Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                              Ecological Assessment Report



    •   Coarse and fine woody debris;

    •   Dense understorey vegetation;

    •   Dry grass, long grass and leaf litter;

    •   Freshwater and salt water wetlands; and

    •   Tree hollows and arboreal termitaria.

Habitat values across the site are considered to be high to very high for a large variety of fauna species,
including threatened species.

4.6 Corridors and Linkages

The property is highly connected within the landscape. The site forms part of a larger patch of remnant
vegetation/habitat in combination with surrounding freehold lots. It is also an important part of an east-
west wildlife movement corridor through the local area for terrestrial and arboreal fauna, which runs
along the Noosa River and around Lake Cootharaba. There are no significant barriers to movement of
wildlife within and through the property.

4.7 Summary of Ecological Values

Table 3: details the findings of the desktop review, field survey/s and analysis of these findings against
Commonwealth, state and local government environmental legislation, policies, codes and planning
instruments. This analysis includes the following matters:

    •   Ground-truthed vegetation communities, including EPBC-listed Threatened Ecological
        Communities (TECs), state-listed vegetation communities, wetlands and essential habitat
        reported within a 2km buffer from the site;

    •   Weeds on site and significance of the infestations;

    •   Listed fauna and flora species recorded within a 2km buffer from the site and recorded on the
        site;

    •   Habitat assessment to determine fauna habitat features of the site, including corridors and
        linkages that the site may form part of and the potential impact to landscape connectivity; and

    •   Council listed matters in addition to matters applicable under Commonwealth and state
        legislation.




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