MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Appendix F - Ecological and Bushfire Management Response

                                                                           Supplementary Ecological Assessment Report
                                                                                                Noosa Civic Expansion



Table 3-2       Results of Targeted Flora Survey

 Scientific Name       Common           EPBC     NC        Habitat                                Likelihood of
                       Name             Status   Status                                           occurrence


 Allocasuarina         Mt Emu She-oak   E        E         The Emu Mountain Sheoak grows          Absent     (Habitat
 emuina                                                    in open and closed heath on fine-      present          is
                                                           grained rhyolite rocky slopes (Mt      marginal; species
                                                           Peregian) and in wallum heath on       not       recorded
                                                           undulating coastal plain. (DoE,        during surveys)
                                                           2014a)

 Eucalyptus            Swamp            E        E         The Swamp Stringybark occurs on        Absent     (Habitat
 conglomerata          Stringybark                         coastal flats up to 30m above sea      present          is
                                                           level. It occurs mostly in the         marginal; species
                                                           ecotone between wet heath              not       recorded
                                                           (wallum) and tall open forest          during surveys)
                                                           communities. (DoE, 2014b)

 Glycine argyrea       -                -        NT        Glycine argyrea occurs on sand         Absent     (Habitat
                                                           hills behind the high sand cliffs or   present          is
                                                           behind sand dunes of the               marginal; species
                                                           immediate sea front, in tall           not       recorded
                                                           Eucalyptus, Acacia and Casuarina       during surveys)
                                                           woodland with an understory of low
                                                           shrubs (Tindale, 1984).

 Lobelia               -                -        NT        Refer to above text                    Absent
 membranacea

 Pararistolochia       Richmond         -        NT        The Richmond Richmond Birdwing         Absent (Potential
 praevenosa            Birdwing                            Butterfly Vine grows in upland         habitat is present
                       Butterfly Vine                      rainforest    and     subtropical      associated     with
                                                           rainforest (CANBR, 2010)               Covenant         J,
                                                                                                  however species
                                                                                                  not       recorded
                                                                                                  during surveys)



Allocasuarina emuina, Eucalyptus conglomerate, Glycine argyrea and Pararistolochia praevenosa were not
recorded within the Study Area during the five day flora survey in April and May 2013. These species were
not observed during the one day flora survey on 31 March 2015, supporting original findings that these species
are absent from the survey site. That is, a total survey effort of 12 search days (i.e. two ecologists over six
days) has shown these species to be absent.

3.3             Fauna Management within Open Air Spaces
A number of fauna species have the potential to represent nuisance wildlife in the proposed open air pedestrian
link within Covenant J. Species of potential concern include Brush Turkey, Noisy Miner, Rat species, and the
Australian White Ibis. Impacts from fauna species will be managed through the use of hardscape and
landscape design, and supplemented with additional fauna management controls.
The design of the pedestrian footbridge eliminates potential use by a number of species. The footbridge is a
raised (to a maximum height of ~2m) above ground which eliminates the likelihood of use of the space by
ground dwelling fauna (e.g. reptiles and amphibians). Additionally, the footbridge will abut native vegetation
on either side thus providing a dense habitat structure which is unfavourable to the Australian White Ibis, a
species which in urban areas prefers open spaces such as landfills, constructed wetlands, parks and street
trees (Martin et al. 2011). Design features, such as guards on climbable structures, will be integrated into the
built structure to prevent access by native and exotic rats (Baker et al. 1994).




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