Appendix C - Ecological Assessment Report

 PO5                                           AO5                                                           AO5
 Development is designed and operated to       Development is designed and operated to maintain              Complies with AO5 - All existing ecological
 maintain and enhance connectivity between     ecological linkages and maximise opportunity for              linkages will be retained.
 and across ecologically important areas and   connectivity and the movement of fauna by:
 connecting habitat and support unimpeded          a) ensuring protection of wildlife refuges;
 and safe movement of terrestrial and              b) maintaining vegetation in patches of the greatest
 aquatic fauna.                                        possible size and within the smallest possible
                                                       edge-to-area ratio;
                                                   c) enhancing connectivity through planting and
                                                       rehabilitation works, including across property
                                                       boundaries, to areas of national park, state forest
                                                       or reserve;
                                                   d) avoiding the creation of physical barriers and
                                                       safety hazards (such as roads, pedestrian access
                                                       and instream structures) along and within the
                                                       ecological linkage;
                                                   e) providing mitigation measures such as wildlife
                                                       movement infrastructure, fauna exclusion and
                                                       directional fencing, underpasses/overpasses and
                                                       traffic calming devices, signage and lighting; and
                                                   f) where offsets are necessary, delivering offsets that
                                                       support and enhance ecological linkages.
 Waterways and Wetlands
 PO6                                           AO6.1                                                         Development cannot avoid being undertaken
 The biodiversity and ecosystem values of      Development and clearing of vegetation does not occur         within the mapped Riparian Buffer Area which
 waterways, drainage lines, wetlands and       within:                                                       covers the entire site. Therefore, the application
 adjacent riparian zones are protected by:         a) a riparian buffer area;                                cannot meet Acceptable Outcome 6.1. In this
     a) avoiding any new development in a          b) a wetland area; or                                     regard, an assessment against the purpose and
        riparian buffer area and wetland           c) 10 metres either side of the centre line of other      overall outcomes of the Biodiversity Wetlands and
        area;                                          waterways identified on a Biodiversity, Waterways     Waterways Overlay Code has been undertaken
     b) retaining aquatic and terrestrial              and Wetlands Overlay Map.                             and presented in Section 7.2 below.
        habitat in riparian zones;
     c) maintaining and enhancing wildlife     AO6.2                                                         AO6.2
        corridors and connectivity along       Development provides for the rehabilitation of land within:   A Riparian Rehabilitation Plan has been prepared
        watercourses and drainage lines for       a) a riparian buffer area;                                 which details the proposed rehabilitation strategy
        native fauna movement;                    b) a wetland area; and                                     within the waterway corridor which is the
     d) avoiding edge effects and damage          c) 10 metres either side of the centre line of any other   predominant ecologically important area located
        from adjacent land uses;                      waterway identified on a Biodiversity, Waterways       within the site.
                                                      and Wetlands Overlay Map.

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