Vegetation Management & Covenant Rehabilitation Plan

 

PLATE A - COVENANT OVERVIEW

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ALLOTMENT BOUNDARIES

 

 

REHABILITATION AREA
APPROXIMATELY 2,23h3

 

 

 

 

 

This Vegetation Management and Covenant Area Rehabilitation Plan has been prepared to satisfy Conditions 5 - 7 of the Development Approval
issued for Lot 2 on RP131369 (Council Reference RAL21/0003). Condition 5 (d) states that the required covenant document will reference a
Vegetation Management Plan to be submitted as part of an Operational Works application. Amongst other things the VMP will address:

i. The right of the landowner to continue to utilise and maintain the two existing dams and dam walls on the property,
ii, The right of the landowner to have electricity within the covenant for the purpose of dam pumps
Condition 6 states that the following works must be undertaken within the land to be covered by the vegetation protection covenant:

a. Clearing and control of declared plants under the Biosecurity Act 2016, and any Council Listed Environmental Weeds, Exotic Grasses and
other plants identified in writing by Council

b. Restoration of cleared areas to achieve the equivalent floristic composition of a similar undisturbed regional ecosystem.
The works must be undertaken in accordance with an Operational Works approval.

Condition 7 states that a permanent fence must be constructed to protect the proposed covenant areas. The fence must be constructed in
accordance with an Operational Works approval and must be to the following specifications:

a, Stock proof to prevent domestic animals grazing in the area

b, Allow for the passage of native fauna by:

i. allowing adequate clearance at ground level for local macropods
ii. not including any use of barbed wire or similar materials

 

iii, providing regular opportunities for passage over and through.

This Plan prescribes the various rehabilitation methodologies required to meet these conditions and to enhance the ecological resilience of the
rehabilitation area. The Plan also includes fencing specifications to satisfy Condition 7 of the Decision Notice.

REHABILITATION OBJECTIVES

1. The primary objective of the rehabilitation program is to restore and enhance floristic and structural integrity to the Covenant Area.

2. Objective 1 will be achieved via targeted treatment of exotic weed taxa, with revegetation generally only required in areas left cleared of native
vegetation as a result of weed control works.

OVERALL RESTORATION STRATEGY

The Covenant Area comprises a total area of 2.33ha and predominantly consists of vineforest regrowth, with small cleared areas adjoining the
ssouthem boundary as a result of weed removal works.

The area contains a moderate level of weed presence including areas of camphor laurel in the mid-storey and Lantana in the understorey,
Overall, the site contains medium to high in-situ ecological resilience. An ‘assisted natural regeneration’ management approach (as defined
within the South-East Queensland Ecological Restoration Framework) is anticipated to be required within the rehabilitation area,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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