Appendix C - Ecological Assessment

                                                                                                                                            Hollett Road Ecological Assessment
                                                                                                                          Minor Change Application - 191 Hollett Road, Noosaville

 Element                     Outcome                                                                  Acceptable Outcome (where relevant)
                                                                                                      Stream order greater than 4         20m


                                                                                                      S5.6 Where Forestry is carried out on that part of premises
                                                                                                      indicated as Riparian Buffer Area and outside the separation
                                                                                                      distances specified in S5.5-
                                                                                                      a)    species planted are of local origin and are harvested through
                                                                                                            sustainable harvesting; and
                                                                                                      b)    any undesirable plant species are replaced by vegetation of
                                                                                                            local origin
                             Specific Outcome O7                                                      S7.1 Development avoids removing and fragmenting koala habitat
                             Koala Habitat Areas                                                      and includes koala sensitive design measures consistent with the
                                                                                                      Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2006 and
                             O7 Development is designed, constructed and operated to-                 Management Program 2006-2016 and Koala Sensitive Design
                             a)   avoid adverse impacts on koalas and koala habitat;                  Guideline 2012.
                             b)   provide measures to assist the survival of koala populations in     S7.2 Where clearing of non-juvenile koala habitat trees is
                                  the area to mitigate any potential threats or risks to koalas;      unavoidable in an area shown as bushland habitat, high value
                             c)   provide for safe and appropriate koala movement across the          rehabilitation habitat or medium value rehabilitation habitat on the
                                  landscape; and                                                      map called 'Map of Values’15, such clearing is minimised and a
                                                                                                      biodiversity offset is provided in accordance with the Queensland
                             d)   provide for a net gain in mature and actively regenerating          Environmental Offset Policy.
                                  koala habitat


                             Specific Outcome O11                                                     S11.1 No clearing of koala habitat trees greater than 4m in height
                             Habitat trees                                                            or with a diameter greater than 100mm at 1.3m above the ground;
                             O11 Habitat trees (including dead trees) and recruitment habitat         AND
                             trees are protected for native fauna habitat, where practicable.         S11.2 No clearing of other habitat trees or recruitment habitat trees.
                             Specific Outcome O16                                                     S16.1 Landscaping and rehabilitation complements and supports
                             Replanting and rehabilitation                                            ecologically important habitats by-
                             O16 Development provides for ecologically important areas to be          a)    utilising native plants of local origin;
                             restored and enhanced through the following measures-                    b)    utilising suitable plant species identified in PSP3 -
                             a)   siting landscaped areas to complement and enhance existing                Landscaping Plants and Guidelines;
                                  vegetation;                                                         c)    replicating adjacent remnant habitats, including understorey
                             b)   removal of all species likely to displace native flora species or         vegetation;
                                  degrade fauna habitat;                                              d)    creating or enhancing linkages between existing habitats;
                             c)   replanting and rehabilitating16 degraded habitat; and               e)    avoiding the use of undesirable plant species listed in Table
                             d)   replacing any vegetation removed with suitable replacement                9.1 of PSP3 Landscaping Plants and Guidelines; and
                                  vegetation of local origin.                                         f)    planting riparian zones to filter stormwater run-off and provide
                                                                                                            for wildlife habitat; AND
                                                                                                      S16.2 Vegetation removed is replaced with-
                                                                                                      a)    plantings of equivalent area that replicate the floristic structure
                                                                                                            of the vegetation removed; or




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