Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                              Ecological Assessment Report



2 Methodology
2.1 Desktop Assessment

A desktop assessment was undertaken prior to field investigations to review relevant environmental
databases, technical reports, maps and legislation (Commonwealth, State and Local) to identify
ecological values with the potential to occur within and surrounding the site. Recent and historical aerial
imagery was also reviewed to assist with the verification of remnant vegetation. The results of the
desktop assessment were used to inform the field survey design.

Searches undertaken as part of the desktop assessment were based on the site’s central coordinates
with a standard 10 km buffer or by lot and plan. The following resources were reviewed:

    •   Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) Protected
        Matters Search Tool (PMST), Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the
        Environment (DAWE), accessed 4th May 2022 (Appendix 1)

    •   Department of Environment and Sciences (DES) WildNet database (Wildlife Online) records,
        accessed 3rd May 2022 (Appendix 2);

    •   Department of Resources (DOR) Vegetation Management Report for Lot 32 on RP105090,
        accessed 6th April 2022 (Appendix 3) which includes the following:

        o   Regulated vegetation management (RVM) map;

        o   Vegetation management supporting map (VM Act Regional Ecosystems) including Essential
            Habitat;

        o   Vegetation management pre-clear regional ecosystem map;

        o   Vegetation management watercourse and drainage features map;

        o   Protected plants flora survey trigger map (administered by the Department of Environment
            and Science DES); and

        o   Koala priority area (KPA) and Koala habitat area (KHA) (Koala Conservation Plan Map;
            administered by DES).

    •   DES Coastal Management Map

    •   DES Biomaps online mapping portal, accessed 3rd May 2022;

    •   Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) species search, accessed 3 May 2022;

    •   Noosa Plan 2020 overlay maps, accessed 3rd Mat 2022 (Appendix 4); and

    •   Aerial imagery (Noosa Council interactive mapping website).



2.2 Field Survey

A site assessment was conducted on 24th of March 2022 by a senior ecologist and involved the following:

    •   Validation of desktop findings;




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