6. Appendix C - Noosa Assessment Benchmark Assessment

Specific Outcomes                  Probable Solutions                         Response

         enhance existing                   angle on either side of the
         vegetation;                        structure; ii plant vegetation
                                            within close proximity
                                            (branches touching) on either
    c) retaining old trees
                                            side of the fence to provide a
       (including dead trees)               natural ladder; and iii install
       with hollows for local               panels or planks horizontally
       native fauna habitat; and            along the top of the fence to
                                            provide a walkway, where
    d)    creating or enhancing             appropriate; and
         vegetation linkages           c) choose fence materials, such
         between existing                 as a timber post-and-rail or
         habitats;                        chain wire, that a koala can
                                          easily grip and climb or leave
                                          a minimum 300mm gap
    e)   minimising adverse
                                          between ground level and the
         effects to koalas by             first rail or strand of any
         planting and retaining           fence.
         appropriate tree species AND
         and facilitating koala
                                  S25.2
         movement in koala
                                  Vegetation of local origin is retained
         habitat areas31 .
                                  and replanted in areas indicated in
                                  Schedule 5 on Map 4 - Open Space
                                  Networks.
Water management O26                  S26.1                                Not Applicable
Landscaping works promote the The infiltration and conservation of         Civil Engineers are to specify
effective use of water through        water is optimised through—          proprietary underground
appropriate plant selection and          a) selecting native plant species stormwater treatment systems.
layout and by maximising                       identified in PSP3
opportunities for water infiltration.          Landscaping Plants and
                                               Guidelines;
                                       b) grouping plants in mulched
                                          beds;
                                       c) minimising impervious
                                          surfaces;
                                       d) using semi-pervious
                                          pavement surfaces; such as
                                          grass cell paving, as a
                                          alternative to pervious
                                          surfaces
                                       e) draining hard surfaces areas
                                          to landscaped areas;
                                       f)   planting microphytes along
                                            driveways to absorb
                                            hydrocarbons; and
                                       g) using surface and subsurface
                                          drainage swales.



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