210055 - 327 Kinmond Creek Road, COOTHARABA - Flora Trigger Assessment Report

Table of Contents
1.0        INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 4
   1.1        BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
   1.2        SITE DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................................................. 4
   1.3        SCOPE OF WORK ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.0        METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................... 6
   2.1 DESKTOP ASSESSMENT..................................................................................................................................................... 6
   2.2 FIELD ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
     2.2.1 Flora Species Survey Methodology........................................................................................................................ 6
     2.2.2 Survey Limitations ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
     2.2.3 Clearing Impact Area and Impact Area Buffer ............................................................................................... 7
   2.3 KEY PERSONNEL ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
3.0        RESULTS ............................................................................................................................................... 9
   3.1 SURVEY AND CONDITIONS................................................................................................................................................ 9
   3.2 GROUND-TRUTHED VEGETATION COMMUNITIES ........................................................................................................ 9
   3.3 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT VALUES................................................................................................................................. 10
     3.3.1 Threatened Ecological Communities ................................................................................................................ 10
     3.3.2 Significant Flora Species ......................................................................................................................................... 10
   3.4 STATE GOVERNMENT VALUES............................................................................................................................... 12
     3.4.1 Remnant Vegetation .............................................................................................................................................. 12
     3.4.1 State Significant Flora and Fauna Species ............................................................................................. 12
4.0        DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................. 13
   4.1        POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS ......................................................................................................................... 13
   4.2        MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................................................................................................................ 13
   4.3        ENVIRONMENTAL OFFSET REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................ 13
5.0        CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................................... 14
6.0        REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................................... 15
   APPENDIX 1 DEVELOPMENT LAYOUT ...................................................................................................................................... 16
   APPENDIX 2 EPBC ACT PROTECTED MATTERS SEARCH ..................................................................................................... 17
   APPENDIX 3 WILDNET DATABASE RECORDS......................................................................................................................... 18
   APPENDIX 4 DNRME VEGETATION MANAGEMENT REPORT ............................................................................................. 19
   APPENDIX 5 RESUME KELLY MATTHEWS ................................................................................................................................
   20 APPENDIX 6 ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF THREATENED FLORA SPECIES...........................................................
   21 APPENDIX 7 FLORA SPECIES LIST.............................................................................................................................................
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FIGURES
Figure 1: Aerial Image of the site (Source: Queensland Globe)................................................................................... 5
Figure 2: Meander Survey Locations................................................................................................................................... 11

PLATES
Plate 1: Gympie messmate (E. cloeziana) open forest. ................................................................................................... 9

TABLES
Table 1: Property Information .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Table 2: Suitably qualified person points score. ............................................................................................................... 8




PR20257_EVNT_327 Kinmond Creek Road, Cootharaba                                                                                                                             Page iii