2021-01-18 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                       18 JANUARY 2021


A vegetation assessment has been completed for the site (Attachment 2). The vegetation on the
land is mostly Wet Sclerophyll forest which is listed as ‘Of Concern’ under the Vegetation
Management Act 1999. Araucarian Notophyll Vine Forest occurs in the eastern side of the property
and in the upper sections of gullies, also listed as ‘Of Concern’. Consequently the vegetation and
habitat is rated within the highest percentile of biodiversity value under the Noosa Biodiversity
Assessment Report with a score of 26 out of 38.
During the vegetation survey two Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened (EVNT) plant
species were found onsite. Southern Penda (Xanthostemon oppositifolius) and Bacon Wood
(Archidendron lovelliae) are listed as ‘Vulnerable’ under the Qld Nature Conservation Act 1992 and
the Commonwealth Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. There is also a
record of Boronia keysii, Noosa Shire’s emblem, being found on the site, also listed as a
‘Vulnerable’ species.




               Photo: The two land parcels consist of wet sclerophyll forest and vine forest

The land parcels are mapped as Koala Habitat in local and State mapping (see Map 5) and koalas
have been recorded in the vicinity. In particular there are a significant number of Swamp Mahogany
(E.robusta) trees on the land to the south which is a favoured food tree of koalas.




       Map 5 Noosa Plan Koala Habitat Area map. (Green-known habitat, light green-possible habitat)


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