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

CSR West Ridge Quarry
Ecological Assessment Report




Table of Contents
1        Introduction                                                                                           1
2        Proposed Works                                                                                         2
         2.1            CSR’s Mining Operations                                                                 2
         2.2            Works Methodology and Rehabilitation                                                    2
3        Assessment Methods                                                                                     4
         3.1            Desktop Review                                                                          4
         3.2            Field Survey                                                                            5
4        Ecological Values                                                                                      7
         4.1            Flora and Vegetation Community Assessment                                               7
                        4.1.1     Open Grassland Community                                                      7
                        4.1.2     Regenerating Open Forest                                                      8
         4.2            Recognised Vegetation Communities                                                       9
                        4.2.1     Vegetation Management Act                                                     9
                        4.2.2     Vegetation of Noosa Shire (Edition 2)                                         9
                        4.2.3     Significant Flora Species                                                    10
                        4.2.4     Koala Habitat Trees                                                          11
                        4.2.5     Declared Pest Plants                                                         11
         4.3            Fauna Assessment                                                                       11
                        4.3.1     Overview                                                                     11
                        4.3.2     Threatened Fauna Species                                                     12
         4.4            Corridor Values                                                                        13
         4.5            Design Responses to Ecological Values                                                  14
5        Assessment of Impacts and Recommendations                                                            15


Tables
Table 4-1          Likelihood of Occurrence Assessment for Significant Flora Species Relevant to Proposed
                   Disturbance Areas                                                                           10
Table 4-2          Likelihood of Occurrence Assessment for Significant Fauna Species Relevant to the Proposed
                   Disturbance Areas                                                                         12
Table 5-1          Assessment of the Proposed Development Against The Noosa Plan’s Biodiversity Overlay
                   Code.                                                                                       16



Figures
Figure 1           Site Locality, Proposed Disturbance Areas, and REs
Figure 2           Proposed Disturbance Areas and Overlay Mapping



Appendices
Appendix A              Vegetation Management Act Mapping
Appendix B              Koala SPRP Map
Appendix C              Wildlife Online Database Search
Appendix D              EPBC Protected Matters Search

CSR Building Products Ltd                                Version 3                                4 December 2012
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