Approved Document OPW18-0342.01 Environment Management Plan Stage 2_Grasstree Court July 2021 (1)

Ecological Management Plan – Grasstree Court – Lot 9



     3. THREATENED FLORA AND SEED COLLECTION

Consideration of threatened flora and the collection of seed is described in the VFMP and summarised below.

A total of 71 glossy black-cockatoo trees that demonstrated some feed activity (note – not all active feed trees) were
known to occur on the site and surrounds (i.e. Lot 6 and Lot 9). Trees to be removed are to be offset at a ratio of 8:1
by seed collection and subsequent replanting/re-establishment. The planted trees are to be maintained for a period of
three years.

Allocasuarina littoralis cones were collected from the site in November 2018 and taken to Florabunda Nursery for
storage and future propagation. This process has already been initiated. Planting of propagated material is proposed
in the various locations, including the landscaped/retained areas within and immediately adjacent to the subject land,
the proposed rehabilitation/offset site and within local parks and open space areas.

Floribunda have established more than 800 tubestock, with approximately 100 set for planting in 2021. These (100)
will be planted at the stage 1 rehabilitation site immediately following site clearing and preparedness. Also for Stage
1, an additional stock (>150) 6 from Floribunda will be incorporated on the rehabilitation site as soon as ready for
planting. For Stage 2, approximately 300 additional tubes are to be planted 7. Note – may be necessary to spread the
Stage 1 she-oak across the broader site, rather than consolidate into all of Stage 1 (0.8ha).

As part of the State requirements for “threatened flora”, a report was prepared in accordance with the State Flora
Survey Guidelines – Protected Plants under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. No threatened plants were recorded
on the subject land.

Specimens of Macarthuria complanata and Blandfordia grandiflora (Christmas bells) were recorded adjacent to Lot 9,
within Noosa National Park (Lot 147 NPW889). No other rare or threatened species were located. Protective fencing
(to avoid inadvertent clearing of threatened species and vegetation to be retained) is to be implemented.




     6
       To meet the 8:1 planting ratio (i.e. target >200 plants on the rehabilitation site for stage 1).
     7
      Note: more feed trees removed in Stage 1 (Lot 6) than Stage 2 (Lot 9). Target of 500 trees on the rehabilitation
     site will more than compensate the required planting ratio – note also not all trees feed trees.
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