Appendix C - Ecological Assessment

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                                                                             Concurrence Agency Response

           Addltlonal comments or advice about the appllcatlon

           Advice relating to the Concurrence Agency Response for Contaminated Land Matters
           The Environmental Protection Agenoy (EPA) advises that It does not have any objection or condlUon In relation
           to this application with regard to Contaminated Land matters.
           The reason being that on 26 March 2008, Lot 53 on SP163571 was removed from the Environmental
           Management Register following the recommendation from Golder Associates Ply Ltd.

           Adylce relating to BlodJyerslty Mattera:,

           The site forms part of a 'state' slgnlffcant bloreglonal corridor that provides Important llnkages betw~en Tewantln
           Forest Reserve (proposed future national park) and sections of the Noosa National Park located to the south
           (through Lot 77 on SP177938), west and north-west of th& subject site. Present and ruture development
           occurring between the Eumundl Noosa Rd and Waller Hay Drive has the potential to severely constrain and/or
           sever the corridor. Retention of vegetation that provides significant connectivity between larger tracts, such as
           that present In Lot 63 on SP163571, Is necessary.

           It Is noted that habitat (or fauna movement Is to be retained through the area proposed as park (contained
           between Lots 49-63 and 29-48) and llnks to a finger of remnant vegetation north of the subject site and south to
           Lot 77 on SP177938. It Is also noted that a sm~II area, approximately 10m In width extending between the
           northern boundaries of lots 65 and 64 and the easement Is to be retained.
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           Hov,ever, the local corridor network could be enhanced through the lnoluslon of all of proposed Lots 64 and 65
           (located In the mid north-west section of the subject site) to parkland, to ensure a more direct link lo the south·
           west corner of the Tewantln Forest Reserve. lncluslon of these lots as parkland and re-vegetation of the
           northern extent of currently proposed Lot 65 would provide a more effecUve link to the Tewantln Forest Rese1Ve.
           Inclusion of proposed Lots 48 and 47 as parkland to maintain the general width of the corridor throughout the
           site Is also desirable.

           Existing habitat connectivity needs to be enhanced and supported from the south-west corner of Tewantln
           Forest Reserve through to Loi 77 on SP177938 by;
               • the designation of proposed lots 65 and 64 as parkland. Re-vegetation works In the northern area of
                   propi;,sed lot 64 and In proposed parkland adjoining Lots 51 lhrough to 49 (as already ldenUfled In the
                   proposed landscape works) could be conducted to further enhance exlsUng connectivity;
               • slmllarly, proposed Lots 48 and 47 could be designated as parkland to maintain the general width of the
                   north-south corridor throughout the site.                ·

           'flfflirmmt·urprt,tsct·'Undangered'-and-'of-concern'-vegetatiorrthrough-the-followlng-mechanlsms~:- - - - -
                   • the allocatlon and positioning of parkland;                               ·
                   • the positioning of allotment and building envelopes (BLEs) to minimise environmental Impacts, as well
                     as ensuring that all works Including building works, fire breaks, water storage facllltles and emuent
                     dlsposal areas will be retained within the BLEs;
                   • envlronmental oovenante; and                                                                 .
                   • the use of minimum bulldlng setbacks (MBS) (3Dm setback rrom 'endangered' and 'of concern'
                     vegetation);
           Is noted.
           However, the current allotment design and bulldlng envelope& encroach slgnlflcantly on 'not of concern' remnant
           vegetation and areas Identified as potential habitat for significant conservation species under the Nature
           (;~g;tvatlon Act (NOA} 1992 and the Envlronmcmtal Protection and Biodiversity ConseNBlion Act (EPBC)
     ,,.~~~~)~ff~/o,~l~lng the koala (Phascolorotos c/nereus), aold frog species (the wallum Froglet (Crin/a Unnula), the
   .,~1:.\. llti •:r    tfrog (lltorlo rrayclnel~. the wallum sedgefrog (lllorla olongburonsls)} and the ground parrot

t   ,$' (Pezop ', 11/cus). It should also be noted that proposed Lots 52 ~ 63 and 67 - 71 occur In an area
  -;J ~,IJ.Jtlal j I a referable wetland (see Attachment 1) under the Integrated Planning Act. Development should
~~ ~       ~lte ~ rreas outside of wetlands and set back by an appropriate buffer lo absorb undeslrable Impacts to
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