6. Appendix C - Noosa Assessment Benchmark Assessment

• The extent reserved within
protected areas in Noosa is ‘low’, as
identified in Vegetation of Noosa
Shire.

Environmental Enhancement category
Vegetation that falls within the
Environmental Enhancement category
comprises regional ecosystems that
possess at least one of the following
environmental values or criteria—
• The regional conservation status
under the Queensland Vegetation
Management Act 1999 is “Of
Concern”; or
The extent reserved within protected
areas in Noosa is ‘medium’, as
identified in Vegetation of Noosa
Shire.

Wetlands                                S4.1                            S4.1 Not Applicable
O4                                      A minimum separation distance   The site does not adjoin a
Wetlands are protected from             of 100m is provided between a   wetland.
removal or degradation and              wetland and any adjacent
any adverse impacts on                  development or use.
wetlands are prevented,
minimised or mitigated by—
a) maintaining adequate
    separation between the
    wetland and any adjacent
    development or use12;
b) minimising any
    modification of the
    natural characteristics of
    the wetland, including
    the topography, surface
    and groundwater
    hydrology, water quality
    and flora and fauna
    species;
c) preventing any new
    development within
    wetlands;
d) minimising access to the
    wetland;
e) minimising impacts
    associated with pest
    insect control and
    invasion by undesirable
    plant species; and
f) providing for the
    rehabilitation and
    replanting of
    degraded
    wetlands.



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