Stage 1 Concept Covenant Area Rehabilitation Plan v1 - 60 Glenridge Drive Cooroibah

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This Vegetation Management and Covenant Area Rehabilitation Plan has been prepared for proposed Stage 1 to satisfy Conditions 15, 21, 22, 29,
32, 36 of the Development Approval (Council Reference RAL 21/0033) issued for Lot 47 on RP806577 located at 60 Glenridge Drive, Cooroibah.

Condition 15 states:

15. Rehabilitation works must be undertaken in accordance with the Approved Vegetation Management and Covenant Area Rehabilitation Concept
plan and in accordance with an Operational Works approval and the Noosa Plan 2020 and Planning Scheme Policy - PSP 2 Landscaping with the
exception of;

15.1 The inclusion of additional maintenance schedule requirements within the Vegetation Management and Covenant Area Rehabilitation
Concept plan; and

15.2 The inclusion of additional rehabilitation Performance Objectives
Condition 21-22 states:

21. A Covenant Area Management Plan (or similar) and a Bushland Rehabilitation Program (or similar) must be prepared by a qualified person*
and endorsed through an Operational Works approval.

22. The land areas defined as vegetation protection covenants on the subject site identified for rehabilitation on the Approved Plans must be
rehabilitated* and all weed species listed in the following standards and legislation removed:

a. Declared plants under the Land Protection (Biodiversity Act 2014 and sub-ordinate Regulation 2016).
b. Noosa Local Government Area Pest Management Plan 2015-2019.

c. Undesirable Species as listed in Planning Scheme Policy 3 Landscaping Plants and Guidelines.

The works must be undertaken in accordance with an Operational Works approval.

Condition 29 states:

29. The following works must be undertaken for each stage within the land to be covered by the vegetation protection covenants prior to the
submission of the sealing of the survey plan:

a. Treatment and control of declared plants under the Biosecurity Act 2014 and all undesirable species as listed in Planning Scheme Policy 3
Landscaping Plants and Guidelines to prevent regrowth.

b. Plantings in accordance with the Approved Vegetation Management and Covenant Area Rehabilitation Concept plan and a Covenant Area
Management Plan (or similar) and a Bushland Rehabilitation Program (or similar) prepared by a qualified person* and endorsed through an
Operational Works approval.

c. Removal of any structures, debris or materials foreign to a natural environment.
The works must be undertaken in accordance with an Operational Works approval.
Condition 32 states:

32. A permanent fence must be constructed around the entire perimeter of the vegetation protection covenant area. The fence must be constructed
in accordance with an Operational Works approval and must be to the following specification:

a. Fauna friendly fencing on all covenant boundaries (1.2 metres high, 3 strand plain wire (no barb), Bottom strand no less than 300mm off the
ground;
b. 1.2 metre high dog proof fence along the entire common boundary to the vegetation protection covenants.

c. Include A5 sized signage with the wording “Vegetation Protection Covenant Area — No domestic animals” every 15m, durable, weather resistant
and visually complementary to the natural environment.

Condition 36 states:
36. All entry statements, fences, batters, retaining walls and buffer plantings must be located entirely within private land and not within the public
road reserve.

This Plan prescribes the various rehabilitation methodologies required to meet this condition and to enhance the ecological resilience of the
rehabilitation area.

REHABILITATION OBJECTIVES

1. The primary objective of the rehabilitation program is to restore and enhance floristic and structural integrity to the proposed Vegetation
Protection Covenant Area.

2. Objective 1 will be achieved via targeted treatment of exotic weed taxa and comprehensive revegetation works (where necessary).

OVERALL RESTORATION STRATEGY

The Vegetation Protection Covenant Area comprises a total area of 2.026ha and predominantly consists of a harvested agricultural land that has
either been sown with grass seed or exhibits bare earth, however, some remnant vegetated areas remain.

The vegetated areas contained a low level of weed presence. Overall, the vegetated areas onsite contains a high in-situ ecological resilience. An
‘assisted natural regeneration’ management approach (as defined within the South-East Queensland Ecological Restoration Framework) is
anticipated to be required within these vegetated areas alongside comprehensive revegetation works in the remaining unvegetated Vegetation
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SUPPLEMENTARY REVEGETATION AREA 2

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WEED MANAGEMENT

WEED SPECIES TO BE CONTROLLED

Weed management is to include the management of all
environmental weeds from Vegetation Protection Covenant Area
(refer RPO1 Plate A) including weeds listed in the following
documents:

. Declared plants under the Land Protection (Biodiversity Act
2014 and sub-ordinate Regulation 2016);

. Weeds of National Significance (WONS) under the
Commonwealth Government Weeds strategy;

« Invasive Naturalised Plants in South East Queensland, 2002,
Queensland Herbarium;

. Noosa Local Government Area Pest Management Plan
2015-2019;

. Undesirable Species as listed in Planning Scheme Policy 3
Landscaping Plants and Guidelines; and

. Any other exotic plants known to exhibit weed characteristics
(i.e. Invasive, competitive characteristics).

ESTIMATED SCHEDULE

Weed management is to comprise treatment application to all
observable exotic taxa as required. Treatment and assessment must
continue until declared plants have been controlled (i.e. they are
visually dead or dying). The frequency of treatment shall be
determined in conjunction with the contractor and be designed to
achieve off maintenance at the end of the three year performance
maintenance period for Stage 1 (as identified in Condition 16 & 18 of
Councils approval).

GENERAL METHODS

All works are to be conducted in line with the SEQ Ecological
Restoration Framework. All weed treatments to comply with Minor
Use Permit PER11463 & 82307, product labels and individual SDS,
and other applicable permits as well as the Chemica! Usage
(Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988, Agricultural Chemical
Distribution and Control Act 1966, and the Work Health and Safety
Act 2071 (including all applicable Regulations).

All weed management works are to be conducted by experienced
persons proficient in both native species and weed species
identification. The method adopted for removal of weeds from the
site will be dependent upon the physical stage of development of
individual weed specimens. Only herbicides registered for aquatic
use as detailed on the manufacturer’s specifications are to be
applied within or immediately adjacent to waterbodies. Herbicide
sprays should be applied in non-windy conditions in order to prevent
incidental poisoning of native species and not on days preceding
forecast rainfall. A period of three to four weeks is usually required
between herbicide application and revegetation.

ASSISTED NATURAL REGENERATION

Assisted Natural Regeneration management will be undertaken
within vegetated areas of the Covenant Protection Covenant Area as
it is dominated by existing established native vegetation with a low
level of exotic weed invasion (refer RPO2 Plate B pink shading).
Assisted Natural Regeneration applies:

. To natural areas where the native plant community is
largely healthy and functioning;
° When native plant seed is still stored in the soil or will be

able to reach the site from nearby natural areas, by birds or other
animals, wind or water;

. Where the natural regeneration processes (seedling
germination, root suckering, etc.) are being inhibited by external
factors, such as weed invasion, soil compaction, cattle grazing,
mechanical slashing, etc.;

« When limited human intervention, such as weed control, minor
amelioration of soil conditions, erection of fencing, cessation of
slashing, etc. will be enough to trigger the recovery processes
through natural regeneration; and

° When the main management issue is weed infestation and/or
current land use practices.

The re-establishing plant community will be substantially similar in

structure, composition and diversity to the original vegetation type

(based on the Regional Ecosystem (Pre-Clearing) mapping). It is

expected the general management techniques are to follow the

principles of:

1. Identifying nodes of resilience;

2. Working to strengthen identified nodes and protect and
encourage all existing and naturally regenerating species
through assisted natural regeneration processes; and

3. Working outwards from nodes of resilience to increase the size
of nodes and gradually connect to other nodes of resilience.

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Performance criteria have been set to provide easily identifiable and
quantitative indicators of revegetation progression.

Table 1 identifies the performance criteria to be used to assess the
success of the weed control works. These performance criteria must
be met for the works to be considered successful. The rehabilitation
works are to be assessed against these Performance Criteria to
ensure compliance with this Rehabilitation Plan.

Certification is to be issued to Council at the completion of works to
demonstrate that the rehabilitation works have achieved the
nominated Performance Criteria.

It should be noted that under the Biosecurity Act 2014 the landowner
is responsible for biosecurity matters on their land.

TABLE 1 - PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

 

Weed No live woody weeds present in the canopy &
management mid-canopy at the end of the on-maintenance
period.

<5% coverage in the understorey of invasive
plant species listed under the Planning Scheme
Policy 2 Landscaping and Council’s Biosecurity
Plan 2020 pest plants listed in Schedule 1 part
3, Schedule 2 and Non-scheduled invasive
species.

Weed management to maintain a weed free
zone around each planted tubestock.

3 Monthly (or as required) weed maintenance
within the assisted natural regeneration areas.

 

Revegetation Mulch replenishment when required.
Tubestock are watered when required.
a. Year One — 12 months after installation:

i. Planted trees have achieved an average
height of 1m.

ji. Planted shrubs have achieved an average
height of 0.4m.

b. Year Two - 24 months after the installation:

i. Planted trees have achieved an average
height of 2m.

ii. Planted shrubs have achieved an average
height of 1m.

c. Year Three - Final acceptance installation:

i. Planted trees have achieved an average
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ii, Planted shrubs have achieved an average
height of 1.2m.

iii. Canopy and / or vegetative strata must not be
devoid for any area greater than 1.0m? within
any 10m? sample.

iv. Plant density shading out and/or self-
mulching.

d. The duration of the establishment period:

i. Adherence to maintenance regime for
rehabilitation and revegetation areas.

ii, No evidence of woody weeds reshooting from
stumps, poisoned trees or the regrowth of cut
stumps.

ili. No evidence of over-weeding or impact on
non-target species.

iv. Signs of indigenous recruitment in
rehabilitation areas.

v. Weed infestations less than 5% of the
rehabilitation areas.

vi. Any failed plants within the previous 12
month period have been replaced.

vii. Healthy and vigorous growth allowed to grow
to full form.

vill. Mulch layer sufficient to suppress weeds.

 

Ecological
Preservation

A “no clearing zone” must be established and
maintained over the land area defined over the
area identified as vegetation protection
covenants on the Approved Plans.

The following activities must not be carried out
within the no clearing zone:

a. clearing, cutting down, poisoning, lopping or
pruning of native vegetation which is indigenous
to, or planted within, the zone

b. soil/spoil dumping and/or compacting

c. soil excavation, other than for planting
indigenous native plants or for works which are
a natural consequence of this approval.

The following exceptions apply:

i. declared plants under the Biosecurity Act
2014, and any Council Listed Environmental
Weeds, Undesirable species, Exotic Grasses
and other plants identified in writing by Council
ii, indigenous native trees which pose a well-
founded threat to persons or property as
approved in writing by Council

ili. controlled bushfire burns to maintain
ecological processes subject to submission of a
Bushfire Management Plan and agreed in
writing by Council.

 

Fencing

Fencing has been constructed as per RPO5.

 

 

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Removal of any structures, debris or materials
foreign to a natural environment within the
Vegetation Protection Covenant Areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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REVEGETATION SPECIFICATIONS
REVEGETATION DESIGN

The Vegetation Protection Covenant in Stage 1 includes approximately 1.732ha of land
which is host to harvested agricultural land (refer RPO2 green shading). This area will
require direct revegetation of suitable native species to meet Condition 15 & 29 of
Council's approval.

Revegetation within denuded areas is to include species drawn from the species
palette listed in Table 2 & 3 to achieve the performance criteria listed in Table 1 (refer
RP-03). Plate D depicts an example of a denuded area requiring revegetation.

Plate D - Supplementary Revegetation Area (foreground)

  

SITE PREPARATION

The methodology for the revegetation program is to generally occur in the following
chronological order:

1. Clearly mark any existing native species that may be obscured within the weed

control areas to prevent incidental damage during site preparation and weed

control activities.

Slash entire revegetation zone.

3. | Undertake comprehensive weed control, including control/removal of woody weed
species.

4. Delineate planting rows and stem locations

5. Apply herbicide treatment to each planting location (500mm radius spray zone
around stem location)

6. Once herbicide treatment has taken effect, install Canopy and Small Trees.

7. Water in plants as required.

8. Apply mulch.

9. Undertake maintenance for duration of maintenance period.

10. Slash reemergent grass between planting rows.

11. After completion of year 2 maintenance apply herbicide to remaining grass cover

and install understorey species.

PLANTING METHOLOGY

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Planting

Once weed treatment has taken effect, individual planting holes are to be manually dug
or by mechanical auger at the densities prescribed within this Plan. Plants are to be
provided as 50mm native tubestock. As a minimum, all tubestock is required to:

e Have a significantly established root system;

e Not display signs of ‘yellowing’, leaf or stem damage or disease, root
curling/girdling or restriction related to being ‘pot bound’;

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EMBELLISHMENT INDEX

100MM DEPTH MULCH. FORM SHALLOW DISH
DRAIN TO BASE OF PLANT. MULCH NOT TO BE IN
CONTACT WITH PLANT STEM.

REFER SPECIFICATIONS

MIN 200MM DEPTH FRIABLE GARDEN BLEND SOIL
(DEPTH TO BE DETERMINED ON EXISTING SOIL
SUBSTRATE)

REFER SPECIFICATIONS

SLOW RELEASE FERTILISER WHERE REQUIRED
REFER SPECIFICATIONS

DECOMPACT SUBGRADE TO 150MM DEPTH
WATER CRYSTALS WHERE REQUIRED (AVOID

PLACING UNDER ROOTBALL)
REFER SPECIFICATIONS

PLANTING HOLE DIAMETER 2 X
PLANT POT DIAMETER

EXISTING SUBGRADE

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Figure 1 — Tubestock Planting Specification

Watering
Planting is to occur as follows;

. Planting must not occur unless soil moisture is adequate;

. All stock must be watered immediately prior to planting;

. All planting holes are to be pre-watered prior to installation of tubestock; and

. Apply an initial establishment watering and continue to water as required to
ensure survival.

Mulch

Each plant installed is to have a minimum 500mm radius ‘ring’ of organic mulch (e.g.
sugar can mulch) applied to a depth of 100mm and adequate mulch covering must also
be present at the point of off-maintenance (i.e. minimum 50mm mulch coverage should
be available).

Plant Density
Replanting must occur with the following density:

e Canopy Trees 5m centres.
e« Small Trees 3m centres
e Understorey species 2m centres

Plant Diversity

The following minimum diversity must be implemented:

e Canopy Trees — No less than 5 species from Table 2
e Small Trees — No less than 5 species from Table 2
e Understorey species — No less than 3 species from Table 2

Management — Low Flammability Revegetation Species area

Specific management activities are required to ensure safety and meet the Bushfire
Hazard Assessment recommendations within the 10m low flammability area. The
species palette selected for this low flammability area is identified in Table 3 and was
specifically chosen to allow the area to return to a natural state with no management
techniques required (e.g. mowing) whilst still maintaining low flammability
characteristics.

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Planting Species Palette

A list of suitable species to be used is presented in Table 2. Additional species may be
used if they are locally indigenous to the Regional Ecosystem Eucalyptus racemosa
subsp. racemosa woodland to open forest community. Where the species listed are not
available at time of works then similar native alternatives that occur within the local
vegetation communities may be utilised. Species substitution must be undertaken in
conjunction with advice from a specialist native plant nursery (e.g. Landcare).

 

TABLE 2 —- STANDARD REVEGETATION SPECIES PALETTE

Canopy Trees

 

 

 

PLANT SPECIES COMMON NAME
Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood
Eucalyptus latisinensis white mahogany

 

Eucalyptus racemosa subsp. racemosa

scribbly gum

 

Eucalyptus robusta"

swamp mahogany

 

Lophostemon confertus

brush box

 

Lophostemon suaveolens

swamp box

 

Melaleuca quinquenervia

broad-leaved paperbark

 

 

 

Small trees
PLANT SPECIES COMMON NAME
Acacia dissparima subsp. dissparima hickory wattle

 

Allocasuarina littoralis

black she oak

 

Alphitonia excelsa

Soapy ash

 

Banksia aemula

wallum banksia

 

Glochidion ferdinandi

cheese tree

 

Leptospermum liversidgei

small leaf tea tree

 

Melaleuca linarifolia

flax-leaved paperbark

 

 

 

 

 

Melicope elleryana* pink euodia
Understorey
PLANT SPECIES COMMON NAME
Cautis blakei foxtails
Cymbopogon refractus barbed wire grass

 

Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis

 

imperata cylindrica

blady grass

 

Lomandra hystrix

creek mat rush

 

 

Melastoma malabathricum subsp. blue tongue
malabathricum
Oplismenus hirtellus basket grass

 

Parsonsia straminea

monkey rope

 

Themeda triandra

kangaroo grass

 

TABLE 3 — LOW FLAMABILITY REVEGETATION SPECIES PALETTE

 

 

Understorey
PLANT SPECIES COMMON NAME
Alphitonia excelsa soapy ash

 

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

bangalow palm

 

Banksia robur

swamp banksia

 

Dianella revoluta

blue-flax lilly

 

Glochidion ferdinandi

cheese tree

 

Lomandra hystrix

creek mat rush

 

Melicope elleryana"

pink euodia

 

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FENCING SPECIFICATION

See below the various fencing specifications required to meet the
design requirements stated within Council's approval.

FENCING LOCATION

Plate C — Fencing Plan Overview has been prepared to outline the
location of the fencing requirements within Stage 1 (refer Plate C
RP05).

Location Restrictions

The below fencing design specifications are required in order to meet
conditions 10i & 36 of Council's approval.

No fence construction to occur within Vegetation Protection
Covenant Areas and Fire Break Trail (easement) Areas.

Additionally, all fences must be located entirely within private land
and not within public road reserve.

FENCING DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

The below fencing design specifications are required in order to meet
condition 32 of Council's approval.

Fauna Friendly Fencing is to be provided along all Vegetation
Protection Covenant boundaries (refer green linework Plate C RP05)
and shall consist of the following;

e = 1.2m high;
e  3-strand plain wire (no barb); and
e Bottom strand no less than 300mm off the ground.
It is envisaged that gates will be required at the following locations;

« Where the Fire Break Trail (easement) in Lot 8 meets the
road frontage

Gate locations have been specified on Plate C (refer yellow circles).
Gates are to consist of a swing gate with a minimum width of 4m to
be left unlocked at all times in order for emergency access to be
provided to QFES.

A 1.2m high Dog Proof Fence is to be provided along the entre
common boundary to the Fire Break Trail easement (refer red
linework Plate C RPOS) in order to comply with the fire break
requirements (refer NCES BHAMP 2022 Fire Break Plan) and
Condition 10i of Councils approval.

A& sized signage with the wording “Vegetation Protection Covenant
Area — No domestic animals” is to be provided every 15m along the
Fauna Friendly Fencing / Vegetation Protection Covenant boundary
(refer green linework Plate C RPOS5) and is to consist of materials
that are durable, weather resistant and visually commentary to the
natural environment.

It is envisaged that an access gate will be required along the fire
break easement boundary (dog proof fencing) within each lot for
maintenance purposes (i.e. mowing the fire break). Gate location to
be determined by land holder and is not a part of this plan.
EXTERNAL FENCING SPECIFICATION

The external boundaries of Lot 8 are to comprise of Dog Proof
Fencing as shown in Plate C (refer above design specification for
Dog Proof Fencing).

 

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