Appendix M - Ecology Report

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shrub layer contained Blackwood and Black Wattle (Acacia leiocalyx) and the understorey indicated
Rough saw-sedge, Mat-rush, Wiry Panic and Blue-flax Lilly. Plates 15 and 16 below.




 Plate 15: View across southern paddock towards waterway     Plate 16: View south towards culvert under Bruce Highway.
 vegetation.

Vegetation Community 8 – Southern Dam

Located at the southern extent of the site adjoining the Bruce Highway road reserve was a dam. The
water indicated low turbidity and freshwater aquatic species including Woolly Frogsmouth (Philydrum
lanuginosum), Water Chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), Willow Primrose (Ludwigia octovalvis) and Water
Snowflake (Nymphoides indica). The dam banks indicated juvenile to semi-mature Broad-leaved
Paperbarks, Swamp Box, Pink Bloodwood, Forest Red Gum and Slash Pine. Significant traffic noise
was prevalent within this community. Refer to Plates 17 and 18 below.




 Plate 17: View across southern dam towards Bruce Highway.   Plate 18: Dam banks and freshwater aquatic species prevalent.


Vegetation Community 9 – Bloodwood Woodland

This vegetation community was delimitated by a fenced area and indicated a Pink Bloodwood
Woodland with Grey Gum and Brush Box also present. The shrub layer was absent, and the
understorey was dominated by native grasses of Kangaroo Grass and Blady Grass with minor
incursion of South African Pidgeon Grass. This community appeared to have not been grazed for
some time as evidenced by the grassland. Refer to Plates 19 and 20 below.




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                                                                                Detailed Ecological Assessment