Appendix C - Ecological Assessment Report

4.0      FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
4.1      GENERAL
A field survey of the vegetation within the site was undertaken in October 2022 and April 2023 to validate
the extent of vegetation and confirm species composition, tree heights and canopy cover.

4.2      VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
The area proposed for the four cabins is maintained as mown lawn. The narrow band of vegetation
flanking Six Mile Creek is dominated by mature Waterhousea floribunda (weeping lily pily), with Ficus
coronata (creek sandpaper fig), Neolitsea dealbata (white bolly gum), Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
(picabeen palm), Cryptocarya sp. (laurels) with mature Eucalyptus grandis (flooded gum) emergents also
present. The edge of the waterway is dominated by a dense band of semi-aquatic herbs and macrophyte
species including Lomandra hystrix (mat rush), and several native sedge species (Cyperus spp.). The
canopy has attained a height of over 30m. Other canopy tree species observed include Corymbia
intermedia (pink bloodwood), E. tereticornis (Queensland blue gum) and the exotic weed species
Cinnamomum camphora (camphor laurel). Plates 5 depicts typical vegetation conditions within the site.




Plate 5: Vegetation conditions



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