Attachment E - Assessment Env Values Report

Callaghan and Toth Consulting Engineers______________________________________________________
Biodiversity Overlay

                                                                           Stream order 3 or 4                    10m
                                                                           Stream order > 4                       20m

                                                                           AND
                                                                           S5.6 Where Forestry is carried out on that part of
                                                                           premises indicated as Riparian Buffer Area and
                                                                           outside the separation distances specified in S5.5 –
                                                                           a) species planted are of local origin and are
                                                                              harvested through sustainable harvesting;
                                                                           and
                                                                           b) any undesirable plant species are replaced by
                                                                              vegetation of local origin.

     Managing public access and edge                                                                                                                               The proposed carparks and new access roads and
     effects                                                               S6.1 Development adjacent to waterway or wetland                                        pathways will not affect any existing public access to
     O6 Development on land adjacent to a                                  provides that-                                                                          Cooroy Creek.
     waterway or wetland maintains an                                      a) no new lots directly back onto the riparian area,
     appropriate extent of public access to                                    and
     waterways and wetlands and minimises                                  b) new public roads are located between the riparian
     edge effects.                                                             buffer and the proposed development areas.
     Koala Habitat Areas                                                   S7.1 development avoids removing and fragmenting                                        The area lies within a Koala Assessable Development
     O7 development is designed, constructed                               koala habitat and includes koala sensitive design                                       Area and is categorised as part Low Value Bushland
     and operated to –                                                     measures consistent with the Nature Conservation                                        Habitat and part Low Value Rehabilitation (see Appendix
     a) avoid adverse impacts on koalas and                                (Koala) Conservation Plan 2006-2016 and Koala                                           B). As such it is not subject to the provision of the South-
         koala habitat;                                                    Sensitive Design Guideline 2012.                                                        East Queensland SPRP for conservation of Koala
     b) provide measures to assist the                                     S7.2 Where clearing of non-juvenile koala habitat                                       bushland habitat.
         survival of koala populations in the                              trees is unavoidable in an area shown as bushland
         area to mitigate any potential threats                            habitat, high value rehabilitation habitat or medium                                    The Noosa District and Landcare environmental
         or risks to koalas;                                               value rehabilitation habitat on the map called ‘Map of                                  assessment did not find signs of Koalas in the area.
     c) provide for safe and appropriate koala                             Values’ such clearing is minimised and biodiversity
         movement across the landscape; and                                offset is provided in accordance with the Queensland                                    Essential Habitat mapping shows the remnant vegetation
     d) provide for a net gain in mature and                               Environmental Offset Policy.                                                            along Cooroy Creek (within Lot 7) to be koala habitat.
         actively regenerating koala habitat.
                                                                                                                                                                   The works do not require clearing of any vegetation and
                                                                                                                                                                   as such no koala trees should be cleared as a result of
                                                                                                                                                                   works. If clearing of any koala trees occurs during works,
                                                                                                                                                                   planting to offset this loss of koala trees will be in
                                                                                                                                                                   accordance with the Queensland Environmental Offsets
                                                                                                                                                                   Policy, in particular:
                                                                                                                                                                        Establish three new koala habitat trees for every
                                                                                                                                                                            one ‘non juvenile’ tree removed.
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