Development Application part 2 OF 2 All of CD, Information in notes - MCU12/0216

Planning Assessment Report                                                                                               Page 26
300 Kennedys Road, Lake Macdonald QLD 4563 – Extractive Industry




      a recognised “Open Space” corridor as shown in Schedule 5 – Map 4 Open Space Networks of the Noosa Shire
      Planning Scheme.

The proposed disturbance areas adjoin the existing mining lease activities on-site and take advantage of cleared areas, thus
avoiding fragmentation of existing vegetated areas and wildlife corridors present around the mining footprint. In addition, the
proposed rehabilitation works at Neales and White Pit Quarries will provide vegetative coverage of the currently exposed
mining footprint and improve the corridor values of these significant large areas (i.e. approximately 5 ha).

Open space networks across the locality will not be impacted upon as a result of the proposed development. The Site is
located a considerable distance from the Mt Cooroy Conservation Park, Tewantin and Ringtail State Forests, Ringtail Creeks
and their tributaries and the vegetated ranges of the sub-coastal escarpments in the north, south and east of the locality.

In regard to Six Mile Creek, Six Mile Creek runs along the eastern boundary of Lot 3 on SP108094. Access to Lot 3 on
SP108094 is via Lot 2 on SP108094, which crosses over Six Mile Creek. However, this access road is existing and will not
involve upgrades or changes as a result of the proposed development.

Six Mile Creek will be protected by the following measures, which include:

      at least 100 m of separation from the area of disturbance to the mapped watercourse and associated mapped remnant
      vegetation;
      a 20 m setback from the eastern most boundary of the mining lease; and
      CSR’s requirement to comply with their Environmental Approval (EA) conditions for their activities, specifically:
      -    diversion bunds above the extractive areas to divert clean stormwater runoff around the disturbance area; and
      -    establishing a system of stormwater controls for stormwater runoff prior to release as currently required under the
           EA, and likely to be imposed by the DEHP through the conditions for ERA 16.

The Site Based Management Plan (ATTACHMENT 8) prepared for the Site, provides the framework for environmental
management on the Site and is a practical guide at the operational level to contain environmental impacts. The SBMP has
been prepared to assist in the management and protection of surrounding environment values and describes how the
operator proposes to manage potential environmental impacts which may be caused by carrying out extractive and
processing activities.

r)    Areas of native remnant or regrowth vegetation, including their biodiversity and habitat values are protected;

RESPONSE:
The proposed disturbance areas are contained within an existing mining lease and will expand upon the already disturbed
mining footprint to enable landform reshaping. The proposed disturbance areas avoid mapped remnant vegetation
pursuant to the Vegetation Management Act 1999 and areas of high value regrowth vegetation pursuant to the Regrowth
Vegetation Code.

All extraction activities included as part of the proposed development will be undertaken in a manner consistent with the
existing mining lease approvals over the land.

An Ecological Assessment Report (ATTACHMENT 6) has been prepared for the Site, which provides an analysis of the
ecological values of the area and an assessment of the proposed disturbance areas on the ecological values of the Site
(as a result of the extractive industry). It is anticipated that the proposed development will not have significant impacts on
the environment including their biodiversity and habitat values.

In addition, the Site Based Management Plan (ATTACHMENT 8) prepared for the Site, provides the framework for
environmental management on the Site and is a practical guide at the operational level to contain environmental impacts.
The SBMP has been prepared to assist in the management and protection of surrounding environment values and
describes how the operator proposes to manage potential environmental impacts which may be caused by carrying out
extractive and processing activities.




December 2012 / file ref. 1271_DA1_310_001                                                                    GROUNDWORK p l u s