2008/0169 Response to information request - 71 Seaview Tce Sunshine Beach · 132008.169

2.3        Overall Objectives of the Rehabilitation Plan

The primary objective of the rehabilitation plan is:

To rehabilitate the site to create self-sustaining functional ecosystems which can be considered as
Remnant Vegetation as defined in the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (VMA).

The site contains existing vegetation communities which can be considered Regional Ecosystems (RE's)
under the VMA. The Regional Ecosystem present on-site is RE12.2.5 (Corymbia spp., Banksia integrifolia,
Callitris columellaris, Acacia spp. open forest to low closed forest on beach ridges usually in southern half of
bioregion) and RE12.2.15 (Swamps with Baumea spp., Juncus spp. and Lepironia articulata).

The plan also promotes the use of native vegetation for use in domestic gardens surrounding the
residence to enhance the ecological value of remnant vegetation. The following benefits are likely to be
achieved through the execution of the rehabilitation plan:

•      Ecological condition improvement of retained vegetation;
•      Weed reduction;
•      Restoration of deflected ecosystem dynamics including natural successional process of vegetation
       communities;
•      Stabilisation of site soil and dune systems; and
•      Promotion of species richness through reintroduction of potentially absent species.

The rehabilitation plan is augmented by the inclusion of floristic and structural performance criteria as
indicators for determining the initial success of the rehabilitation plan.

2.4        Methodology

Preparation of the rehabilitation strategy was undertaken in accordance with the following methodology
as outlined in diagram 1. More detailed project plans will be prepared for each management zone
identified using this strategy as the overarching and guiding document for Operational Works
submission.


Diagram 1: Rehabilitation Plan Methodology


      Desktop Survey                         Field Inspection                      Site Evaluation

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                Determine Threatenin g                          Determine
                Processes                                       Management Zones



                                 Determine                                   Prepare Strategy
                                 Management                                  Report
                                 Strategies




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