Appendix 4 - Flora Survey & Permit

                               Cassandra Arkinstall Environmental
                               Scientist
                               Cassandra is an experienced Environmental Scientist and
                               Ecologist with a background in ecological assessments,
                               environmental impact assessment and development of
                               environmental management plans.

Qualifications                 Cassandra has 7 years industry experience, specialising
Bachelor of Environmental      in verification and mapping of vegetation communities,
Science (Ecology) (1st Class
                               targeted threatened flora/fauna species surveys and
Hons.), University of
Queensland, 2006
                               impact assessment.

Member of Environment          Project experience
Institute of Australia and
New Zealand                    November 2010 to Current
Specialisation                 Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd Brisbane, Australia
Ecological and
environmental impact           Environmental Scientist
assessments, vegetation
                               Shorebird Surveys for Gladstone Channel Duplication Project – Gladstone Ports
mapping, ecological
                               Corporation
monitoring, environmental
management plans and           ƒ Survey of intertidal mudflats, estuarine wetlands and beaches to identify the presence of
compliance                        shorebirds in the Project Area

Years in industry              ƒ Identify shorebirds to species level and count the number of individuals present at each of
                                  the survey sites
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Volunteer Work                 ƒ Mapping areas of suitable foraging and/or breeding habitat within the survey sites
Research Assistant, Kafue      Gold Coast Airport Project 2018 – Queensland Airport Limited
Conservation Project
Zambia (GRI)
                               ƒ Development of offset strategy for proposed expansion of the airport apron to facilitate
                                  additional landing bays

                               ƒ Ecological surveys within the development area and proposed offset areas and offset
                                  calculations in accordance with the EPBC Act Environmental Offsets Policy

                               ƒ Discussions with QAL to identify areas that may be remediated for threatened flora and
                                  fauna species as a ‘compensatory measure’ under the EPBC Act Environmental Offsets
                                  Policy

                               ƒ Mapping of vegetation communities within the Project Area, in accordance with the NSW
                                  Vegetation Information System (VIS) Classification database

                               ƒ Assessment of potential offset areas using the NSW BioBanking Methodology to meet the
                                  requirements under the NSW Framework for Biodiversity Assessment

                               ƒ Targeted fauna habitat mapping for significant species protected under the provisions of
                                  the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and/or the Environment Protection and
                                  Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

                               Biodiversity Assessment of the Queensland Gas Pipeline alignment and development
                               of threatened species profiles for field operations staff – Jemena

                               ƒ Review of existing desktop mapping for Regional Ecosystems, wetlands, threatened flora
                                  and fauna species records and Environmentally Sensitive Areas

                               ƒ Field survey of targeted areas along the QGP alignment from Roma to Gladstone to
                                  confirm and/or identify ecological constraints within and adjacent to the QGP easement