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
                  found to be              contain wildlife, including any hollow-                           clearing
                  inhabited                bearing tree, by any means or method that is                      activities
                                           likely to:
                                           a)   Injure or kill any wild animal; or,
                                           b) Result in the unmanaged dispersal or
                                              escape of arboreal fauna.
                                       2) Notwithstanding above, any hollow‐bearing
                                          tree, stag or other tree that may previously
                                          have contained wildlife, may be felled by any
                                          method if:
                                           a) The Fauna Spotter has determined
                                              definitively that no wild animals are
                                              present in the tree at the time of felling;
                                              or,
                                           b) The Fauna Spotter has removed all wild
                                              animals from the tree immediately prior
                                              to felling.
                                       3) Methods which a Fauna Spotter may
                                          approve and use for the felling of a hollow-
                                          bearing tree containing, or likely to contain,
                                          wild animals are limited to:
                                           a) Segmental removal of the tree by a tree
                                              surgeon, with hollow‐bearing limbs
                                              being checked by the Fauna Spotter and
                                              cleared of fauna using a cherry picker;
                                           b) Segmental removal of the tree by a tree
                                              surgeon, with hollow‐bearing limbs
                                              plugged and lowered to the ground for
                                              inspection by the Fauna Spotter;
                                           c) Use of an excavator with vertical grab to
                                              lower the main trunk (after removal of
                                              lateral limbs); or,
                                           d) A combination of the above methods.
                                       4) For smaller trees, or in circumstances where
                                          access to a cherry picker is impossible, an
                                          excavator with a vertical tree‐grab
                                          attachment may be used to lower a tree to
                                          the ground for inspection by the Fauna
                                          Spotter.
                                       5) The Fauna Spotter must not authorise or
                                          recommend the “bumping” of a hollow-
                                          bearing tree with an excavator or other
                                          machine as a method of dispersing wild
                                          animals.




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