Attachment 5 - Documents referenced in conditions · OPW25/0012

Fauna Management Plan
3-7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads

Action

Task

4)

Where the licensed Fauna Spotter believes
that a construction activity may impact on
the welfare of wild animals, then the Fauna
Spotter may make an Animal Welfare
Direction in respect of construction
operations or activities. This direction may
define the timing of and actions or measures
required to protect the welfare of animals
likely to be affected by such operational
works, activities or structures2. Any breach of
the direction may be considered to be a
breach of this Fauna Management Plan.

Responsibility

Timing

 

Pre-clearing
and clearing
process

1)

2)

3)

4)

Once the area has been checked for wildlife,
and the extent of the checked area clearly
identified, the groundcover and midstory can
be cleared utilising slashing or similar. Any
hollow-bearing trees and/or other significant
habitat features identified during the initial
site inspection will be retained. All under
scrubbing works will be completed with a
suitably qualified Fauna Spotter in
attendance.

After under scrubbing of each area is
complete, native non-habitat trees (i.e. trees
other than those identified as habitat trees)
will be cleared and stockpiled for mulching
for use in rehabilitation areas. Clearing of
non-habitat trees will only occur where their
removal will not impact on identified habitat
trees (e.g., canopies do not interconnect with
habitat trees).

After under scrubbing and clearing of non-
habitat trees, an elevated work platform or
cherry-picker will be used in conjunction with
a chainsaw operator and suitably qualified
Fauna Spotter to inspect and remove hollows
as necessary prior to habitat tree felling.
When the fauna has been safely secured
within its hollow (or compensatory habitat /
nest box), the entire limb can then be placed
in the cherry-picker bucket or lowered to the
ground using ropes depending on the size of
the limb.

Contractor,
Fauna Spotter,
Site Manager

Prior and
during all
vegetation
clearing
activities

 

 

2 An Animal Welfare Direction will only be used in circumstances in which the Fauna Spotter considers that there
exists a real and immediate risk to animal welfare.

LTORIAS

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