Response to Info Request - Attachment 6a - Ecological Assessment Part 1 MCU18-0015 & RAL18-0015 · MCU18/0015

                           Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



Site investigations have allowed the remnant vegetation to be mapped at a much finer
scale over the site. Vegetation on the site is in comprised of several separate polygons of
the above REs (FIGURE 7).

There are also areas of the site considered to be representative of high-value regrowth of
the above RE types (FIGURE 7).

It is recommended that a Property Map of Assessable Vegetation (PMAV) is lodged with
DNRME to correct the current RE mapping over the site. A PMAV is a property-scale map
that shows the boundaries of vegetation categories on the property. Once a PMAV is
certified by DNRME, it replaces the regulated vegetation management map for determining
the location and extent of the areas of regulated vegetation.


3.3.4 Protected Plant Framework
The random meander (Cropper 1993) searches for protected plants (completed in
accordance with the requirements of DEHP’s Flora Survey Guidelines – Protected Plants)
failed to not detect any Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened (EVNT) plants in the
clearing impact area. A clearing permit from DEHP is therefore not required. However, as
the protected plants flora survey trigger mapping shows the site as mapped as a High Risk
area, an exempt clearing notification must be submitted to DEHP within one year of the
survey being undertaken and at least one week prior to the clearing commencing.

Clearing that has complied with this process will not be subject to any further survey or
approval requirements once clearing commences. Re-clearing and/or routine maintenance
can also be completed for up to 10 years after the original authorised clearing.




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