Appendix M - Ecology Report

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 South East Queensland Koala Assessable Development Areas
 The South East Queensland Koala Assessable Development Areas mapping, formerly known as
 Koala State Planning Regulatory Provisions (Koala SPRP) under the SPA, continues to be utilised
 under the Planning Act 2016. Development located within any area mapped as Koala Habitat
 areas requires assessment against benchmarks within Schedule 11 of the Planning Regulation
 2017. Areas that are captured by the Koala habitat provisions are depicted on a series of maps
 issued by DEHP.
 A search by Lot and Plan through the DEHP concluded that the site IS NOT mapped within the
 Koala Assessable Development Area (refer to Koala SPRP Map in Appendix C).

 Biosecurity Act 2014
 The Biosecurity Act 2014 identifies restricted invasive pest plant species within Queensland.
 Restricted invasive plant species were identified on the site and will require removal as part of the
 development as per Section 3.6 of this report.
 As of July 1, 2016, fire ant biosecurity zones came into effect and replace the previous fire ant
 restricted areas. Fire ant biosecurity zones are in place in areas of Queensland to restrict the
 movement of material that could spread fire ants. In accordance with the Biosecurity Act 2014,
 the site IS NOT WITHIN a Fire Ant Biosecurity Zone. Therefore, no permitting is required for any
 soil activities occurring within the site.
 Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006
 The Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006 regulates the clearing of
 protected plants in Queensland. DEHP have incorporated a risk-based approach to requirements
 for Clearing Permits for removal of Protected Plants. A site mapped within the ‘High Risk Trigger
 Area’ requires a thorough vegetation survey to identify potential threatened flora species in
 accordance with an approved survey methodology. However, areas outside the High Risk Trigger
 Area are now exempt from requiring a Clearing Permit (for freehold land) unless an EVNT is
 known to occur on the site and has identified no requirement for a Clearing Permit application.
 The northern portion of the site IS MAPPED within the High Risk Area for Protected Plants (refer to
 Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map in Appendix C of this report). Therefore, a Protected
 Plants flora survey was completed as part of the detailed ecological assessment field survey in
 accordance with the Flora Survey Guidelines (DEHP, 2016). A single EVNT species was recorded
 within the clearing impact area and buffer area being three Macadamia Nut Trees. These trees
 were juvenile and appear to be to planted within a fruit orchard. These specimens were not
 considered “in the wild” in accordance with the NCA definition and are not considered Protected
 Plants. It is understood that clearing of these specimens is exempt from the requirements of the
 Protected Plants Framework. Refer to Plate 21 below.




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                                                                      Detailed Ecological Assessment