Approved Plans - MCU21/0221

           1.7        VEGETATION
           A site assessment was undertaken on 25 August 2021. Vegetation within the 150m assessment area
           surrounding the proposed build site is characterised by tall open Eucalypt forest with vineforest
           understorey. The canopy has attained a height of greater than 30m and is dominated by Eucalyptus
           grandis (flooded gum). The mid-storey is mid-dense and contains a diverse range of vine forest species
           including Commersonia bartramia (brown kurrajong), Flindersia bennettiana (Bennet’s ash), Glochidion
           ferdinandi (cheese tree), Jagera pseudorhus (foam bark), Alphitonia excelsa (red ash), and Syzygium
           oleosum (blue lily pily). Vine species such as Flagellaria indica (whip vine) and Cissus hypoglauca (native
           grape) also occur in the mid-storey. The understorey is dominated by species such as Blechum
           cartilagineum (gristle fern), Gahnia aspera (sword sedge), Scleria sphacelata (a sedge), and Lomandra
           longifolia (mat rush) with shrub species such as Tabernaemontana pandacaqui (banana bush) and
           Cordyline rubra (narrow-leaved palm lily). The vegetation community is analogous with Vegetation Hazard
           Class 8.1 (VHC 8.1) which is described as Wet Eucalypt Tall Open Forest (QFES, 2019). Plate 7 depicts
           typical conditions within the open Eucalypt forest surrounding the proposed build location. The remainder
           of the vegetation within the 150m assessment area was low threat mowed grass with low density woody
           vegetation surrounding the existing on-site sheds and associated with neighbouring allotments.




                      Plate 7: Tall Open Eucalypt forest with vineforest understorey


           October 2021                                  BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT                            Page: 7
                                                         797 Ringtail Creek Road, Pomona
Document Set ID: 21731677
Version: 1, Version Date: 14/12/2021