2019-03-12 P&E Agenda - Item 5 - Attachment 2 - Koala Infrastructure & Feasibility Report

4.3.1.           Hotspots for Hard and Soft Infrastructure
Table 2 Walter Hay Drive - Audit A (existing fence) (Figure 14a)

 Koala                  Type                      Location/description        Dimensions          Condition/gaps                                       Koala/fauna           Recommendations                                       Photos            Comments
 Infrastructure                                                                                                                                        evidence
 Existing Hard          Fencing                   Mesh    with    colorbond   Approximately       Poor condition. Defects include;                     Searches      at      •   clear/mulch regrowth within 3 metres of the       Photos            Koala hit at south end of fencing. Also
                                                  strip                       960m either side    •   Regrowth and branches within 3 metres of         passageways (see          fence                                             1 – mature        hits to the north near Eenie Creek Bridge.
                                                                                                      existing koala fence                             below)                •   collar existing mature trees flush again fence    trees flush       Recommend extend fencing to the south
                                                                                                  •   Mature koala habitat trees flush with                                  •   spray weeds/ vines climbing over the fence                          and north if feasible.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2- fence cut
                                                                                                      existing fence                                                         •   fix damaged fences (leaning over, cuts, holes)
                                                                                                                                                                             •                                                     3 – fence gap
                                                                                                  •   Weeds/vines growing over existing fence                                    fill up gaps underneath fences
                                                                                                  •   Fence has been cut or damaged in several                               •   extend returns or extend fencing to the south     4- fence return
                                                                                                      places due to vandalism/vehicle                                            and north                                         (nth)
                                                                                                      strike/vines/branches etc.                                             •   ensure fencing has escape routes (such as         5-fence return
                                                                                                  •   Gaps under existing fence                                                  climbing poles or ramps)                          (sth)
                                                                                                  •   No returns south end and/or fencing not                                •   Create an access track where possible for
                                                                                                      long enough                                                                regular and easy on-going maintenance
                                                                                                  •   No escape routes from existing fencing i.e.
                                                                                                      climbing poles or ramps
                                                                                                  •   No access track for continued maintenance
                        Passageways               Culvert 1: Hollet Road      Box      culvert:   •   Good condition, but no refuge poles or high      None either side      •   Retrofit box culvert with ledge on one side for   Photos            Koalas vulnerable to predatory attack in
                        (both culverts abut       (under    Walter      Hay   Approx        3x3       dry ledges in associated culverts particularly   of culvert. Lots of       predatory reasons                                 6-7 Koala post    long culvert with no high ledge. Council
                        to existing koala         Drive). Small gravel road   metres.      24m        for predatory reasons                            wild dog poo.                                                               and rail          to confirm if room to install ledge in road
                        exclusion fencing)        runs through culvert.       long. Fence ends                                                                                                                                                       underpass and current status of road as
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   8-9 Road closed
                                                  (not mapped in GIS layer)   only 16metres                                                                                                                                                          road closed sign and locked gate.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   sign
                                                                              north of culvert
                                                  Culvert 2: 275m south of    Box      Culvert:   •   To DTMR standards however perhaps                Yes several koala     •   Increase height of refuge poles inside culvert    Photos
                                                  Hollet Road (not mapped     Approx 3x3m,            increase height of refuge poles inside           scats eastern side    •   Spray entrances for weeds on eastern side and     10-12
                                                  in GIS layer)               18m         long.       culvert                                          near post and rail.       regularly maintain
                                                                              natural surface,    •   Good condition apart from entrance east          None on western
                                                                              no        water.        side is overgrown with weeds/grass               side
                                                                              Retrofitted with
                                                                              Koala post and
                                                                              rail to DTMR
                                                                              standards
                        Existing Barriers         No                          -                   -                                                    -                     -                                                     -                 -
 Existing soft          Signage                   None on Walter Hay          -                   -                                                    -                     -                                                     -                 Install high visibility signage at beginning
                                                  Drive                                                                                                                                                                                              and end of Walter Hay Drive (See
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     sections – extension sth and nth 2)
                        Speed                     80-100km/hr                 -                   -                                                    -                     -                                                     -
                        Lighting                  No                          -                   -                                                    -                     -                                                     -                 No pinch point crossing
                        Road            verge     Predominately                                   •   Good visibility where koala fencing is close                           •   Increase road side slashing strip and regularly   Photos
                        visibility                vegetated.                                          to road verge.                                                             maintain particularly in breeding season          13
                                                                                                  •   Some sections 1-2m is slashed




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