant flora sp cies were recorded on th site. The flora surve ailed to not dtect
 a EVNT plants in e clearing impact area clearing permit fro • IEHP is ther9Ore not
    uired. Howe r, as the protected plan flora survey trigger apping showsjdle site as
 mapped as a igh-Risk area, an exem clearing notifica io       ust be sub ted to DEHP
 within one (1) year of the survey being undertaken and at least one (1) week prior to the
    clearing commencing.




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    Job No: Q12038/RW3