Approved Document Fauna Management Plan Rev 1 0 OPW25-0012 · OPW25/0012

                 Fauna Management Plan
                 3-7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads




                  Action               Task                                                   Responsibility       Timing
                                       4) Where the licensed Fauna Spotter believes
                                          that a construction activity may impact on
                                          the welfare of wild animals, then the Fauna
                                          Spotter may make an Animal Welfare
                                          Direction in respect of construction
                                          operations or activities. This direction may
                                          define the timing of and actions or measures
                                          required to protect the welfare of animals
                                          likely to be affected by such operational
                                          works, activities or structures 2. Any breach of
                                          the direction may be considered to be a
                                          breach of this Fauna Management Plan.
                  Pre-clearing         1)   Once the area has been checked for wildlife,      Contractor,          Prior and
                  and clearing              and the extent of the checked area clearly        Fauna Spotter,       during all
                  process                   identified, the groundcover and midstory can      Site Manager         vegetation
                                            be cleared utilising slashing or similar. Any                          clearing
                                            hollow-bearing trees and/or other significant                          activities
                                            habitat features identified during the initial
                                            site inspection will be retained. All under
                                            scrubbing works will be completed with a
                                            suitably qualified Fauna Spotter in
                                            attendance.
                                       2) After under scrubbing of each area is
                                          complete, native non-habitat trees (i.e. trees
                                          other than those identified as habitat trees)
                                          will be cleared and stockpiled for mulching
                                          for use in rehabilitation areas. Clearing of
                                          non-habitat trees will only occur where their
                                          removal will not impact on identified habitat
                                          trees (e.g., canopies do not interconnect with
                                          habitat trees).
                                       3) After under scrubbing and clearing of non-
                                          habitat trees, an elevated work platform or
                                          cherry-picker will be used in conjunction with
                                          a chainsaw operator and suitably qualified
                                          Fauna Spotter to inspect and remove hollows
                                          as necessary prior to habitat tree felling.
                                       4) When the fauna has been safely secured
                                          within its hollow (or compensatory habitat /
                                          nest box), the entire limb can then be placed
                                          in the cherry-picker bucket or lowered to the
                                          ground using ropes depending on the size of
                                          the limb.




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                   An Animal Welfare Direction will only be used in circumstances in which the Fauna Spotter considers that there
                 exists a real and immediate risk to animal welfare.



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Document Set ID: 23516334
Version: 1, Version Date: 30/01/2025