Ecological Assessment Letter Report · MCU26/0104

             Legislation                                  Database Map/Searches                                                         Findings
   State
   Nature Conservation Act                                    WildNet database                                                     WildNet database
   1992 (NC Act)                        •    Based on a 1km radius of the lot and plan real      The WildNet database identified two (2) state-threatened fauna species:
   •    Protected flora and                  property description                                •   Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami), Vulnerable – one (1) record
        fauna species                   •    From the Queensland Government at                   •   Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), Endangered – seven (7) records
   •    Protected plants                     www.qld.gov.au/environment/management/environ       No state-threatened plant species were reported.
        survey trigger                       mental/environmental-reports-online
                                        •    Accessed 05/10/2026
                                                     Protected plants flora survey trigger                                Protected plants flora survey trigger
                                        •    Based on a lot and plan real property description   A strip along the northern and eastern boundaries is mapped as a High Risk Area
                                        •    From Vegetation Management Report sourced from      for protected plants.
                                             the Queensland Government
                                             https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/managem
                                             ent/vegetation/maps/map-request
                                        •    Accessed 05/10/2026
   Nature Conservation                                       Koala conservation                                                    Koala conservation
   (Koala) Conservation Plan            •    Based on State mapped koala districts.              The property falls within Koala District A.
   2017
   Vegetation Management                                    Regulated vegetation                                                 Regulated vegetation
   Act 1999 (VMA)                       •    Based on a lot and plan real property description   Approx. 6% of the property is mapped as Category B (remnant vegetation)
   •    Regulated Vegetation            •    From Vegetation Management Report sourced from      comprising 0.5ha of Least Concern RE 12.3.5 Melaleuca quinquenervia open forest
        (RE, regrowth),                      the Queensland Government at                        on coastal alluvium. The balance (approx. 94%) is mapped as Category X (non-
        essential habitat and                https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/managem     regulated vegetation).
        watercourses                         ent/vegetation/maps/map-request                     • The mapped areas of remnant vegetation are identified as Essential Habitat for
                                        •    Accessed 05/10/2026                                     Koala, Wallum Froglet (Crinia tinnula) and Wallum Rocket Frog (Litoria
                                                                                                     freycineti).
                                                                                                 • The technical description for RE 12.3.5 is known to provide potential habitat
                                                                                                     for Lesser Swamp-orchid (Phaius australis) and Yellow Swamp-orchid (Phaius
                                                                                                     bernaysii), both listed as Endangered under the NC Act.
                                                                                                 No watercourse/drainage features are mapped across the property.




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