Sealed Judgement

drawing no. 24.160, issue J, dated
24/05/25) and this identifies treatment for 5
rehabilitation zones within the site (see
Figure 3).

Rehabilitation treatment “F” relates to the
Asset Protection Zone with area “D” relating
to the areas within and around the cabins
which is to be cleared of environmental
weeds, rehabilitated with a selection of local
native species and managed to ensure that
these areas remain in a low fuel state.

Site Description

General description

The Eco-cabins are to be located within
land located at 142 Noosa Drive, Noosa
Heads which is described as Lot 3 on
SP126203 with Eco-cabin 1 partly covering
Lot 203 on SP 267424. (see Figure 4, 5 &
6)

While the land fronts onto Noosa Drive,
access to the lot is from the existing internal
roadway which provides vehicular access to
the existing RAVC Noosa Resort.

The land is a triangular shape with the
southern or south-eastern boundary
abutting Noosa Drive, the north-easter
boundary abuts the existing Resort land
(Lot 203 on SP267242) for the majority of
that boundary and the northern portion
abutting Lot 1 on SP110327 which is
reserve land under the trusteeship of Noosa
Shire Council (see Figure 5 & 6).

To the west is Weyba Creek and the land
abutting the development area is Crown
Land and part of the Weyba Creek
waterway (see Figure 5).

Landform

The land upon which the Eco-cabins are to
be located is flat land with slopes across the

site in any direction less than 5 degrees
(see Figure 6).

However, there are several minor
depressions across the land which will not
be altered as a consequence of the
development.

The land at the interface with to the reserve
to the north contains a low permanent
waterhole which is dominated by the Sedge,
Broadleaf cambungi, Typha orientalis.

The land at the interface to Weyba Creek
along the site’s western boundary gradually
fall to the edge of the tidal zone, dominated
by several mangrove species.

Vegetation

The site is vegetated and the Regulated
Vegetation Area Map, mapping the
vegetation over the land as Category B
Regulated Vegetation containing the
Regional Ecosystem 12.2.7.

RE12.2.7 is described as; Melaleuca
quinquenervia or rarely M. dealbata open
forest. Other species include Eucalyptus
tereticornis, Corymbia intermedia, E.
bancroftii, E. latisinensis, E. robusta,
Lophostemon suaveolens and Livistona
decora. A shrub layer may occur with
frequent species including Melastoma
malabathricum subsp. malabathricum or
Banksia robur. The ground layer is sparse
to dense and comprised of species
including the ferns Pteridium esculentum
and Blechnum indicum the sedges
Schoenus brevifolius, Baloskion
tetraphyllum subsp. meiostachyum,
Machaerina rubiginosa and Gahnia
sieberiana and the grass Imperata
cylindrica. Occurs on Quaternary coastal
dunes and seasonally waterlogged
sandplains usually fringing drainage system
behind beach ridge plains or on old dunes,

 

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