Appendix C - Ecological Assessment

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                                                                                                                    Notice
                                                                            Concurrence Agency Response

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          24. Mlflclal Jlghtlng on the subject site must be operated to ensure It ls directed away from adjacent native
              vegetation and minimises lmpaote to koalas and olher wlldllfe Inhabiting or moving through the site.

          Definitions
          "Koala exclusion fencing" means a fence that Is made of materials that a koala cannot easily grip, Including,
          for example tin panels and has a gap of less than 10cm between the ground and appropriate fencing material.
          Nearby trees and shrubs should be at least 3m away from the exclusion fencing.
          "Koala friendly fencing" Is defined as a rence that:
          a. allows koalas to easily climb through or over the fence by choosing materials such as post and rail and
              leaving at least a 30cm gap between ground level and the first rall or strand; or
          b. Provide a means for koalas to get over a fence that cannot be easily climbed by:
               I. Installing a timber post leaning against the fence at a 45 degree angle on either side;
              II. planting vegetation within close proximity on either side of the fence to provide a natural ladder;
             Ill. . lnstalllng planks or panels horizontally along the top of the fence to provJde a walkway; and
             Iv. building the fence around existing trees and vegetation,                                  ·


          Additional Recommendations to the Aesessment Manager
          The EPA recommends that the SCRO should consider opportunlUes to Install fauna movement Infrastructures
          across Walter Hay Drive and Old Hollett Road to Improve opportunities for koala movement and to ensure the
          safe MOvement of koalas across the landscape.
          The EPA also supports the use of statµtory covenants and Local Laws f.or vegetation protection on all lots
          (outside building envelopes) and open space areas to ensure the long-term protection, management and
          enhancement of koala values.

          Advice to Appllcant
          Koalas lhat are Identified on the site during oonstructlon are not to be captured and relocated. Translocatlon Is
          prohibited under the Nature Conserv8tlon Act 1992. A tree In which a koala Is present and any adjacent trees
          are not to be cleared unlll the koala has moved from the site of Its own volition. A koala spotter must be present
          during any clearing of koala habitat trees on the site and present along side each machine clearing native
          vegetation,                                                                            ·

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         · contact QPWS hotline on 1300 130 372.




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