Ecological Assessment Report

        The clearing of 28m to provide a bushfire setback to the dwelling is less than 1.5 times the height
        of the vegetation (which is >30m) and therefore the clearing of Rhodamnia rubescens and
        supporting habitat is exempt under the NC Act.

        Furthermore, the removal of one individual Rhodamnia rubescens does not constitute a
        significant residual impact under the EPBC Act and therefore no further consideration of this
        legislation is required.

        Fauna
        Information obtained from the Wildlife Online database and the EPBC Act protected matters
        search indicates conservation significant fauna species may be present or have previously been
        recorded in proximity to the development site.

        There are 10 records of the following conservation significant fauna species being previously
        identified on the Wildlife Online database within 2 km of the site:
        • Adelotus brevis (tusked frog) – listed as vulnerable under the NC Act
        • Anilios silvia (striped blind snake) – listed as near threatened under the NC Act
        • Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (glossy black cockatoo) – listed as vulnerable under the NC
           Act
        • Crinia tinnula (wallum froglet) – listed as vulnerable under the NC Act
        • Hirundapus caudacutus (white throated needletail) – listed as vulnerable under the NC Act
           and EPBC Act
        • Litoria freycineti (wallum rocket frog) – listed as vulnerable under the NC Act
        • Litoria olongburensis (wallum sedge frog) – listed as vulnerable under the NC Act and EPBC
           Act
        • Ornithoptera richmondia (Richmond birdwing) – listed as vulnerable under the NC Act
        • Phascolarctos cinereus (koala) – listed as vulnerable under the NC Act and EPBC Act
        • Pteropus poliocephalus (grey-headed flying fox) – listed as vulnerable under the EPBC Act

        No incidental sightings of any conservation significant fauna species were made during the site
        assessment. No suitable habitat is present within the site for any of the wallum ‘acid’ frogs
        identified in the desktop assessment. Whilst suitable habitat is present for tusked frog within the
        small creek to the south-west of the site, the proposed vegetation clearing is separated from this
        area by approximately 80m of retained vegetation and therefore no impacts are expected to
        occur to the species if it is present within the local area. A small number of Allocasuarina littoralis
        (black she-oak) are present within the proposed clearing area. No evidence of utilisation by glossy
        black cockatoos was observed (e.g., chewed orts) and no arboreal hollows suitable for breeding
        purposes were observed within the site. No larval host plants (Pararistolochia praevenosa) for
        the Richmond birdwing were observed within the site.




30 September 2021                                Chris Bentley                                       Page: 11
Ref: 20-052                              Ecological Assessment Report
                                  Proposed Dwelling at 11 Senegal Rise, Doonan