REFERENCED DOCUMENT - Weed Management & Vegetation Rehabilitation Plan - MCU13/0064

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In general, we consider site rehabilitation and weed management to provide benefits
(including those described above) that potentially outweigh the loss of existing mature trees
resulting from the proposed development. Details of the number of trees proposed for
removal and their estimated Diameter Breast Height (DBH) are detailed in Table 5.2 below:

Table 5.2

TREES FOR PROPOSED REMOVAL

 

 

NUMBER OF TREES APPROXIMATE DIAMETER BREAST
PROPOSED HEIGHT (DBH) RANGE (mm)
18 800-1000
31 500-800
410 300-500

 

 

 

 

Based on the Table 5.1 and 5.2, and in our opinion, we consider the proposal to provide net
environmental gains above and beyond the existing situation.

6.0 CONCLUSIONS

In order to comply with the requirements of the Fisheries Act 1994, PSP03 (Landscaping
Plants and Guidelines) and Division 4 (Biodiversity Overlay Code) of the Noosa Plan, the
methods detailed within this plan are to be adhered to as a minimum.

Notwithstanding that the proposal is to be undertaken under the superseded planning
scheme, we have undertake a review of the requirements of the Biodiversity Overlay
Code (Division 4 of the Noosa Plan). A detailed response to specific outcomes contained
therein can be found in Duke Environmental Ecological Assessment Report (Ref:
AC07631ECO).

Additionally, we believe weed management and rehabilitation procedures contained
within this report to be of sufficient extent/detail to satisfy requirements of the Land
Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002.

7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

Overall it is recommended that the rehabilitation of on-site vegetation be subject to the
following:

¢ The methods for rehabilitation contained within are adhered to as a minimum
standard of performance in order to generally comply with requirements
contained within the Fisheries Act 1994, PSP18 and PSP3 and Biodiversity
Overlay Code (Division 4) of the Noosa Plan and the Land Protection (Pest and
Stock Route Management) Act 2002.

 

AD07631REHAB
May 2007
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