Response to Info Request - Attachment 6b - Ecological Assessment Part 2 MCU18-0015 & RAL18-0001 · MCU18/0015

                                                        Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



               Specific Outcomes                                 Probable Solutions                                  Response
 b) removal of vegetation or habitat for fauna                                                    will impact on 0.53 ha of land identified as an
 identified or referred to as requiring protection in                                             Environmental Protection Area (FIGURE 13).
 State or Commonwealth legislation;
 c) removal of vegetation located on a prominent                                                  As previously discussed, vegetation occurring on
 hillside, slope or ridgeline;                                                                    the site is degraded and heavily infested with
 d) vegetation within 400 metres of the full level                                                weeds. It is not considered to constitute habitat
 of ponded water within Lake Macdonald;                                                           for any significant population of threatened fauna
 e) removal of riparian vegetation;                                                               and is of minimal corridor value in the context of
 f) vegetation which is or is capable of forming or                                               the locality. A response to each Specific Outcome
 contributing to a buffer between different land                                                  within O8 is provided below.
 uses;
 g) vegetation which is or is capable of forming or                                               a) ‘Ecologically important areas’ is not defined
 contributing to a visual buffer or a buffer against                                              within the code. Generally, the term refers to
 pollution, light spillage or noise;                                                              areas of High Ecological Value as identified by the
 h) vegetation which contributes to scenic amenity                                                State Government. In this regard the unnamed
 or landscape quality;                                                                            creek that traverses the site is mapped as a High
 i) vegetation the clearing of which may cause or                                                 Ecological Significance wetland, areas analogous
 contribute to erosion or slippage.                                                               with RE 12.2.1 (Of Concern), and areas
                                                                                                  potentially providing Essential habitat for the
                                                                                                  Glossy black cockatoo occur on site. The majority
                                                                                                  of these areas will be avoided by the proposed
                                                                                                  development.
                                                                                                  b) As discussed above, areas potentially providing
                                                                                                  Essential habitat for the Glossy black cockatoo
                                                                                                  occur on site. The majority of these areas will be
                                                                                                  avoided by the proposed development;
                                                                                                  c) It is not considered that the vegetation to be
                                                                                                  removed is located on a prominent hillside, slope
                                                                                                  or ridgeline;
                                                                                                  d) Vegetation will not be removed from within
                                                                                                  400 metres of the full level of ponded water
                                                                                                  within Lake Macdonald;



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