Appendix C - Ecological Assessment Report

                                                  e) avoiding causing ingress of saline water into
                                                     freshwater aquifers of wetlands; and
                                                  f) avoiding contaminants entering groundwater (e.g.
                                                     from runoff, effluent disposal).
 Rehabilitation of ecologically important areas
 PO10                                        AO10.1                                                         AO10.1
 Development provides for ecologically       Landscaping and rehabilitation complements and supports        A Riparian Rehabilitation Plan has been prepared
 important areas to be restored and          ecologically important areas by:                               which comprehensively uses local native species
 enhanced through:                               a) utilising local native species;                         that occur within the local riparian vineforest
    a) designing landscaped areas to             b) utilising suitable plant species identified in PSP2     communities. Any additional site landscaping can
        complement and enhance existing              Landscaping;                                           be conditioned by Council to comply with AO10.1.
        vegetation and ecological linkages;      c) restoring degraded ecosystems to achieve a
    b) removing species likely to displace           functional ecosystem state that requires minimal
        native flora species or degrade              human intervention;
        fauna habitat;                           d) replicating adjacent remnant habitats of the same
    c) replanting and rehabilitating                 type, including the understorey vegetation;
        degraded habitat;                        e) creating or enhancing linkages between existing
    d) replacing any vegetation removed              habitats;
        with suitable local native species;      f) avoiding the use of pest plant species listed in
    e) providing for fauna habitat; and              PSP2 - Landscaping;
    f) avoiding the planting of pest plant       g) planting riparian zones to filter stormwater run-off,
        species.                                     stabilise soil and provide for wildlife habitat; and
                                                 h) providing ground and arboreal structures for fauna,
                                                     which may include ground depressions, rocks,
                                                     hollows, nesting boxes and in-stream habitat.

                                              AO10.2                                                        AO10.2
                                              Vegetation cleared is replaced with:                          N/A – No vegetation clearing is proposed.
                                                 a) plantings of equivalent area that replicate the
                                                      floristic structure of the vegetation removed; or
                                                 b) where this is not possible due to the characteristics
                                                      of the site and the development, plantings twice
                                                      the number of the removed trees and plants.

                                              Editor’s Note — Revegetation and rehabilitation works are
                                              to be carried out in accordance with an approved
                                              Revegetation and Rehabilitation Management Plan, as
                                              referred to in PSP3 Ecological assessment guidelines.
 Koala habitat protection and enhancement

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