Attachment E - Assessment Env Values Report

Ecological Assessment Report for Proposed Hinterland Adventure Playground – Noosa Shire Council
August 2109 by Noosa & District Landcare


        Comment on the presence, nature and location of watercourses (as defined by the Water
         Act 2000), referable wetlands and springs.


    Subsequent request was made by Council to assess any legislative requirements for the
    construction of the Facility in accordance with plan 180410_Cooroy Hinterland
    Playground_Tender update_Nov18 pp43&44 with particular attention to the construction of
    viewing platforms 1&2, the removal of planted sedges from a constructed drainage line and the
    construction of a carpark at the rear of the Ritek site.



1.2 Survey team
The field survey team was led by Phil Moran of NDLG (vegetation) and Raphael O’Flynn (fauna) with
the assistance of Skilling Queensland for Work (SQW) trainees Conor Adams and Josie Stephenson.



1.3 Survey area description
1.3.1 Location
The survey area is located in the hinterland township of Cooroy, South East Queensland, within the
Noosa Shire Council (Figure 1) Lot and plan numbers include: 7SP173771, 5SP213104, 2RP47020,
1RP153299, 2RP153299 and 3SP230055. Central latitude and longitude point is -26.4146, 152.9103.
The site is bounded by Mary River Road/Maple Street in the west and Marara Street to the east.
Cooroy Creek flows through the site approximately from south to north. Figures 1 and 2 show the
proposed development area.




 Figure 1: LMS looking towards Cooroy                                Figure 2: LMS. Cooroy Creek riparian zone
 Township and the Council library                                    with Mary River Road in the top left corner.




1.3.2 Regional Ecosystems Present
The survey area is identified by Department of Environment & Science (DES) Regional Ecosystem
mapping as ‘non-remnant vegetation, cultivated or built environment’.

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