Amended Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                                                                                        Ecological Assessment Letter




             Performance Outcomes                                            Acceptable Outcomes                                           Compliance
      are protected by:                                       AO6.1                                                              The proposed development area is
                                                              Development and clearing of vegetation does not occur within:      not located within or anywhere near
                1.   avoiding any new development in                                                                             the mapped waterway and Noosa
                     a riparian buffer                                  1.   a riparian buffer area;                             River riparian buffer zone
                     area and wetland area;                             2.   a wetland area; or
                2.   retaining aquatic and terrestrial                  3.   10 metres either side of the centre line of other
                     habitat in riparian zones;                              waterways identified on a Biodiversity,
                3.   maintaining and enhancing wildlife                      Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Map.
                     corridors and connectivity along
                     watercourses and drainage lines for      AO6.2
                     native fauna movement;                   Development provides for the rehabilitation of land within:
                4.   avoiding edge effects and damage
                     from adjacent land uses;
                                                                        1.   a riparian buffer area;
                5.   maintaining stream integrity and bank
                                                                        2.   a wetland area; and
                     stability by minimising bank erosion
                                                                        3.   10 metres either side of the centre line of any
                     and slumping;
                                                                             other waterway identified on a Biodiversity,
                6.   maintaining water quality through
                                                                             Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Map.
                     filtering sediments, nutrients and
                     other pollutants; and
                7.   removing pest species and replacing      AO6.3
                     them with local native species.          Recreational facilities (eg. playgrounds, pergolas, barbeques)
                                                              are setback a minimum of 10 metres from the top of the bank of
                                                              a waterway.

                                                              Editor’s Note—Setbacks to waterways for certain uses and
                                                              works are also specified in the relevant codes.

                                                              Editor's    Note—Wetland areas          are    identified    on
                                                              the Queensland     Wetland             Program         mapping

                                                              Editor's Note—Any clearing of vegetation also needs to meet
                                                              the outcomes of the Earthworks Code and the Water Quality
                                                              and Drainage Code.

PO7   Vegetation within 400 metres of the full ponded water   No acceptable outcome provided.                                    Not applicable – the development
      within Lake Macdonald is retained.                                                                                         is not located within 400m of
                                                                                                                                 Lake Macdonald




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