23677 DA - Approved plans DECISION NOTICE - Planning Services Notice of Decision [As Published] · 132003.221199

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An Ecological Restoration Plan and Specifications shall be prepared for the site by a specialist
restoration ecologist and submitted to Council prior to issue of a Development Permit for
Operational Works. The applicant shall implement the Plan and Specifications. !t shall apply to
all areas covered by the Environmental Covenant as per Condition 5 and plantings surrounding
the buildings shall be included as Ecological restoration works and not landscaping works
{except around the Lodge where landscaping may be undertaken). It shall specify actions and
works necessary to result in robust, self-sustaining viable plant communities and habitat. The
following shail be addressed and included in the Plan and Specifications:

35.1. Document the current status of the areas requiring ecological restoration in terms of
structure, floristics, missing elements, health, vigour, etc.

35.2. Formulate structural and floristic models for the plant communities requiring ecological
restoration.

35.3. Specify the required works and actions for each area in terms of:
35.3.1. site preparation (this may include thinning, weed removal and control, etc.),
35.3.2, establishment of the missing floristic and structural elements,

35.3.3. habitat creation and reinforcement for native fauna and reinforcement of habitat
linkages and corridors,

35.3.4. creating opportunities for regeneration from the seed bed, natural recruitment
and the establishment of wildlings,

35.3.5. planting and mulching procedures,

35.3.6. fertilizing procedures noting the low nutrient status of these ecosystems,
35.3.7. watering procedures,

35.3.8. protection from wildfire, particularly during the establishment phase,
35.3.9. erosion and sediment control,

35.3.10. on-going maintenance,

35.3.11. environmental safeguards, and

35.3.12. incorporation of the relevant requirements of all the management plans required
by this approval, particularly the Fauna Management Plan, Fire Management
Plan and the Environmental Management Plan.

35.4. The Ecological Restoration Plan and Specifications shall include all parts of the site
where vegetation will be retained on the site.

35.5. The Ecological Restoration Pian will exclude the areas fronting the Lodge and Attunga
Heights Road as these areas will be landscaped in accordance with Council's Planning
Scheme Policy PSP1 - Landscaping Guidelines.

All the relevant ecological restoration works and actions shall be undertaken by the applicant
and completed prior to commencement of the use.

Fauna Management Plan

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A Fauna Management Plan (FMP) shall be prepared and implemented prior to commencement
of any works on the site. The FMP shall be submitted to Council for approval prior to issue of a
Development Permit for Operational Works.

The Fauna Management Plan shall specify the numbers and types of forage and habitat trees
(particularly for Koalas and Glossy Black Cockatoos) to be planted in the vegetation areas

. Outside the ‘Development Area’. Particular attention shall be paid to the following areas:

38.1. The State Wildlife Corridor and the use of the area as a corridor for koalas.

38.2. Planting of Allocasuarina littoralis (for Glossy Black Cockatoos) and also appropriate
hollow developing trees throughout all areas of retained vegetation and areas to be
rehabilitated. .

38.3. Protection and maintenance of the Burrowing Skink (Ophioscincus truncates) habitat.
This information shall be included in the Ecological Restoration Specifications.