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

5.2       Reconstruction and Fabrication

Reconstruction is the most active intervention to facilitate the restoration of an ecosystem. In this
instance it will involve the reintroduction / augmentation of plant species to a site through the process of
revegetation. Revegetation is seen as useful in this project for the following reasons:

      •   Disturbance around the site for dwelling construction can be most quickly reinstated through the
          process of revegetation as on-site resilience following soil disturbance is expected to be low
          (especially following heavy soil disturbance) and migratory resilience is only expected to be
          moderate:
      •   Revegetation will enable reintroduction of later secondary and mature phase species (canopy
          and understorey) that are presently absent from the site (i.e species that are typically found in
          site Regional Ecosystems). The reintroduction of these species may help accelerate succession;
          and
      •   As a basis for the provision of a native garden on the site.

Plantings shall occur utilising 50 - 70mm tubestock. Plants supplied for planting should have the
following characteristics:

          •   Healthy root systems with no evidence of root curl or damage. (Potting media should be
              held by plant root systems when removed from the tube. If the material collapses when
              removed from the tube, these plants are not sufficiently established and should be rejected),
          •   Stock should appear to be growing vigorously and be free from disease, weeds and pests;
          •   Hardened off and suitable for planting in climatic conditions at the site;
          •   Plants should be as specified on design drawings and in approved reports for the project or
              be of species endemic to the area; and
          •   Stock should be of local provenance, i.e. Sourced from local nurseries known to collect and
              propagate seed in the Sunshine Coast region or collected and grown especially for the
              project.


5.3       Protection of Existing Vegetation

No machinery should be permitted to enter areas of remnant vegetation, no storage of equipment, mulch
or soil should be permitted within these areas. Signs and temporary fencing should be erected to prohibit
access to earthmoving machinery, and personnel around the rehabilitation zones. All site employees
should be briefed on vegetation protection requirements.

It is not anticipated that there would be any requirement for machinery access to the vegetation
remnants beyond immediate construction works for the dwelling. Please refer to the Vegetation
Management Concept Plan by Littoria Consulting for further details regarding site protection during
construction works.

5.4       Landscaping Around Dwelling

The existing biomass at the location of the proposed dwelling will be removed to facilitate the
development and the site soil heavily disturbed. In this regard the resilience of the site in this area in
terms of natural recruitment of seedling species is low and from re-sprouting species nil.

Therefore to facilitate the outcome of native vegetation replacement, indigenous flora will replaced
through revegetation and landscape techniques (refer to Species Schedules section below). Among the
species to be planted are a suite of food and habitat plants for the Koala, Glossy Black Cockatoo and
other local fauna.

Soils derived on site will be used in preference to any imported soils. It is extremely important that the
qualities of existing soils are duplicated if soils are required to be sourced from off site. They must be of
the same sandy nature with low nutrient levels, especially phosphorus, that will compliment the
indigenous species that are incorporated into the general landscape of the site.




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