Shire of Dardanup Waterloo Urban and Industrial Expansion Flora and Fauna Survey

March 2015

Executive summary

This report is subject to, and must be read in conjunction with, the limitations set out in Section 1.4 and the assumptions and qualifications contained throughout the Report.

The Greater Bunbury Strategy and Structure Plan identified a potential significant urban expansion area located to the east of the Eaton locality and an industrial expansion area in Waterloo, in the Shire of Dardanup. The Shire of Dardanup (the Shire) and the Department of Planning have commenced preparation of District Structure Plans (DSP) for the urban expansion area and the industrial expansion area. The DSP will be informed by several technical studies including flora and fauna surveys.

The Shire has commissioned GHD Pty Ltd (GHD) to undertake a flora and fauna survey and reporting for the Project. The Project Area is situated in the locality of Waterloo in the Shire of Dardanup. The Project Area includes the urban development area to the north of the South- west Highway (SWH) and the industrial development area to the south of the SWH. GHD undertook a desktop assessment of the Project Area and a flora and fauna field assessment with the first phase conducted from 13 to 14 August, 2014 and the second phase conducted from 29 to 31 October 2014. The purpose of this assessment was to identify the parts of the Project Area that have high, moderate and low ecological values so that the Shire can develop the DSP in consideration of these ecological values.

This assessment identified the biological features of the Project Area and the key results are as follows.

Conservation estate

Five Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) managed reserves occur within 10 km of the Project Area, including one that is directly adjacent to the Project Area between the urban development area and the industrial development area. This reserve is managed for the purpose of the conservation of flora and fauna and contains a number of significant communities and species.

Waterways

Three named waterways occur within the Project Area:

 Collie River: which occurs along the northern boundary of the urban expansion area,

 Millar’s Creek: which passes along the south-western boundary of the urban expansion area and through Lot 50 Clifton Road

 Ferguson River which passes through the south-west corner of the industrial expansion area.

In addition, a number of small drainage lines and a number of man-made drains occur throughout the Project Area.

The Project Area sits within a low-lying palus-plain, which is seasonally inundated as a result of a perched water table. In addition, there are a number of small damplands or sumplands scattered across the Project Area that have also been categorised as Multiple Use wetlands. The majority of these sumplands or damplands are used as farm dams and water sources.

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Vegetation and flora

Three Heddle et al. (1980) vegetation complexes have been mapped within the Project Area: Guildford complex, Southern River complex and Swan Complex. The remaining vegetated areas of these complexes are all below the 30 percent threshold level that is considered necessary for conservation, and are considered underrepresented. The majority of the Project Area has been cleared for agriculture and consists of paddocks used for dairy farming. Within the Project Area remnant vegetation occurs along the road reserves, along rivers and creeklines, in small patches on private land and as scattered trees in paddocks, including Melaleuca rhaphiophylla (Swamp Paperbark), Corymbia calophylla (Marri) and Eucalyptus rudis (Flooded Gum). Scattered claypans occur throughout the Project Area. The majority of these areas have been cleared but the small patches that remain support seasonally-inundated shrublands and herblands.

A number of Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs) and Priority Ecological Communities (PECs) have been previously mapped within 10 km of the Project Area. The field survey identified vegetation types within the Project Area that are considered representative of the TEC ‘Claypans on the Swan Coastal Plain’. This TEC is listed under the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and endorsed by the state Minister for the Environment.

A total of 201 flora taxa (including subspecies and varieties) representing 64 families and 151 genera were recorded in the Project Area during the GHD field survey. This total comprised 102 (51 %) native taxa and 99 (49 %) introduced taxa. The field survey did not record any EPBC Act or Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WC Act)-listed flora taxa within the Project Area, however, two DPaW Priority-listed flora taxa were recorded: Chamaescilla gibsonii (Priority 3) and Aponogeton hexatepalus (Priority 4). The priority species were recorded within the claypan TEC at 310 Wireless Road and one population of the Aponogeton hexatepalus was also recorded at Lot 706 Clifton Road within a degraded claypan. These claypans were only able to be accessed on one occasion which limited the potential to identify species that flower in other seasons. The likelihood of occurrence assessment determined that there are a number of other priority species, including Schoenus capillifolius (Priority 3), that may also occur within the good quality claypan vegetation but which were not recorded during the field survey.

The Project Area is a highly modified area and the vegetation within the Project Area is dominated by introduced species. Ninety-nine introduced species were recorded within the Project Area. This included four weed species that have been listed by the federal government as Weeds of National Significance (WoNS): *Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry), *Asparagus asparagoides (Bridal Creeper), *Zantedeschia aethiopica (Arum Lily) and *Salix sp. (Willow). *Asparagus asparagoides and *Zantedeschia aethiopica are also Declared Pests under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act), and three other Declared Pests: *Gomphocarpus fruticosus (Narrowleaf Cottonbush) *Solanum linnaenum and *Echium plantagineum (Paterson’s Curse) were also recorded within the Project Area.

Fauna species and fauna habitat

There are eleven fauna habitat types within the Project Area. The majority of the Project Area has been previously cleared and is currently utilised for dairy farming. The landscape has been extensively altered for irrigation purposes and limited native vegetation persists. There are limited local and regional habitat connectivity values through most of the Project Area however there are some patches of remnant vegetation that retain ecological linkages values including Collie River and Millar’s Creek riparian habitats.

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During the two field surveys 91 fauna species were recorded including; 71 birds, five reptiles, seven mammals (three of which are introduced species), seven amphibians and one crustacean. There are five fauna species of conservation significance (protected under the EPBC Act, WC Act or DPaW Priority listed) that are known to occur in the Project Area and that were recorded during the field surveys;

 Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris), listed as Endangered under the EPBC Act and WC Act.  Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii), listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act and WC Act.

 Western Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus occidentalis), listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act and Endangered WC Act.

 Water Rat (Hydromys chrysogaster), listed by DPaW as a Priority 4 species.

 Carter's Freshwater Mussel (Westralunio carteri) listed as Vulnerable WC Act and nominated for listing under the EPBC Act.

There are five fauna species of conservation significance that are likely to occur in the Project Area (but were not recorded during the field surveys);

 Baudin's Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus baudinii), listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act and WC Act and

 Great Egret (Ardea modesta), Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis), White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) and Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) which are listed under the EPBC Act as a Migratory species and under Schedule 3 of the WC Act.

Ecological values

The study has identified parts of the Project Area that represent high, moderate and low ecological value. The areas of high ecological value are limited to those areas that contain remnant native vegetation that support species or communities of conservation significance and/or provide ecological linkages through the local landscape.

Key outcomes

The DSP should aim to reduce the impacts on the ecological values of the Project Area. If impacts to species and communities protected under EPBC Act, WC Act and EP Act can be avoided the approval processes can be expedited. Based on this study the following recommendations are made.

 In the first instance the DSP should aim to avoid impacts to areas with higher ecological values during the planning phase of the project. This avoidance could include the prioritisation of areas to be set aside and designs that retain the remnant vegetation. It is recommended that the following areas are zoned for conservation, or otherwise protected in perpetuity: – The claypan vegetation that is likely to be a TEC. The vegetated claypan areas, including Lot 310 Wireless Road, the south-east corner of Lot 706 Clifton Road and the south-west corner of Lot 8 Clifton Road, should be reserved and managed for conservation. The conservation values of these areas could be enhanced by management measures such as weed control. – The vegetation and habitats along Collie River, Millar’s Creek and the other minor waterways. The vegetation and habitat along the rivers and creeks in the Project Area

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have high ecological value and should be retained during the development. An appropriate setback distance to any development area from these waterways should also be implemented to prevent indirect impacts on these areas. – The vegetation present within the road reserves should be retained by retaining the existing road corridors, or alternatively these road corridors could be revegetated and used as flora and fauna corridors.  The DSP should identify opportunities to minimise clearing of native vegetation, wherever avoidance is not possible.

 Management of impacts (during the construction phase and after establishment) to ecological values should be considered in the DSP. For example, the DSP should include design strategies for the management of impacts such as the impact on the Collie River and Millar’s Creek from urban and industrial water runoff.

 Mitigation (offsetting) of some ecological impacts could be planned in the DSP by identifying areas where ecological values could be restored or enhanced. For example, the vegetation and habitat along the rivers and creeks could be enhanced to provide some broader connectivity as ecological corridors through the local landscape.

Approvals

The Project Area is largely cleared and contains limited patches of native remnant vegetation. The remnant vegetation supports ecological attributes that are protected under Federal and Western Australian legislation.

Referral to the Federal Department of the Environment under the EPBC Act is triggered if a proposed action has/or potentially has, a significant impact on any Matters of National significance (MNES). The Project has potential to impact on MNES including the three species of Black Cockatoo, Western Ringtail Possums and the TEC ‘Claypans of the Swan Coastal Plain’.

In Western Australia significant proposals must be referred to the Environmental Protection Authority under Section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act). The Project has potential to impact species and communities protected under Western Australian legislation such as the Water Rat and Carters Freshwater Mussel.

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Table of contents

1. Introduction...... 1 1.1 Background to project ...... 1 1.2 Project Area ...... 1 1.3 Purpose of this study ...... 1 1.4 Limitations and assumptions ...... 2 2. Legal framework ...... 3 3. Methods...... 4 3.1 Guiding documents ...... 4 3.2 Desktop assessment...... 4 3.3 Field survey ...... 5 3.4 Limitations ...... 11 4. Desktop Results ...... 15 4.1 Climate ...... 15 4.2 Land tenure ...... 15 4.3 Waterways and wetlands ...... 16 4.4 Regional biogeography ...... 16 4.5 Vegetation and flora ...... 16 4.6 Fauna ...... 20 5. Field results ...... 22 5.1 Vegetation ...... 22 5.2 Flora ...... 30 5.3 Fauna ...... 35 5.4 Conservation significant fauna species ...... 48 6. Discussion ...... 53 6.1 Key outcomes ...... 53 6.2 Identification of key ecological values...... 53 6.3 Approvals ...... 53 6.4 Recommendations to mitigate impacts ...... 54 6.5 Next steps ...... 55 7. References ...... 56

Table index

Table 1 Key environmental legislation relevant to the Project ...... 3 Table 2 Desktop information sources ...... 4 Table 3 Properties accessed for the field survey ...... 5

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Table 4 Data collected during the field survey ...... 6 Table 5 Vegetation condition rating scale ...... 7 Table 6 Descriptors for assessment of Western Ringtail Possum habitat value ...... 10 Table 7 Field survey limitations...... 12 Table 8 Beard (1979) vegetation associations mapped within the Project Area ...... 17 Table 9 Heddle et al. (1980) vegetation complexes mapped within the Project Area ...... 17 Table 10 Vegetation association extent ...... 18 Table 11 Extent and status of vegetation complexes within the Project Area for Bioregion (Source: Local Biodiversity Program 2013) ...... 19 Table 12 Threatened or Priority Ecological Communities previously recorded within 10 km of the Project Area ...... 19 Table 13 Vegetation types recorded within the Project Area during the field survey ...... 23 Table 14 Extents of vegetation condition ratings mapped within the Project Area ...... 30 Table 15 Habitat types in Project Area ...... 36 Table 16 Fauna species diversity in spring/winter survey ...... 47 Table 17 Habitat values for Black Cockatoos ...... 48 Table 18 Summary of Likelihood of occurrence assessment for conservation significant fauna ...... 51 Table 19 Summary of Likelihood of occurrence assessment for migratory fauna ...... 52 Table 20 Fauna species recorded during field surveys ...... 101 Table 21 Parameters for the likelihood of occurrence assessment for conservation significant species ...... 105 Table 22 Likelihood of occurrence assessment of Threatened Fauna Species ...... 106 Table 23 Migratory species likelihood of occurrence assessment ...... 113

Figure index

Figure 1 Project Area location ...... 60 Figure 2 Ecological context ...... 60 Figure 3 Vegetation types, conservation significant flora and quadrat locations ...... 60 Figure 4 Vegetation condition and significant weed locations ...... 60 Figure 5 Fauna habitat types ...... 60 Figure 6 Ecological values ...... 60

Appendices

Appendix A – Figures

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Appendix B Legislation, Background Information and Conservation Codes

Appendix C Desktop reports

Appendix D Flora Data

Appendix E Fauna Data

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1. Introduction

1.1 Background to project The Greater Bunbury Strategy and Structure Plan is a strategic plan to manage the growth of Greater Bunbury over the medium to long term planning horizon. It provides for the growth of the Greater Bunbury population and some additional greenfields urban expansion areas. The strategy is anticipated to cater for growth beyond the year 2050. The Strategy was released for a three month public consultation period in 2011 and during the public comment period the Department of Planning consulted with a number of stakeholders. In addition a number of technical studies have been prepared to inform the Strategy.

The Greater Bunbury Strategy and Structure Plan identified a potential significant urban expansion area located to the east of the Eaton locality and an industrial expansion area in Waterloo, in the Shire of Dardanup. The Shire of Dardanup (the Shire) and the Department of Planning have commenced preparation of District Structure Plans (DSP) for the urban expansion area and the industrial expansion area. The DSP will be informed by several technical studies including flora and fauna surveys.

The Shire has commissioned GHD Pty Ltd (GHD) to undertake a flora and fauna survey and reporting for the Project.

1.2 Project Area The Project Area is situated in the locality of Waterloo in the Shire of Dardanup. The Project Area includes the urban development area to the north of the South-west Highway (SWH) and the industrial development area to the south of the SWH.

The urban development area is 1205 hectares (ha) and is north of the SWH, south of the Australind Bypass and bound by Hynes Road to the west. The urban development area includes the southern bank of the Collie River. The urban development area is predominantly agricultural land with scattered remnant native vegetation particularly along the Collie River, creeks and fence lines. The urban expansion area has been previously surveyed as part of a biodiversity assessment for the Greater Bunbury Strategy.

The industrial development area is 1563 ha and is situated south of the SWH, north of Italiano Road, east of Martin Pelusey Road and west of Waterloo Road. The industrial development area is dominated by agricultural land and has limited remnant native vegetation.

The Project Area includes over 50 separate freehold lots across approximately 2500 ha as well as a number of local roads and road reserves. The Project Area is within a broadly modified landscape and includes areas that have been extensively altered for irrigation. Much of the site is low-lying with limited topographical relief. The location of the Project Area is presented in Figure 1, Appendix A.

1.3 Purpose of this study

The purpose of this study is to identify the major vegetation, flora and fauna constraints within the Project Area in order to inform the development of the DSP for the urban and industrial expansion in the Project Area.

The aim of the survey was to:

 Identify, map and describe vegetation types and fauna habitat types

 Assess and map the condition of vegetation

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 Identify and map the location of threatened and priority ecological communities

 Identify areas of high floristic value including those that provide habitat for conservation significant flora, wetland/riparian vegetation, vegetation types that are poorly represented (i.e. those with less than 30% extent remaining based on Beard/Mattiske and Havel mapping) or those with high diversity

 Map the location of conservation significant species The study aims to identify parts of the Project Area that have high, moderate and low ecological values so that the Shire can develop the DSP in consideration of these ecological values.

1.4 Limitations and assumptions This report: has been prepared by GHD for Shire of Dardanup and may only be used and relied on by Shire of Dardanup for the purpose agreed between GHD and the Shire of Dardanup as set out in Section 1.3 of this report.

GHD otherwise disclaims responsibility to any person other than Shire of Dardanup arising in connection with this report. GHD also excludes implied warranties and conditions, to the extent legally permissible.

The services undertaken by GHD in connection with preparing this report were limited to those specifically detailed in the report and are subject to the scope limitations set out in the report. The opinions, conclusions and any recommendations in this report are based on conditions encountered and information reviewed at the date of preparation of the report. GHD has no responsibility or obligation to update this report to account for events or changes occurring subsequent to the date that the report was prepared.

The opinions, conclusions and any recommendations in this report are based on assumptions made by GHD described in this report. GHD disclaims liability arising from any of the assumptions being incorrect.

GHD has prepared this report on the basis of information provided by Shire of Dardanup and others who provided information to GHD (including Government authorities)], which GHD has not independently verified or checked beyond the agreed scope of work. GHD does not accept liability in connection with such unverified information, including errors and omissions in the report which were caused by errors or omissions in that The opinions, conclusions and any recommendations in this report are based on information obtained from, and testing undertaken at or in connection with, specific sample points. Site conditions at other parts of the site may be different from the site conditions found at the specific sample points.

Investigations undertaken in respect of this report are constrained by the particular site conditions, such as the location of buildings, services and vegetation. As a result, not all relevant site features and conditions may have been identified in this report.

Site conditions (including the presence of hazardous substances and/or site contamination) may change after the date of this Report. GHD does not accept responsibility arising from, or in connection with, any change to the site conditions. GHD is also not responsible for updating this report if the site conditions change.

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2. Legal framework

In Western Australia significant ecological communities, flora and fauna are protected under both Australian Government and State legislation. In addition regulatory bodies also provide a range of guidance and information on expected standards and protocols for environmental surveys. Table 1 provides a summary of legislation relevant to the project. Further details on the conservation codes and other background information are provided in Appendix B.

Table 1 Key environmental legislation relevant to the Project

Legislation Responsible Agency Aspect Australian Government Legislation Environment Protection and Department of the Matters of National Environmental Biodiversity Conservation Act Environment (DotE) Significance (including threatened 1999 ecological communities, flora and (EPBC Act) fauna species and some migratory species) State Legislation Biosecurity and Agriculture Department of Weeds and pest animal species Management Act 2007 Agriculture and Food (BAM Act) Western Australia (DAFWA) Conservation and Land Department of Parks Use, protection and management Management Act 1984 and Wildlife (DPaW) of public lands and waters and its (CALM Act) flora and fauna. Environmental Protection Act Department of Environmental impact assessment 1986 Environment and management (EP Act) regulation (DER) Environmental Protection DER Clearing of native vegetation (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004 Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 DPaW Protection of native wildlife (WC Act)

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3. Methods

3.1 Guiding documents The methodology employed for this study has been broadly guided by several documents and policies including;

 Greater Bunbury Strategy: 2011 - 2031 and beyond Biodiversity assessment report for three proposed urban expansion areas (North of Collie River, South of Collie River, and East of Gelorup) (DoP 2011)

 Keighery (2010). Comment on a brief inspection of the vegetation of three areas being considered for rezoning in the Greater Bunbury Region, October 2010

 EPA Guidance No. 51 (EPA 2004a)

 EPA Guidance No. 56 (EPA 2004b)

 DotE Black Cockatoo referral guidelines (DSEWPaC 2012)  DotE Western ringtail Possum significant impact guidelines (DEWHA 2009)

3.2 Desktop assessment The desktop assessment was undertaken prior to the commencement of the field investigation to identify the biodiversity and conservation values associated with the Project Area on a local and regional scale. Several information sources were used to identify these values including the sources listed in Table 2

Table 2 Desktop information sources

Aspect Information Source

Climate Climatic data available from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) (BoM 2014)

Matters of National Search of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Environmental (EPBC Act) Protected Matters Search Tool (PMST) for Matters of National Significance Environmental Significance (MNES) in the Project Area (DotE 2014a) Vegetation Vegetation in the Project Area as shown in: Beard (1979) vegetation mapping Heddle et al (1980) vegetation complex mapping. Threatened and Ecological communities listed in the following databases as being within the Priority Ecological Project Area: Communities DPaW Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) and Priority Ecological Community (PEC) spatial datasets DPaW (2013a) Priority Ecological Communities List Threatened Ecological Communities Endorsed by the Minister for Environment (DPaW 2013b). Conservation Conservation significant flora and fauna listed in the following databases as Significant Flora and being within the Project Area: Fauna DPaW (2007-): NatureMap DPaW Threatened and Priority Fauna spatial datasets DPaW Declared Rare and Priority Flora spatial datasets.

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3.3 Field survey

3.3.1 Land access The Project Area consists of both private land and Shire road reserves. Prior to the survey access was sought for the areas of private property that was likely to contain areas of native vegetation, or other ecological values. However, it was not possible to access all of the private properties and access was not granted to all the properties requested in both seasons. The properties accessed for the field survey are detailed in Table 3. All the road reserves within the Project Area were assessed during the field surveys. Roads included Bell Road, Martin Pelusey Road, Blawery Close, Clifton Road, Hynes Road, Wireless Road, Harris Road, Saint Helena Road and Damiani Italiano Road.

Table 3 Properties accessed for the field survey

Property Accessed

Lot 15 Clifton Road; along the Collie River Accessed during winter only

Lot 50 Clifton Road; along Millar’s creek Accessed during winter only

Lot 706 Clifton Road Accessed during winter only as Western Power restrictions in spring

Lot 100, 101 Clifton Road Accessed during spring only

Lot 8 Clifton Road Accessed during spring only

Collie River, at base of Lot 3251, 536 Accessed during winter

Collie River, at base of Lot 3251, 536, 1215, Accessed during spring 644, 166, 424

Lot 310 Wireless Road Accessed during spring only

Lot 35 Bell Rd Accessed during winter only

3.3.2 Flora and vegetation

GHD undertook a vegetation and flora survey that was based upon the requirements of the EPA’s Guidance Statement No. 51 Assessment of Environmental Factors for Flora and Vegetation Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment in Western Australia (EPA 2004a). GHD conducted a two season field survey in order to verify and ground truth the results of the desktop assessment, identify and describe dominant vegetation units, assess vegetation condition, and identify and record vascular flora taxa present within the Project Area. The first phase of the survey was conducted during late winter, from 13 to 14 August, 2014 and the second phase was conducted during mid-spring, from 30 to 31 October 2014. Field survey methodology involved a combination of sampling using quadrats, walking transects through the Project Area and opportunistic sampling. The majority of the Project Area was considered highly modified and degraded with little remnant vegetation remaining. As such, for the majority of the Project Area it was considered that transects were the most appropriate sampling method. However, quadrats were established in areas of remnant vegetation.

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Quadrats

Quadrats were established in areas that were considered representative of a vegetation assemblage. The quadrats were 10 m x 10 m in size and six quadrats were established within the Project Area. Quadrats were uniquely numbered starting from Q01, Q02 and so on. Field data at each quadrat were recorded on a pro-forma data sheet and included the parameters indicated in Table 4. Data collection for each quadrat followed the requirements as stipulated by DPaW with vegetation descriptions being consistent with the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS), Australian Vegetation Attribute Manual (ESCAVI 2003).

Table 4 Data collected during the field survey

Aspect Measurement

Collection attributes Personnel/recorder; date, quadrat dimensions, photograph of the quadrat/releve.

Physical features Aspect, soil attributes. Ground surface cover. Leaf and wood litter.

Location of important Coordinates recorded in GDA94 datum using a hand-held Global features Positioning System (GPS) tool to accuracy approximately ± 5 m.

Vegetation condition Vegetation condition was assessed using the condition rating scale devised by Keighery (1994).

Disturbance Level and nature of disturbances (e.g. weed presence, fire — and time since last fire, impacts from grazing, exploration activities).

Flora List of dominant flora from each structural layer. List of all species within the quadrat including average height and cover (using a modified Braun-Blanquet scale)

Vegetation units

Vegetation units were identified and boundaries delineated using a combination of aerial photography and field data including quadrat and transect data together with field and mapping notes. Similarities in landforms and soil types were taken into account.

Vegetation units were described based on their structure, dominant taxa and cover abundance, as defined by quadrat and transect data.

Classification of Floristic Community Types

Floristic Community Types (FCT) present on the Swan Coastal Plain have been identified by Gibson et al. (1994) and by Government of Western Australian (2000), based on unpublished data prepared for the System 6 and Part System 1 upgrade program. The remnant vegetation in the Project Area was compared against these known FCTs by inference using the floristics of the site and the site’s geographic location (Government of Western Australia 2000) to determine potential FCT matches. The most accurate way to determine FCTs is by comparing quadrats using the sampling and PATN techniques of Gibson et al (1994) and Keighery (1994). However, analysis of quadrats against FCT data requires a complete list of species. The quadrats that were sampled during the field survey could not be sampled over multiple seasons due to access constraints which means the species lists from the quadrats is not complete. A preliminary analysis of the quadrat data using the programs Primer and PATN provided inconclusive results and further field

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surveys (ie. during the optimal flowering period) would be required to enable robust statistical analysis of the results. The floristic analysis is included in Attachment D.

Vegetation condition

The vegetation condition of the Project Area was assessed and mapped in accordance with the vegetation condition rating scale developed by Keighery (1994). This scale recognises the intactness of vegetation, which is defined by the following:

 Completeness of structural levels;  Extent of weed invasion;

 Historical disturbance from tracks and other clearing or dumping; and

 The potential for natural or assisted regeneration. The scale consists of six rating levels, as outlined in Table 5.

Table 5 Vegetation condition rating scale

Vegetation Vegetation Condition Description Condition Rating 1 Pristine or Nearly So No obvious signs of disturbance. 2 Excellent Vegetation structure intact, disturbance affecting individual species and weeds are non-aggressive species. 3 Very Good Vegetation structure altered obvious signs of disturbance. 4 Good Vegetation structure significantly altered by very obvious signs of multiple disturbances retains basic vegetation structure or ability to regenerate it. 5 Degraded Basic vegetation structure severely impacted by disturbance. Scope for regeneration but not in a state approaching good condition without intensive management. 6 Completely Degraded The structure of the vegetation is no longer intact and the area is completely or almost without native species.

Flora identification and nomenclature

Flora taxa that were well known to the survey botanist were identified in the field. The species not known were collected and assigned a unique collection number to facilitate tracking. In addition, significant weed species (such as those species listed under the BAM Act) were also recorded for mapping. Plant species were identified by the use of taxonomic literature, electronic keys, online electronic databases and by comparison with specimens at the Western Australian Herbarium.

The conservation status of all recorded flora was compared against the current lists available on FloraBase (WA Herbarium 1998–) and the EPBC Act Threatened species database provided by DotE (2014b).

Nomenclature used in this report follows that used by the Western Australian Herbarium as reported on FloraBase (WA Herbarium 1998–).

3.3.3 Fauna Survey The fauna field assessment was undertaken by a team of GHD Zoologists and Ecologists with local experience on 13 and 14 of August and from 30 to 31 October 2014.

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The fauna assessment was consistent with a Level 2 assessment in accordance with the EPA Guidance Statement No. 56 Assessment of Environmental Factors for Terrestrial Fauna Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment in Western Australia.

Winter survey

GHD conducted a field survey of the Project Area to assess the presence, quality and extent of habitat for fauna species. The assessment included:

 Habitat structure (e.g. vegetation type, presence/absence of over-storey, mid-storey, understorey, ground cover)

 Presence/absence of refuge including: fallen timber (coarse woody debris), hollow- bearing trees and stags, rocks/boulder piles, and the type and extent of each refuge

 Presence/absence of waterways including type, extent and habitat quality within waterways

 Land use history

 Location of habitat within the surrounding landscape and habitat connectivity

 Identification of wildlife corridors within and immediately adjacent to the Project Area

 Evaluation of the likelihood of occurrence of listed fauna occurring within the habitat (based on presence of suitable habitat).

 Opportunistic fauna searches will also be conducted across the Project Area. Opportunistic searches will involve:

 Microhabitat searches include turning over logs or rocks, turning over leaf litter and examining tree and log hollows

 Visual and aural surveys account for bird and frog species utilising the Project Area  Searching the Project Area for tracks, scats, bones, diggings and feeding areas for both native and feral fauna.

Habitat will be assessed specifically for its suitability for conservation significant species, including Black Cockatoos and Western Ringtail Possums.

Motion sensor cameras

During the winter field assessment locations for the placement of motion sensor cameras (that are triggered by movement) were selected in areas that are considered potential habitat for conservation significant species (particularly the Western ringtail Possum, Brush Tail Phascogale and Chuditch). During spring 12 cameras were deployed for 14 consecutive nights to collect information on all species that are active in the range of the camera. Cameras were set with a lures (including apple, peanut butter or peppermint oil) to increase the rate of encounter. These cameras were deployed spatially to cover key habitat areas as shown in Figure 5, Appendix A.

Spring survey.

Between 29th and 31 October 2014 three GHD ecologists conducted a field assessment of the Project Area. This survey specifically targeted species of conservation significance known or likely to occur in the Project Area. This survey included:

 An assessment of the Black Cockatoo habitat in the Project Area in accordance with the EPBC Act referral guidelines for three threatened Black Cockatoos species which included mapping of all foraging, roosting and potential breeding habitat and mapping of any evidence of use.

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 Assessment of habitat types in the Project Area for signs of use by conservation significant mammals (including Chuditch, Phascogale and Western Ringtail Possum).

Fauna habitat mapping

Fauna habitats were identified through evaluation of aerial photography and field assessment. This included an evaluation of the habitat types in the areas likely to support listed threatened fauna species.

Opportunistic fauna records

Throughout the survey any fauna observed (visual, aural) was recorded. The location of any conservation significant fauna was recorded with a GPS

3.3.4 Black Cockatoos

Desktop

Species specific literature was consulted, including the DotE’s (DSEWPaC 2012) Black Cockatoo referral guidelines and recovery plans (DEC 2012), NatureMap records (DPaW 2007-) in order to provide information on the potential use of the Project Area by this species.

Field survey

The targeted Black Cockatoo survey and habitat assessment was undertaken by GHD Zoologists as part of the survey. The aim of the habitat assessment was to assess the presence, quality and extent of habitat for Black Cockatoo species within the Project Area. The assessment involved visual and aural assessment of the Project Area identifying breeding habitat (presence/absence of actual and potential breeding trees), foraging habitat, roosting areas, current activity and any other signs of use by Black Cockatoos. For the purpose of this assessment, the DotE (DSEWPaC 2012) Black Cockatoo referral guidelines were used to define breeding, foraging and night roosting habitat.

Information collected during the field survey included:

 Foraging habitat – the location and extent of suitable Black Cockatoo foraging habitat was identified and mapped for the Project Area, based on the vegetation associations and presence/absence of known foraging species. During the field surveys any direct or indirect evidence of foraging by Black Cockatoos was recorded via Global Positioning System (GPS).

 Breeding habitat – suitable breeding habitat for Black Cockatoos is defined by DSEWPaC (2012) as trees of species known to support breeding within the range of the species which either have a suitable nest hollow or are of a suitable diameter at breast height (DBH) to develop a nest hollow. For most tree species (including Corymbia calophylla (Marri) and Eucalyptus marginata (Jarrah)), suitable DBH is 500 mm (DSEWPaC 2012). Breeding habitat was identified and mapped according to the presence of suitable breeding trees. It should be noted that the assessment of breeding habitat was broadscale only, and did not include recording the specific locations of suitable breeding trees.

 Night roosting habitat – suitable roosting habitat is defined by DSEWPaC (2012). Suitable roosting habitat was identified based on the presence of suitable tall trees, proximity of known roosting sites (for Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo – Department of Planning Western Australia 2011) and the presence of suitable foraging habitat.

 Opportunistic observations (both visual and aural) of Black Cockatoos within the Project Area and surrounding region.

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 Observations of habitat quality for each of the habitat types within the Project Area, and a representative photography of each type of Black Cockatoo habitat.

This information was used to map and calculate the amount of foraging habitat, potential breeding habitat and night roosting sites within the Project Area. Any area containing known foraging species or potential nesting trees was considered as habitat for Black Cockatoos.

3.3.5 Western Ringtail Possum

Desktop

The desktop review also included a targeted database search for records of the Western Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) within 10 km of the Project Area. This species is listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act and Endangered under the WC Act. In addition the recent habitat assessment of Western Ringtail Possums on the southern Swan Coastal Plain by Shedley and Williams (2014) and updated recovery plan (DPaW 2014c) for the species were reviewed in order to provide local and regional context for the population status and the availability of habitat within and surrounding the Project Area.

Field survey

GHD Zoologists undertook the targeted Western Ringtail Possum survey and habitat assessment as part of the flora and fauna survey. This assessment involved targeted searches for evidence of the species through suitable habitat in the Project Area. Suitable habitat was broadly assessed, traversed and searched for scats and dreys (nests). All habitat types were assessed for their value as Western Ringtail Possum habitat. Searches for scats were focused on hollow logs, fallen timber, tree stumps and around the bases of trees (as evidence of foraging in a specific tree).

Further to this, an assessment of the presence of trees with hollows that could potentially support Western Ringtail Possums was undertaken during the field survey. Tree hollows are known to provide diurnal resting sites or refuges for Western Ringtail Possums, and are an important habitat feature for the species (DPaW 2014). This information was used to map the locations of Western Ringtail Possum habitat within the Project Area. Areas of habitat were categorised based on their value for Western Ringtail Possums, according to the definitions detailed in Table 6. Habitat quality, field observations and the availability of key habitat resources were incorporated into this assessment.

Table 6 Descriptors for assessment of Western Ringtail Possum habitat value

Value Description High The habitat contains a wide variety of habitat resources, including structurally and floristically species-diverse vegetation and habitat features such as tree hollows, hollow logs, nesting and foraging opportunities. Contains relatively good canopy connectivity, and the vegetation has not been highly altered by disturbance. Medium The habitat contains some habitat resources (such as suitable foliage for foraging or tree hollows) and has some canopy connectivity, however the value of the habitat is reduced as due to previous/current disturbance, or other factors that have altered the vegetation. The habitat may also have limited linkages to other areas of remnant vegetation, thereby reducing its functionality for dispersing individuals. Low The habitat contains limited resources and/or canopy connectivity. The habitat is either not suitable for Western Ringtail Possums, or has been highly altered by disturbance, thereby highly reducing its functionality for the species.

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3.3.6 Ecological values

The study identified sites within the Project Area that have ecological values. These sites have been grouped based on their ecological values as:

 High value areas: areas of remnant vegetation that contain the TEC or that provide good quality habitat for EPBC Act and WC Act listed species, and ecological linkages.

 Moderate value areas: remnant vegetation that contains supporting habitat for EPBC Act and WC Act species or contains habitat for priority species or is considered to provide floristic diversity.

 Low value areas: areas with some scattered remnant vegetation or habitat.  Very limited ecological value sites: cleared or degraded areas that are unlikely to provide habitat for conservation significant species.

3.4 Limitations

3.4.1 Limitations to desktop assessment The DotE PMST was used to identify species listed under the EPBC Act that may occur within the Project Area. The database is based on bioclimatic modelling for the potential presence of species. As such, this does not represent actual records of the species within the area. Additionally, it is broad-scale in its reporting and often the specific habitat requirements of the species do not occur, or are unlikely to occur, within a Project Area. For this reason not all species reported by the search tool need to be considered in management decisions. The DPaW NatureMap database reports on actual records of the species within the designated area and can provide more accurate information on the likelihood of species presence. However, some records of collections, sightings or trappings can be dated and often misrepresent the current range of Threatened species. Neither database can be considered exhaustive. In addition, species of conservation significance may be found during surveys that are not listed in the databases. Desktop investigations use a variety of online resources (such as the NatureMap database and the PMST database) and the responsibility for the accuracy of such data remains with the issuing authority, not with GHD

3.4.2 Field survey limitations

The limitations and constraints associated with the field survey area discussed in Table 7.

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Table 7 Field survey limitations

Limitation Constraint Impact on survey outcomes Sources of Nil Adequate flora, vegetation and fauna information is available for the Project Area, this includes information provided in: information and  FloraBase records (WA Herbarium 1998–) availability of  Threatened Ecological Community records (DPaW 2013) contextual  NatureMap records (DPaW 2007–) information  Previous Department of Environment and Conservation site visits (as detailed in EPA 2008)  Environmental Impact Study, Preston Industrial Park, North (GHD 2010)  Preston Industrial Park, Northern Precinct Environmental Appraisal (GHD 2011)  Preston Industrial Park Conservation Area, Ecological Studies (GHD 2014a)  Preston Industrial Park; Northern Precinct, Assessment on Proponent Information (GHD 2014b) A large number of ecological assessments have been previously conducted within or adjacent to the Project Area and as such there is a large amount of existing information available to provide local and regional context to this assessment. Scope (i.e. what life Nil Only vascular flora and vertebrate fauna taxa were targeted during the survey. Non-vascular flora and invertebrate fauna forms were sampled taxa were not assessed as part of the survey. etc.) Proportion of flora Nil The survey took place during winter and spring which is the optimal time of year for identifying species within the region and fauna collected of the Project Area. and identified (based Four native taxa could not be identified to species level due to lack of identifying features, one of these species are may on sampling, timing be a conservation significant species. The majority of species encountered had flowering or fruiting material and could be and intensity). suitably identified. See also Timing/weather/season/cycle below Flora determination Nil Three native specimens were not able to be identified to species level due to lack of flowering or fruiting material However, in general it was possible to identify the majority of flora species located in the Project Area. The taxonomy and conservation status of Western Australian flora is dynamic. This report was prepared in reliance on taxonomy and conservation status current at the time, but it should be noted this may change.

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Limitation Constraint Impact on survey outcomes Completeness and Nil The Project Area was sufficiently traversed for the purpose of this survey. further work which Complete flora and fauna surveys can require multiple surveys, at different times of year, and over a period of a number might be needed of years to enable observation of all species present. Some degree of variability is likely if subsequent surveys were to (e.g. was the occur. However, given the degraded nature of the majority of the Project Area the extent of survey is considered relevant area fully sufficient for the purpose of this assessment, in order to identify flora and fauna constraints and conservation significant surveyed?) areas. Should it not be possible to avoid impacts on the areas of good quality vegetation then further assessment of these areas may be required once the extent of the potential impact is known. Mapping reliability Minor High resolution ESRI aerial imagery was available. Data was recorded in the field using a hand-held GPS tool and certain atmospheric factors and other sources of error can affect the accuracy of such GPS receivers. On average, the GPS units used during this field survey (Garmin GPS unit and Trimble Nomad Juno unit) have an accuracy to approximately ± 5 m. Therefore the data points consisting of coordinates recorded from the GPS may contain inaccuracies. Timing, weather, Minor The flora and vegetation survey was conducted during only one year; however it was conducted during two seasons, season winter and spring. In the 2014 winter rainfall season (June–August 2014), the Dardanup East Bureau of Meteorology weather station (station number 9527) recorded 418.4 mm of rainfall (BoM 2014). This is 16.5 % lower than the long term average (501.2 mm) for the same period (BoM 2014). However, it is considered that the season had adequate rainfall for the purpose of this assessment. The weather conditions during the winter survey were sunny with daily maximum temperatures 17.9 and 20.8 °C and daily minimum temperatures of 13.5 and13.7 °C (at Bunbury station no. 9965). No rainfall was recorded during the field survey (BoM 2014). The weather conditions during the spring survey were sunny with daily maximum temperatures 20.9 and 23 °C and daily minimum temperatures of 8.9 to 12.8 °C (at Bunbury station no. 9965). 1 mm of rainfall was recorded during the field survey (BoM 2014). Resources Nil Adequate resources were employed for the purpose of this assessment. Ten people days were spent conducting the survey, which is adequate for the purpose of identifying flora and fauna constraints. Further, detailed flora and fauna assessments may be required at later stages of the Project, depending on which areas of the Project Area will be developed.

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Limitation Constraint Impact on survey outcomes Access problems Moderate The majority of the Project Area was privately owned property and it was not possible to contact, or access all of the properties. However, access to all of the properties that had substantial areas of remnant vegetation was prioritised and these areas were accessed during at least one of the phases. Lot 310 Wireless Road, which has very high quality vegetation, was only able to be accessed during the spring phase and as such the quadrats established in this site were not able to be monitored over multiple seasons. Similarly, due to Western Power access constraints Lot 706 Clifton Road was accessed during winter only and was not able to be accessed during Spring. As the Project Area was on privately owned property it was not possible to establish permanent quadrats. However, non- permanent quadrats were established with every corner recorded by GPS to allow re-recording in later years if necessary. All of the road reserves could be accessed during both survey phases. Experience levels Nil The ecologists who executed the survey were practitioners suitably qualified in their respective fields. The zoologist that conducted the field survey has more than 15 years’ experience and the botanist has more than six years’ experience conducting botanical surveys in Western Australia.

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4. Desktop Results

4.1 Climate The Project Area is located in the south-west of Western Australia and experiences a temperate climate with dry and hot summers and cool, wet winters.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) Donnybrook station (site number: 9534) is the nearest weather station to the Project Area (approximately 20.2 km from Dardanup), with continuous long-term data. Climatic data from this site indicates the mean maximum temperature of the area ranges from 16.5 °C in July to 30.5 °C in January and February, and the mean minimum temperature of the area ranges from 5.7 °C in July to 14.4 °C in February. The mean annual rainfall is 976.4 mm(BoM 2014).

Climatic data for the region is summarised in Plate 1 (Source: data from BoM 2014). 35 200 30

Mean rainfall 25 150 (mm) 20 100 15 Mean

10 Rrainfall (mm) Temperature oC Temperature 50 maximum 5 temperature 0 0 (oC) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Plate 1 Mean Annual Temperatures and Rainfall for Donnybrook weather station (9534) (BoM 2014)

4.2 Land tenure The majority of the Project Area is currently zoned rural under the Greater Bunbury Region Scheme, except for Lot 50, on the corner of Waterloo Road and the railway line which is zoned industrial and which is used as a brickworks (Department of Planning 2014).

4.2.1 Conservation reserves and areas

One DPaW- managed reserve lies adjacent to the urban development area situated between the urban development area to the north of the SWH and the industrial development area to the south. The reserve contains a number of lots listed as C-class reserves (for the purpose of Conservation of Flora and Fauna).

Four other DPaW- managed reserves occur within 10 km of the Project Area

 Approximately 3 km to the north-west of the urban development area is ‘Morangarel Nature Reserve’

 Approximately 2 km to the west of the industrial development area is a miscellaneous C- class reserve with the purpose of ‘timber depot’

 Approximately 4 km to the south-east is Boyanup State Forest which is an A-class reserve

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 Approximately 5.8 km to the north-west of the Project Area is the A Class, Leschenault Peninsula Conservation Park.

4.3 Waterways and wetlands

4.3.1 Waterways Three named waterways occur within the Project Area (Figure 2, Appendix A):

 Collie River: which occurs along the northern boundary of the urban expansion area

 Millar’s Creek: which passes along the south-western boundary of the urban expansion area and through Lot 50 Clifton Road

 Ferguson River: which passes through the south-west corner of the industrial expansion area In addition a number of small drainage lines and man-made drains occur throughout the Project Area. Large parts of the Project Area have been extensively modified for agricultural irrigation. These irrigation channels are considered part of the agricultural areas in the Project Area and are not mapped as waterways.

4.3.2 Wetlands

The Project Area sits within a low-lying palus-plain, which is seasonally inundated or has a high water table during winter. The palus-plain has been rated as a Multiple Use wetland which is a wetland with few important ecological attributes and functions remaining (Water and Rivers Commission 2001). In addition, there are a number of small damplands or sumplands scattered across the Project Area that have also been mapped as Multiple Use. The majority of these sumplands or damplands are used as farm dams and water sources.

4.4 Regional biogeography The Project Area is situated in the Southwest Botanical Province of Western Australia (Beard 1990) within the Swan Coastal Plain bioregion and Perth subregion described by the Interim Biogeographic Region of Western Australia (IBRA; DotE 2014b). IBRA divides the Australian continent into 89 biogeographic regions based on similar climate, geology, landform, vegetation and fauna (DotE 2014b).

The Perth Sub-region is characterised by colluvial and Aeolian sands, alluvial river flats, coastal limestone, Banksia and Jarrah-Banksia woodlands on Quaternary marine dunes of various ages, Marri on colluvial and alluvials (Mitchell et al. 2002).

4.5 Vegetation and flora

4.5.1 Broad vegetation mapping

Vegetation associations

Broad scale (1:250,000) vegetation mapping of the region was completed by Beard (1979) and digitised by Shepherd et al. (2002) at an association level. Beard (1979) mapping indicates that three vegetation associations are present across the Project Area, as detailed in Table 8 and mapped in Figure 2, Appendix A.

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Table 8 Beard (1979) vegetation associations mapped within the Project Area

Beard (1979) Vegetation Urban development area Industrial development area Association

968: ‘Medium woodland: Southern section Entire area jarrah, marri & wandoo’

1000 ‘Mosaic: Medium forest; Mapped in the west of the N/A jarrah-marri / Low woodland; area, west of Clifton Road banksia / Low forest; teatree (Melaleuca spp.)’

1182 ‘Medium woodland; Mapped across the north of N/A Eucalyptus rudis & Melaleuca the area, along and adjacent rhaphiophylla’ to the Collie River

Vegetation complexes

Regional vegetation has been mapped by Heddle et al. (1980) based on major geomorphic units on the Swan Coastal Plain. The Heddle et al. (1980) mapping is closely matched to the vegetation associations of Beard (1979) and indicates that three vegetation complexes are present within the Project Area (Table 9, Figure 2, Appendix A).

Table 9 Heddle et al. (1980) vegetation complexes mapped within the Project Area

Vegetation Complex (Heddle et al. 1980) and Urban development Industrial description area development area

Guildford complex Southern section Entire area A mixture of open forest to tall open forest of Corymbia calophylla – Eucalyptus wandoo – E. marginata and woodland of E. wandoo (with rare occurrences of E. lane-poolei). Minor components include E. rudis- M. rhaphiophylla Southern River complex Mapped in the west of N/A Open woodland of Corymbia calophylla – E. the area, west of marginata-Banksia spp. With fringing woodland Clifton Road of E. rudis-M. rhaphiophylla along creek bed. Swan Complex Mapped across the N/A Fringing woodland of E. rudis – M. rhaphiophylla north of the area, with localised occurrences of low open forest of along and adjacent to C. obesa and M. cuticularis the Collie River

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4.5.2 Broad vegetation extent

Vegetation associations

Beard mapping has been adapted and digitised by Shepherd et al. (2002). The extent remaining of Beard’s (1979) vegetation associations has been determined by the state-wide vegetation remaining extent calculations maintained by DPaW (latest update 2012 – Government of Western Australia 2013). As shown in Table 10, the extents of vegetation associations 968, 1000 and 1182 are all below the 30 percent threshold level for the state, IBRA bioregion and subregion and are considered Vulnerable, except vegetation association 968 at the state level which has just over 33 percent remaining.

Table 10 Vegetation association extent

Vegetation Scale Pre-European Current Remaining % Current association Extent (ha) Extent (ha) (%) Extent in All DPaW managed lands IBRA bioregion (Swan Coastal 1,501,221.92 586,975.23 39.1 36.48 Plain) IBRA subregion (Perth) 1,117,757.02 473,175.87 42.33 37.42 968: ‘Medium State 296,877.84 98,907.2 33.28 55.11 woodland: jarrah, Bioregion 136,188.2 9,795.86 7.19 16.54 marri & wandoo’ Sub-region 136,188.2 9,795.86 7.19 16.54

LGA (Shire 9,655 813.61 8.43 9.19 of Dardanup) 1000 ‘Mosaic: State 99,835.85 27,963.99 28.01 16.74 Medium forest; Bioregion 94,175.31 24,972.86 26.52 17.06 jarrah-marri / Low Sub-region 94,175.31 24,972.86 26.52 17.06 woodland; banksia / Low forest; teatree LGA (Shire 3,375.42 880.74 26.09 0 (Melaleuca spp.)’ of Dardanup)

1182 ‘Medium State 23,437.06 6,309.49 26.92 53.81 woodland; Bioregion 12,309.34 1,492.73 12.13 5.76 Eucalyptus rudis & Sub-region 12,309.34 1,492.73 12.13 5.76 Melaleuca rhaphiophylla’ LGA (Shire 4,267.48 1,134.1 26.58 56.01 of Dardanup (Beard 1979; Government of Western Australia 2013). LGA Local government area

Vegetation complexes

The Perth Biodiversity Project has assessed the extent of Heddle et al. (1980) vegetation complexes currently present against presumed pre-European extents for the Perth Region (Local Biodiversity Program – latest updates 2013). As shown in Table 11, the three complexes mapped within the Project Area are all below the 30 percent threshold level.

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Table 11 Extent and status of vegetation complexes within the Project Area for Bioregion (Source: Local Biodiversity Program 2013)

Vegetation Scale Total Pre- 2013 remnant % of Pre- Complex European Vegetation European extent (ha) extent (ha) extent Guildford Swan Coastal Plain 92,281.43 5,412.79 5.87 complex Southern Swan Coastal Plain 57,171.55 11,254.99 19.69 River complex Swan Swan Coastal Plain 16,651.60 2,304.86 13.84 Complex

4.5.3 Flora diversity A search of the NatureMap database (DPaW 2007–) identified 512 plant taxa, representing 88 families that have previously been recorded within 10 km of the Project Area. This total comprised 380 native flora taxa and 132 naturalised (non-native) flora taxa.

4.5.4 Conservation significant ecological communities A search of the EPBC Act PMST (DotE 2014a) identified three federally listed TECs within 10 km of the Project Area. A search of the DPaW TEC/PEC databases identified two occurrences of DPaW-listed TECs and one DPaW listed PEC occurring within 10 km of the Project Area (Table 12). None of these TECs or PECs have been previously recorded within the Project Area; however, the buffers of a number of the occurrences intersect the Project Area (Figure 2, Appendix A).

Table 12 Threatened or Priority Ecological Communities previously recorded within 10 km of the Project Area

Threatened or Priority Status – Status - Location (based on Source Ecological Communities Federal State mapping from DPaW databases) Corymbia calophylla – Endangered Critically A number of PMST Xanthorrhoea preissii Endangered occurrences within the (DotE woodlands and nature reserve between 2014) shrublands of the Swan the urban expansion DPaW Coastal Plain (FCT area and the industrial databases SCP3c) expansion area along South-western Highway Clayplans of the Swan Critically Vulnerable A number of PMST Coastal Plain Endangered occurrences within the (DotE Including: nature reserve between 2014) Dense shrublands on the urban expansion DPaW clay flats (FCT SCP09) area and the industrial databases expansion area along Herb rich shrublands in South-western Highway claypans (FCT SCP08) Subtropical and Vulnerable Priority 3 A number of PMST temperate Coastal occurrences (DotE Saltmarsh approximately 3 km 2014) west and north-west of the Project Area, around the Leschenault Estuary

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Threatened or Priority Status – Status - Location (based on Source Ecological Communities Federal State mapping from DPaW databases) Southern Eucalyptus Priority 3 One occurrence DPaW gomphocephala –Agonis approximately 2 km databases flexuosa woodlands west of the north-west (FCT SCP 25) corner of the Project Area

Due to the presence of the buffers of these TECs, the north-east corner of the industrial development area and the south-east corner of the urban development area is mapped as an Environmentally Sensitive Area (Figure 2, Appendix A).

4.5.5 Conservation significant flora Desktop searches of the EPBC Act PMST database (DotE 2014a), NatureMap database (DPaW 2007–), DPaW TPFL and WAHERB databases identified the presence/potential presence of 41 conservation significant flora taxa within 10 km of the Project Area. Five of these species have been previously recorded within the Project Area: Caladenia speciosa (Priority 4), Chamaescilla gibsonii (Priority 3), Schoenus capillifolius (Priority 3) Aponogeton hexatepalus (Priority 4), Trichocline sp. Treeton (B. J. Keighery & N. Gibson 564). However, the location description (described as occurring on Eaton Drive) of the Caladenia speciosa record does not match its mapped occurrence and it is likely that this record is incorrect.

Likelihood of occurrence assessment

A likelihood of occurrence assessment (based on the range, habitat requirements and previous records of the species) was conducted for all conservation significant taxa identified in the desktop assessment (Table D.2, Appendix D). The assessment concluded that 27 taxa could possibly occur and 14 taxa are unlikely to occur in the Project Area.

4.6 Fauna

4.6.1 Diversity A search of the NatureMap database (DPaW 2007–) identified 168 terrestrial vertebrate fauna taxa (162 native and six introduced species) recorded within 10 km of the Project Area. This comprised of:

 126 birds  24 reptiles

 12 mammals (including 6 introduced species)

 6 amphibians

4.6.2 Conservation significant species

EPBC Act

The EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool reported (PMST) 11 threatened terrestrial fauna species and six migratory fauna species that possibly occur within 10 km of the Project Area.

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The PMST report found an additional 23 threatened fauna species and eight migratory species (protected under the EPBC Act) that have a purely marine ecology, and as such are not considered further in this study.

Western Australian legislation A search of the NatureMap database (DPaW 2007–) and the EPBC PMST identified 36 fauna species protected under Western Australian legislation that have been previously recorded within 10 km of the Project Area including:

 17 protected under International agreements as listed under Schedule 3 of the WC Act

 7 taxa that are DPaW-listed Priority Fauna

 12 Threatened taxa listed under Schedule 1 of the WC Act. A likelihood of occurrence assessment was conducted for the conservation significant fauna species identified in the desktop assessment and is discussed further in section 5.4.2.

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5. Field results

5.1 Vegetation

5.1.1 Vegetation types The majority of the Project Area has been cleared for agriculture and consists of paddocks used for dairy farming. Within the Project Area remnant vegetation occurs along the road reserves, along rivers and creeklines, in small patches on private land and as scattered trees in paddocks. The majority of the Project Area is primarily situated on the Bassendean Dunes and is a low- lying, gently undulating plain. Prior to clearing, the site would have comprised Melaleuca rhaphiophylla-Eucalyptus rudis open woodlands on the low, seasonally inundated areas and Corymbia calophylla woodlands on slightly higher ground. Most of this vegetation has been cleared but the overstorey species remain within the road reserves, including Melaleuca rhaphiophylla, Corymbia calophylla and Eucalyptus rudis over weedy grasses and herbs, with scattered native shrub species. Scattered claypans occur throughout the Project Area. The majority of these areas have been cleared but patches of remnant vegetation indicate that these areas would have supported seasonally-inundated shrublands and herblands. The vegetation types, including the highly modified areas, recorded within the Project Area have been mapped in Figure 3, Appendix A and detailed in Table 13.

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Table 13 Vegetation types recorded within the Project Area during the field survey

Vegetation Type Description Equivalent Location and Size (ha) Example Photo vegetation complex (Heddle 1980) and FCT (Gibson et al. 2000 and Government of WA 2000) VT1: Highly Cleared vegetation, dominated by N/A Occurs widely across the Project modified weeds including grassland of mixed Area, includes all the cleared introduced grasses over mixed paddock areas, roads and cleared herbland of *Arctotheca calendula, road reserves *Cotula turbinata, *Trifolium spp. and Total: 2,387.2 ha *Lotus spp with occasional patches Urban expansion area: 983.7 ha of Pteridium esculentum and *Lotus Industrial expansion area: 1403.3 cosentinii. Drains dominated by ha *Rumex crispus,*Watsonia meriana, *Oxalis glabra, Cotula coronipifolia and *Polypogon monspeliensis VT2: Non-native N/A Scattered across the Project Area, vegetation Non-native planted vegetation, including around the residences, including planted Eucalyptus species along fencelines and driveways along internal fencelines and Total: 67.6 ha driveways Urban expansion area: 31.9 ha Industrial expansion area: 35.66 ha VT3: Degraded Open woodland of Melaleuca Considered a very Occurs in the road reserve along claypan shrub and rhaphiophylla and M. viminea over degraded form of Wireless Road and St Helena Road herbland tall shrubland of Melaleuca lateritia, FCT SCP9 in the south-east corner of Lot 706 Hakea lissocarpha, Viminaria juncea, Clifton Road Acacia saligna and Hypocalymma Total: 11.1 ha angustifolium over mixed sedgeland Urban expansion area: 7.7 ha of Lepyrodia glauca and Eleocharis Industrial expansion area: 3.4 ha acuta and grassland of Amphibromus nervosus and herbland of Cycnogeton lineare, Aponogeton hexatepalus, Cotula turbinata and Lotus spp.

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Vegetation Type Description Equivalent Location and Size (ha) Example Photo vegetation complex (Heddle 1980) and FCT (Gibson et al. 2000 and Government of WA 2000) VT4: Low Woodland to very open woodland of N/A – highly Occurs in road reserves and woodland of Melaleuca rhaphiophylla and degraded scattered patches of open Melaleuca Eucalyptus rudis over mixed woodland in paddocks rhaphiophylla and sedgeland over introduced grasses Total: 68.7 ha Eucalyptus rudis and herbs Urban expansion area: 43.1 ha Industrial expansion area: 25.6 ha

VT5: Shrubland of Shrubland of Melaleuca lateritia and Considered Within Lot 310 Wireless Road Melaleuca lateritia Hakea varia over sedgeland of equivalent to FCT Total: 4.6 ha over mixed Meeboldina coangusta, M. tephrina SCP9 ‘Dense Urban expansion area: 0 sedgeland and Chorizandra enodis and Lepyrodia shrublands on clay Industrial expansion area: 4.6 herbland in glauca over grassland of flats’ claypans Amphibromus nervosus, *Pentameris airoides and *Briza maxima of herbland of Hyalosperma pusillum, Cycnogeton lineare, Aponogeton hexatepalus, Liparophyllum latifolium, Romulea rosea and Glossostigma diandrum VT6 Very open Woodland to very open woodland of N/A – highly In low lying areas of the Project woodland of Melaleuca rhaphiophylla over degraded Area, in paddocks and road Melaleuca sedgeland of Gahnia trifida and reserves rhaphiophylla over Juncus spp. over grassland of *Briza Total: 148.5 ha introduced grasses maxima and *Cynodon dactylon over Urban expansion area: 74.12 ha and herbs in herbland of *Cyperus eragrostis, Industrial expansion area: 74.38 ha paddocks and road Cotula coronopifolia and Callitriche reserves stagnalis with occasional *Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera

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Vegetation Type Description Equivalent Location and Size (ha) Example Photo vegetation complex (Heddle 1980) and FCT (Gibson et al. 2000 and Government of WA 2000) VT7: Woodland of Southern River Occurs on undulating, sandy soils Corymbia complex along the western side of the calophylla and Project Area, predominantly in Lot Agonis flexuosa 15 and 50 on Clifton Road over weedy grass Total: 26 ha and herbland Woodland of Corymbia calophylla, Agonis flexuosa and occasional Urban expansion area: 20.08 ha Eucalyptus marginata with scattered Industrial expansion area: 5.9 ha shrubs or climbers of Xanthorrhoea preissii, Hibbertia hypericoides, Hardenbergia comptoniana over introduced grasses and herbs

VT8: Open Woodland of Corymbia calophylla N/A – highly Patches scattered throughout the woodland of over very open shrubland of degraded Project Area in paddocks and road Corymbia Xanthorrhoea preissii and Hakea reserves calophylla over prostrata over grassland of Total; 28.3 ha introduced grasses introduced grasses, including Urban expansion area: 20.6 ha in road reserves *Ehrharta spp., *Briza minor, *Avena Industrial expansion area: 7.7 ha and paddocks barbata, *Bromus diandrus and *Eragrostis curvula and herbland of *Oxalis pes-carpare with occasional Hardenbergia comptoniana, *Asparagus asparagoides and *Solanum nigrum

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Vegetation Type Description Equivalent Location and Size (ha) Example Photo vegetation complex (Heddle 1980) and FCT (Gibson et al. 2000 and Government of WA 2000) VT9 Scattered N/A – highly Scattered occurrences throughout Eucalyptus rudis degraded the Project Area in paddocks and road reserves Scattered trees of Eucalyptus rudis Total: 8.16 ha over grassland of introduced grasses, *Cynodon dactylon and Urban expansion area: 7.89 ha *Briza maxima Industrial expansion area: 0.27 ha

VT10: Woodland of Swan Complex Occurs along the Collie River, on Melaleuca the northern boundary of the urban rhaphiophylla, expansion area Woodland of Melaleuca Eucalyptus rudis Total: 9 ha rhaphiophylla, Eucalyptus rudis and and Casuarina Urban expansion area: 9.01 ha obesa; fringing Casuarina obesa over scattered Industrial expansion area: 0 vegetation along Astartea affinis over sedgeland of Collie River Juncus species over grassland of introduced species including: *Bromus diandrus, *Lolium rigidum, *Avena barbata and *Bromus diandus with occasional Corymbia calophylla and Banksia dallanneyi on higher banks

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Vegetation Type Description Equivalent Location and Size (ha) Example Photo vegetation complex (Heddle 1980) and FCT (Gibson et al. 2000 and Government of WA 2000) VT11: Woodland of Southern River Occurs along Millar’s Creek, in the Melaleuca Woodland of Melaleuca complex west of the urban expansion area, rhaphiophylla and rhaphiophylla and Eucalyptus rudis on Lot 15 and Lot 50 Clifton Road Eucalyptus rudis, over a grassland and sedgeland of *a Total; 3.7 ha fringing vegetation herbland of *Zantedeschia Urban expansion area: 3.7 ha along Millar’s aethiopica, *Oxalis pes-caprae and Industrial expansion area: 0 Creek *Allium triquetrum

VT12: Mosaic of Mosaic of vegetation types VT4 and N/A – highly Scattered occurrences, particularly Melaleuca VT9 degraded in the south-east of the Project rhaphiophylla, Area. Occurs in the intergrade Corymbia between low-lying Melaleuca calophylla and woodlands in damplands and C. Eucalyptus rudis calophylla woodlands on higher woodland ground

Total: 5.36 ha Urban expansion area: 2.29 ha Industrial expansion area: 3.07 ha VT13: Tall Tall shrubland of Melaleuca viminea Considered Occurs in patches along Clifton shrubland of over sedgeland of Chorizandra equivalent to FCT Road and in the south-west corner Melaleuca viminea enodis, Juncus aridicola , SCP9 ‘Dense of Lot 8 Clifton Road Meeboldina coangustata, M. shrublands on clay Total; 0.9 ha Tephrina over scattered herbs, flats’ Urban expansion area: 0.9 ha including *Monopsis debilis, Industrial expansion area: 0 *Hypochaeris radicata and Microtis mediawith scattered Eucalyptus rudis

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5.1.2 Conservation significant vegetation

The Project Area is within a region that has been largely cleared, which means that any patches of vegetation remaining have high value as vegetation that is largely underrepresented in the region. However, the majority of the vegetation present within the Project Area can no longer be considered as an intact vegetation type as the vegetation structure has been highly altered. The small patches of intact claypan vegetation remaining within the Project Area were aligned by inference with the Swan Coastal Plain FCTs to determine the potential presence of any TECs or PECs. Using inference only it was determined that the remnant claypan vegetation align mostly closely with FCT SCP9 ‘Dense shrublands on clay flats (FCT SCP9), which has been listed as a TEC under the EPBC Act and has also been endorsed as a TEC by the State Minister for the Environment. Preliminary statistical analysis against the FCTs SCP 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 15 showed the quadrats aligning mostly closely with SCP8 ‘Herb rich shrublands in claypans’ which is also one of the communities of the TEC ‘Claypans of the Swan Coastal Plain’ (Appendix D). However, this statistical analysis was based on limited data, as it was not possible to access the claypans on more than one occasion, and further field assessment and statistical analysis would be required to confirm which FCTs occur within the Project Area. The TEC ‘Corymbia calophylla – Xanthorrhoea preissii woodlands and shrublands of the Swan Coastal Plain (FCT SCP3c)’ would once have occurred within the Project Area; however, this vegetation has been now largely cleared and only scattered C. calophylla trees remain. This vegetation is not considered an intact representative of this TEC.

TEC Dense shrublands on clay flats (FCT SCP9)

Shrublands and herblands on claypans would once have occurred widely across the Project Area within clay-based areas. However, due to the clearing for agriculture that has occurred, the majority of these claypans have been cleared and now contain predominantly weedy species with some scattered Melaleuca rhaphiophylla and occasional native shrubs and sedges. Within the Project Area there is one property, Lot 310 Wireless Road, that has remained largely untouched and retains native vegetation as it has been fenced and largely uncleared due to the presence of a radio antenna (since approximately 1930) in the east of the property. The vegetation within this property remains largely uncleared, though slashing is used to maintain the vegetation under the antenna. Within the site there are small stands of Eucalyptus rudis and Melaleuca rhaphiophylla; however the majority of the site contains a dense, mixed shrubland over sedgeland. This vegetation is considered equivalent to the FCT “SCP9: Dense shrublands on clay flats”. This occurrence of the TEC is in excellent condition and has high conservation value.

The FCT SCP9 is a shrubland or open woodland on clay flats that are inundated for long periods. Sedges are more apparent in this community than FCT 7, 8 or 9, including species such as Chorizandra enodis, Cyathochaeta avenacea, Lepidosperma longitudinale and Meeboldina coangusta.

Within the Project Area there are other scattered, degraded patches of vegetation that are likely to be representative of one of the claypan FCTs, including within the road reserves along Wireless and Bell Road. However, these patches of vegetation are very small and the communities are in poor condition. The south-east corner of Lot 706 Clifton Road has been previously cleared and grazed; however, it still retains some overstorey species, such as Melaleuca rhaphiophylla and M. viminea, and some native understorey species including Aponogeton hexatepalus and Amphibromus neesii. These areas can also be considered

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degraded forms of the claypan TECs. With some management and exclusion of grazing it may be possible to enhance the condition of these patches.

Within Lot 8 Clifton Road there is a very small patch of remnant vegetation that has been fenced from grazing. This vegetation was mapped as “Tall shrubland of Melaleuca viminea” which is also likely to be equivalent to one of the claypan TECs.

Plate 2 Claypan TEC in excellent condition within Lot 310 Wireless Road

5.1.3 Other significant vegetation During the field survey the vegetation was assessed to determine whether any vegetation occurs within the Project Area that may be considered as significant due to reasons defined by the EPA (2004a), such as scarcity and a role as a refuge (described further in Appendix A). The majority of the Project Area is highly degraded and does not contain vegetation that can be considered an intact vegetation type. The patches of good quality vegetation that remain are considered significant as TECs. As such, there is little vegetation that can be considered ‘other significant vegetation’. However the vegetation that fringes the Collie River and Millar’s Creek can be considered as ‘other significant vegetation’ as it supports a number of native species that no longer occur across most of the Project Area and because this vegetation can be considered as a ‘refuge’ and a vegetation corridor for fauna.

5.1.4 Vegetation condition The majority of the Project Area (2,539.8 ha, 91.7 %) is either cleared or almost completely cleared agricultural land, with only scattered native trees. These areas were rated Condition 6 (Completely Degraded). Within the Project Area there are some sections of paddocks and road reserve that contain more native species, including both over- and under-storey but which do not have an intact vegetation structure and are still dominated by weeds. These areas were rated Condition 5- 6 (Degraded – Completely Degraded) (196.3 ha in the Project Area).

Within the Project Area there are isolated patches of remnant vegetation and these areas range in condition from Excellent (2) to Good –Degraded (4-5). The majority of Lot 310 Wireless Road

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has remained largely uncleared and has been impacted only through low-level disturbances and weed invasion. Some sections of this property have been cleared or are slashed regularly and were rated in lower condition but much of this property is considered to be in Excellent to Very Good condition (1.6 ha).

The vegetation condition ratings within the Project Area have been mapped at Figure 4, Appendix A and are detailed in Table 14.

Table 14 Extents of vegetation condition ratings mapped within the Project Area

Vegetation Condition Extent Extent mapped Extent mapped mapped within within Urban within Industrial the Project expansion area expansion area Area Condition 2-3 1.5 ha 0 ha 1.56 ha Condition 3-4 2.9 ha 0.48 ha 2.4 ha Condition 4-5 6.1 ha 5.39 ha 0.74 ha Condition 5 (Degraded) 22.5 ha 17.31 ha 5.16 ha Condition 5-6 196.3 ha 152.44 ha 43.83 ha Condition 6 (Completely Degraded) 2,539.8 ha 1029.5 ha 1510.28 ha Total 2769.1 ha 1205.14 ha 1563.97 ha

5.2 Flora

5.2.1 Flora diversity A total of 201 flora taxa (including subspecies and varieties) representing 64 families and 151 genera were recorded in the Project Area during the GHD field survey. This total comprised 102 (51 %) native taxa and 99 (49 %) introduced taxa. Dominant families recorded from the Project Area included:

 Poaceae 27 taxa

 Fabaceae 22 taxa  Cyperaceae 18 taxa

Dominant genera recorded from the Project Area included:

 Juncus 9 taxa  Acacia 6 taxa

 Baumea 4 taxa

 Eucalyptus 5 taxa  Lepidosperma 4 taxa

Species richness recorded in the quadrats ranged from 7 to 32 species per 100 square metres, with the average species richness of 18 species per 100 square metres. However, it should be noted that the quadrats were only able to be assessed during one season and in one year which would provide an underrepresentation of species richness. In order to obtain a full species list the quadrats would require reassessment over a number of seasons.

5.2.2 Conservation significant flora

The GHD field survey did not record any EPBC Act or WC Act-listed flora taxa within the Project Area, however, two DPaW Priority-listed flora taxa were recorded. These were:

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 Chamaescilla gibsonii (Priority 3)

 Aponogeton hexatepalus (Priority 4)

A brief description of each of these taxa is provided below (Source: WA Herbarium 1998–). The conservation significant flora species recorded during the field survey have been mapped at Figure 3, Appendix A. In addition a species was tentatively identified as Schoenus ?capillifolius (Priority 3); however insufficient material was available to confirm this species identity. The specimen was collected within the claypan vegetation at 310 Wireless Road.

All of the priority species were recorded within the claypan TEC at 310 Wireless Road with one population of the Aponogeton hexatepalus also recorded at Lot 706 Clifton Road within a degraded claypan. These claypans were only able to be accessed on one occasion which limited the potential to identify species that flower in other seasons. The likelihood of occurrence assessment determined that there are a number of other priority species that may also occur within the good quality vegetation at 310 Wireless Road that were not recorded during the field survey. A Priority 4 subspecies of Eucalyptus rudis (E. rudis subsp. cratyantha) occurs within the vicinity of the Project Area. However, the E. rudis trees that were encountered during the field survey were all either E. rudis subsp. rudis or had intergrade characteristics which meant that they could not be adequately assigned to either subspecies. Further targeted surveys would be required to determine whether the priority subspecies Eucalyptus rudis subsp. cratyantha occurs within the Project Area.

Chamaescilla gibsonii (Priority 3) Chamaescilla gibsonii is a clumped, tuberous herb with blue flowers. This species grows in clay or sandy clay in winter-wet flats and shallow water-filled claypans. Chamaescilla gibsonii was recorded within 310 Wireless Road within mixed shrubland adjacent to seasonally-inundated areas.

Aponogeton hexatepalus (Priority 4) Aponogeton hexatepalus is a rhizomatous or cormous aquatic perennial herb with floating leaves. This species occurs on the Swan Coastal Plain in mud, freshwater, ponds, rivers and claypans. This taxon is highly dependent on seasonally wet conditions. Aponogeton hexatepalus was recorded in two locations within the Project Area, within the claypan vegetation at Lot 310 Wireless Road and within the degraded claypan in the south-east corner of Lot 706 Clifton Road. At both of these locations A. hexatepalus was wide-spread in the understorey, within inundated areas. This species was recorded at moderate densities in these areas, at around five plants per square metre.

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Plate 3 Aponogeton hexatepalus in-situ in the Project Area

Likelihood of Occurrence

The likelihood of occurrence assessment was reassessed following the field survey to take into consideration more detailed habitat and condition information and the efficacy of survey (Table D.2, Appendix D). This assessment determined that two species are known to occur, 19 species may possibly occur and 20 species are unlikely to occur within the Project Area. The species that were considered “possible” were only likely to occur within the areas of relatively good quality vegetation, such as in Lot 310 Wireless Road. It is recommended that impacts on these areas be avoided; however if this is not possible targeted surveys of these claypan areas for conservation significant species will be required.

5.2.3 Other significant flora

The flora species recorded during the field survey were assessed to determine if they were considered as ‘other significant flora’ as defined by the EPA (2004a) (as described in Appendix B). Webb et al. (2009) and the Government of Western Australia (2000) provide information on species considered as significant on the southern and northern Swan Coastal Plain respectively. While these publications do not cover the Bunbury area they were used as a guide to provide information on species that would potentially be considered as ‘other significant flora’ within the Project Area. Five species identified and recorded within the Survey area during the field survey were considered either representative of local endemism and restricted distributions, morphologically variable and/or were poorly reserved:

 Amphibromus nervosus - significant due to a restricted habitat preference, growing in seasonally inundated claypans  Glossostigma diandrum - generally occurs in claypan habitats and are likely to have been under-collected on the Swan Coastal Plain

 Melaleuca osullivanii - significant due to geographical location, including being endemic to the Swan Coastal Plain. All the communities with which it is associated are rare communities.

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 Dampiera linearis: - significant due to morphological and/or genetic variation at a taxonomic level. This taxon is broadly circumscribed as currently defined and may contain a number of different morphotypes  Cyathochaeta avenacea - significant due to morphological and/or genetic variation and varies greatly in leaf, plant size and habit. Additional work could distinguish additional taxa.

5.2.4 Introduced flora

The Project Area is a highly modified area and the majority of plants within the Project Area are introduced species. The introduced species includes both naturalised species and species that have been planted and are not considered to naturally occur. Planted species occur around houses, in gardens and along fencelines. The internal fences and driveways within the Project Area were often lined by planted Eucalyptus species.

Ninety-nine introduced species were recorded within the Project Area. This included a full list of naturalised species encountered during the field survey, but did not include a comprehensive list of planted species. The paddocks were dominated by introduced pasture grasses and herb species, including *Arctotheca calendula (Cape Weed), *Cotula turbinata (Funnel Weed), *Trifolium spp (Clover species) and *Lotus spp.

The degraded roadside reserves have been invaded by weed species, particularly the grasses *Briza minor (Shivery Grass), *Avena barbata (Bearded Oat), *Bromus diandrus (Great Brome), Ehrharta spp. (Veldt grass) *Lolium species (Rye grasses) and *Eragrostis curvula (African Love Grass). Even the areas of the better quality native vegetation, such as Lot 310 Wireless Road, have been impacted by weed invasion, particularly by common wetland weed species such as *Monopsis debilis, *Juncus capitatus. *Cicendia filiformis, *Parentucellia viscosa and *Cyperus tenellus.

Four of the weed species recorded within the Project Area have been listed by the federal government as Weeds of National Significance (WoNS): *Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry), *Asparagus asparagoides (Bridal Creeper), *Zantedeschia aethiopica (Arum Lily) and *Salix sp. (Willow). *Asparagus asparagoides and *Zantedeschia aethiopica are also Declared Pests under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act), and three other Declared Pests: *Gomphocarpus fruticosus (Narrowleaf Cottonbush) *Solanum linnaenum and *Echium plantagineum (Paterson’s Curse) were also recorded within the Project Area. The Declared Pests are all listed as control category ‘C3 Management’ for the Shire of Dardanup. Opportunistic records of the WoNS and Declared Pests within the Project Area have been mapped at Figure 4, Appendix A; however many of these species are widespread through the Project Area and this mapping does not cover all the significant weed populations within the Project Area.

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Plate 4 *Asparagus asparagoides in roadside vegetation within the Project Area

Plate 5 *Gomphocarpus fruticosus invading good quality wetland claypan vegetation at 310 Wireless Road The weed species recorded within the Project Area were assessed to determine whether any have been identified as ‘Very high’, ‘High’ or ‘Medium’ priority weeds by DPaW within the South- coast region (DPaW 2013 see Appendix B). The field survey recorded one species listed as ‘High’ (*Schinus terebinthifolius Japanese Pepper tree) and two species listed as medium (*Paspalum dilatatum and *Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce)) (Table D.3, Appendix D).

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5.3 Fauna

5.3.1 Fauna habitat types There are eleven fauna habitat types within the Project Area. These different habitat types were classified in accordance to the resources they provide and are described in Table 15 and include:

 Highly modified habitat that includes paddocks, roads and farm tracks

 Non-native vegetation that has been planted around houses and sheds, along internal fences and along driveways and tracks

 Marri (Corymbia calophylla) woodlands

 Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus rudis) and Melaleuca woodland/ shrubland  Mosaic of Melaleuca, Marri (Corymbia calophylla) and Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus rudis) woodlands

 Claypan shrubland (on wireless road)  Melaleuca rhaphiophylla trees in the lower lying paddock areas

 Marri (Corymbia calophylla) and Peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) woodland

 Scattered Paddock trees  Riparian Habitat; Collie River

 Riparian Habitat; Millar’s Creek

The total size of the Project Area is 2768 ha, of which 2383 ha (86%) is considered highly modified and has been previously cleared and is currently utilised for dairy farming. The topography of the landscape has been extensively altered for irrigation purposes and limited native vegetation persists. The small amount of native vegetation remaining in the Project Area provides limited in structural diversity due to the previous disturbances. The habitat is generally:

 Limited in floristic diversity and age class

 Limited in complexity and occurrence of micro-habitat (such as logs and leaf litter) and  Homogenous and has a weed-dominated ground cover through most of the site.

The remainder of the Project Area is devoid of native vegetation, and has been highly modified by previous land uses. These areas predominantly consist of pasture grasses and weedy herbs, with the occasional isolated tree. Consequently, these areas provide limited habitat resources for fauna (although the isolated trees may still provide foraging and potential breeding habitat for fauna species).

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Table 15 Habitat types in Project Area

Description Indicative photo Highly modified The Project Area is dominated by areas of highly modified habitat that include paddocks, roads and farm tracks. This habitat type is completely dominated by weeds and has been extensively altered. There is 2,387.2 ha of this habitat type in the Project Area (Urban expansion area: 983.78 ha, Industrial expansion area: 1403.45 ha). There is very limited micro-habitat diversity within this highly modified habitat, with very few logs, rocks, leaf litter or fauna refuge opportunities. In most areas of the Project Area this habitat type has been levelled to facilitate irrigation and contains operational and old irrigation trenches. These trenches do not contain flowing water all year round, however they are likely to have small pools and damp micro- habitat patches for most of the year. There are large areas of this paddock habitat type that are seasonally inundated; these low lying areas provide resources for a variety of fauna species particularly ducks, herons and ibis. The Great Egret and Cattle Egret would seasonally utilise these paddock habitats. Frogs would also utilise this habitat, though trampling by stock would limit the value of these damp patches for frogs. This habitat type offers limited diversity of micro habitat resources to fauna however species that forage in open areas (such as the Rainbow Bee-eater) may utilise the habitat for foraging.

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Description Indicative photo Non native vegetation Through the Project Area there are small patches of non-native vegetation that has been planted including non-native Eucalyptus species, Pine trees, Morten-Bay Fig trees and a variety of garden plants. This habitat occurs around houses and sheds, along internal fences and along driveways and tracks. There is 67.59 ha of this habitat type in the Project Area (Urban expansion area: 31.93 ha, Industrial expansion area: 35.66 ha). This vegetation does provide some habitat resources for fauna and its value is somewhat increased given the lack of alternative habitat or native vegetation in the surrounding landscape. This non-native vegetation is also important in the Project Area as it often occurs between (and scattered within) patches of remnant native vegetation. This connectivity is evident where trees have been planted along internal farm fences and tracks that join into, and between, the native vegetation in road verges, thus contributing to a web-like habitat linkage through the Project Area. Some of the species planted in this habitat type are recognised as foraging resources for Black Cockatoos (particularly the Pine tree species) and as refuge and foraging resource for the Western Ringtail Possum. Other opportunistic species, such as the diverse range of Honey Eaters (birds) that could occur in the Dardanup region, would likely utilise this habitat type.

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Description Indicative photo Marri (Corymbia calophylla) woodland Along the road verges in the Project Area there are stands of Marri (Corymbia calophylla) woodlands. There is some structural complexity and native species diversity in this habitat type including Viminaria juncea, Hakea shrubs, Acacia species, and Xanthorrhoea species. There is 28.57 ha of this habitat type in the Project Area (Urban expansion area: 20.6 ha, Industrial expansion area: 7.7 ha). These woodlands are associated with the areas that are not low –lying, however the topographical relief in the landscape is minimal with only slight variation. As such, this Marri Woodland occurs in patches that frequently merge into low-lying habitat types and therefore this habitat type does include scattered Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus rudis) and Melaleuca rhaphiophylla. These woodlands occur in linear strips along the roads which increases the risk of weed invasion from surrounding paddocks. This weed invasion includes pasture grass species and Watsonia (Watsonia meriana). This habitat type provides some linear connectivity through the landscape. Furthermore, given the lack of large patches of habitat in the Waterloo area, it is likely that this road verge habitat is the principal habitat resources for most fauna species that persist in the area. This habitat includes plant species that are known to provide foraging resources for the three species of conservation significant Black Cockatoos that occur in the area. Evidence of foraging by the Black Cockatoos was recorded in several locations in this habitat type. The mature trees in this habitat type also potentially contain hollows that would support breeding for the Black Cockatoos and the Western Ringtail Possum (and other hollow- using fauna).

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Description Indicative photo Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus rudis) and Melaleuca woodland/ shrubland Along the road verges in the Project Area there are stands of Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus rudis) and Melaleuca rhaphiophylla and Melaleuca viminea woodland. There is some structural complexity and native species diversity in this habitat type including of Viminaria juncea, Hypocalymma angustifolium, Gahnia trifida, Acacia species, and Xanthorrhoea species. There is 141.02 ha of this habitat type in the Project Area (Urban expansion area: 82.96 ha, Industrial expansion area: 52.07 ha). These woodlands are associated with the areas that are low –lying, however the topographical relief in the landscape is minimal with only slight variation. As such, this Flooded Gum and Melaleuca rhaphiophylla Woodland occurs in patches that frequently merge into habitat types on higher ground. As such this habitat type does include scattered Marri (Corymbia calophylla). The Flooded Gum and Melaleuca rhaphiophylla woodlands are predominantly limited to the linear strip along the roads which increases the risk of weed invasion from surrounding paddocks. This weed invasion includes pasture grass species, Arum Lily and Bridal Creeper. This habitat type contributes to the linear connectivity through the landscape though this road side vegetation occurs in the narrow road verge which limits the capacity of the vegetation to withstand threatening process such as weed invasion and eutrophication. Furthermore, given the lack of large patches of habitat in the Waterloo area, it is likely that this road verge habitat is the principal habitat resources for most fauna species that persist in the area. This habitat includes plant species that are known to provide foraging resources for the three species of conservation significant Black Cockatoos that occur in the area. Evidence of foraging by the Black Cockatoos was recorded in several locations in this habitat type. The mature trees in this habitat type also potentially contain hollows that would support breeding for the Black Cockatoos, Western Ringtail Possums and other fauna. In patches where this habitat is water logged it may also support the Great Egret and Cattle Egret. The Rainbow Bee-eater may also utilise the habitat for foraging.

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Description Indicative photo Mosaic of Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus rudis) and Melaleuca species and Marri (Corymbia calophylla) woodland along road verges In several locations along road verges in the Project Area there is a mosaic of the Marri (Corymbia calophylla) woodlands and Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus rudis) and Melaleuca rhaphiophylla and Melaleuca viminea woodland. This habitat has the same characteristics as those two habitat types. There is 5.36 ha of this habitat type in the Project Area (Urban expansion area: 2.29 ha, Industrial expansion area: 3.07 ha).

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Description Indicative photo Claypan shrubland In Lot 310 Wireless Road there is a patch of habitat that remained largely untouched and retains a structural and floristic diversity. The radio tower that in located in the eastern half of the block has meant that access and clearing in the shrubland is limited. There are scattered trees, a dense and diverse shrub layer and a wide range of rushes and sedges in this habitat (as detailed in 4.5.3). This habitat type is situated on clay soils. There is 4.6 ha of this habitat type in the Project Area (Urban expansion area: 0 ha, Industrial expansion area: 4.6 ha). This habitat provides a range of habitat resources that are not represented in the adjacent area and are restricted in the broader landscape. This habitat would be utilised by a broad suite of species including frogs, snakes, birds and small mammals. There were several bird species of birds recorded nesting in this habitat type during the Spring survey including New Holland Honeyeater and Willie Wagtail. The shrub species in this habitat type are foraging resources for the Black Cockatoos and the taller Eucalyptus rudis (Flooded Gum) that are scattered through the habitat may also be used as roosting for the Cockatoos. The Rainbow Bee-eater may also utilise the habitat for foraging. This habitat is disconnected from any other remnant vegetation and the suite of species utilising the patch is likely to be reduced as a result of the landscape scale fragmentation that isolates the habitat.

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Description Indicative photo Melaleuca rhaphiophylla over low lying sedges/ grasses There are scattered patches of Melaleuca rhaphiophylla trees in the lower lying sections of the Project Area. These patches of habitat are often reduced to single trees isolated from all other native vegetation. The ground cover in this vegetation type is limited to weedy grasses and occasionally sedges and rushes including the native Gahnia trifida. There is 96.03 ha of this habitat type in the Project Area (Urban expansion area: 50.78 ha, Industrial expansion area: 45.54 ha). These trees often occur in areas that are seasonally inundated. The structural diversity in these woodlands is limited to the mature Melaleuca trees and the grass/ sedge layer. There was no evidence of recruitment of native plant species. These patches of habitat would provide resources such as perching and some foraging to a restricted suite of fauna species, most likely limited to highly mobile species such as birds. These areas are currently grazed and as such there is soil compaction, waterlogging and nutrient enrichment processes though most of this habitat. In patches where this habitat is water logged it may also support the Great Egret and Cattle Egret ad the Rainbow Bee-eater may also utilise the habitat for foraging.

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Description Indicative photo Marri (Corymbia calophylla) and Peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) Woodland This habitat type was restricted in the Project Area and is dominated by Marri (Corymbia calophylla) with some areas of Peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) woodland with scattered Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata). This habitat has been highly modified and is currently grazed by dairy cattle. There is very limited structural diversity in this habitat type which is restricted to mature Marri, Peppermint and Jarrah trees and a ground cover that is dominated by weeds. There is 25.9 ha of this habitat type in the Project Area (Urban expansion area: 20.08 ha, Industrial expansion area: 5.90 ha). The tree layer within this habitat type has very limited age class variation, with few saplings or seedlings present. The disturbances in this habitat type have reduced the complexity and occurrence of micro-habitat (such as logs and leaf litter) and the habitat has a homogenous, weed-dominated ground cover. The Marri and Jarrah trees do provide foraging, potential roosting and potential breeding resources for the three species of conservation significant Black Cockatoos known, or likely to, utilise the Project Area. Furthermore, several species of hollow–breeding birds are known to breed in this habitat including Galahs (Eolophus roseicapillus), Red-capped Parrots (Purpureicephalus spurius), Ringneck Parrots (Barnardius zonarius) and Wood Ducks (Chenonetta jubata)). It is likely that Western Ringtail Possums would also utilise the hollows and resources in this habitat type. In some locations, European Honey Bees have invaded several hollows, reducing the availability of hollows for native species. The Peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) trees are a preferred foraging resource for the Western Ringtail Possum and this habitat type has some patches of good canopy connectivity which would provide valuable refuge for the possum.

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Description Indicative photo Scattered paddock trees There are scattered trees through the Project Area that stand isolated or in small clumps in the paddocks. These trees include native trees such as Marri (Corymbia calophylla), Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus rudis), Peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) and occasionally Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) and Wandoo (Eucalyptus wandoo). There is very limited recruitment of young native trees species in the Project Area as grazing regimes and other disturbance is limiting the growth of young plants, as such this habitat type is limited to larger plants that have been tall enough to withstand constant grazing pressure. The large and mature Eucalyptus and Marri trees are likely to contain hollows which provide breeding and refuge resources for several species of fauna including Western Ringtail Possums, Brush tail Possums, Black Cockatoos and several species of birds. These paddock trees provide resources to mobile fauna species (particularly birds) that can move through the open paddocks to take advantage of this resource. Some of these patches have not been individually mapped as they are scattered through the highly modified areas. Highly mobile species such as birds (including the three species of Black Cockatoo) may utilise these scattered trees for foraging or breeding or as stepping stones to traverse the open landscape between other patches of habitat.

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Description Indicative photo Riparian Habitat; Collie River Along the Collie River there is a thin strip of riparian vegetation that provides resources for fauna. The vegetation consists of a mosaic of Melaleuca rhaphiophylla, M. preissii, Casuarina obesa and Eucalyptus rudis with clumps of sedges and rushes and weedy grasses and herbs. The banks of the river slope steeply into the river within most parts of the Project Area and there is limited variation in the structure of the river bank and habitat types. There is 9.01 ha of this habitat type in the Project Area, all within the Urban expansion area. The riparian zones in the Project Area are currently grazed and as such most of this habitat type has limited flora species diversity. However native sedges persist in several areas along with pasture grasses, Arum Lilies and Watsonia which provide some diversity in the lower layers along the edge of these water ways. The riparian habitat is reasonably continuous along the Collie River; this habitat connectivity provides linkages through the local area;  To the West towards the Brunswick River/ Collie River Delta area, the large patches of native vegetation between the Collie River and the coast and habitat values associated with the Bunbury Golf Course.  To the south east through linear patches of vegetation along the river and Henty Brook. The narrow band of riparian habitat along the Collie River would be utilised by the Black Cockatoos; the Casuarina obesa that occurs along the Collie River would provide foraging resources for the Black Cockatoos and the other vegetation is likely to include mature native hollow bearing trees and be utilised as roosting habitat. The riparian habitat along the Collie River is known to support Western Ringtail Possums in the local area and within the Project Area and it is likely to support the Water Rat and Carters Freshwater Mussel. The riparian habitat is considered potential roosting habitat and some of the scattered large Eucalyptus trees may potentially support breeding for the Black Cockatoos. This riparian habitat is also likely to be utilised by the White Bellied Sea eagle for resting and potentially foraging.

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Description Indicative photo Riparian Habitat; Millar’s Creek Along most of Millar’s Creek there is riparian vegetation that provides resources for fauna. The vegetation consists of a mosaic of Melaleuca rhaphiophylla, Flooded Gum, Marri and Peppermint with clumps of sedges and rushes and weedy grasses and herbs. There is moderate diversity of micro-habitat in this riparian area; there are fallen logs, some variety in creek bed substrate and variation in the steepness and slope of the creek edge. This level of complexity provides habitat preferred by the Native water Rat (Hydromys chrysogaster) listed as Priority species by DPaW and the Caters’ Freshwater Mussel (Westralunio carteri) which is listed as Vulnerable under the WC Act (DPaW 2014d). There is 3.68 ha of this habitat type in the Project Area (Urban expansion area: 3.68 ha, Industrial expansion area: 0 ha) The riparian zone in the along Millar’s Creek is currently grazed and as such most of this habitat type has limited floristic structural diversity and there was no evidence of native plant recruitment.The ground cover is dominated by pasture grasses, Arum Lilies and Watsonia which provide some habitat along the edge of these water ways. The creek dries up during summer months to a series of discontinuous pools. The riparian habitat along Millar’s Creek provides some local connectivity in the northern section of the Project Area:  It is surrounded by a patch of Marri and Peppermint Woodland in lots 50 and 15 Clifton Road  Has some connectivity to the habitat south- west of the Project Area and  Has some linkage to the north- east (across the Forrest Highway) where there is a patch of continuous vegetation along the creek that also provides linkages to the broader landscape. Millar’s Creek is known to support Water Rats and the Carter’s Freshwater Mussel and it is likely to support Western Ringtail Possums. This habitat includes some foraging resources for the three species of Black Cockatoo, is considered potential roosting habitat and there are large Marri trees that may potentially support breeding.

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Habitat connectivity

The Waterloo/ Dardanup area has been extensively cleared for agriculture. The highly fragmented landscape presents a major barrier to the movement of native fauna through the Project Area and surrounds. The existing agricultural industry, adjacent roads and the railway are likely to present a barrier to fauna movement. This existing infrastructure further fragments the nearby patches of habitat (native vegetation). Smaller, less mobile species such as snakes, frogs and wallabies may be more susceptible to predation in these open areas.

Given the fragmented nature of the habitat, the fauna species that utilise the area are likely to be more mobile species such as birds (including species of conservation significance such as Black Cockatoos).

The Project Area is within a highly fragmented and cleared region (see section 4.5.2), therefore any clearing of native vegetation, not matter how small, further decreases and degrades the extent of the fauna habitats within the locality and region.

5.3.2 Diversity

The field survey recorded a total of 91 fauna species as listed Appendix D, consisting of 71 birds, five reptiles, seven mammals (three of which are introduced species), seven amphibians and one crustacean. A list of fauna species identified in spring and winter surveys can be seen in Table 16.

Table 16 Fauna species diversity in spring/winter survey

Species Group Spring Winter

Birds 38 58

Mammals 3 7

Reptiles 2 3

Amphibians 3 7

Crustaceans 1 1

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5.4 Conservation significant fauna species

5.4.1 Conservation significant fauna species recorded in Project Area During the field survey five conservation significant fauna species were recorded in the Project Area and the status, nature of the records and extent of habitat for these species is discussed below.

Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo

Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) is listed under the WC Act as Schedule 1 (Endangered) and under the EPBC Act as Endangered. During the field survey evidence of Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo was recorded in the Project Area. Foraging evidence was recorded at several areas through the Project Area and eight Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo were seen resting in tall Marri trees in the northern lots of the Project Area during both the winter and spring surveys (as shown in Figure 5, Appendix A).

Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo would utilise the all woodland habitats and the claypan shrubland habitat in the Project Area for foraging and the woodland habitat also provide potential breeding resources.

There is a total of 220 ha of foraging habitat and this includes many large trees that are potential breeding and some roosting resources for the species. The habitat types that represent foraging habitat for the Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo are described in Table 17.

Table 17 Habitat values for Black Cockatoos

Habitat type Area Foraging Potential Roosting breeding Claypan Shrubland 4.6 ha yes Flooded Gum and Melaleuca 132.8 ha yes yes potentially woodland/ shrubland Marri and Peppermint Woodland 25.9 ha yes yes potentially Marri woodland 30.3 ha yes yes potentially Flooded Gum and Melaleuca 8.1 ha yes potentially woodland/ shrubland Riparian Habitat; Collie River 9 ha yes yes Riparian Habitat; Millar’s Creek 3.68 ha yes yes yes Mosaic of Melaleuca, Marri and 6.13 ha yes yes potentially Flooded Gum woodlands

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo The Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) is listed under the WC Act as Schedule 1 (Vulnerable) and under the EPBC Act as Vulnerable.

During the field survey evidence of Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo was recorded in the Project Area. Foraging evidence was recorded on several areas through the Project Area and four Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo were seen resting in tall Marri trees in the Project Area during the spring survey (as shown in Figure 5, Appendix A).

The Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo would utilise all the woodland habitats and the claypan shrubland habitat in the Project Area for foraging and the woodland habitat would also provide potential breeding resources. The riparian vegetation along Millar’s Creek and the Collie River is also potential night roosting habitat for the species.

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The Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo utilises a very similar set of habitat resources as the Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo as described in Table 17.

Western Ringtail Possum Western Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) (WRP) is listed under the WC Act as Schedule 1 (Endangered) (DPaW 2014d) and under the EPBC Act as Vulnerable.

During the field survey evidence of WRP was recorded in the Project Area; three dreys, old scats and an individual WRP was recorded (in a drey) along Collie River during both surveys (as shown in Figure 5, Appendix A).

WRP are distributed in both intact habitat patches and in vegetation remnants. Remnants, including areas where the remaining vegetation is isolated, degraded or occurs only as paddock trees, may still play an important role in connecting larger patches of remaining habitat (DEWHA 2009). The high value habitats for the WRP in the Project Area are the riparian habitats along the Collie River and Millar’s creek and the Marri (Corymbia calophylla) and Peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) woodland habitat. These areas are mapped as within (or immediately adjacent to) the current distribution of the species in the Western Ringtail Possum Recovery Plan (DPAW 2014c). Moderate value habitat in the Project Area is all the vegetation along road reserves that could allow dispersal through the landscape for the WRP. The other patches of habitat in the Project Area are of lower value for the WRP. The cleared agricultural areas offers very limited resources for the species and are likely to impede dispersal.

Carter's Freshwater Mussel Carter's Freshwater Mussel (Westralunio carteri) is listed under the WC Act as Schedule 1 (Vulnerable) and is currently unlisted under the EPBC Act however has been nominated to be listed under the EPBC Act (Klunzinger 2013).

During the field survey evidence of the mussel was recorded in the Project Area. The species was recorded in Millar’s Creek during the winter survey (as shown in Figure 5, Appendix A). The species would be limited to the Collie River and Millar’s Creek habitats in the Project Area.

Water Rat The Water Rat (Hydromys chrysogaster) is a DPaW Priority 4 species and is not listed under the EPBC Act. During the field survey evidence of Water Rat was recorded in the Project Area. Foraging evidence and prints recorded in riparian habitat along Millar’s creek in the winter survey (as shown in Figure 5, Appendix A). The Water Rat would likely be limited to the Collie River and Millar’s creek habitats in the Project Area. However the species may also use the artificial irrigation channels that have been constructed in the Waterloo area

Plate 1 shows a Carters Freshwater Mussel that has been eaten by a Water Rat in Millar’s Creek.

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Plate 1 Carter’s Freshwater Mussel eaten by a Water Rat

5.4.2 Likelihood of conservation significant fauna species occurring in Project Area The results of the field survey were combined with the results of the desktop assessment, to provide a likelihood of occurrence assessment for the conservation significant fauna species identified in the desktop searched (as discussed in section 4.6.2). This likelihood assessment was based on the species biology, habitat requirements, the quality, quantity and availability of suitable habitat within the Project Area along with the temporal pattern of occurrence of the species in the local area. The parameters for the likelihood of occurrence are described in Table 21, Appendix E.

In addition to the five species that are known to be present in the Project Area, there are another five species are likely to occur within the Project Area. The assessment found that five species are unlikely and two species are highly unlikely to be found in the Project Area. This assessment is provided in Table 22 and Table 23 in Appendix E and summarised in Table 18 and Table 19 below.

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Table 18 Summary of Likelihood of occurrence assessment for conservation significant fauna

Species WC/ EPBC Outcome of assessment DPaW listing listing Australasian Bittern S1 E Unlikely (Botaurus No suitable habitat in Project Area. poiciloptilus) No recent records within 20 km of the Project Area. Forest Red-tailed S1 V Present Black Cockatoo See section 5.4.1. (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso)

Baudin's Black S1 V Likely Cockatoo Recent records within 1 km of Project Area and (Calyptorhynchus suitable foraging habitat, potential breeding and baudinii) roosting habitat scattered throughout the Project Area.

Carnaby's Black S1 E Present Cockatoo See section 5.4.1. (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) Malleefowl S1 V. Mi Highly Unlikely (Leipoa ocellata) This species is rare in the south-west region, and is therefore is unlikely occur in the Project Area. There is no suitable habitat for the Mallee Fowl in the Project Area or in the local area. Chuditch S1 V Unlikely (Dasyurus geoffroii) There is limited suitable habitat for the Chuditch in the Project Area and given fragmented and limited connectivity of the habitat within the Project Area, there is limited suitability for Chuditch. Western Ringtail S1 V Present Possum See section 5.4.1. (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) Quokka S1 V Highly unlikely (Setonix brachyurus) The habitat in the Project Area is fragmented and open and considered not suitable for this species.

Carter's Freshwater S1 Present Mussel See section 5.4.1. (Westralunio carteri)

Water Rat P4 Present (Hydromys See section 5.4.1. chrysogaster)

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Table 19 Summary of Likelihood of occurrence assessment for migratory fauna

Species WA EPBC Outcome of assessment listing listing

Fork-tailed Swift Mi Unlikely (Apus pacificus) Very limited habitat which may provide opportunistic habitat and this species is very rare in the south-west region, and is therefore is unlikely occur in the Project Area Great Egret S3 Mi Likely (Ardea modesta) This species has previously been recorded within the close proximity to the Project Area. The degraded paddock areas and some of the open shrubland/ woodland habitats are suitable habitat for this species within the Project Area, which may support the Great Egret opportunistically. Cattle Egret S3 Mi Likely (Ardea ibis) This species has recently been recorded in close proximity to the Project Area. The degraded paddock areas and some of the open shrubland/ woodland habitats are suitable habitat for this species within the Project Area, which may support the Cattle Egret opportunistically. Australian Painted S1 E, Mi Unlikely Snipe This species is very rare in the south-west region, and (Rostratula australis) is therefore is unlikely occur in the Project Area. There is no suitable wetland habitat for the Australian Painted Snipe within the Project Area.

White-bellied Sea- S3 Mi Likely Eagle The White-bellied Sea-Eagle has recently been (Haliaeetus recorded within 1 km of the Project Area, and may leucogaster) potentially utilise the riparian habitat along the Collie river for resting or possibly foraging.

Rainbow Bee-eater S3 Mi Likely (Merops ornatus) The Rainbow Bee-eater has recently been recorded within 1 km of the Project Area, and may potentially utilise all of the habitat types in the Project.

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6. Discussion

6.1 Key outcomes The Project Area has been largely cleared for agriculture and is predominantly comprised of cleared paddocks and other highly modified areas such as roads and buildings. However, there are some small patches of remnant (native) vegetation in the Project Area that retain ecological values and provide fauna habitat. This remaining remnant vegetation is largely underrepresented in the local area and is considered of high ecological value.

6.2 Identification of key ecological values The high, moderate and low ecological value sites are mapped in Figure 6, Appendix A.

High ecological value

The high value sites include remnant native vegetation and are mostly limited to the Collie River and Millar’s Creek systems and patches of remnant vegetation that include the following:

 The remnant vegetation in excellent condition in Lot 310 Wireless Road, which is likely to be a TEC and which supports DPaW Priority-listed species

 The native vegetation along Wireless and Bell Road which is likely to be a degraded form of a TEC

 The remnant vegetation within degraded claypans within the south-east corner of Lot 706 Clifton Road, which supports DPaW Priority-listed species, and the south-west corner of Lot 8 Clifton Road

 The riparian habitats along the Collie River and Millar’s Creek in lot 15 and 50 on Clifton Road – which provide habitat for significant fauna and an ecological linkage

 The Marri and Peppermint woodland patches in lots 5, 58, 63 and 101 along Martin Pelusey Road

6.3 Approvals

Australian – Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

In accordance with Australian legislation referral to DotE under the EPBC Act is triggered if a proposed action has/or potentially has, a significant impact on any Matters of National significance (MNES). This urban and industrial expansion Project has potential to impact on MNES protected under the EPBC including the three species of Black Cockatoo (listed in section 5.4), Western Ringtail Possums and a TEC.

The potential impacts to these MNES are associated with clearing of vegetation and changes to the hydrological regimes in the Project Area.

The extent of impacts to these MNES cannot be defined at this stage of the planning process however management of impacts should be considered during the DSP development (see section 6.4).

Western Australia – Environmental Protection Act

Western Australian planning legislation requires that most planning schemes and their amendments be referred to the EPA to decide whether to apply formal environmental impact assessment. In deciding whether a proposal will be subject to the formal environmental impact assessment process, the EPA takes into account the environmental significance of any potential

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impacts that may result from the implementation of the scheme or proposal. The level of environmental information and evaluation required to support planning decision-making should depend on such matters as:

 the scale of planning (broad scale or local scale

 the sensitivity and significance of the environment

 development pressures  the amount of certainty that is required of the particular planning process

(EPA 2008)

As the Project has potential to impact species and communities protected under Western Australian legislation it is likely that further studies will be required define the impacts to these ecological values to inform any assessment and approvals process.

There are key ecological values in the Project Area, identified through this study, that are likely to be closely considered by the EPA during the assessment of the DSP. These key ecological values are;

 Habitat for the Black Cockatoos, Carters’ Fresh Water Mussel and the Western Ringtail Possum

 Remnant vegetation that is likely to represent a TEC

These correspond to the areas that are mapped as high value on Figure 6.

Western Australia – Part V Environmental Protection Act

The clearing of vegetation in Western Australia requires a permit under Part V of the EP Act, unless an exemption applies; exceptions may apply under an approved DSP. It is likely that the development of the urban and industrial areas will require the clearing of native vegetation.

6.4 Recommendations to mitigate impacts

In the planning phase of the DSP a hierarchy of mechanisms to limit environmental impact is recommended. Impacts to ecological values should be avoided, then minimised, then managed on site, then offset as a final option.

The DSP should aim to reduce the impacts on the ecological values of the Project Area. If impacts to species and communities protected under EPBC Act, WC Act and EP Act can be avoided the approval processes can be expedited.

Based on this study the following recommended are made.

Avoidance

In the first instance the DSP should aim to avoid impacts to areas with higher ecological values during the planning phase of the project. This avoidance could include the prioritisation of areas to be set aside and designs that retain the remnant vegetation. It is recommended that the following areas are zoned for conservation, or otherwise protected in perpetuity:

 The claypan vegetation that is likely to be a TEC. The vegetated claypan areas, including Lot 310 Wireless Road and the south-east corner of Lot 706 Clifton Road, should be reserved and managed for conservation. The conservation values of these areas could be enhanced by management measures such as weed control.

 The vegetation and habitats along Collie River, Millar’s Creek and other minor waterways. The vegetation and habitat along the rivers and creeks in the Project Area have high ecological value and should be retained during the development. An appropriate setback

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distance to any development area from these waterways should also be implemented to prevent indirect impacts on these areas.

 The vegetation present within the road reserves should be retained by retaining the existing road corridors, or alternatively these road corridors could be revegetated and used as flora and fauna corridors.

Minimisation

There will be opportunities to minimise the impacts to ecological values. For example, where avoidance of clearing of remnant vegetation cannot be achieved, such as where a wider road corridor is required it may be possible to widen on one side of the existing road allowing the retention of vegetation along the other side of the road. The DSP should identify these opportunities to minimise clearing of native vegetation.

Management

Management of impacts (during the construction phase and after establishment) to ecological values (particularly MNES and species and communities protected under Western Australia legislation) should be considered in the DSP. For example, the DSP should include design strategies for the management of impacts such as the impact on the Collie River and Millar’s Creek and on the TEC from urban and industrial water runoff.

Offset

Mitigation (offsetting) of some ecological impacts could be planned in the DSP by identifying areas where ecological values could be restored or enhanced. For example, the vegetation and habitat along the rivers and creeks currently provides some broader connectivity as ecological corridors through the local landscape. The DSP should consider enhancing these ecological corridors to provide connections between patches of remnant vegetation within and adjacent to the Project Area. The enhancement of these corridors could be achieved through increasing the width, structural complexity and floristic composition of these linear patches and by increasing the direct connectivity of these linear patches to other areas of high ecological value.

6.5 Next steps The development of the DSP should incorporate the recommendations presented above.

Once the Draft DSP is prepared the extent of impacts to ecological values can be more accurately defined. A draft DSP should identify areas of native vegetation that will be cleared for the Project and areas that will be retained and enhanced.

The significance of impacts to species and communities protected under Western Australian and Australian legislation should then be assessed in an environmental impact assessment (EIA) process.

As part of the EIA process it is likely that further assessment of ecological values would be required. Key areas that require further assessment include;

 Indirect impacts from changes to the hydrological regimes in the Project Area, particularly the TEC.

 The extent and significance of habitat for WC Act and EPBC listed species in the development area.

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Appendices

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Appendix A – Figures

Figure 1 Project Area location

Figure 2 Ecological context

Figure 3 Vegetation types, conservation significant flora and quadrat locations

Figure 4 Vegetation condition and significant weed locations

Figure 5 Fauna habitat types

Figure 6 Ecological values

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Paper size : A3 Shire Of Dardanup Job Number 61-31266 Revision 0 0 200 400 600 Dardanup Level 2 flora and fauna assessments Date 04 Mar 2015 Metres Map 2 of 2 Map Projection: Transverse Mercator Horizontal Datum: GDA 1994 Grid: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 50 o Ecologial Context Figure 2 G:\61\31266\GIS\Maps\MXD\6131266_G002_Rev0.mxd 239 Adelaide Terrace Perth WA 6004 Australia T 61 8 6222 8222 F 61 8 6222 8555 E [email protected] W www.ghd.com.au © 2015. Whilst every care has been taken to prepare this map, GHD, Landgate, DPAW and Shire of Dardanup make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and cannot accept liability and responsibility of any kind (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) for any expenses, losses, damages and/or costs (including indirect or consequential damage) which are or may be incurred by any party as a result of the map being inaccurate, incomplete or unsuitable in any way and for any reason. Data source: Landgate: Hydrology Lines - 2014; GHD:Project Area - 20141209; DPaW: TPFL, TEC and PEC/2014, Managed Lands and Water/2014, Geomorphic Wetland/2014, Heddle System Veg/2014; DAFWA: PreEuropean Veg/2014. Created by: MM 382000 383000 384000 385000 386000

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￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ !. Habitat Description ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿Corymbia ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿Eucalyptus rudis￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ calophylla￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿Eucalyptus ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ (! ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ !. ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ rudis￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ Melaleuca rhaphiophylla ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ GF ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ !. ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿Corymbia calophylla￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿Agonis flexuosa￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ kj ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ !. ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿Corymbia calophylla￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿

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Appendix B Legislation, Background Information and Conservation Codes

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Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s central piece of environmental legislation. It provides a legal framework to protect and manage nationally and internationally important flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage places, which are defined in the EPBC Act as matters of national environmental significance (MNES).

There are currently nine MNES protected under the EPBC Act, these include:

 World heritage properties  National heritage places

 Wetlands of international importance (listed under the Ramsar Convention)

 Listed Threatened species and ecological communities

 Migratory species

 Commonwealth marine areas

 The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park  Nuclear actions (including uranium mines)

 A water resource, in relation to coal seam gas development and large coal mining development A person must not undertake an action that has, will have, or is likely to have a significant impact (direct or indirect) on MNES, without approval from the Australian Government Minister for the Environment. State Environmental Protection Act 1986 The Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) is the primary legislative Act dealing with the protection of the environment in Western Australia. It provides for an Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), for the prevention, control and abatement of pollution and environmental harm, for the conservation, preservation, protection, enhancement and management of the environment and for matters incidental to or connected with the above. State Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004 Clearing of native vegetation in Western Australia requires a permit from the Department of Environment and Regulation (DER) (formerly the Department of Environment and Conservation – DEC), unless exemptions apply. Native vegetation includes aquatic and terrestrial vegetation indigenous to Western Australia, and intentionally planted vegetation declared by regulation to be native, but not vegetation planted in a plantation or planted with commercial intent.

In the EP Act Section 51A, clearing is defined as the killing or destruction of; the removal of; the severing or ringbarking of trunks or stems of; or the doing of substantial damage of some or all of the native vegetation in an area, including the flooding of land, the burning of vegetation, the grazing of stock or an act or activity that results in the above. When making a decision to grant or refuse a permit to clear native vegetation the assessment considers clearing against the ten clearing principles as specified in Schedule 5 of the EP Act:

a. Native vegetation should not be cleared if it comprises a high level of biodiversity.

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b. Native vegetation should not be cleared if it comprises the whole or a part of, or is necessary for the maintenance of a significance habitat for fauna indigenous to Western Australia. c. Native vegetation should not be cleared if it includes, or is necessary, for the continued existence of rare flora. d. Native vegetation should not be cleared if it comprises the whole or part of native vegetation in an area that has been extensively cleared. e. Native vegetation should not be cleared if it is significant as a remnant of native vegetation in an area that has been extensively cleared. f. Native vegetation should not be cleared if it is growing in, or in association with, an environment associated with a watercourse or wetland. g. Native vegetation should not be cleared if the clearing of the vegetation is likely to have an impact on the environmental values of any adjacent or nearby conservation area. h. Native vegetation should not be cleared if the clearing of the vegetation is likely to cause appreciable land degradation. i. Native vegetation should not be cleared if the clearing of the vegetation is likely to cause deterioration in the quality of surface or underground water. j. Native vegetation should not be cleared if clearing the vegetation is likely to cause, or exacerbate, the incidence of flooding.

There are a number of Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) within Western Australia where exemptions in regulations do not apply. ESAs include locations of threatened communities and species.

ESAs are declared by a notice under Section 51B of the EP Act. Table outlines the aspects of areas declared as ESA (under the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004 – Reg 6).

Table A.1 Aspects of Environmentally Sensitive Areas

Aspects of Environmentally Sensitive Areas A declared World Heritage property as defined in Section 13 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). An area that is registered on the Register of the National Estate (RNE), because of its natural values, under the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 of the Commonwealth (the RNE was closed in 2007 and is no longer a statutory list – all references to the RNE were removed from the EPBC Act on 19 February 2012). A defined wetland and the area within 50 m of the wetland. The area covered by vegetation within 50 m of rare flora, to the extent to which the vegetation is continuous with the vegetation in which the rare flora is located. The area covered by a TEC. A Bush Forever Site. The areas covered by the following policies: a) The Environmental Protection (Gnangara Mound Crown Land) Policy 1992. b) The Environmental Protection (Western Swamp Tortoise Habitat) Policy 2002. The areas covered by the lakes to which the Environmental Protection (Swan Coastal Plain Lakes) Policy 1992 (SCPL) (EPP Lakes) applies. Protected wetlands as defined in the Environmental Protection (South West Agricultural Zone Wetlands) Policy 1998. Areas of fringing native vegetation in the policy area as defined in the Environmental Protection (Swan and Canning Rivers) Policy 1997.

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State Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 The Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WC Act) provides for the conservation and protection of wildlife. It is administered by the DPaW and applies to both flora and fauna. Any person wanting to capture, collect, disturb or study fauna requires a permit to do so. A permit is required under the WC Act if removal of threatened species is required. State Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 The Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act) provides for the declaration of Declared Pests by the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA) which are prohibited organisms or organisms for which a declaration under Section 22(2) is in force. The BAM Act replaces the repealed Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976 (ARRP Act).

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Vegetation and Flora

Species of significant flora, fauna and communities are protected under both Federal and State Acts. The Federal EPBC Act provides a legal framework to protect and manage nationally important flora and communities. The State WC Act is the primary wildlife conservation legislation in Western Australia. Vegetation extent and status

The National Objectives and Targets for Biodiversity Conservation 2001–2005 (Commonwealth of Australia 2001) recognise that the retention of 30 percent or more of the pre-clearing extent of each ecological community is necessary if Australia’s biological diversity is to be protected. This is the threshold level below which species loss appears to accelerate exponentially and loss below this level should not be permitted. This level of recognition is in keeping with the targets recommended in the review of the National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia’s Biological Diversity (ANZECC 2000) and in EPA Position Statement No. 2 on environmental protection of native vegetation in Western Australia (EPA 2000).

From a purely biodiversity perspective and taking no account of any other land degradation issues, there are a number of key criteria now being applied to the clearing of native vegetation in Western Australia (EPA 2000).

 The “threshold level” below which species loss appears to accelerate exponentially at an ecosystem level is regarded as being at a level of 30 percent of the pre-European extent of the vegetation type.

 A level of 10 percent of the original extent is regarded as being a level representing Endangered.

 Clearing which would put the threat level into the class below should be avoided.  From a biodiversity perspective, stream reserves should generally be in the order of at least 200 metres (m) wide.

The extent of remnant native vegetation has been assessed by Shepherd et al. (2002) and the Government of Western Australia (2013), based on broadscale vegetation association mapping by Beard (1979).

Conservation significant communities Ecological communities are defined as naturally occurring biological assemblages that occur in a particular type of habitat (English and Blyth 1997). Federally listed Threatened Ecological Communities (TEC) are protected under the EPBC Act administered by the Department of the Environment (DotE) (formerly the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC)). The DPaW also maintains a list of TECs for Western Australia; some of which are also protected under the EPBC Act. TECs are ecological communities that have been assessed and assigned to one of four categories related to the status of the threat to the community, i.e. Presumed Totally Destroyed, Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable (Table B.1). Possible TECs that do not meet survey criteria are added to the DPaW Priority Ecological Community (PEC) List under Priorities 1, 2 and 3 (Table B.2). These are ecological communities that are adequately known; are rare but not threatened, or meet criteria for Near Threatened. PECs that have been recently removed from the threatened list are placed in Priority 4. These ecological communities require regular monitoring. Conservation dependent ecological communities are placed in Priority 5. PECs are not listed under any formal Federal or State legislation.

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Table B.1 Conservation codes and definitions for Threatened Ecological Communities endorsed by the Western Australian Minister for the Environment and listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Status Description Federal Government Conservation Categories (EPBC Act) Critically Endangered (CR) If, at that time, it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future Endangered (EN) If, at that time, it is not critically endangered and is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future Vulnerable (VU) If, at that time, it is not critically endangered or endangered, and is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future Western Australia conservation categories Presumed Totally Destroyed The community has been found to be totally destroyed or so (PD) extensively modified throughout its range that no occurrence of it is likely to recover its species composition and/or structure in the foreseeable future. Critically Endangered (CR) An ecological community that has been adequately surveyed and found to have been subject to a major contraction in area and/or that was originally of limited distribution and is facing severe modification or destruction throughout its range in the immediate future, or is already severely degraded throughout its range but capable of being substantially restored or rehabilitated Endangered (EN) An ecological community that has been adequately surveyed and found to have been subject to a major contraction in area and/or was originally of limited distribution and is in danger of significant modification throughout its range or severe modification or destruction over most of its range in the near future. Vulnerable (VU) An ecological community that has been adequately surveyed and is found to be declining and/or has declined in distribution and/or condition and whose ultimate security has not yet been assured and/or a community that is still widespread but is believed likely to move into a category of higher threat in the near future if threatening processes continue or begin operating throughout its range.

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Table B.2 Conservation categories and definitions for Priority Ecological Communities as listed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife

Category Description Priority 1 Poorly known ecological communities. Ecological communities that are known from very few occurrences with a very restricted distribution (generally ≤5 occurrences or a total area of ≤100 ha). Occurrences are believed to be under threat either due to limited extent, or being on lands under immediate threat (e.g. within agricultural or pastoral lands, urban areas, active mineral leases) or for which current threats exist. May include communities with occurrences on protected lands. Communities may be included if they are comparatively well-known from one or more localities but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements, and/or are not well defined, and appear to be under immediate threat from known threatening processes across their range. Priority 2 Poorly known ecological communities. Communities that are known from few occurrences with a restricted distribution (generally ≤10 occurrences or a total area of ≤200 ha). At least some occurrences are not believed to be under immediate threat of destruction or degradation. Communities may be included if they are comparatively well known from one or more localities but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements, and/or are not well defined, and appear to be under threat from known threatening processes. Priority 3 Poorly known ecological communities. (i) Communities that are known from several to many occurrences, a significant number or area of which are not under threat of habitat destruction or degradation or: (ii) communities known from a few widespread occurrences, which are either large or with significant remaining areas of habitat in which other occurrences may occur, much of it not under imminent threat, or; (iii) communities made up of large, and/or widespread occurrences, that may or may not be represented in the reserve system, but are under threat of modification across much of their range from processes such as grazing by domestic and/or feral stock, and inappropriate fire regimes. Communities may be included if they are comparatively well known from several localities but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and/or are not well defined, and known threatening processes exist that could affect them. Priority 4 Ecological communities that are adequately known, rare but not threatened or meet criteria for Near Threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened list. These communities require regular monitoring. (i) Rare. Ecological communities known from few occurrences that are considered to have been adequately surveyed, or for which sufficient knowledge is available, and that are considered not currently threatened or in need of special protection, but could be if present circumstances change. These communities are usually represented on conservation lands. (ii) Near Threatened. Ecological communities that are considered to have been adequately surveyed and that do not qualify for Conservation Dependent, but that are close to qualifying for Vulnerable. (iii) Ecological communities that have been removed from the list of threatened communities during the past five years. Priority 5 Conservation Dependent ecological communities. Ecological communities that are not threatened but are subject to a specific conservation program, the cessation of which would result in the community becoming threatened within five years.

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Other significant vegetation

Vegetation may be significant for a range of reasons, other than a statutory listing as a TEC or because the extent is below a threshold level. The EPA (2004a) states that significant vegetation may include vegetation that includes the following:

 Scarcity

 Unusual species  Novel combinations of species

 A role as a refuge

 A role as a key habitat for Threatened species or large population representing a significant proportion of the local to regional total population of a species

 Being representative of the range of a unit (particularly, a good local and/or regional example of a unit in ‘prime’ habitat, at the extremes of range, recently discovered range extensions, or isolated outliers of the main range)

 A restricted distribution

This may apply at a number of levels, so the unit may be significant when considered at the fine-scale (intra-locality), intermediate-scale (locality or inter-locality) or broad-scale (local to region).

Conservation significant flora and fauna Species of significant flora are protected under both Federal and State legislation. Any activities that are deemed to have a significant impact on species that are recognised by the EPBC Act, and/or the WC Act can warrant referral to the DotE and/or the EPA. According to the DPaW (WA Herbarium 1998–): “Threatened flora are plants which have been assessed as being at risk of extinction. In Western Australia the term Declared Rare Flora (DRF) is applied to Threatened flora due to the laws regarding threatened flora conservation. The WC Act is the primary wildlife conservation legislation in the State and the Minster for the Environment can declare taxa (species, subspecies or variety) as “Rare Flora” if they are considered to be in danger of extinction, rare or otherwise in need of special protection.” For the purposes of this report, flora listed by the WC Act as DRF is described as Threatened.

The Federal conservation level of flora and fauna species and their significance status is assessed under the EPBC Act (Table B.3). The significance levels for fauna used in the EPBC Act are those recommended by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

The State conservation level of fauna species and their significance status is assessed under the State WC Act (Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice 2010(2)). This Act uses a set of Schedules (Table B.4) but also classifies species using some of the IUCN categories. Schedule 3 fauna species are those which are “subject to an agreement between the Government of Australia and the Governments of Japan, China and the Republic of Korea relating to the protection of migratory birds, are declared to be fauna that is in need of special protection”. In Western Australia, the DPaW also maintains a list of Priority listed flora species. Conservation codes for Priority species are assigned by the DPaW to define the level of conservation significance (Table B.4). Priority species are not currently protected under the WC Act.

For the purposes of this assessment, all species listed under the EPBC Act, WC Act and DPaW Priority species are considered conservation significant.

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Table B.3 Conservation categories and definitions for Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 listed flora and fauna species

Conservation category Definition

Extinct Taxa not definitely located in the wild during the past 50 years

Extinct in the Wild Taxa known to survive only in captivity

Critically Endangered Taxa facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future

Endangered Taxa facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future

Vulnerable Taxa facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term

Near Threatened Taxa that risk becoming Vulnerable in the wild

Conservation Dependent Taxa whose survival depends upon ongoing conservation measures. Without these measures, a conservation dependent taxon would be classified as Vulnerable or more severely threatened.

Data Deficient Taxa suspected of being Rare, Vulnerable or Endangered, but (Insufficiently Known) whose true status cannot be determined without more information.

Least Concern Taxa that are not considered Threatened

Table B.4 Conservation codes and descriptions for Western Australian flora and fauna

Code Conservation Description category Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 T Schedule 1 Threatened Fauna (Fauna that is rare or is likely to become extinct) under the WC Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora – Extant) Act Taxa that have been adequately searched for and are deemed to be in the wild either rare, in danger of extinction, or otherwise in need of special protection, and have been gazetted as such. CR: Critically Endangered – considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. EN: Endangered – considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable – considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. X Schedule 2 Presumed Extinct Fauna under the WC Presumed Extinct Flora (Declared Rare Flora – Extinct) Act Taxa which have been adequately searched for and there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died, and have been gazetted as such. IA Schedule 3 Birds protected under an international agreement. under the WC Birds that are subject to an agreement between governments of Act Australia and Japan relating to the protection of migratory birds and birds in danger of extinction.

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Code Conservation Description category S Schedule 4 Other specially protected fauna. under the WC Fauna that is in need of special protection, otherwise than for the Act reasons mentioned in the above schedules. DPaW Priority Listed 1 Priority One: Taxa that are known from one or a few collections or sight records Poorly-known (generally less than five), all on lands not managed for conservation, taxa e.g. agricultural or pastoral lands, urban areas, Shire, Westrail and Main Roads WA road, gravel and soil reserves, and active mineral leases and under threat of habitat destruction or degradation. Taxa may be included if they are comparatively well known from one or more localities but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and appear to be under immediate threat from known threatening processes. 2 Priority Two: Taxa that are known from one or a few collections or sight records, Poorly-known some of which are on lands not under imminent threat of habitat taxa destruction or degradation, e.g. national parks, conservation parks, nature reserves, State forest, vacant Crown land, water reserves, etc. Taxa may be included if they are comparatively well known from one or more localities but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and appear to be under threat from known threatening processes. 3 Priority Three: Taxa that are known from collections or sight records from several Poorly-known localities not under imminent threat, or from few but widespread taxa localities with either large population size or significant remaining areas of apparently suitable habitat, much of it not under imminent threat. Taxa may be included if they are comparatively well known from several localities but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and known threatening processes exist that could affect them. 4 Priority Four: (a) Rare. Taxa that are considered to have been adequately Rare, Near surveyed, or for which sufficient knowledge is available, and that are Threatened considered not currently threatened or in need of special protection, and other taxa but could be if present circumstances change. These taxa are usually in need of represented on conservation lands. monitoring (b) Near Threatened. Taxa that are considered to have been adequately surveyed and that do not qualify for Conservation Dependent, but that are close to qualifying for Vulnerable. (c) Taxa that have been removed from the list of threatened species during the past five years for reasons other than taxonomy. 5 Priority 5: Taxa that are not threatened but are subject to a specific conservation Conservation program, the cessation of which would result in the taxon becoming Dependent threatened within five years. taxa

Migratory species listed under the EPBC Act

The EPBC Act also protects land and migratory species that are listed under International Agreements. The list of migratory species established under section 209 of the EPBC Act comprises:

 Migratory species which are native to Australia and are included in the appendices to the Bonn Convention (Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Appendices I and II)

 Migratory species included in annexes established under the Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA) and the China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA)

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 Native, migratory species identified in a list established under, or an instrument made under, an international agreement approved by the Minister, such as the republic of Korea–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (ROKAMBA) Other significant flora and fauna

Flora species, subspecies, varieties, hybrids and ecotypes may be significant for a range of reasons, other than as Threatened (Declared Rare) Flora or Priority Flora. The EPA (2004a) states that significant flora may include taxa that have:

 A keystone role in a particular habitat for threatened species or supporting large populations representing a significant proportion of the local regional population of a species

 Relic status

 Anomalous features that indicate a potential new discovery  Being representative of the range of a species (particularly, at the extremes of range, recently discovered range extensions, or isolated outliers of the main range)

 The presence of restricted subspecies, varieties, or naturally occurring hybrids  Local endemism/a restricted distribution

 Being poorly reserved

The application of the degree of significance may apply at a range of scales. Introduced plants (weeds) Declared Pests

The Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA) maintains a list of Declared Pests for Western Australia that have been declared under the BAM Act. If a Pest is declared for the whole of the State or for particular Local Government Areas, all landholders are obliged to comply with the specific category of control. Declared Pests are gazetted under categories, which define the action required. The category may apply to the whole of the State, districts, individual properties or even paddocks. Categories of control are defined in Table B.5. Among the factors considered in categorising Declared Pests are:

 The impact of the plant on individuals, agricultural production and the community in general

 Whether it is already established in the area  The feasibility and cost of possible control measures

Table B.5 Department of Agriculture and Food (Western Australia) Categories for Declared Pests under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007

Control class code Description C1 (Exclusion) Pests will be assigned to this category if they are not established in Western Australia and control measures are to be taken, including border checks, in order to prevent them entering and establishing in the State. C2 (Eradication) Pests will be assigned to this category if they are present in Western Australia in low enough numbers or in sufficiently limited areas that their eradication is still a possibility.

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Control class code Description C3 (Management) Pests will be assigned to this category if they are established in Western Australia but it is feasible, or desirable, to manage them in order to limit their damage. Control measures can prevent a C3 pest from increasing in population size or density or moving from an area in which it is established into an area which currently is free of that pest. Weeds of National Significance

The spread of weeds across a range of land uses or ecosystems is important in the context of socio-economic and environmental values. The assessment of Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) is based on four major criteria:

 Invasiveness

 Impacts  Potential for spread

 Socio-economic and environmental values

Australian state and territory governments have identified thirty two Weeds of National Significance (WoNS); a list of 20 WoNS was endorsed in 1999 and a further 12 were added in 2012 (Australian Government 2012). Environmental weeds

“Environmental weeds are plants that establish themselves in natural ecosystems (marine, aquatic and terrestrial) and proceed to modify natural processes, usually adversely, resulting in the decline of the communities they invade” (CALM 1999). The Environmental Weed Strategy for Western Australia (EWSWA) was published in 1999. This document provides direction and an approach to tackling environmental weeds in WA (CALM 1999). Following on from this strategy (in 2008), in an effort to address invasive weeds and implement an integrated approach to weed management on DPaW-managed lands in WA, the Weed Prioritisation Process was developed (DPaW 2013). A series of workshops were held in each of the nine DPaW regions with the purpose of scoring all weeds which occurred in each of the DPaW regions according to the following key attributes (DPaW 2013):

 Potential distribution and impact

 Invasiveness  Current distribution

 Feasibility of control

 Weed management ability  Weed risk

This process resulted in the following five ratings for each weed species (DPaW 2013):

 Very high (VH)  High (H)

 Medium (M)

 Low (L)  Negligible (N)

The suggested management actions for each species range from no action required (the weed species ranking is as low as to not warrant any investment in regional strategic management actions), through targeted control to reduce infestation or spread, to species requiring state-wide

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eradication (DPaW 2013). A total of 1350 weeds were rated through this process as high, moderate, mild or low, with 34 weed species being rated as high (DPaW 2013).

The prioritisation for individual weeds within a DPaW region should be treated as a guide and does not diminish any other requirements of land managers or developers e.g. Declared Plants requirements of the BAM Act or Ministerial requirements under Part IV of the EP Act (DPaW 2013). References Australia New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC) 2000, Core Environmental Indicators for Reporting on the State of Environment, ANZECC State of the Environment Reporting Task Force. Australian Government 2014, Weeds in Australia, retrieved 2014, from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/weeds/index.html. Beard, JS 1979, Vegetation Survey of Western Australia Perth, Vegmap Publications.

Commonwealth of Australia 2001, National Targets and Objectives for Biodiversity Conservation 2001–2005, Canberra, AGPS.

Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) 1999, Environmental Weed Strategy for Western Australia, Como, Western Australia, Department of Conservation and Land Management. Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) 2013, Weed Prioritisation Process, retrieved 2014, from http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/plants-and-animals/plants/weeds/156-how-does-dpaw- manage-weeds. English, V and Blyth, J 1997, Identifying and Conserving Threatened Ecological Communities in the South West Botanical Province, Perth, Department of Conservation and Land Management. Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) 2000, Environmental Protection of Native Vegetation in Western Australia. Clearing of native vegetation, with particular reference to the agricultural area. Position Statement No. 2, Perth, Environmental Protection Authority. Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) 2004, Guidance Statement No. 51, Guidance for the Assessment of Environmental Factors: Vegetation and Flora Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment in Western Australia, Perth, Environmental Protection Authority. Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) 2006a, Position Statement No. 9: Environmental Offsets, Perth, Environmental Protection Authority.

Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) 2006b, Guidance for the Assessment of Environmental Factors (in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act 1986): Level of Assessment for Proposals Affecting Natural Areas Within the System 6 Region and Swan Coastal Plain Portion of the System 1 Region (No. 10), Perth, Environmental Protection Authority.

Government of Western Australia 2013, 2012 Statewide Vegetation Statistics incorporating the CAR Reserve Analysis (Full Report): current as of October 2012, retrieved 2014, from https://www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/web/guest/downloader. Shepherd, DP, Beeston, GR and Hopkins, AJM 2002, Native Vegetation in Western Australia – Extent, Type and Status, Resource Management Technical Report 249, Perth, Department of Agriculture. Western Australian Herbarium 1998–, FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora. Department of Parks and Wildlife, retrieved 2014, from http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.

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EPBC Act Protected Matters Report

This report provides general guidance on matters of national environmental significance and other matters protected by the EPBC Act in the area you have selected.

Information on the coverage of this report and qualifications on data supporting this report are contained in the caveat at the end of the report.

Information is available about Environment Assessments and the EPBC Act including significance guidelines, forms and application process details.

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Summary Details Matters of NES Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act Extra Information Caveat Acknowledgements

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Summary

Matters of National Environmental Significance

This part of the report summarises the matters of national environmental significance that may occur in, or may relate to, the area you nominated. Further information is available in the detail part of the report, which can be accessed by scrolling or following the links below. If you are proposing to undertake an activity that may have a significant impact on one or more matters of national environmental significance then you should consider the Administrative Guidelines on Significance.

World Heritage Properties: None National Heritage Places: None Wetlands of International Importance: None Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: None Commonwealth Marine Areas: None Listed Threatened Ecological Communities: 3 Listed Threatened Species: 53 Listed Migratory Species: 34

Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act

This part of the report summarises other matters protected under the Act that may relate to the area you nominated. Approval may be required for a proposed activity that significantly affects the environment on Commonwealth land, when the action is outside the Commonwealth land, or the environment anywhere when the action is taken on Commonwealth land. Approval may also be required for the Commonwealth or Commonwealth agencies proposing to take an action that is likely to have a significant impact on the environment anywhere.

The EPBC Act protects the environment on Commonwealth land, the environment from the actions taken on Commonwealth land, and the environment from actions taken by Commonwealth agencies. As heritage values of a place are part of the 'environment', these aspects of the EPBC Act protect the Commonwealth Heritage values of a Commonwealth Heritage place and the heritage values of a place on the Register of the National Estate.

This part of the report summarises other matters protected under the Act that may relate to the area you nominated. Approval may be required for a proposed activity that significantly affects the environment on Commonwealth land, when the action is outside the Commonwealth land, or the environment anywhere when the action is taken on Commonwealth land. Approval may also be required for the Commonwealth or Commonwealth agencies proposing to take an action that is likely to have a significant impact on the environment anywhere.

A permit may be required for activities in or on a Commonwealth area that may affect a member of a listed threatened species or ecological community, a member of a listed migratory species, whales and other cetaceans, or a member of a listed marine species.

Commonwealth Land: 2 Commonwealth Heritage Places: None Listed Marine Species: 52 Whales and Other Cetaceans: 13 Critical Habitats: None Commonwealth Reserves Terrestrial: None Commonwealth Reserves Marine None

Extra Information

This part of the report provides information that may also be relevant to the area you have nominated.

Place on the RNE: 13 State and Territory Reserves: 4 Regional Forest Agreements: 1 Invasive Species: 30 Nationally Important Wetlands: None Key Ecological Features (Marine) None

Details

Matters of National Environmental Significance

Listed Threatened Ecological Communities [ Resource Information ] For threatened ecological communities where the distribution is well known, maps are derived from recovery plans, State vegetation maps, remote sensing imagery and other sources. Where threatened ecological community distributions are less well known, existing vegetation maps and point location data are used to produce indicative distribution maps. Name Status Type of Presence Corymbia calophylla - Xanthorrhoea preissii Endangered Community known to woodlands and shrublands of the Swan Coastal occur within area Plain Claypans of the Swan Coastal Plain Critically Endangered Community likely to occur within area Subtropical and Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh Vulnerable Community likely to occur within area Listed Threatened Species [ Resource Information ] Name Status Type of Presence Birds Anous tenuirostris melanops Australian Lesser Noddy [26000] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian Bittern [1001] Endangered Species or species habitat known to occur within area Calyptorhynchus banksii naso Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo [67034] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Calyptorhynchus baudinii Baudin's Black-Cockatoo, Long-billed Black- Vulnerable Breeding known to occur Cockatoo [769] within area Calyptorhynchus latirostris Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo, Short-billed Black- Endangered Breeding likely to occur Cockatoo [59523] within area Diomedea epomophora epomophora Southern Royal Albatross [25996] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Diomedea epomophora sanfordi Northern Royal Albatross [82331] Endangered Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely

Name Status Type of Presence to occur within area Diomedea exulans amsterdamensis Amsterdam Albatross [82330] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Diomedea exulans exulans Tristan Albatross [82337] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Diomedea exulans (sensu lato) Wandering Albatross [1073] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Leipoa ocellata Malleefowl [934] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant-Petrel [1060] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Macronectes halli Northern Giant-Petrel [1061] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Rostratula australis Australian Painted Snipe [77037] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Sternula nereis nereis Australian Fairy Tern [82950] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Thalassarche cauta cauta Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross [82345] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Thalassarche cauta steadi White-capped Albatross [82344] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross [66472] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Thalassarche melanophris impavida Campbell Albatross [82449] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Fish Nannatherina balstoni Balston's Pygmy Perch [66698] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Mammals Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale [36] Endangered Congregation or aggregation known to occur within area Dasyurus geoffroii Chuditch, Western Quoll [330] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area Eubalaena australis Southern Right Whale [40] Endangered Breeding known to occur within area Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale [38] Vulnerable Congregation or aggregation known to occur within area Neophoca cinerea Australian Sea-lion [22] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within

Name Status Type of Presence area Pseudocheirus occidentalis Western Ringtail Possum, Ngwayir [25911] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area Setonix brachyurus Quokka [229] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Plants Andersonia gracilis Slender Andersonia [14470] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Banksia nivea subsp. uliginosa Swamp Honeypot [82766] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Banksia squarrosa subsp. argillacea Whicher Range Dryandra [82769] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Brachyscias verecundus Ironstone Brachyscias [81321] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Caladenia huegelii King Spider-orchid, Grand Spider-orchid, Rusty Endangered Species or species Spider-orchid [7309] habitat known to occur within area Caladenia winfieldii Majestic Spider-orchid [64504] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Centrolepis caespitosa [6393] Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Chamelaucium sp. C Coast Plain (R.D.Royce 4872) Royce's Waxflower [82023] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Darwinia foetida Muchea Bell [83190] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Darwinia whicherensis Abba Bell [83193] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Diuris drummondii Tall Donkey Orchid [4365] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Diuris micrantha Dwarf Bee-orchid [55082] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Diuris purdiei Purdie's Donkey-orchid [12950] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Drakaea elastica Glossy-leafed Hammer-orchid, Praying Virgin Endangered Species or species [16753] habitat likely to occur within area Drakaea micrantha Dwarf Hammer-orchid [56755] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Eleocharis keigheryi Keighery's Eleocharis [64893] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur

Name Status Type of Presence within area Lambertia echinata subsp. occidentalis Western Prickly Honeysuckle [64528] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Synaphea sp. Fairbridge Farm (D.Papenfus 696) Selena's Synaphea [82881] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat known to occur within area Synaphea stenoloba Dwellingup Synaphea [66311] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Reptiles Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle [1763] Endangered Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Chelonia mydas Green Turtle [1765] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth [1768] Endangered Breeding likely to occur within area Natator depressus Flatback Turtle [59257] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Sharks Carcharias taurus (west coast population) Grey Nurse Shark (west coast population) [68752] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Carcharodon carcharias Great White Shark [64470] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area Rhincodon typus Whale Shark [66680] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Listed Migratory Species [ Resource Information ] * Species is listed under a different scientific name on the EPBC Act - Threatened Species list. Name Threatened Type of Presence Migratory Marine Birds Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift [678] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Diomedea amsterdamensis Amsterdam Albatross [64405] Endangered* Species or species habitat may occur within area Diomedea dabbenena Tristan Albatross [66471] Endangered* Species or species habitat may occur within area Diomedea epomophora (sensu stricto) Southern Royal Albatross [1072] Vulnerable* Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Diomedea exulans (sensu lato) Wandering Albatross [1073] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Diomedea sanfordi Northern Royal Albatross [64456] Endangered* Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area

Name Threatened Type of Presence Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant-Petrel [1060] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Macronectes halli Northern Giant-Petrel [1061] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Puffinus carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater, Fleshy-footed Species or species Shearwater [1043] habitat likely to occur within area Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern [814] Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Sterna caspia Caspian Tern [59467] Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Thalassarche cauta (sensu stricto) Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross [64697] Vulnerable* Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Thalassarche impavida Campbell Albatross [64459] Vulnerable* Species or species habitat may occur within area Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross [66472] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Thalassarche steadi White-capped Albatross [64462] Vulnerable* Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Migratory Marine Species Balaenoptera edeni Bryde's Whale [35] Species or species habitat may occur within area Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale [36] Endangered Congregation or aggregation known to occur within area Caperea marginata Pygmy Right Whale [39] Species or species habitat may occur within area Carcharodon carcharias Great White Shark [64470] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle [1763] Endangered Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Chelonia mydas Green Turtle [1765] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth [1768] Endangered Breeding likely to occur within area Eubalaena australis Southern Right Whale [40] Endangered Breeding known to occur within area Lagenorhynchus obscurus Dusky Dolphin [43] Species or species habitat may occur within area Manta birostris Giant Manta Ray, Chevron Manta Ray, Pacific Species or species

Name Threatened Type of Presence Manta Ray, Pelagic Manta Ray, Oceanic Manta Ray habitat may occur within [84995] area Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale [38] Vulnerable Congregation or aggregation known to occur within area Natator depressus Flatback Turtle [59257] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Orcinus orca Killer Whale, Orca [46] Species or species habitat may occur within area Rhincodon typus Whale Shark [66680] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Migratory Terrestrial Species Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle [943] Species or species habitat known to occur within area Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater [670] Species or species habitat may occur within area Migratory Wetlands Species Ardea alba Great Egret, White Egret [59541] Breeding known to occur within area Ardea ibis Cattle Egret [59542] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Rostratula benghalensis (sensu lato) Painted Snipe [889] Endangered* Species or species habitat may occur within area

Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act Commonwealth Land [ Resource Information ] The Commonwealth area listed below may indicate the presence of Commonwealth land in this vicinity. Due to the unreliability of the data source, all proposals should be checked as to whether it impacts on a Commonwealth area, before making a definitive decision. Contact the State or Territory government land department for further information. Name Commonwealth Land - Defence - BUNBURY TRAINING DEPOT

Listed Marine Species [ Resource Information ] * Species is listed under a different scientific name on the EPBC Act - Threatened Species list. Name Threatened Type of Presence Birds Anous tenuirostris melanops Australian Lesser Noddy [26000] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift [678] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Ardea alba Great Egret, White Egret [59541] Breeding known to occur within area Ardea ibis Cattle Egret [59542] Species or species habitat likely to occur

Name Threatened Type of Presence within area Diomedea amsterdamensis Amsterdam Albatross [64405] Endangered* Species or species habitat may occur within area Diomedea dabbenena Tristan Albatross [66471] Endangered* Species or species habitat may occur within area Diomedea epomophora (sensu stricto) Southern Royal Albatross [1072] Vulnerable* Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Diomedea exulans (sensu lato) Wandering Albatross [1073] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Diomedea sanfordi Northern Royal Albatross [64456] Endangered* Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle [943] Species or species habitat known to occur within area Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant-Petrel [1060] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Macronectes halli Northern Giant-Petrel [1061] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater [670] Species or species habitat may occur within area Pandion haliaetus Osprey [952] Species or species habitat known to occur within area Puffinus assimilis Little Shearwater [59363] Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Puffinus carneipes Flesh-footed Shearwater, Fleshy-footed Species or species Shearwater [1043] habitat likely to occur within area Rostratula benghalensis (sensu lato) Painted Snipe [889] Endangered* Species or species habitat may occur within area Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern [814] Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Sterna caspia Caspian Tern [59467] Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Thalassarche cauta (sensu stricto) Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross [64697] Vulnerable* Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Thalassarche impavida Campbell Albatross [64459] Vulnerable* Species or species habitat may occur within area Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross [66472] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area

Name Threatened Type of Presence Thalassarche steadi White-capped Albatross [64462] Vulnerable* Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Fish Acentronura australe Southern Pygmy Pipehorse [66185] Species or species habitat may occur within area Campichthys galei Gale's Pipefish [66191] Species or species habitat may occur within area Heraldia nocturna Upside-down Pipefish, Eastern Upside-down Species or species Pipefish, Eastern Upside-down Pipefish [66227] habitat may occur within area Hippocampus angustus Western Spiny Seahorse, Narrow-bellied Seahorse Species or species [66234] habitat may occur within area Hippocampus breviceps Short-head Seahorse, Short-snouted Seahorse Species or species [66235] habitat may occur within area Hippocampus subelongatus West Australian Seahorse [66722] Species or species habitat may occur within area Histiogamphelus cristatus Rhino Pipefish, Macleay's Crested Pipefish, Ring- Species or species back Pipefish [66243] habitat may occur within area Lissocampus caudalis Australian Smooth Pipefish, Smooth Pipefish Species or species [66249] habitat may occur within area Lissocampus fatiloquus Prophet's Pipefish [66250] Species or species habitat may occur within area Lissocampus runa Javelin Pipefish [66251] Species or species habitat may occur within area Maroubra perserrata Sawtooth Pipefish [66252] Species or species habitat may occur within area Mitotichthys meraculus Western Crested Pipefish [66259] Species or species habitat may occur within area Nannocampus subosseus Bonyhead Pipefish, Bony-headed Pipefish [66264] Species or species habitat may occur within area Phycodurus eques Leafy Seadragon [66267] Species or species habitat may occur within area Phyllopteryx taeniolatus Common Seadragon, Weedy Seadragon [66268] Species or species habitat may occur within area Pugnaso curtirostris Pugnose Pipefish, Pug-nosed Pipefish [66269] Species or species habitat may occur within area Solegnathus lettiensis Gunther's Pipehorse, Indonesian Pipefish [66273] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Name Threatened Type of Presence Stigmatopora argus Spotted Pipefish, Gulf Pipefish [66276] Species or species habitat may occur within area Stigmatopora nigra Widebody Pipefish, Wide-bodied Pipefish, Black Species or species Pipefish [66277] habitat may occur within area Urocampus carinirostris Hairy Pipefish [66282] Species or species habitat may occur within area Vanacampus margaritifer Mother-of-pearl Pipefish [66283] Species or species habitat may occur within area Vanacampus phillipi Port Phillip Pipefish [66284] Species or species habitat may occur within area Vanacampus poecilolaemus Longsnout Pipefish, Australian Long-snout Species or species Pipefish, Long-snouted Pipefish [66285] habitat may occur within area Mammals Arctocephalus forsteri New Zealand Fur-seal [20] Species or species habitat may occur within area Neophoca cinerea Australian Sea-lion [22] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Reptiles Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle [1763] Endangered Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Chelonia mydas Green Turtle [1765] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth [1768] Endangered Breeding likely to occur within area Natator depressus Flatback Turtle [59257] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Whales and other Cetaceans [ Resource Information ] Name Status Type of Presence Mammals Balaenoptera acutorostrata Minke Whale [33] Species or species habitat may occur within area Balaenoptera edeni Bryde's Whale [35] Species or species habitat may occur within area Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale [36] Endangered Congregation or aggregation known to occur within area Caperea marginata Pygmy Right Whale [39] Species or species habitat may occur within area Delphinus delphis Common Dophin, Short-beaked Common Species or species Dolphin [60] habitat may occur within area

Name Status Type of Presence Eubalaena australis Southern Right Whale [40] Endangered Breeding known to occur within area Grampus griseus Risso's Dolphin, Grampus [64] Species or species habitat may occur within area Lagenorhynchus obscurus Dusky Dolphin [43] Species or species habitat may occur within area Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale [38] Vulnerable Congregation or aggregation known to occur within area Orcinus orca Killer Whale, Orca [46] Species or species habitat may occur within area Stenella attenuata Spotted Dolphin, Pantropical Spotted Dolphin [51] Species or species habitat may occur within area Tursiops aduncus Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin, Spotted Species or species Bottlenose Dolphin [68418] habitat likely to occur within area Tursiops truncatus s. str. Bottlenose Dolphin [68417] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Extra Information Places on the RNE [ Resource Information ] Note that not all Indigenous sites may be listed. Name State Status Natural Dardanup Management Priority Area WA Indicative Place Lower Brunswick, Collie and Wellesley Rivers WA Indicative Place South West Irrigation Area WA Indicative Place Historic Alverstoke Homestead WA Indicative Place Australind Memorial WA Indicative Place Dardanup Park Homestead WA Indicative Place Forrest House WA Indicative Place Henton Cottage WA Indicative Place St Nicholas Anglican Church WA Indicative Place Leschenault Homestead WA Registered Old Picton Inn WA Registered St Marks Anglican Church and Graveyard (former) WA Registered Upton House WA Registered

State and Territory Reserves [ Resource Information ] Name State Leschenault Peninsula WA Morangarel WA Unnamed WA40552 WA Unnamed WA46108 WA

Regional Forest Agreements [ Resource Information ] Note that all areas with completed RFAs have been included. Name State

Name State South West WA RFA Western Australia

Invasive Species [ Resource Information ] Weeds reported here are the 20 species of national significance (WoNS), along with other introduced plants that are considered by the States and Territories to pose a particularly significant threat to biodiversity. The following feral animals are reported: Goat, Red Fox, Cat, Rabbit, Pig, Water Buffalo and Cane Toad. Maps from Landscape Health Project, National Land and Water Resouces Audit, 2001. Name Status Type of Presence Birds Anas platyrhynchos Mallard [974] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Columba livia Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon [803] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Passer domesticus House Sparrow [405] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow [406] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Turtle-Dove [780] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Turtle-dove, Laughing Dove [781] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Mammals Canis lupus familiaris Domestic Dog [82654] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Felis catus Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat [19] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Feral deer Feral deer species in Australia [85733] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Mus musculus House Mouse [120] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit, European Rabbit [128] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Rattus rattus Black Rat, Ship Rat [84] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Sus scrofa Pig [6] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Vulpes vulpes Red Fox, Fox [18] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Plants Anredera cordifolia Madeira Vine, Jalap, Lamb's-tail, Mignonette Vine, Species or species Anredera, Gulf Madeiravine, Heartleaf habitat likely to occur Madeiravine, Potato Vine [2643] within area

Name Status Type of Presence Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper, Bridal Veil Creeper, Smilax, Species or species Florist's Smilax, Smilax Asparagus [22473] habitat likely to occur within area Asparagus declinatus Bridal Veil, Bridal Veil Creeper, Pale Berry Species or species Asparagus Fern, Asparagus Fern, South African habitat likely to occur Creeper [66908] within area Asparagus plumosus Climbing Asparagus-fern [48993] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Brachiaria mutica Para Grass [5879] Species or species habitat may occur within area Cenchrus ciliaris Buffel-grass, Black Buffel-grass [20213] Species or species habitat may occur within area Chrysanthemoides monilifera Bitou Bush, Boneseed [18983] Species or species habitat may occur within area Genista linifolia Flax-leaved Broom, Mediterranean Broom, Flax Species or species Broom [2800] habitat likely to occur within area Genista sp. X Genista monspessulana Broom [67538] Species or species habitat may occur within area Lycium ferocissimum African Boxthorn, Boxthorn [19235] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Olea europaea Olive, Common Olive [9160] Species or species habitat may occur within area Pinus radiata Radiata Pine Monterey Pine, Insignis Pine, Wilding Species or species Pine [20780] habitat may occur within area Protasparagus plumosus Climbing Asparagus-fern, Ferny Asparagus Species or species [11747] habitat likely to occur within area Rubus fruticosus aggregate Blackberry, European Blackberry [68406] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Salix spp. except S.babylonica, S.x calodendron & S.x reichardtii Willows except Weeping Willow, Pussy Willow and Species or species Sterile Pussy Willow [68497] habitat likely to occur within area Solanum elaeagnifolium Silver Nightshade, Silver-leaved Nightshade, Species or species White Horse Nettle, Silver-leaf Nightshade, habitat likely to occur Tomato Weed, White Nightshade, Bull-nettle, within area Prairie-berry, Satansbos, Silver-leaf Bitter-apple, Silverleaf-nettle, Trompillo [12323]

Coordinates -33.33139 115.75389

Caveat The information presented in this report has been provided by a range of data sources as acknowledged at the end of the report. This report is designed to assist in identifying the locations of places which may be relevant in determining obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It holds mapped locations of World Heritage and Register of National Estate properties, Wetlands of International Importance, Commonwealth and State/Territory reserves, listed threatened, migratory and marine species and listed threatened ecological communities. Mapping of Commonwealth land is not complete at this stage. Maps have been collated from a range of sources at various resolutions.

Not all species listed under the EPBC Act have been mapped (see below) and therefore a report is a general guide only. Where available data supports mapping, the type of presence that can be determined from the data is indicated in general terms. People using this information in making a referral may need to consider the qualifications below and may need to seek and consider other information sources.

For threatened ecological communities where the distribution is well known, maps are derived from recovery plans, State vegetation maps, remote sensing imagery and other sources. Where threatened ecological community distributions are less well known, existing vegetation maps and point location data are used to produce indicative distribution maps.

For species where the distributions are well known, maps are digitised from sources such as recovery plans and detailed habitat studies. Where appropriate, core breeding, foraging and roosting areas are indicated under 'type of presence'. For species whose distributions are less well known, point locations are collated from government wildlife authorities, museums, and non-government organisations; bioclimatic distribution models are generated and these validated by experts. In some cases, the distribution maps are based solely on expert knowledge.

Only selected species covered by the following provisions of the EPBC Act have been mapped: - migratory and - marine The following species and ecological communities have not been mapped and do not appear in reports produced from this database: - threatened species listed as extinct or considered as vagrants - some species and ecological communities that have only recently been listed - some terrestrial species that overfly the Commonwealth marine area - migratory species that are very widespread, vagrant, or only occur in small numbers The following groups have been mapped, but may not cover the complete distribution of the species: - non-threatened seabirds which have only been mapped for recorded breeding sites - seals which have only been mapped for breeding sites near the Australian continent Such breeding sites may be important for the protection of the Commonwealth Marine environment.

Acknowledgements This database has been compiled from a range of data sources. The department acknowledges the following custodians who have contributed valuable data and advice: -Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, New South Wales -Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria -Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania -Department of Environment and Natural Resources, South Australia -Parks and Wildlife Service NT, NT Dept of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts -Environmental and Resource Management, Queensland -Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia -Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water -Birds Australia -Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme -Australian National Wildlife Collection -Natural history museums of Australia -Museum Victoria -Australian Museum -SA Museum -Queensland Museum -Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums -Queensland Herbarium -National Herbarium of NSW -Royal Botanic Gardens and National Herbarium of Victoria -Tasmanian Herbarium -State Herbarium of South Australia -Northern Territory Herbarium -Western Australian Herbarium -Australian National Herbarium, Atherton and Canberra -University of New England -Ocean Biogeographic Information System -Australian Government, Department of Defence -State Forests of NSW -Geoscience Australia -CSIRO -Other groups and individuals

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© Commonwealth of Australia Department of the Environment GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia +61 2 6274 1111 Dardanup Flora 10 km NatureMap Species Report Created By Guest user on 12/08/2014

Kingdom Plantae Current Names Only Yes Core Datasets Only Yes Method 'By Circle' Centre 115°45' 14'' E,33°19' 53'' S Buffer 10km Group By Family

Family Species Records Alliaceae 1 1 Amaranthaceae 1 1 Anarthriaceae 1 2 Apiaceae 5 12 Apocynaceae 2 2 Aponogetonaceae 1 19 Araliaceae 1 2 Asparagaceae 17 34 Asphodelaceae 1 1 Asteraceae 31 64 Boryaceae 2 4 Brassicaceae 3 3 Campanulaceae 5 5 Cannaceae 1 1 Caprifoliaceae 1 1 Caryophyllaceae 2 2 Casuarinaceae 2 3 Celastraceae 1 2 Centrolepidaceae 4 7 Chenopodiaceae 2 2 Colchicaceae 4 8 Commelinaceae 1 3 Convolvulaceae 1 1 Crassulaceae 2 2 Cyperaceae 28 51 Dasypogonaceae 2 4 Dicranaceae 1 2 Dilleniaceae 9 26 Droseraceae 12 22 Elaeocarpaceae 1 2 Ericaceae 8 18 Euphorbiaceae 1 2 Fabaceae 63 121 Gentianaceae 2 2 Geraniaceae 2 3 Goodeniaceae 10 20 Haemodoraceae 16 29 Haloragaceae 1 1 Hemerocallidaceae 7 11 Hydatellaceae 2 3 Hydrocharitaceae 2 2 Hypoxidaceae 1 1 Iridaceae 22 67 Juncaceae 7 13 Juncaginaceae 1 1 Lamiaceae 4 7 Lauraceae 2 5 Lentibulariaceae 1 1 Linaceae 1 1 Loganiaceae 1 1 Lythraceae 1 1 Malvaceae 4 13 Marsileaceae 1 1 Melianthaceae 1 2 Menyanthaceae 2 3 Moraceae 1 1 Myrtaceae 36 70 Onagraceae 1 1 Orchidaceae 28 48 Orobanchaceae 2 5 Oxalidaceae 2 3 Papaveraceae 2 2 Philydraceae 2 4 Phrymaceae 1 1 Phyllanthaceae 1 1 Pittosporaceae 2 2 Plantaginaceae 2 3 Poaceae 39 71 Polygalaceae 3 7 Polygonaceae 3 3 Potamogetonaceae 1 1 Proteaceae 29 54

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Page 1 Ranunculaceae 2 2 Restionaceae 12 33 Rosaceae 2 4 Rutaceae 3 7 Salicaceae 2 2 Salviniaceae 1 1 Santalaceae 2 2 Scrophulariaceae 1 1 Selaginellaceae 1 1 Solanaceae 1 3 Stylidiaceae 13 18 Thymelaeaceae 4 7 Urticaceae 1 1 Violaceae 2 3 Xanthorrhoeaceae 1 3 Zamiaceae 1 1 TOTAL 512 984

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Page 2 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area Alliaceae 1. 1381 Nothoscordum gracile Y Amaranthaceae 2. 2718 Ptilotus drummondii (Narrowleaf Mulla Mulla) Anarthriaceae 3. 1097 Lyginia barbata Apiaceae 4. 6210 Apium annuum 5. 6222 Homalosciadium homalocarpum 6. 6253 Platysace filiformis 7. 6263 Schoenolaena juncea 8. 6289 Xanthosia huegelii Apocynaceae 9. 6587 Gomphocarpus fruticosus (Narrowleaf Cottonbush) Y 10. 6575 Vinca major (Blue Periwinkle) Y Aponogetonaceae 11. 141 Aponogeton hexatepalus (Stalked Water Ribbons) P4 Araliaceae 12. 6280 Trachymene pilosa (Native Parsnip) Asparagaceae 13. 1280 Chamaescilla corymbosa (Blue Squill) 14. 19338 Chamaescilla gibsonii P3 15. 1287 Dichopogon capillipes 16. 11464 Laxmannia sessiliflora subsp. australis 17. 1223 Lomandra caespitosa (Tufted Mat Rush) 18. 1228 Lomandra hermaphrodita 19. 1232 Lomandra micrantha (Small-flower Mat-rush) 20. 1234 Lomandra nigricans 21. 1236 Lomandra odora (Tiered Matrush) 22. 1239 Lomandra preissii 23. 1240 Lomandra purpurea (Purple Mat Rush) 24. 1246 Lomandra suaveolens 25. 1312 Sowerbaea laxiflora (Purple Tassels) 26. 1318 Thysanotus arbuscula 27. 1319 Thysanotus arenarius 28. 1339 Thysanotus multiflorus (Many-flowered Fringe Lily) 29. 1343 Thysanotus patersonii Asphodelaceae 30. 1368 Trachyandra divaricata Y Asteraceae 31. 7939 Conyza bonariensis (Flaxleaf Fleabane) Y 32. 7946 Cotula cotuloides (Smooth Cotula) 33. 7947 Cotula turbinata (Funnel Weed) Y 34. 42008 Craspedia sp. Waterloo (G.J. Keighery 13724) P2 35. 29054 Crepis foetida subsp. foetida Y 36. 12741 Hyalosperma cotula 37. 12717 Hyalosperma pusillum 38. 8086 Hypochaeris glabra (Smooth Catsear) Y 39. 18585 Lagenophora huegelii 40. 8106 Millotia tenuifolia (Soft Millotia) 41. 14344 Millotia tenuifolia var. tenuifolia (Soft Millotia) 42. 8117 Myriocephalus helichrysoides 43. 8133 Olearia elaeophila 44. 18352 Pithocarpa pulchella var. melanostigma 45. 8172 Podolepis canescens (Bright Podolepis, Grey Podolepis) 46. 8177 Podolepis lessonii 47. 8188 Pogonolepis stricta 48. 8195 Quinetia urvillei 49. 13300 Rhodanthe citrina 50. 13312 Rhodanthe pyrethrum 51. 20663 Senecio multicaulis subsp. multicaulis 52. 8220 Senecio vulgaris (Common Groundsel) Y 53. 8225 Siloxerus humifusus (Procumbent Siloxerus)

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Page 3 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area 54. 8227 Silybum marianum (Variegated Thistle) Y 55. 8231 Sonchus oleraceus (Common Sowthistle) Y 56. 25902 Symphyotrichum squamatum (Bushy Starwort) Y 57. 17406 Trichocline sp. Treeton (B.J. Keighery & N. Gibson 564) P2 58. 8251 Trichocline spathulata (Native Gerbera) 59. 8255 Ursinia anthemoides (Ursinia) Y 60. 38388 Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthemoides Y 61. 8257 Vellereophyton dealbatum (White Cudweed) Y Boryaceae 62. 1272 Borya scirpoidea 63. 1273 Borya sphaerocephala (Pincushions) Brassicaceae 64. 3061 Raphanus raphanistrum (Wild Radish) Y 65. 3066 Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (Watercress) Y 66. 19403 Stenopetalum gracile Campanulaceae 67. 7394 Grammatotheca bergiana 68. 37500 Grammatotheca bergiana var. bergiana Y 69. 7396 Isotoma hypocrateriformis (Woodbridge Poison) 70. 7384 Wahlenbergia capensis (Cape Bluebell) Y 71. 7389 Wahlenbergia preissii Cannaceae 72. 13488 Canna x generalis Y Caprifoliaceae 73. 7365 Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle) Y Caryophyllaceae 74. 2912 Spergula arvensis (Corn Spurry) Y 75. 2918 Stellaria media (Chickweed) Y Casuarinaceae 76. 1739 Allocasuarina thuyoides (Horned Sheoak) 77. 1742 Casuarina obesa (Swamp Sheoak, Kuli) Celastraceae 78. 4737 Tripterococcus brunonis (Winged Stackhousia) Centrolepidaceae 79. 1117 Aphelia cyperoides 80. 1121 Centrolepis aristata (Pointed Centrolepis) 81. 1125 Centrolepis drummondiana 82. 1132 Centrolepis mutica Chenopodiaceae 83. 2483 Chenopodium album (Fat Hen) Y 84. 33500 Dysphania ambrosioides (Mexican Tea) Y Colchicaceae 85. 12770 Burchardia congesta 86. 1385 Burchardia multiflora (Dwarf Burchardia) 87. 12072 Wurmbea dioica subsp. alba 88. 1403 Wurmbea tenella (Eight Nancy) Commelinaceae 89. 1162 Cartonema philydroides Convolvulaceae 90. 6659 Wilsonia humilis (Silky Wilsonia) Crassulaceae 91. 3137 Crassula colorata (Dense Stonecrop) 92. 11563 Crassula colorata var. colorata Cyperaceae 93. 740 Baumea arthrophylla 94. 744 Baumea laxa 95. 759 Carex tereticaulis P3 96. 763 Chorizandra enodis (Black Bristlerush) 97. 768 Cyathochaeta avenacea 98. 792 Cyperus eragrostis (Umbrella Sedge) Y 99. 18318 Cyperus involucratus Y 100. 806 Cyperus polystachyos (Bunchy Sedge) Y 101. 815 Cyperus tenellus (Tiny Flatsedge)

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Page 4 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area Y 102. 816 Cyperus tenuiflorus (Scaly Sedge) Y 103. 822 Eleocharis acuta (Common Spikerush) 104. 17605 Eleocharis keigheryi T 105. 20216 Ficinia nodosa (Knotted Club Rush) 106. 912 Isolepis cyperoides 107. 917 Isolepis marginata (Coarse Club-rush) Y 108. 10831 Isolepis prolifera (Budding Club-rush) Y 109. 937 Lepidosperma longitudinale (Pithy Sword-sedge) 110. 945 Lepidosperma squamatum 111. 957 Mesomelaena tetragona (Semaphore Sedge) 112. 975 Schoenus bifidus 113. 980 Schoenus capillifolius P3 114. 984 Schoenus curvifolius 115. 986 Schoenus efoliatus 116. 1006 Schoenus odontocarpus 117. 1023 Schoenus tenellus 118. 17409 Schoenus variicellae 119. 1034 Tetraria capillaris (Hair Sedge) 120. 1036 Tetraria octandra Dasypogonaceae 121. 1218 Dasypogon bromeliifolius (Pineapple Bush) 122. 1219 Dasypogon hookeri (Pineapple Bush) Dicranaceae 123. 32338 Campylopus introflexus Y Dilleniaceae 124. 5114 Hibbertia commutata 125. 5117 Hibbertia cuneiformis (Cutleaf Hibbertia) 126. 20051 Hibbertia diamesogenos 127. 5134 Hibbertia huegelii 128. 5135 Hibbertia hypericoides (Yellow Buttercups) 129. 5162 Hibbertia racemosa (Stalked Guinea Flower) 130. 5170 Hibbertia silvestris 131. 5172 Hibbertia stellaris (Orange Stars) 132. 5176 Hibbertia vaginata Droseraceae 133. 3091 Drosera bulbigena (Midget Sundew) 134. 3095 Drosera erythrorhiza (Red Ink Sundew) 135. 15453 Drosera gigantea subsp. gigantea 136. 3098 Drosera glanduligera (Pimpernel Sundew) 137. 19256 Drosera intricata 138. 3106 Drosera macrantha (Bridal Rainbow) 139. 14298 Drosera macrantha subsp. macrantha 140. 13209 Drosera marchantii subsp. marchantii 141. 3109 Drosera menziesii (Pink Rainbow) 142. 13188 Drosera paleacea subsp. paleacea 143. 8911 Drosera rosulata 144. 3131 Drosera stolonifera (Leafy Sundew) Elaeocarpaceae 145. 4535 Tetratheca hirsuta (Black Eyed Susan) Ericaceae 146. 6306 Andersonia caerulea (Foxtails) 147. 6323 Astroloma ciliatum (Candle Cranberry) 148. 6334 Astroloma pallidum (Kick Bush) 149. 6348 Conostephium pendulum (Pearl Flower) 150. 6374 Leucopogon conostephioides 151. 6396 Leucopogon glabellus 152. 6436 Leucopogon propinquus 153. 6456 Lysinema ciliatum (Curry Flower) Euphorbiaceae 154. 4636 Euphorbia paralias (Sea Spurge) Y Fabaceae 155. 15466 Acacia applanata 156. 18285 Acacia baileyana Y 157. 3282 Acacia cyclops (Coastal Wattle) 158. 16975 Acacia decurrens Y

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Page 5 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area 159. 3339 Acacia flagelliformis P4 160. 3374 Acacia huegelii 161. 3383 Acacia incurva 162. 3410 Acacia lateriticola 163. 17464 Acacia longifolia subsp. longifolia Y 164. 3442 Acacia microbotrya (Manna Wattle, Kalyang) 165. 3502 Acacia pulchella (Prickly Moses) 166. 15481 Acacia pulchella var. glaberrima 167. 15483 Acacia pulchella var. pulchella 168. 3527 Acacia saligna (Orange Wattle, Kudjong) 169. 30036 Acacia saligna subsp. stolonifera 170. 3537 Acacia semitrullata P4 171. 3591 Acacia urophylla 172. 3602 Acacia willdenowiana (Grass Wattle) 173. 3692 Aotus procumbens 174. 3710 Bossiaea eriocarpa (Common Brown Pea) 175. 18497 Bossiaea sp. Waroona (B.J. Keighery & N. Gibson 229) 176. 8971 Chorizema cordatum 177. 3816 Daviesia incrassata 178. 3832 Daviesia physodes 179. 3834 Daviesia polyphylla 180. 3867 Dipogon lignosus (Dolichos Pea) Y 181. 3880 Eutaxia virgata 182. 3891 Gastrolobium bilobum (Heart Leaf Poison) 183. 20475 Gastrolobium capitatum 184. 19190 Gastrolobium cuneatum 185. 20473 Gastrolobium ebracteolatum 186. 20512 Gastrolobium praemorsum 187. 20474 Gastrolobium whicherense P2 188. 3948 Gompholobium capitatum 189. 3951 Gompholobium marginatum 190. 3954 Gompholobium polymorphum 191. 3956 Gompholobium shuttleworthii 192. 3957 Gompholobium tomentosum (Hairy Yellow Pea) 193. 3961 Hardenbergia comptoniana (Native Wisteria) 194. 12859 Hovea trisperma var. trisperma 195. 4012 Jacksonia furcellata (Grey Stinkwood) 196. 4017 Jacksonia horrida 197. 4028 Jacksonia spinosa 198. 4037 Kennedia coccinea (Coral Vine) 199. 4044 Kennedia prostrata (Scarlet Runner) 200. 3669 Labichea punctata (Lance-leaved Cassia) 201. 4059 Lotus angustissimus (Narrowleaf Trefoil) Y 202. 4065 Lupinus angustifolius (Narrowleaf Lupin) Y 203. 4067 Lupinus luteus (Yellow Lupin) Y 204. 4085 Melilotus indicus Y 205. 19827 Melilotus siculus Y 206. 4183 Pultenaea skinneri (Skinner's Pea) P4 207. 19183 Retama raetam Y 208. 4205 Sphaerolobium linophyllum 209. 4291 Trifolium arvense (Hare's Foot Clover) Y 210. 4293 Trifolium cernuum (Drooping Flower Clover) Y 211. 4295 Trifolium dubium (Suckling Clover) Y 212. 4302 Trifolium ligusticum (Ligurian Clover) Y 213. 4304 Trifolium ornithopodioides (Birdsfoot Fenugreek) Y 214. 17788 Trifolium pratense var. sativum Y 215. 4319 Vicia benghalensis (Purple Vetch) Y 216. 11474 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Y 217. 4325 Viminaria juncea (Swishbush, Koweda) Gentianaceae 218. 6539 Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) Y 219. 6543 Cicendia filiformis (Slender Cicendia) Y Geraniaceae 220. 4336 Erodium moschatum (Musky Crowfoot) Y 221. 4337 Geranium dissectum (Cutleaf Cranesbill) Y Goodeniaceae 222. 12724 Anthotium junciforme 223. 7454 Dampiera linearis (Common Dampiera) 224. 7462 Dampiera pedunculata

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Page 6 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area 225. 7484 Dampiera trigona (Angled-stem Dampiera) 226. 7505 Goodenia eatoniana 227. 7517 Goodenia incana (Hoary Goodenia) 228. 12551 Goodenia micrantha 229. 19286 Goodenia pulchella subsp. Coastal Plain A (M. Hislop 634) 230. 7572 Lechenaultia expansa 231. 7574 Lechenaultia floribunda (Free-flowering Leschenaultia) Haemodoraceae 232. 1409 Anigozanthos humilis (Catspaw) 233. 1411 Anigozanthos manglesii (Mangles Kangaroo Paw, Kurulbrang) 234. 11261 Anigozanthos manglesii subsp. manglesii 235. 29487 Anigozanthos manglesii var. x angustifolius 236. 11566 Anigozanthos viridis subsp. viridis 237. 1418 Conostylis aculeata (Prickly Conostylis) 238. 11826 Conostylis aculeata subsp. aculeata 239. 12109 Conostylis aculeata subsp. preissii 240. 1436 Conostylis juncea 241. 1470 Haemodorum paniculatum (Mardja) 242. 1472 Haemodorum simplex 243. 1474 Haemodorum sparsiflorum 244. 1478 Phlebocarya ciliata 245. 1481 Tribonanthes australis 246. 1482 Tribonanthes brachypetala 247. 1483 Tribonanthes longipetala Haloragaceae 248. 6189 Myriophyllum crispatum Hemerocallidaceae 249. 23474 Agrostocrinum hirsutum 250. 1261 Agrostocrinum scabrum (Blue Grass Lily) 251. 1277 Caesia occidentalis 252. 1285 Corynotheca micrantha (Sand Lily) 253. 11283 Corynotheca micrantha var. micrantha 254. 1295 Johnsonia acaulis 255. 1362 Tricoryne humilis Hydatellaceae 256. 1139 Trithuria bibracteata 257. 1141 Trithuria submersa Hydrocharitaceae 258. 168 Ottelia ovalifolia (Swamp Lily) 259. 14531 Ottelia ovalifolia subsp. ovalifolia Hypoxidaceae 260. 43762 Pauridia occidentalis var. quadriloba Iridaceae 261. 18279 Babiana angustifolia Y 262. 1513 Chasmanthe floribunda (African Cornflag) Y 263. 11445 Ferraria crispa subsp. crispa Y 264. 18392 Freesia alba x leichtlinii Y 265. 1520 Gladiolus caryophyllaceus (Wild Gladiolus) Y 266. 1524 Gladiolus undulatus (Wild Gladiolus) Y 267. 19179 Moraea flaccida (One-leaf Cape Tulip) Y 268. 19178 Moraea lewisiae Y 269. 19180 Moraea miniata (Two-leaf Cape Tulip) Y 270. 1546 Patersonia juncea (Rush Leaved Patersonia) 271. 1550 Patersonia occidentalis (Purple Flag, Koma) 272. 1556 Romulea rosea (Guildford Grass) Y 273. 11544 Romulea rosea var. australis (Guildford Grass) Y 274. 14924 Romulea rosea var. communis Y 275. 1558 Sparaxis bulbifera Y 276. 38401 Tritonia gladiolaris (Lined Tritonia) Y 277. 13103 Watsonia borbonica Y 278. 18375 Watsonia knysnana Y 279. 1566 Watsonia marginata Y 280. 1567 Watsonia meriana (Bulbil Watsonia) Y 281. 18118 Watsonia meriana var. meriana Y 282. 1569 Watsonia versfeldii Y Juncaceae

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Page 7 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area 283. 1178 Juncus bufonius (Toad Rush) Y 284. 1184 Juncus holoschoenus (Jointleaf Rush) 285. 11922 Juncus kraussii subsp. australiensis 286. 1186 Juncus microcephalus Y 287. 1188 Juncus pallidus (Pale Rush) 288. 1195 Juncus subsecundus (Finger Rush) 289. 1198 Luzula meridionalis (Field Woodrush) Juncaginaceae 290. 147 Triglochin mucronata Lamiaceae 291. 6839 Hemiandra pungens (Snakebush) 292. 6855 Hemigenia humilis 293. 38323 Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas Y 294. 6930 Stachys arvensis (Staggerweed) Y Lauraceae 295. 2957 Cassytha racemosa (Dodder Laurel) 296. 11799 Cassytha racemosa forma racemosa Lentibulariaceae 297. 7148 Utricularia multifida Linaceae 298. 4363 Linum trigynum (French Flax) Y Loganiaceae 299. 13128 Logania serpyllifolia subsp. angustifolia Lythraceae 300. 5281 Lythrum hyssopifolia (Lesser Loosestrife) Y Malvaceae 301. 14646 Lagunaria patersonia Y 302. 5038 Lasiopetalum membranaceum P3 303. 4949 Lavatera trimestris Y Y 304. 9097 Sida rhombifolia (Paddy's Lucerne) Y Marsileaceae 305. 78 Pilularia novae-hollandiae (Austral Pillwort) Melianthaceae 306. 4785 Melianthus major Y Menyanthaceae 307. 36180 Liparophyllum latifolium 308. 36200 Ornduffia submersa P4 Moraceae 309. 1747 Ficus carica (Common Fig) Y Myrtaceae 310. 17202 Agonis flexuosa var. flexuosa 311. 20350 Astartea affinis 312. 20130 Astartea laricifolia 313. 20283 Astartea scoparia 314. 42801 Astartea zephyra 315. 5458 Calytrix flavescens (Summer Starflower) 316. 5465 Calytrix leschenaultii 317. 35657 Chamelaucium sp. Yoongarillup (G.J. Keighery 3635) P4 318. 17104 Corymbia calophylla (Marri) 319. 5508 Darwinia citriodora (Lemon-scented Darwinia) 320. 5659 Eucalyptus gomphocephala (Tuart, Duart) 321. 5708 Eucalyptus marginata (Jarrah, Djara) 322. 5763 Eucalyptus rudis (Flooded Gum, Kulurda) 323. 13512 Eucalyptus rudis subsp. cratyantha P4 324. 13511 Eucalyptus rudis subsp. rudis 325. 13032 Eucalyptus vegrandis 326. 12906 Eucalyptus wandoo subsp. wandoo 327. 5817 Hypocalymma angustifolium (White Myrtle, Kudjid) 328. 5825 Hypocalymma robustum (Swan River Myrtle) 329. 5832 Kunzea ericifolia (Spearwood, Pondil) 330. 15498 Kunzea glabrescens (Spearwood) 331. 5835 Kunzea micrantha 332. 17461 Kunzea micrantha subsp. micrantha 333. 5841 Kunzea recurva

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Page 8 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area 334. 5926 Melaleuca lateritia (Robin Redbreast Bush) 335. 20297 Melaleuca osullivanii 336. 5946 Melaleuca pauciflora 337. 5959 Melaleuca rhaphiophylla (Swamp Paperbark) 338. 18598 Melaleuca systena 339. 5978 Melaleuca teretifolia (Banbar) 340. 5980 Melaleuca thymoides 341. 5987 Melaleuca viminea (Mohan) 342. 16477 Pericalymma ellipticum var. ellipticum 343. 16478 Pericalymma ellipticum var. floridum 344. 6033 Scholtzia involucrata (Spiked Scholtzia) 345. 12392 Verticordia attenuata P3 Onagraceae 346. 6140 Oenothera mollissima Y Orchidaceae 347. 15332 Caladenia attingens subsp. attingens 348. 15579 Caladenia chapmanii 349. 1592 Caladenia flava (Cowslip Orchid) 350. 15352 Caladenia georgei 351. 1596 Caladenia huegelii (Grand Spider Orchid) T 352. 1599 Caladenia latifolia (Pink Fairy Orchid) 353. 17760 Caladenia nobilis 354. 13862 Caladenia speciosa P4 355. 15380 Caladenia splendens 356. 18019 Caladenia vulgata 357. 15404 Cyanicula sericea 358. 19649 Disa bracteata Y 359. 11049 Diuris corymbosa 360. 10796 Diuris drummondii (Tall Donkey Orchid) T 361. 1639 Drakaea elastica (Glossy-leaved Hammer Orchid) T 362. 1646 Eriochilus dilatatus (White Bunny Orchid) 363. 1653 Leporella fimbriata (Hare Orchid) 364. 15419 Microtis media subsp. media 365. 15424 Praecoxanthus aphyllus 366. 1674 Prasophyllum giganteum (Bronze Leek Orchid) 367. 1676 Prasophyllum hians (Yawning Leek Orchid) 368. 1680 Prasophyllum parvifolium (Autumn Leek Orchid) 369. 1685 Pterostylis angusta 370. 1701 Thelymitra antennifera (Vanilla Orchid) 371. 1707 Thelymitra flexuosa (Twisted Sun Orchid) 372. 11143 Thelymitra graminea 373. 11053 Thelymitra macrophylla 374. 20731 Thelymitra vulgaris Orobanchaceae 375. 15037 Bartsia trixago Y 376. 7090 Parentucellia viscosa (Sticky Bartsia) Y Oxalidaceae 377. 4348 Oxalis caprina Y 378. 4352 Oxalis glabra Y Papaveraceae 379. 2969 Fumaria capreolata (Whiteflower Fumitory) Y 380. 31532 Fumaria muralis subsp. muralis Y Philydraceae 381. 1173 Philydrella pygmaea (Butterfly Flowers) 382. 14306 Philydrella pygmaea subsp. pygmaea Phrymaceae 383. 7060 Glossostigma diandrum Phyllanthaceae 384. 4675 Phyllanthus calycinus (False Boronia) Pittosporaceae 385. 3165 Billardiera variifolia 386. 16322 Pittosporum undulatum Y Plantaginaceae 387. 4717 Callitriche stagnalis (Common Starwort) Y 388. 7108 Veronica arvensis (Wall Speedwell) Y

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Page 9 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area Poaceae 389. 184 Aira caryophyllea (Silvery Hairgrass) Y 390. 13380 Amphibromus nervosus 391. 200 Amphipogon turbinatus 392. 202 Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass) Y 393. 17234 Austrostipa compressa 394. 17250 Austrostipa pycnostachya 395. 17253 Austrostipa semibarbata 396. 233 Avena barbata (Bearded Oat) Y 397. 234 Avena fatua (Wild Oat) Y 398. 20013 Axonopus fissifolius Y 399. 244 Briza maxima (Blowfly Grass) Y 400. 245 Briza minor (Shivery Grass) Y 401. 248 Bromus catharticus (Prairie Grass) Y 402. 249 Bromus diandrus (Great Brome) Y 403. 250 Bromus hordeaceus (Soft Brome) Y 404. 262 Cenchrus longispinus (Spiny Burrgrass) Y 405. 277 Cortaderia selloana (Pampas Grass) Y 406. 283 Cynodon dactylon (Couch) Y 407. 285 Cynosurus echinatus (Rough Dogstail) Y 408. 287 Dactylis glomerata (Cocksfoot) Y 409. 299 Deyeuxia quadriseta (Reed Bentgrass) 410. 306 Dichelachne crinita (Longhair Plumegrass) 411. 347 Ehrharta calycina (Perennial Veldt Grass) Y 412. 349 Ehrharta longiflora (Annual Veldt Grass) Y 413. 353 Eleusine indica (Crowsfoot Grass) Y 414. 379 Eragrostis elongata (Clustered Lovegrass) 415. 444 Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog) Y 416. 449 Hordeum leporinum (Barley Grass) Y 417. 492 Neurachne alopecuroidea (Foxtail Mulga Grass) 418. 527 Paspalum dilatatum Y 419. 571 Poa annua (Winter Grass) Y 420. 40430 Rytidosperma pilosum 421. 40427 Rytidosperma setaceum 422. 609 Setaria palmifolia (Palm Grass) Y 423. 624 Spinifex hirsutus (Hairy Spinifex) 424. 626 Spinifex sericeus Y 425. 636 Stenotaphrum secundatum (Buffalo Grass) Y 426. 667 Tetrarrhena laevis (Forrest Ricegrass) 427. 722 Vulpia bromoides (Squirrel Tail Fescue) Y Polygalaceae 428. 4554 Comesperma flavum 429. 4559 Comesperma polygaloides (Small Milkwort) 430. 4564 Comesperma virgatum (Milkwort) Polygonaceae 431. 11052 Persicaria prostrata 432. 2419 Polygonum aviculare (Wireweed) Y 433. 2435 Rumex drummondii P4 Potamogetonaceae 434. 110 Potamogeton drummondii Proteaceae 435. 1790 Adenanthos meisneri 436. 1791 Adenanthos obovatus (Basket Flower) 437. 28281 Adenanthos sp. Whicher Range (G.J. Keighery 9736) 438. 1800 Banksia attenuata (Slender Banksia, Piara) 439. 32580 Banksia dallanneyi var. dallanneyi 440. 1822 Banksia ilicifolia (Holly-leaved Banksia) 441. 32202 Banksia nivea (Honeypot Dryandra, Pudjarn) 442. 1964 Grevillea bipinnatifida (Fuchsia Grevillea) 443. 19628 Grevillea bipinnatifida subsp. bipinnatifida 444. 2084 Grevillea rosieri P2 445. 2137 Hakea ceratophylla (Horned Leaf Hakea) 446. 2175 Hakea lissocarpha (Honey Bush) 447. 2197 Hakea prostrata (Harsh Hakea) 448. 2212 Hakea sulcata (Furrowed Hakea) 449. 2216 Hakea varia (Variable-leaved Hakea) 450. 2222 Isopogon attenuatus 451. 2267 Persoonia longifolia (Snottygobble)

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Page 10 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area 452. 2273 Persoonia saccata (Snottygobble) 453. 2299 Petrophile linearis (Pixie Mops) 454. 2316 Stirlingia latifolia (Blueboy) 455. 2323 Synaphea gracillima 456. 16769 Synaphea hians P3 457. 16865 Synaphea odocoileops P1 458. 2324 Synaphea petiolaris (Synaphea) 459. 16864 Synaphea petiolaris subsp. petiolaris 460. 16863 Synaphea petiolaris subsp. triloba 461. 18590 Synaphea sp. Fairbridge Farm (D. Papenfus 696) T 462. 15532 Synaphea spinulosa subsp. spinulosa 463. 2331 Xylomelum occidentale (Woody Pear, Djandin) Ranunculaceae 464. 2929 Clematis pubescens (Common Clematis) 465. 2933 Ranunculus muricatus (Sharp Buttercup) Y Restionaceae 466. 16595 Desmocladus flexuosus 467. 1070 Hypolaena exsulca 468. 1071 Hypolaena fastigiata 469. 17841 Hypolaena pubescens 470. 1085 Lepyrodia glauca 471. 1088 Lepyrodia macra (Large Scale Rush) 472. 1090 Lepyrodia muirii 473. 17683 Meeboldina cana 474. 17679 Meeboldina coangustata 475. 17747 Meeboldina decipiens 476. 17976 Meeboldina decipiens subsp. decipiens P3 477. 17677 Meeboldina roycei Rosaceae 478. 10931 Rosa chinensis x moschata Y 479. 3187 Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar) Y Rutaceae 480. 4417 Boronia dichotoma 481. 4449 Coleonema album Y 482. 18529 Philotheca spicata (Pepper and Salt) Salicaceae 483. 18323 Populus alba Y 484. 20063 Salix babylonica Y Salviniaceae 485. 17737 Azolla pinnata Santalaceae 486. 2342 Leptomeria cunninghamii 487. 2344 Leptomeria empetriformis Scrophulariaceae 488. 7289 Myoporum caprarioides (Slender Myoporum) Selaginellaceae 489. 6 Selaginella gracillima (Tiny Clubmoss) Solanaceae 490. 7022 Solanum nigrum (Black Berry Nightshade) Y Stylidiaceae 491. 7676 Levenhookia pusilla (Midget Stylewort) 492. 7677 Levenhookia stipitata (Common Stylewort) 493. 25831 Stylidium araeophyllum 494. 7693 Stylidium brunonianum (Pink Fountain Triggerplant) 495. 7713 Stylidium dichotomum (Pins-and-needles) 496. 7719 Stylidium ecorne (Foot Triggerplant) 497. 7742 Stylidium inundatum (Hundreds and Thousands) 498. 25800 Stylidium paludicola P3 499. 7774 Stylidium piliferum (Common Butterfly Triggerplant) 500. 7785 Stylidium repens (Matted Triggerplant) 501. 7798 Stylidium schoenoides (Cow Kicks) 502. 23511 Stylidium thesioides (Delicate Triggerplant) 503. 7806 Stylidium utricularioides (Pink Fan Triggerplant) Thymelaeaceae

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Page 11 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area 504. 11928 Pimelea ciliata subsp. ciliata 505. 11402 Pimelea imbricata var. piligera 506. 5252 Pimelea lanata 507. 11639 Pimelea longiflora subsp. longiflora Urticaceae 508. 1762 Parietaria debilis (Pellitory) Violaceae 509. 5221 Hybanthus floribundus 510. 12007 Hybanthus floribundus subsp. floribundus Xanthorrhoeaceae 511. 1256 Xanthorrhoea preissii (Grass tree, Palga) Zamiaceae 512. 85 Macrozamia riedlei (Zamia, Djiridji)

Conservation Codes T - Rare or likely to become extinct X - Presumed extinct IA - Protected under international agreement S - Other specially protected fauna 1 - Priority 1 2 - Priority 2 3 - Priority 3 4 - Priority 4 5 - Priority 5

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Page 12 Dardanup Fauna 10 km NatureMap Species Report Created By Guest user on 12/08/2014

Kingdom Animalia Current Names Only Yes Core Datasets Only Yes Method 'By Circle' Centre 115°45' 14'' E,33°19' 53'' S Buffer 10km Group By Family

Family Species Records Acanthizidae 6 154 Accipitridae 6 37 Actinopodidae 1 2 Agamidae 1 1 Anatidae 12 426 Araneidae 4 5 Ardeidae 7 77 Artamidae 2 33 Blenniidae 1 1 Bovidae 1 1 Burramyidae 1 20 Campephagidae 1 41 Charadriidae 6 49 Cheluidae 1 2 Columbidae 4 51 Corvidae 2 99 Cracticidae 3 115 Cuculidae 2 3 Dasyuridae 3 11 Desidae 2 2 Dicruridae 4 139 Elapidae 4 14 Elopidae 1 1 Falconidae 6 18 Felidae 1 1 Gekkonidae 2 11 Geotriidae 1 9 Haematopodidae 1 26 Halcyonidae 3 63 Hirundinidae 1 60 Hylidae 2 20 Hyriidae 1 1 Idiopidae 1 6 Lamponidae 1 2 Laridae 2 2 Leporidae 1 2 Limnodynastidae 2 17 Linyphiidae 1 1 Lycosidae 7 12 Macropodidae 1 1 Maluridae 2 44 Meliphagidae 6 159 Meropidae 1 12 Miturgidae 1 1 Muridae 2 2 Myobatrachidae 4 26 Nemesiidae 2 10 Nicodamidae 1 7 Ophichthidae 2 2 Pachycephalidae 3 56 Pardalotidae 2 62 Pelecanidae 1 41 Peramelidae 1 1 Petroicidae 1 2 Phalacrocoracidae 4 106 Phalangeridae 1 2 Podicipedidae 3 78 Procellariidae 1 1 Pseudocheiridae 1 176 Psittacidae 11 41 Pygopodidae 1 2 Rachycentridae 1 1 Rallidae 6 197 Recurvirostridae 2 18 Scincidae 11 154 Scolopacidae 13 148 Scolopendridae 1 1 Sparassidae 1 2 Strigidae 1 8 Suidae 1 1 Sylviidae 2 42 Theridiidae 2 3

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Page 1 Threskiornithidae 3 143 Typhlopidae 2 8 Urodacidae 1 1 Zosteropidae 2 83 TOTAL 209 3177

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Page 2 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area Acanthizidae 1. 24260 Acanthiza apicalis (Broad-tailed Thornbill, Inland Thornbill) 2. 24261 Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Yellow-rumped Thornbill) 3. 24262 Acanthiza inornata (Western Thornbill) 4. 25530 Gerygone fusca (Western Gerygone) 5. 25534 Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) 6. 30948 Smicrornis brevirostris (Weebill) Accipitridae 7. 25535 Accipiter cirrocephalus (Collared Sparrowhawk) 8. 25536 Accipiter fasciatus (Brown Goshawk) 9. 24285 Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle) 10. 24288 Circus approximans (Swamp Harrier) 11. 24293 Haliaeetus leucogaster (White-bellied Sea-Eagle) IA 12. 24295 Haliastur sphenurus (Whistling Kite) Actinopodidae 13. -12944 Missulena occatoria Agamidae 14. 24907 Pogona minor subsp. minor (Dwarf Bearded Dragon) Anatidae 15. 24310 Anas castanea (Chestnut Teal) 16. 24312 Anas gracilis (Grey Teal) 17. 24313 Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 18. 24315 Anas rhynchotis (Australasian Shoveler) 19. 24316 Anas superciliosa (Pacific Black Duck) 20. 24318 Aythya australis (Hardhead) 21. 24319 Biziura lobata (Musk Duck) 22. 24321 Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck, Wood Duck) 23. 24322 Cygnus atratus (Black Swan) 24. 24326 Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck) 25. 24328 Oxyura australis (Blue-billed Duck) 26. 24331 Tadorna tadornoides (Australian Shelduck, Mountain Duck) Araneidae 27. -1743 Argiope protensa 28. -11861 Austracantha minax 29. -11751 Backobourkia brounii 30. -12930 Eriophora biapicata Ardeidae 31. 25556 Ardea alba (Great Egret) 32. 25558 Ardea ibis (Cattle Egret) IA 33. 41324 Ardea modesta (Eastern Great Egret) IA 34. 24340 Ardea novaehollandiae (White-faced Heron) 35. 24341 Ardea pacifica (White-necked Heron) 36. 24347 Ixobrychus flavicollis subsp. australis (Australian Black Bittern) P3 37. 25564 Nycticorax caledonicus (Rufous Night Heron) Artamidae 38. 25566 Artamus cinereus (Black-faced Woodswallow) 39. 24353 Artamus cyanopterus (Dusky Woodswallow) Blenniidae 40. -15815 Parablennius postoculomaculatus Bovidae 41. 24251 Bos taurus (European Cattle) Y Burramyidae 42. 24086 Cercartetus concinnus (Western Pygmy-possum, Mundarda) Campephagidae 43. 25568 Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike) Charadriidae 44. 25575 Charadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sand Plover) IA 45. 24376 Charadrius rubricollis (Hooded Plover) P4 46. 24377 Charadrius ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover) 47. 24382 Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden Plover) IA 48. 24383 Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover) IA

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Page 3 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area 49. 24386 Vanellus tricolor (Banded Lapwing) Cheluidae 50. 43380 Chelodina colliei (Oblong Turtle) Columbidae 51. 24399 Columba livia (Domestic Pigeon) Y 52. 24407 Ocyphaps lophotes (Crested Pigeon) 53. 24409 Phaps chalcoptera (Common Bronzewing) 54. 25590 Streptopelia senegalensis (Laughing Turtle-Dove) Y Corvidae 55. 25592 Corvus coronoides (Australian Raven) 56. -13774 Corvus splendens subsp. protegatus Cracticidae 57. 25595 Cracticus tibicen (Australian Magpie) 58. 25596 Cracticus torquatus (Grey Butcherbird) 59. 25597 Strepera versicolor (Grey Currawong) Cuculidae 60. 42307 Cacomantis pallidus (Pallid Cuckoo) 61. 24432 Chrysococcyx lucidus subsp. plagosus (Shining Bronze Cuckoo) Dasyuridae 62. 24092 Dasyurus geoffroii (Chuditch, Western Quoll) T 63. 25508 Phascogale tapoatafa (Brush-tailed Phascogale) 64. 24099 Phascogale tapoatafa subsp. tapoatafa (Southern Brush-tailed Phascogale, T Wambenger) Desidae 65. -13169 Badumna insignis 66. -12701 Phryganoporus candidus Dicruridae 67. 24443 Grallina cyanoleuca (Magpie-lark) 68. 25613 Rhipidura fuliginosa (Grey Fantail) 69. 25614 Rhipidura leucophrys (Willie Wagtail) 70. 25616 Rhipidura rufiventris (Northern Fantail) Elapidae 71. 25250 Elapognathus coronatus (Crowned Snake) 72. 25253 Parasuta gouldii 73. 25259 Pseudonaja affinis subsp. affinis (Dugite) 74. 25266 Simoselaps bertholdi (Jan's Banded Snake) Elopidae 75. -16354 Elops hawaiensis Falconidae 76. 25621 Falco berigora (Brown Falcon) 77. 25622 Falco cenchroides (Australian Kestrel) 78. 24472 Falco cenchroides subsp. cenchroides (Australian Kestrel) 79. 25623 Falco longipennis (Australian Hobby) 80. 25624 Falco peregrinus (Peregrine Falcon) S 81. 24475 Falco peregrinus subsp. macropus (Australian Peregrine Falcon) S Felidae 82. 24041 Felis catus (Cat) Y Gekkonidae 83. 24980 Christinus marmoratus (Marbled Gecko) 84. 24983 Underwoodisaurus milii (Barking Gecko) Geotriidae 85. 34030 Geotria australis (Pouched Lamprey) P1 Haematopodidae 86. 24487 Haematopus longirostris (Pied Oystercatcher) Halcyonidae 87. 30901 Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) Y 88. 25549 Todiramphus sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher) 89. 24309 Todiramphus sanctus subsp. sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher) Hirundinidae 90. 24491 Hirundo neoxena (Welcome Swallow) Hylidae

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Page 4 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area 91. 25378 Litoria adelaidensis (Slender Tree Frog) 92. 25388 Litoria moorei (Motorbike Frog) Hyriidae 93. 34113 Westralunio carteri (Carter's Freshwater Mussel) P4 Idiopidae 94. -12179 Idiosoma sigillatum Lamponidae 95. -1903 Lampona cylindrata Laridae 96. 24506 Anous tenuirostris subsp. melanops (Australian Lesser Noddy) T 97. 25644 Sterna nereis (Fairy Tern) Leporidae 98. 24085 Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit) Y Limnodynastidae 99. 25410 Heleioporus eyrei (Moaning Frog) 100. 25415 Limnodynastes dorsalis (Western Banjo Frog) Linyphiidae 101. -13295 Erigone prominens Lycosidae 102. -12709 Artoria linnaei 103. -13657 Artoriopsis expolita 104. -13252 Hogna crispipes 105. -12963 Kangarosa properipes 106. -13415 Tasmanicosa leuckartii 107. -12276 Tetralycosa oraria 108. -11839 Venator immansueta Macropodidae 109. 24132 Macropus fuliginosus (Western Grey Kangaroo) Maluridae 110. 25650 Malurus elegans (Red-winged Fairy-wren) 111. 25654 Malurus splendens (Splendid Fairy-wren) Meliphagidae 112. 24560 Acanthorhynchus superciliosus (Western Spinebill) 113. 24561 Anthochaera carunculata (Red Wattlebird) 114. 24562 Anthochaera lunulata (Western Little Wattlebird) 115. 24567 Epthianura albifrons (White-fronted Chat) 116. 25661 Lichmera indistincta (Brown Honeyeater) 117. 24596 Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater) Meropidae 118. 24598 Merops ornatus (Rainbow Bee-eater) IA Miturgidae 119. -12664 Mituliodon tarantulinus Muridae 120. 24223 Mus musculus (House Mouse) Y 121. 24245 Rattus rattus (Black Rat) Y Myobatrachidae 122. 25398 Crinia georgiana (Quacking Frog) 123. 25399 Crinia glauerti (Clicking Frog) 124. 25400 Crinia insignifera (Squelching Froglet) 125. 25404 Geocrinia leai (Ticking Frog) Nemesiidae 126. -12228 Aname mainae 127. -13162 Aname tepperi Nicodamidae 128. -1832 Nicodamus mainae Ophichthidae 129. -14557 Muraenichthys tasmaniensis 130. -18074 Ophisurus serpens Pachycephalidae 131. 25675 Colluricincla harmonica (Grey Shrike-thrush) 132. 25679 Pachycephala pectoralis (Golden Whistler)

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Page 5 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area 133. 25680 Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler) Pardalotidae 134. 25681 Pardalotus punctatus (Spotted Pardalote) 135. 25682 Pardalotus striatus (Striated Pardalote) Pelecanidae 136. 24648 Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian Pelican) Peramelidae 137. 24153 Isoodon obesulus subsp. fusciventer (Quenda, Southern Brown Bandicoot) P5 Petroicidae 138. 24652 Eopsaltria georgiana (White-breasted Robin) Phalacrocoracidae 139. 25697 Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant) 140. 24667 Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Little Black Cormorant) 141. 25699 Phalacrocorax varius (Pied Cormorant) 142. 24668 Phalacrocorax varius subsp. hypoleucos (Pied Cormorant) Phalangeridae 143. 24158 Trichosurus vulpecula subsp. vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) Podicipedidae 144. 25704 Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe) 145. 24681 Poliocephalus poliocephalus (Hoary-headed Grebe) 146. 25705 Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe, Black-throated Grebe) Procellariidae 147. 24690 Macronectes giganteus (Southern Giant Petrel) P4 Pseudocheiridae 148. 24166 Pseudocheirus occidentalis (Western Ringtail Possum) T Psittacidae 149. 25714 Cacatua pastinator (Western Long-billed Corella) 150. 25716 Cacatua sanguinea (Little Corella) 151. 25717 Calyptorhynchus banksii (Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo) 152. 24731 Calyptorhynchus banksii subsp. naso (Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo) T 153. 24733 Calyptorhynchus baudinii (Baudin's Cockatoo (long-billed black-cockatoo), Baudin's T Cockatoo) 154. 24734 Calyptorhynchus latirostris (Carnaby's Cockatoo (short-billed black-cockatoo), T Carnaby's Cockatoo) 155. 24738 Neophema elegans (Elegant Parrot) 156. 25720 Platycercus icterotis (Western Rosella) 157. 24745 Platycercus icterotis subsp. icterotis (Western Rosella) 158. 25721 Platycercus zonarius (Australian Ringneck, Ring-necked Parrot) 159. 25722 Polytelis anthopeplus (Regent Parrot) Pygopodidae 160. 25005 Lialis burtonis Rachycentridae 161. -14641 Rachycentron canadum Rallidae 162. 25727 Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot) 163. 25729 Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen) 164. 25730 Gallirallus philippensis (Buff-banded Rail) 165. 24765 Gallirallus philippensis subsp. mellori (Buff-banded Rail) 166. 25731 Porphyrio porphyrio (Purple Swamphen) 167. 24771 Porzana tabuensis (Spotless Crake) Recurvirostridae 168. 25734 Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt) 169. 24776 Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (Red-necked Avocet) Scincidae 170. 42368 Acritoscincus trilineatus (Western Three-lined Skink) 171. 30893 Cryptoblepharus buchananii 172. 25047 Ctenotus impar 173. 41641 Ctenotus ora (Coastal Plains Skink) P1 174. 25096 Egernia kingii (King's Skink) 175. 25100 Egernia napoleonis 176. 25119 Hemiergis quadrilineata 177. 25131 Lerista distinguenda 178. 25133 Lerista elegans

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Page 6 Name ID Species Name Naturalised Conservation Code 1Endemic To Query Area 179. 25184 Menetia greyii 180. 25191 Morethia lineoocellata Scolopacidae 181. 41323 Actitis hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper) IA 182. 25736 Arenaria interpres (Ruddy Turnstone) IA 183. 24779 Calidris acuminata (Sharp-tailed Sandpiper) IA 184. 25738 Calidris canutus (Red Knot) IA 185. 24784 Calidris ferruginea (Curlew Sandpiper) T 186. 24788 Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked Stint) IA 187. 24790 Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot) T 188. 30932 Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit) IA 189. 24798 Numenius madagascariensis (Eastern Curlew) T 190. 25742 Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel) IA 191. 24803 Tringa brevipes (Grey-tailed Tattler) IA 192. 24808 Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank) IA 193. 24809 Tringa stagnatilis (Marsh Sandpiper) IA Scolopendridae 194. -1764 Cormocephalus aurantiipes Sparassidae 195. -12223 Isopeda leishmanni Strigidae 196. 25748 Ninox novaeseelandiae (Boobook Owl) Suidae 197. 24259 Sus scrofa (Pig) Y Sylviidae 198. 25755 Acrocephalus australis (Australian Reed Warbler) 199. 25758 Megalurus gramineus (Little Grassbird) Theridiidae 200. -11894 Steatoda capensis 201. -11932 Steatoda grossa Threskiornithidae 202. 24841 Platalea flavipes (Yellow-billed Spoonbill) 203. 24844 Threskiornis molucca (Australian White Ibis) 204. 24845 Threskiornis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis) Typhlopidae 205. 25271 Ramphotyphlops australis 206. 25285 Ramphotyphlops pinguis Urodacidae 207. -12897 Urodacus novaehollandiae Zosteropidae 208. 25765 Zosterops lateralis (Grey-breasted White-eye, Silvereye) 209. 24856 Zosterops lateralis subsp. gouldi (Grey-breasted White-eye)

Conservation Codes T - Rare or likely to become extinct X - Presumed extinct IA - Protected under international agreement S - Other specially protected fauna 1 - Priority 1 2 - Priority 2 3 - Priority 3 4 - Priority 4 5 - Priority 5

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Appendix D Flora Data

Likelihood of occurrence assessment

Flora species list

Quadrat data Statistical analysis of quadrat data

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Table D.1 Guiding parameters for flora likelihood of occurrence assessment

Likelihood of occurrence Guiding parameters Known Species previously recorded within the Study Area. Likely Species is relatively wide spread, has been previously recorded within 10 km of the Study Area and suitable habitat occurs within the Study Area OR Species is rare but has been previously recorded within 100 m of the Study Area and suitable habitat occurs at the Study Area Possible Species previously recorded within 10 km with suitable habitat occurring at the Study Area. Unlikely Suitable habitat for the species does not occur at the Study Area OR Suitable habitat does occur but the species has a highly restricted distribution, is very rare and only known from a limited number of populations The Study Area is outside the species’ natural distribution.

Table D.2 Likelihood of occurrence assessment for conservation significant species within the Project Area

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Family Species Nature PMST data DPaW bases State Federal Act) (EPBC Description Habitat Desktop of Likelihood Occurrence of Likelihood Occurrence the following survey Source Fabaceae Acacia X P4 Rush-like, erect or sprawling Sandy soils. Winter-wet areas. Possible Unlikely: species was DPaW flagelliformis shrub, 0.3-0.75(-1.6) m high. Fl. not recorded during the 2014 yellow, May to Sep. field survey and would WA have been identifiable at Herbariu survey time m 1998– Fabaceae Acacia X X P4 Slender, erect, pungent shrub, White/grey sand, sometimes over Possible Unlikely: species was DPaW semitrullata (0.1-)0.2-0.7(-1.5) m high. Fl. laterite, clay. Sandplains, swampy not recorded during the 2014 cream-white, May to Oct. areas. field survey and would WA have been identifiable at Herbariu survey time m 1998–

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Family Species Nature PMST data DPaW bases State Federal Act) (EPBC Description Habitat Desktop of Likelihood Occurrence of Likelihood Occurrence the following survey Source Ericaceae Andersonia X T E Slender erect or open straggly White/grey sand, sandy clay, Unlikely: species is known from a restricted DEC gracilis shrub, 0.1-0.5(-1) m high. Flowers gravelly loam. Winter-wet areas, area 2006 white-pink-purple, Sep to Nov. near swamps. DPaW Andersonia gracilis is currently 2013 known from the Badgingarra, WA Dandaragan and Kenwick areas Herbariu where it is found on seasonally m 1998– damp, black sandy clay flats near or on the margins of swamps, often on duplex soils supporting low open heath vegetation with species such as Calothamnus hirsutus, Verticordia densiflora and Kunzea recurva over sedges. Aponogetonace Aponogeton X X P4 Rhizomatous or cormous, aquatic Mud. Freshwater: ponds, rivers, Possible Known: recorded during Hellquist ae hexatepalus perennial, herb, leaves floating. claypans. Grows in freshwater the field survey et al. Flowers green-white, Jul to Oct. ephemeral pools that contain water 1998 . for 3 to 4 months a year. DPaW 2013 WA Herbariu m 1998– Proteaceae Banksia nivea X T E Dense, erect, non-lignotuberous Sandy clay, gravel. Unlikely: species has not been recorded within DEC subsp. shrub, 0.2-1.5 m high. Flowers Banksia nivea subsp. uliginosa 10 km of the Project Area and has a limited 2009b uliginosa yellow-brown, Aug to Sep. occurs in two areas -near Busselton distribution, near Busselton and Augusta. This DPaW on the Swan Coastal Plain and on Banksia grows in areas of ironstone (not 2013 the Scott River Plain east of present in Project Area) WA Augusta, growing in red, sandy, Herbariu shallow loams over ironstone in thick m 1998– scrub, in winter wet southern and Scott ironstones. Proteaceae Banksia X T V Erect, open, non-lignotuberous White/grey sand, gravelly clay or Unlikely: species has not been recorded within Luu and squarrosa shrub, 1.2-4 m high. Fl. yellow, loam. Winter-wet flats, clay flats. 10 km of the Project Area, has a limited English subsp. Jun to Nov. Dryandra squarrosa subsp. distributions, near Busselton. Surveys were 2004 argillacea argillacea occurs near Busselton on conducted during flowering times and this WA the Swan Coastal Plain, in winter- species was not seen Herbariu wet clay over ironstone, in open to m 1998– tall shrubland. Apiaceae Brachyscias X T CE Annual (or ephemeral), herb, In a moss sward. On a granite Unlikely: no granite occurs within the Project DPaW verecundus 0.012-0.022 m high, entirely outcrop. Area and has not been recorded within 10 km 2014 glabrous. Fl. white/cream. of the project area WA

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Family Species Nature PMST data DPaW bases State Federal Act) (EPBC Description Habitat Desktop of Likelihood Occurrence of Likelihood Occurrence the following survey Source Herbariu m 1998–

Orchidaceae Caladenia X X T E Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.25- Grey or brown sand, clay loam. Possible Unlikely: species occurs DEC huegelii 0.6 m high. Flowers green & Caladenia huegelii occurs in areas within 10 km of Project 2009a cream & red, Sep to Oct. of mixed Jarrah/Banksia woodland Area, however survey DPaW from just north of Perth to the periods were during 2013 Busselton area, usually within 20 km flowering times and this WA of the coast. Throughout its range species was not seen Herbariu the species tends to favour areas of and suitable habitat m 1998– dense undergrowth. Soil is usually does not occur within deep grey-white sand usually the Project Area associated with the Bassendean sand-dune system. However, rare plants have been known to extend into the Spearwood system (in which calcareous yellow sands dominate) in some areas. Orchidaceae Caladenia X X P4 Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.35- White, grey or black sand. Possible Possible. While the DPaW speciosa 0.6 m high. Fl. white-pink, Sep to survey was conducted 2014 Oct. during the flowering time WA for this species, this Herbariu species may not flower m 1998– every year and may also be cryptic. Targeted surveys would be required to confirm whether this species occurs within the Project Area Orchidaceae Caladenia X T E Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.3-0.6 Grey-black sand, sandy loam. Unlikely: Does not occur within known range of winfieldii m high. Fl. pink, Oct to Nov. Winter-wet depressions, swamps. this species

Cyperaceae Carex X X P3 Monoecious, rhizomatous, tufted Black peaty sand. Possible Possible - this species tereticaulis perennial, grass-like or herb was not recorded during (sedge), 0.7 m high. Fl. brown, the field survey; Sep to Oct. however may have been overlooked due to the size of the Project Area. This species may occur within the small patches

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Centrolepidacea Centrolepis X P4 E Tufted annual, herb (forming a White sand, clay. Salt flats, wet Possible. Possible: Species was e caespitosa rounded cushion up to 25 mm areas. not recorded during the DPaW across). Flowers Oct to Dec. Centrolepis caespitosa occurs in field survey; however 2013 winter-wet clay pans dominated by suitable habitat occurs Gilfillan low shrubs and sedges within the Project Area. and This species may occur Barrett within the good quality 2004 claypan habitat. WA Herbariu m 1998– . Asparagaceae Chamaescilla X X P3 Clumped tuberous, herb. Fl. blue, Clay to sandy clay. Winter-wet flats, Possible Known: recorded during DPaW gibsonii Sep. shallow water-filled claypans. the field survey 2014 WA Herbariu m 1998– Myrtaceae Chamelauciu X T V Occurs on the Southern Swan Unlikely: species has not previously been Williams m sp. S Coastal Plain below the Whicher recorded within 10 km of the Project Area and et al. coastal plain Range, near Busselton, Western it has a limited distribution 2001 Australia. Eighteen populations, DEC many in close proximity, are 2007 scattered between Capel, Busselton, Brown et Tutunup and Ambergate. Royce’s al. 1998 Waxflower is confined mainly to Hopper remnant heathland along the et al. abandoned Nannup - Busselton 1990 Railway (in the Tutunup- Ruabon cited in area). Royce’s Waxflower is DotE confined to swamp margins in open 2014b Dryandra shrubland in winter - wet sandy clay sites on a coastal plain. It occurs in low woodlands of Eucalyptus rudis, Melaleuca

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Myrtaceae Chamelauciu X P4 Possible Possible - this species m sp. was not recorded during Yoongarillup the field survey; (G.K. Keighery however may have been 3635) overlooked due to the size of the Project Area. This species may occur within the small patches of good quality remnant vegetation. Targeted surveys would be required to confirm whether this species occurs within the Project Area Asteraceae Craspedia sp. X X P2 Possible Possible - this species Waterloo (G. was not recorded during J. Keighery the field survey; 13724) however may have been overlooked due to the size of the Project Area. This species may occur within the small patches of good quality remnant vegetation. Targeted surveys would be

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Myrtaceae Darwinia X T CE Erect, or spreading, shrub to 0.7 m Grey or white sand, swampy, Unlikely: species has not previously been DPaW foetida high, often using other shrubs for seasonally wet sites. recorded within 10 km of the Project Area and 2013 support. Young branches are The Muchea Bell is known from it has a limited distribution TSSC slender, green-brown with three populations in swampy, 2009 prominent, decurrent leaf bases, seasonally wet habitat in the WA becoming grey and woody. Muchea area, approximately 70km Herbariu Flowers green, Oct to Nov. north of Perth. m 1998– . Myrtaceae Darwinia X T E Darwinia sp. Williamson is known Unlikely: species has not previously been DoTE whicherensis from a single wild population recorded within 10 km of the Project Area and 2014a (Population 1) at the base of the it has a limited distribution Whicher Range, in a winter-wet area of shrubland on shallow red clay over ironstone (DotE, 2014b) Orchidaceae Diuris X X X T V Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.5- Low-lying depressions, swamps. Possible Possible. While the DPaW drummondii 1.05 m high. Flowers yellow, Nov Tall Donkey Orchid is found in low- survey was conducted 2013 to Dec or Jan. lying depressions in peaty and during the flowering time TSSC sandy clay swamps. It is not unusual for this species, this 2008a to see the plants standing in several species may not flower WA centimetres of water, even during every year and may also Herbariu the summer flowering period be cryptic. This species m 1998– may occur within the small patches of good quality remnant vegetation. Targeted surveys would be required to confirm whether this species occurs within the Project Area

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Family Species Nature PMST data DPaW bases State Federal Act) (EPBC Description Habitat Desktop of Likelihood Occurrence of Likelihood Occurrence the following survey Source Orchidaceae Diuris X T V Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.3-0.6 Brown loamy clay. Winter-wet Possible Unlikely: this species Brown et micrantha m high. Flowers yellow & brown, swamps, in shallow water. does not occur within 10 al. 2013 Sep to Oct. Dwarf Bee-orchid is known from km of Project Area and DPaW, seven populations, from east of the survey was 2013 Kwinana and south towards the conducted during TSSC Frankland area, Western Australia. It flowering time (no plants 2008d is found in small populations, on seen). Some habit WA dark, grey to blackish, sandy clay- occurs within the Project Herbariu loam substrates in winter wet Area m 1998– depressions or swamps. Usually in sedges and scattered shrubs. The bases of the flowering plants are often covered with shallow water Orchidaceae Diuris purdiei X T E Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.15- Grey-black sand, moist. Winter-wet Possible Unlikely: this species Brown et 0.35 m high. Flowers yellow, Sep swamps. does not occur within 10 al. 2013 to Oct. Found between Perth and Yarloop. It km of Project Area and DPaW grows on sand to sandy clay soils, in the survey was 2013 areas subject to winter inundation, conducted during TSSC and amongst native sedges and flowering time (no plants 2008b dense heath and emergent trees seen). WA Herbariu m 1998– Orchidaceae Drakaea X X T E Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.12- White or grey sand. Low-lying Possible - suitable Possible - this species DPaW elastica 0.3 m high. Flowers red & green & situations adjoining winter-wet habitat occurs was not recorded during 2013 yellow, Oct to Nov. swamps. within the Project the field survey; DEC Preferred habitat of low-lying areas Area however may have been 2009c of deep sand supporting banksia overlooked due to the WA woodland or spearwood thicket. size of the Project Area. Herbariu This species may occur m 1998– within the small patches of good quality remnant vegetation. Targeted surveys would be required to confirm whether this species occurs within the Project Area

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Family Species Nature PMST data DPaW bases State Federal Act) (EPBC Description Habitat Desktop of Likelihood Occurrence of Likelihood Occurrence the following survey Source Orchidaceae Drakaea X T V Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.15- hite-grey sand. Unlikely: suitable habitat does not occur within DPaW micrantha 0.3 m high. Flowers red & yellow, The species is usually found in the Project Area 2013 Sep to Oct. W cleared fire breaks or open sandy TSSC patches that have been disturbed, 2008c and where competition from other WA plants has been removed. It occurs Herbariu in infertile grey sands, in Banksia, m 1998– Jarrah and Common Sheoak woodland and thickets of Spearwood. Cyperaceae Eleocharis X X X T V Rhizomatous, clumped perennial, Emergent in freshwater: creeks, Possible - suitable Possible - this species keigheryi grass-like or herb (sedge), to 0.4 claypans. habitat occurs was not recorded during m high. Fl. green, Aug to Nov within the Project the field survey; Area however may have been overlooked due to the size of the Project Area. This species may occur within the small patches of good quality remnant vegetation. Targeted surveys would be required to confirm whether this species occurs within the Project Area Myrtaceae Eucalyptus X P4 Tree, 5-20 m high, bark rough, Loam. Flats, hillsides. Likely. Possible: Known to DPaW rudis subsp. box-type. Fl. white, Jul to Sep. occur within the area - 2014 cratyantha the E. rudis trees that WA were encountered Herbariu during the field survey m 1998– were all either E. rudis subsp. rudis or had intergrade characteristics which meant that they could not be adequately assigned to either subspecies. Further targeted surveys would be required to determine whether the priority

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Family Species Nature PMST data DPaW bases State Federal Act) (EPBC Description Habitat Desktop of Likelihood Occurrence of Likelihood Occurrence the following survey Source subspecies Eucalyptus rudis subsp. cratyantha occurs within the Project Area.Possible,

Fabaceae Gastrolobium X P2 Slender, open shrub, to 1.6 m Red-grey sandy clay over quartzite. Unlikely: Species has restricted habitat DPaW whicherense high. Fl. orange/yellow/red, Oct. Steep westerly slopes. requirements, which do not occur within the 2014 Project Area WA Herbariu m 1998– Proteaceae Grevillea X X P2 Shrub. Fl. red, Jul or Sep. Sandy Soils Possible Unlikely. Limited habitat rosieri in good condition occurs within the Project Area. Proteaceae Lambertia X T E Prickly, much-branched, non- Unlikely: species has not been recorded within DPaW echinata lignotuberous shrub, to 3 m high. 10 km of the Project Area and has a very 2013 subsp. Flowers yellow, Feb or Apr or Dec. limited distribution. No ironstone/laterite was Stack occidentalis White sandy soils over laterite, recorded within the Project Area and orange/brown-red clay over Brown ironstone. Flats to foothills, winter- 2003 wet sites. WA Lambertia echinata subsp. Herbariu occidentalis is known from a single m 1998– wild population at the base of the Whicher Range where it is confined to highly restricted ironstone habitat. The habitat is a winter-wet area of shrubland over shallow sandy soils over ironstone. The plant association in which the taxon occurs is the Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) ‘Shrublands on southern Swan Coastal Plain Ironstones’, which is ranked Critically Endangered.

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Family Species Nature PMST data DPaW bases State Federal Act) (EPBC Description Habitat Desktop of Likelihood Occurrence of Likelihood Occurrence the following survey Source Malvaceae Lasiopetalum X X P3 Multi-stemmed shrub, 0.2-1 m Sand over limestone. Unlikely. Suitable habitat for this species does DPaW membranaceu high. Fl. pink-blue-purple, Sep to not occur within the Project Area 2014 m Dec. WA Herbariu m 1998– Restionaceae Meeboldina X X P3 Erect, open perennial, grass-like Sand & sandy peat. Swamps. Possible Possible - this species decipiens or herb (sedge), 0.6 m high. Fl. was not recorded during subsp. Oct. the field survey; decipiens however may have been overlooked due to the size of the Project Area. This species may occur within the small patches of good quality remnant vegetation. Targeted surveys would be required to confirm whether this species occurs within the Project Area Menyanthaceae Ornduffia X X P4 Perennial, herb, aquatic to 0.6 m Freshwater up to 0.6 m deep. Possible Possible - Access to the DPaW submersa tall. Fl. White, yellow. seasonally inundated 2014 areas was restricted WA which meant that not all Herbariu areas were visited m 1998– during inundation. This species may occur within the small patches of good quality remnant vegetation. Fabaceae Pultenaea X X P4 Slender shrub, 1-2 m high. Fl. Sandy or clayey soils. Winter-wet Possible Possible - this species DPaW skinneri yellow/orange & red, Jul to Sep. depressions. was not recorded during 2014 the field survey; WA however may have been Herbariu overlooked due to the m 1998– size of the Project Area. This species may occur within the small patches of good quality remnant vegetation. Targeted surveys would be

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Polygonaceae Rumex X X P4 Erect perennial, herb, 0.6-0.9 m Winter-wet disturbed areas. Possible Possible - this species Scott drummondii high. Rumex drummondii Meisn., a south- was not recorded during and western Australian endemic vascular the field survey; Yeoh plant species recorded from widely however may have been 1995 separated localities, had not been overlooked due to the collected for 46 years and was size of the Project Area. considered possibly extinct. The This species may occur methods developed from search within the small patches theory, which has been used for of good quality remnant finding lost people or objects, were vegetation. Targeted applied to finding R. drummondii, surveys would be starting from previous records. required to confirm Eleven populations of the species whether this species were discovered within a 50 km occurs within the Project radius in the Kalgan River and Area Manypeaks region. A disjunct population of six plants was found in 1992 in a parking area at a crossing of the Moore River, 480 km north north west of the others, but had disappeared by 1994. Surveys in the Gingin Brook and Moore River region and between Kalannie and Kulja, another disjunct record, failed to find further plants. The species occupies temporarily wet depressions, lake edges and roadside excavations and dam edges protected from grazing by sheep; habitats also occupied by congeneric weedy species. The species occurs on road verges and farmland and is known from one nature reserve. The rediscovery of

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Family Species Nature PMST data DPaW bases State Federal Act) (EPBC Description Habitat Desktop of Likelihood Occurrence of Likelihood Occurrence the following survey Source R. drummondii enables it to be included in the assessment of potential biological control agents for related weed species in the genera Emex and Rumex.

Cyperaceae Schoenus X X P3 Semi-aquatic tufted annual, grass- Brown mud. Claypans. Possible Possible - a species capillifolius like or herb (sedge), 0.05 m high. recorded during the field Fl. green, Oct to Nov. survey showed similarities to this species but had insufficient material to enable a positive identification Stylidiaceae Stylidium X P3 Reed-like perennial, herb, 0.35-1 Peaty sand over clay. Winter wet Possible Possible - this species paludicola m high, Leaves tufted, linear or habitats. Marri and Melaleuca was not recorded during subulate or narrowly oblanceolate, woodland, Melaleuca shrubland. the field survey; 0.5-4 cm long, 0.5-1.5 mm wide, however may have been apex acute, margin entire, overlooked due to the glabrous. Scape mostly glabrous, size of the Project Area. inflorescence axis glandular. This species may occur Inflorescence racemose. Fl. pink, within the small patches Oct to Dec. of good quality remnant vegetation. Targeted surveys would be required to confirm whether this species occurs within the Project Area Proteaceae Synaphea X P3 Prostrate or decumbent shrub, Sandy soils. Rises. Possible Possible - this species WA hians 0.15-0.6 m high, to 1 m wide. Fl. was not recorded during Herbariu yellow, Jul or Sep to Nov. the field survey; m 1998– however may have been overlooked due to the size of the Project Area. Targeted surveys would be required to confirm whether this species occurs within the Project Area

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Family Species Nature PMST data DPaW bases State Federal Act) (EPBC Description Habitat Desktop of Likelihood Occurrence of Likelihood Occurrence the following survey Source Proteaceae Synaphea X X P1 Tufted, compact shrub, 0.2-0.5 m Brown-orange loam & sandy clay, Possible Possible - this species odocoileops high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Oct. granite. Swamps, winter-wet areas. was not recorded during the field survey; however may have been overlooked due to the size of the Project Area. This species may occur within the small patches of good quality remnant vegetation. Targeted surveys would be required to confirm whether this species occurs within the Project Area Proteaceae Synaphea sp. X X T CE Dense, clumped shrub, to 0.3 m Sandy with lateritic pebbles. Near Unlikely. Suitable habitat for this species does Fairbridge high, to 0.4 m wide. Fl. yellow, winter-wet flats, in low woodland not occur within the Project Area Farm (D. Oct. with weedy grasses. Papenfus 696) Proteaceae Synaphea X T E Caespitose shrub, 0.3-0.45 m Sandy or sandy clay soils. Winter- Unlikely: species has not been recorded within Evans stenoloba high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Oct. wet flats, granite. Synaphea 10 km of the Project Area and has a very and stenoloba limited distribution English is known from four populations with 2000 a six kilometre range near Pinjarra. WA Recent survey has confirmed that Herbariu the species is endemic to the m 1998– Pinjarra area (Davis 1998). S Asteraceae Trichocline sp. X X P2 Tuberous, perennial, herb, to 1.6 Sand over limestone, sandy clay Possible Possible - this species Treeton (B.J. m high. over ironstone. Seasonally wet flats. was not recorded during Keighery & N. the field survey; Gibson 564) however may have been overlooked due to the size of the Project Area. Targeted surveys would be required to confirm whether this species occurs within the Project Area Myrtaceae Verticordia X X P3 Shrub, 0.4-1 m high. Fl. pink, Dec White or grey sand. Winter-wet Possible. Possible - the survey DPaW attenuata or Jan to May. depressions. time was not conducted 2014 during the flowering WA

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References Department of the Environment (DotE) 2014, Abba Bell (Darwinia sp. Williamson) interim recovery plan 2003-2008, retrieved June 27, 2014 from :http://www.environment.gov.au/node/15264 Western Australian Herbarium 1998–, ‘FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora’. Department of Parks and Wildlife, retrieved June 2014, from http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Department of Environment and Conservation 2006, Slender Andersonia (Andersonia gracilis) Interim Recovery Plan 2006-2011. Interim Recovery Plan No. 228. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia. Brown, A., Dixon, K. and Brockman, G. 2013, Field guide to the orchids of Western Australia, Simon Nevill Publications. Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) 2008a, Approved Conservation Advice for Diuris drummondii (Tall Donkey Orchid), retrieved June, 2014, from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/pubs/4365-conservation-advice.pdf Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) 2008b, Approved Conservation Advice for Diuris purdiei (Purdie's Donkey-orchid), retrieved June, 2014, from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/pubs/12950-conservation-advice.pdf Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) 2008c, Approved Conservation Advice for Drakaea micrantha (Dwarf Hammer-orchid), retrieved June, 2014, from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/pubs/81853-conservation-advice.pdf Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) 2008d, Approved Conservation Advice for Diuris micrantha (Dwarf Bee-orchid), retrieved June, 2014, from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/pubs/55082-conservation-advice.pdf Department of Environment and Conservation 2009a, Grand Spider Orchid (Caladenia huegelii) Recovery Plan, retrieved June, 2014, from http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/7d4489c2-1205-4cd8-ab6c-a3d1273e1ba9/files/caladenia-huegelii.pdf Stack, G. & Brown, A., 2003. Western Prickly Honeysuckle (Lambertia echinata subsp. occidentalis), Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008, Department of Conservation and Land Management, retrieved June, 2014, from http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/a8b6847d-5c2a-4927-8461-6913c277dfad/files/l- echinata.pdf Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) 2009, Advice to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts from the Theatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee) on the Amendment to the list of Threatened Species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), Darwinia sp. Muchea (B.J. Keighery 2458) (Muchea Bell), retrieved June, 2014, from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/pubs/82443-listing-advice.pdf Luu, R and English, V 2004, Whicher Range Dryandra (Dryandra squarrosa subsp. argillacea) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009, retrieved June, 2014, from http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/3f95c6ae-62fb-4f3d-ac90-f9638f4b418e/files/d-squarrosa.pdf Evans, R and English, V 2000, Interim Recovery Plan No. 62 Dwellingup Synaphea (Synaphea stenoloba) Interim Recovery Plan 2000-2003, retrieved June, 2014, from http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/pdf/plants_animals/threatened_species/irps/syn_ste_irp62.pdf

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Scott JK and Yeoh PB 1995 The Rediscovery and Distribution of Rumex drummondii (Polygonaceae) in South-Western Australia Australian Journal of Botany 43 (4) 397-405 http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BT9950397

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Table D.3 Flora species recorded within the Project Area during the 2014 winter and spring field surveys

Family Genus Species Status VT1 VT2 VT3 VT4 VT5 VT6 VT7 VT8 VT9 VT10 VT11 VT12 VT13

Alliaceae Allium triquetrum * x Amaranthaceae Ptilotus manglesii x

Amaranthaceae Ptilotus sericostachyus x Amaryllidaceae Narcissus tazetta * x Anarcardiaceae Schinus terebinthifolius * High x

Apiaceae Centella asiatica x Apiaceae Foeniculum vulgare * x Apocynaceae Gomphocarpus fruticosus * DP x x

Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton hexatepalus P4 x x Araceae Zantedeschia aethiopica *DP/ x x WoNS

Araliaceae Hedera helix * x

Asparagaceae Asparagus asparagoides * DP/ x x x WoNS Asparagaceae Chamaescilla gibsonii P3 x

Asparagaceae Dichopogon preissii x Asparagaceae Lachenalia bulbifera * x Asparagaceae Yucca aloifolia * x

Asteraceae Arctotheca calendula * x x x x x Asteraceae Brachyscome iberidifolia x Asteraceae Carduus pycnocaphalus * x

Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare * x Asteraceae Cotula coronopifolia * x x Asteraceae Cotula turbinata * x x x Asteraceae Hyalosperma pusillum x Asteraceae Hypochaeris glabra x x x

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Family Genus Species Status VT1 VT2 VT3 VT4 VT5 VT6 VT7 VT8 VT9 VT10 VT11 VT12 VT13

Asteraceae Lactuca serriola * x Medium Asteraceae Olearia elaeophila x Asteraceae Siloxerus filifolius x

Asteraceae Sonchus asper * x x x x Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus * x x x Asteraceae Vellereophyton dealbatum * x

Boraginaceae Echium plantagineum *DP x Callitrichaceae Callitriche stagnalis * x x x Campanulaceae Lobelia anceps x

Campanulaceae Monopsis debilis * x x Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia multicaulis x Caryophyllaceae Cerastium glomeratum * x x

Caryophyllaceae Polycarpon tetraphyllum * x Casuarinaceae Casuarina obesa x x Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis aristata x

Colchicaceae Burchardia multiflora x Cucurbitaceae Citrullus lanatus * x Cucurbitaceae Cucumis myriocarpus * x

Cyperaceae Baumea arthrophylla x Cyperaceae Baumea articulata Cyperaceae Baumea juncea

Cyperaceae Baumea vaginalis Cyperaceae Bulboschoenus caldwellii x

Cyperaceae Carex inversa x Cyperaceae Chorizandra enodis x x Cyperaceae Cyathochaeta avenacea v,t,g

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Family Genus Species Status VT1 VT2 VT3 VT4 VT5 VT6 VT7 VT8 VT9 VT10 VT11 VT12 VT13

Cyperaceae Cyperus eragrostis * x Cyperaceae Cyperus tenellus * Cyperaceae Eleocharis acuta x x

Cyperaceae Gahnia trifida x x CYperaceae Isolepis cernua var. setiformis Cyperaceae Lepidosperma leptostachyum x

Cyperaceae Lepidosperma longitudinale x x Cyperaceae Lepidosperma pubisquameum x Cyperaceae Mesomelaena tetragona

Cyperaceae Schoenus tenellus x Cyperaceae Schoenus sp. (insufficient x material) Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium esculentum x

Dilleniaceae Hibbertia hypericoides x x Droseraceae Drosera macrantha x subsp. macrantha Droseraceae Drosera menziesii subsp. penicillaris

Elatinaceae Elatine gratioloides x Fabaceae Acacia baileyana * Fabaceae Acacia decurrens * x

Fabaceae Acacia extensa x x Fabaceae Acacia pulchella var. glaberrima

Fabaceae Acacia saligna x x Fabaceae Acacia stenoptera Fabaceae Daviesia incrassata

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Family Genus Species Status VT1 VT2 VT3 VT4 VT5 VT6 VT7 VT8 VT9 VT10 VT11 VT12 VT13

Fabaceae Daviesia preissii x x Fabaceae Dichopogon lignosus * x Fabaceae Hardenbergia comptoniana x x

Fabaceae Kennedia prostrata Fabaceae Lotus angustissimus * x x Fabaceae Lotus sp. (insufficient * x material)

Fabaceae Lupinus cosentinii * Fabaceae Melilotus indicus * Fabaceae Ornithopus compressus * x

Fabaceae Paraserianthes lophantha Fabaceae Trifolium campestre * x Fabaceae Trifolium repens * x x x

Fabaceae Vicia hirsuta * x Fabaceae Vicia sativa * x Fabaceae Viminaria juncea x x

Gentianaceae Cicendia filiformis * x x x Geraniaceae Erodium moschatum * Geraniaceae Geranium dissectum *

Geraniaceae Geranium molle * Goodeniaceae Dampiera linearis v, g x Haemodoraceae Conostylis aculeata subsp. preissii Haemodoraceae Haemodorum discolor Haemodoraceae Haemodorum simplex x Haemodoraceae Tribonanthes longipetala x

Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne tenella

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Family Genus Species Status VT1 VT2 VT3 VT4 VT5 VT6 VT7 VT8 VT9 VT10 VT11 VT12 VT13

Iridaceae Moraea lewisiae * x Iridaceae Patersonia pygmaea x Iridaceae Romulea rosea * x x x

Iridaceae Watsonia meriana var. * x x x x x bulbillifera

Juncaceae Juncus aridicola x Juncaceae Juncus bufonius * x x

Juncaceae Juncus caespiticius x Juncaceae Juncus capitatus * x x Juncaceae Juncus kraussii subsp. x australiensis

Juncaceae Juncus microcephalus x Juncaceae Juncus pallidus x Juncaceae Juncus subsecundus x

Juncaceae Juncus usitatus * x Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton lineare x Jungacinaceae Triglochin striata

Lamiaceae Mentha spicata * Lamiaceae Stachys arvensis * x x Lauraceae Cassytha sp. (insufficient x material)

Loranthaceae Nuytsia floribunda Lythraceae Lythrum hyssopifolia * Malvaceae Malva parviflora * x x Menyanthaceae Liparophyllum latifolium x Moraceae Ficus carica * Myrtaceae Agonis flexuosa x x

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Family Genus Species Status VT1 VT2 VT3 VT4 VT5 VT6 VT7 VT8 VT9 VT10 VT11 VT12 VT13

Myrtaceae Astartea affinis x x Myrtaceae Corymbia calophylla x x x x Myrtaceae Eucalyptus citriodora * x

Myrtaceae Eucalyptus marginata x Myrtaceae Eucalyptus rudis x x x x x x Myrtaceae Eucalyptus rudis subsp. x x x rudis Myrtaceae Eucalyptus wandoo x Myrtaceae Hypocalymma angustifolium x x Myrtaceae Kunzea recurva x

Myrtaceae Melaleuca lateritia x x Myrtaceae Melaleuca osullivanii eSWA, h x

Myrtaceae Melaleuca rhaphiophylla x x x x x x

Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminea x Myrtaceae Taxandria ?marginata *planted

Onagraceae Oenothera mollissima * x

Orchidaceae Disa bracteata * x Orchidaceae Microtis media subsp. x media Orchidaceae Thelymitra sp. (insufficient x material)

Orobanchaceae Orobanche minor * x Orobanchaceae Parentucellia viscosa * Oxalidaceae Oxalis glabra * x x x Oxalidaceae Oxalis pes-caprae * x x x Papavaraceae Fumaria capreolata *

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Family Genus Species Status VT1 VT2 VT3 VT4 VT5 VT6 VT7 VT8 VT9 VT10 VT11 VT12 VT13

Papavaraceae Fumaria muralis * x Phrymaceae Glossostigma diandrum s,u x Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca octandra *

Pittosporaceae Billardiera fusiformis Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata * x Poaceae Aira sp. (insufficient * material) Poaceae Amphibromus nervosus h x x x Poaceae Austrostipa elegantissima x x

Poaceae Austrostipa semibarbata x x Poaceae Avena barbata * x x x Poaceae Briza maxima * x x x x x

Poaceae Briza minor * x x x Poaceae Bromus diandrus * x x x Poaceae Bromus hordaceus * x

Poaceae Bromus madritensis * Poaceae Cynodon dactylon * x x x Poaceae Ehrharta calycina * x

Poaceae Ehrharta longiflora * Poaceae Eragrostis curvula * x x Poaceae Hordeum leporinum * x x

Poaceae Lolium multiflorum * x x Poaceae Lolium perenne * x Poaceae Lolium rigidum * x

Poaceae Neurachne alopecuroidea x Poaceae Paspalum dilatatum * Medium Poaceae Pennisteum clandestinum *

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Family Genus Species Status VT1 VT2 VT3 VT4 VT5 VT6 VT7 VT8 VT9 VT10 VT11 VT12 VT13

Poaceae Pentameris airoides * x Poaceae Polypogon monspeliensis * x Poaceae Rytidosperma caespitosum x

Poaceae Stenotaphrum secundatum * x x Poaceae Vulpia myuros * x Polygonaceae Acetosella vulgaris * x

Polygonaceae Rumex conglomeratus * x x Polygonaceae Rumex crispus * x x Primulaceae Lysimachia arvensis * x x

Primulaceae Samolus junceus x Proteaceae Banksia dallanneyi var. x dallanneyi

Proteaceae Hakea lissocarpha x x

Proteaceae Hakea prostrate x Proteaceae Hakea varia x Ranunculaceae Ranunculus muricatus * x

Restionaceae Chaetanthus aristatus x x Restionaceae Lepyrodia glauca x x x Restionaceae Meeboldina coangustata x x x

Restionaceae Meeboldina roycei Restionaceae Meeboldina tephrina x x Rhamnaceae Trymalium ledifolium var. rosmarinifolium

Rosaceae Rubus anglocandicans *DP/ WoNS

Rubiaceae Galium murale * x Rubiaceae Opercularia vaginata

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Family Genus Species Status VT1 VT2 VT3 VT4 VT5 VT6 VT7 VT8 VT9 VT10 VT11 VT12 VT13

Salicaceae Salix sp. (insufficient * DP/ x material) WoNS

Solanaceae Solanum linnaeanum *DP Solanaceae Solanum nigrum * x

Stylidiaceae Stylidium divaricata Typhaceae Typha sp. (insufficient x x material)

Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea preissii x x

Legend: * introduced species P Priority listed by Department of Parks and Wildlife DP Declared Pest under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 WoNS Weed of National Significance *High Priority listed by DPaW as ‘high’ (see Section 5.2.4 and Appendix B) *Medium Priority listed by DPaW as ‘medium’ (see Section 5.2.4 and Appendix B) e endemic taxa h taxa with distinct habitat preference s significant populations in reference to location, populations size, diversity of ages and/or health p poorly reserve as is known from ony a few populations in reserves (applies to all Declared Rare Flora and Priority taxa) v Morphological variant, unsure of significance at taxonomic level t Morphological variant, significant taxonomically g Genetic variant

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Site Q1 Project Waterloo Urban and Industrial Expansion Type: Quadrat Size: 10 x 10 Date: 30/10/14 Described by: MD Co-ordinates: MGA 50 383879 mE 6310239 mN Location: Lot 310 Wireless Road Landform: Claypan Drainage: Seasonally-wet Soil Colour & Type: Brown loamy-clay Slope Type & Aspect Flat Vegetation Condition: Excellent (2) Fire Age & Intensity: Old (>5 years) Climate Wet Disturbances: Introduced species Surface Component: Cracking clay >70% Leaf Litter Sparse Wood Litter Sparse

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Q1 Flora List Family Genus Species Status Sub- Foliage Average stratum Cover Height (NVIS) (%) (m) Myrtaceae Melaleuca lateritia U1 30-70 1.5 Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea preissii U1 2-10 1.2 Restionaceae Lepyrodia glauca M1 30-70 1 Restionaceae Meeboldina tephrina M1 2-10 0.5 Cyperaceae Chorizandra enodis M1 N 0.8 Myrtaceae Astartea affinis M1 T 0.9 Poaceae Amphibromus nervosus M1 T 0.8 Poaceae Rytidosperma caespitosum G1 N 0.3 Fabaceae Lotus angustissimus * G1 T 0.3 Poaceae Briza maxima * G1 T 0.3 Poaceae Briza minor * G1 T 0.2 Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton hexatepalus P4 G2 2-10 prostrate Asteraceae Hyalosperma pusillum G2 N 0.1 Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis aristata G2 N 0.05 Menyanthaceae Liparophyllum latifolium G2 T prostrate Asteraceae Sonchus asper * G2 T 0.1 Juncaceae Juncus capitatus * G2 T 0.1 Juncaceae Juncus bufonius * G2 T 0.1 Campanulaceae Monopsis debilis * G2 T 0.05 Phrymaceae Glossostigma diandrum G2 T 0.05 Asteraceae Brachyscome iberidifolia G2 T 0.04 Cyperaceae Schoenus sp. G2 T 0.04 * introduced P Priority listed by DPaW

22 species

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Site Q2 Project Waterloo Urban and Industrial Expansion Type: Quadrat Size: 10 x 10 m Date: 30/10/14 Described by: MD Co-ordinates: MGA 50 383832 mE 6310258 mN Location: Lot 310 Wireless Road Landform: Claypan Drainage: Seasonally-wet Soil Colour & Type: Brown loamy-clay Slope Type & Aspect Flat Vegetation Condition: Excellent (2) – Very Good (3) Fire Age & Intensity: Old (>5 years) Climate Wet Disturbances: Introduced species Surface Component: Cracking clay >70% Leaf Litter Sparse Wood Litter Sparse

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Q2 Flora List Family Genus Species Status Sub- Foliage Average stratum Cover Height (NVIS) (%) (m) Proteaceae Hakea lissocarpha U1 30-70 2 Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea preissii U1 2-10 1.5 Restionaceae Meeboldina coangustata M1 10-30 1 Proteaceae Hakea varia M2 T 0.6 Cyperaceae Chorizandra enodis M2 N 0.6 Poaceae Briza maxima * G1 2-10 0.3 Poaceae Neurachne alopecuroidea G1 2-10 0.3 Cyperaceae Lepidosperma pubisquameum G1 2-10 0.3 Iridaceae Romulea rosea * G1 2-10 0.2 Cyperaceae Mesomelaena tetragona G1 2-10 0.3 Poaceae Briza minor * G1 N 0.2 Asparagaceae Dichopogon preissii G1 N 0.2 Goodeniaceae Dampiera linearis G1 N 0.2 Haemodoraceae Haemodorum simplex G1 N 0.2 Asparagaceae Chamaescilla gibsonii P3 G1 N 0.3 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus manglesii G1 T 0.2 Colchicaceae Burchardia multiflora G1 T 0.2 Haemodoraceae Tribonanthes longipetala G1 T 0.2 Orchidaceae Disa bracteata * G1 T 0.2 Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus * G1 T 0.3 Poaceae Lolium multiflorum * G1 T 0.4 Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis aristata G2 2-10 0.05 Restionaceae Lepyrodia glauca G2 N 0.05 Poaceae Pentameris airoides * G2 N 0.05 Cyperaceae Schoenus tenellus G2 N 0.1 Primulaceae Lysimachia arvensis * G2 N 0.1 Fabaceae Lotus angustissimus * G2 N 0.1 Juncaceae Juncus capitatus * G2 N 0.1 Asteraceae Siloxerus filifolius G2 T 0.01 Gentianaceae Cicendia filiformis * G2 N 0.01 Campanulaceae Monopsis debilis * G2 T 0.05 Asteraceae Arctotheca calendula * G2 T 0.1 * introduced species; P Priority listed by DPaW

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Site Q3 Project Waterloo Urban and Industrial Expansion Type: Quadrat Size: 10 x 10 Date: 30/10/14 Described by: MD Co-ordinates: MGA 50 383875 mE 6310385 mN Location: Lot 310 Wireless Road Landform: Claypan Drainage: Seasonally-wet Soil Colour & Type: Brown loamy-clay Slope Type & Aspect Flat Vegetation Condition: Excellent (2) – Very Good (3) Fire Age & Intensity: Old (>5 years) Climate Wet Disturbances: Introduced species Surface Component: Cracking clay >70% Leaf Litter Sparse Wood Litter Sparse

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Q3 Flora List Family Genus Species Status Sub- Foliage Average stratum Cover Height (NVIS) (%) (m) Myrtaceae Melaleuca rhaphiophylla U1 2-10 2.5 Myrtaceae Melaleuca lateritia M1 30-70 1 Restionaceae Meeboldina coangustata M2 10-30 0.6 Restionaceae Lepyrodia glauca M2 10-30 0.8 Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton hexatepalus P4 G1 2-10 0.1 Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis aristata G1 2-10 0.1 Cyperaceae Schoenus sp. G1 N 0.05 * introduced species; P Priority listed by DPaW

7 species

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Site Q4 Project Waterloo Urban and Industrial Expansion Type: Quadrat Size: 10 x 10 Date: 31/10/14 Described by: MD Co-ordinates: MGA 50 383545 mE 6312607 mN Location: south-west corner of Lot 8 Clifton Road Landform: Claypan Drainage: Seasonally-wet Soil Colour & Type: Brown loamy-clay Slope Type & Aspect Flat Vegetation Condition: Very Good (3) Fire Age & Intensity: Old (>5 years) Climate Wet Disturbances: Introduced species, lots of fallen trees and branches Surface Component: Compact soil >70% Leaf Litter Sparse Wood Litter Moderate

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Q4 Flora List Family Genus Species Status Sub- Foliage Average stratum Cover Height (NVIS) (%) (m) Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminea U1 10-30 5 Myrtaceae Eucalyptus rudis subsp. rudis U1 T 5 Restionaceae Meeboldina coangustata M1 2-10 1.2 Juncaceae Juncus aridicola M1 2-10 1 Cyperaceae Baumea arthrophylla M1 2-10 0.7 Cyperaceae Carex inversa M1 2-10 0.7 Myrtaceae Melaleuca lateritia M1 T 1.2 Poaceae Amphibromus nervosus M1 T 0.7 Cyperaceae Chorizandra enodis M2 30-70 0.6 Restionaceae Meeboldina tephrina M2 T 0.8 Poaceae Briza maxima * G1 N 0.3 Poaceae Briza minor * G1 N 0.2 Fabaceae Lotus angustissimus * G1 N 0.2 media subsp. Orchidaceae Microtis media G1 T 0.4 Restionaceae Lepyrodia glauca G2 N 1.2 sp. (insufficient Poaceae Aira material) G2 N 0.1 Asteraceae Hypochaeris glabra G2 N 0.05 Campanulaceae Monopsis debilis * G2 N 0.05 * introduced species;

18 species

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Site Q5 Project Waterloo Urban and Industrial Expansion Type: Quadrat Size: 20 x 125 m Date: 31/10/14 Described by: MD Co-ordinates: MGA 50 383516 mE 6312608 mN Location: south-west corner of Lot 8 Clifton Road Landform: Claypan Drainage: Seasonally-wet Soil Colour & Type: Brown loamy-clay Slope Type & Aspect Flat Vegetation Condition: Very Good (3) – Good (4) Fire Age & Intensity: Old (>5 years) Climate Wet Disturbances: Introduced species, lots of fallen trees and branches, old disturbances/grazing – but currently fenced Surface Component: Compact soil >70% Leaf Litter Sparse Wood Litter Moderate

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Q5 Flora List Family Genus Species Status Sub- Foliage Average stratum Cover Height (NVIS) (%) (m) Myrtaceae Melaleuca rhaphiophylla U1 10-30 5 Myrtaceae Melaleuca lateritia U2 2-10 2 Cyperaceae Baumea arthrophylla M1 10-30 1 Poaceae Amphibromus nervosus M1 2-10 1 Cyperaceae Chorizandra enodis M2 30-70 0.6 Restionaceae Chaetanthus aristatus M2 2-10 0.9 Cyperaceae Carex inversa M2 2-10 0.7 Poaceae Briza maxima * G1 N 0.2 Poaceae Briza minor * G1 N 0.2 Asteraceae Sonchus asper * G1 T 0.3 Fabaceae Lotus angustissimus * G2 2-10 0.1 sp. (insufficient Poaceae Aira material) G2 N 0.1 Gentianaceae Cicendia filiformis * G2 N 0.05 Juncaceae Juncus aridicola G2 T 0.7 Polygonaceae Rumex crispus * G2 T 0.1 Primulaceae Lysimachia arvensis * G2 T 0.1 Juncaceae Juncus bufonius * G2 T 0.1 Juncaceae Juncus capitatus * G2 T 0.05 * introduced species;

18 species

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Site Q6 Project Waterloo Urban and Industrial Expansion Type: Quadrat Size: 10 x 10 m Date: 14/08/14 Described by: MD Co-ordinates: MGA 50 383988 mE 6313156 mN Location: south-west corner of Lot 8 Clifton Road Landform: Claypan Drainage: Seasonally-wet Soil Colour & Type: Brown loamy-clay Slope Type & Aspect Flat Vegetation Condition: Good (4) – Degraded (5) Fire Age & Intensity: Old (>5 years) Climate Wet Disturbances: Previous clearing and grazing, introduced species Surface Component: Compact soil >70% Leaf Litter Sparse Wood Litter Sparse

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Q6 Flora List Family Genus Species Status Sub- Foliage Average stratum Cover Height (NVIS) (%) (m) Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminea U1 <2 5 Myrtaceae Melaleuca rhaphiophylla U1 2-10 4 Myrtaceae Eucalyptus rudis U1 2-10 4 Poaceae Amphibromus nervosus M1 <2 0.3 Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton lineare M1 <2 0.3 sp. (insufficient Juncaceae Juncus material) G1 2-10 0.2 Cyperaceae Eleocharis acuta G1 <2 0.1 Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton hexatepalus P4 G1 <2 0.1 Iridaceae Romulea rosea * G1 <2 0.1 * introduced species; P Priority listed by DPaW

9 species

Statistical analysis of quadrat data against the quadrat data of Gibson et al (1994) FCT SCP 8,9, 11, 12, 13 ,15 using Bray & Curtis Nearest neighbour and Bray & Curtis Flexible UPGMA

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Appendix E Fauna Data

Table 20 Fauna species recorded during field surveys

Winter Spring Species Common Name Survey Survey

Birds

Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill X X

Accipter fasciatus Brown Goshawk X

Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Western Spinebill X

Anas gracilis Grey Teal X

Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck X X

Anthochaera carunculata Red Wattlebird X X

Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian Pipit X

Ardea novaehollandiae White-faced Heron X

Ardea pacifica White-necked Heron X X

Artamus cinereus Black-faced Woodswallow X X

Artamus cyanopterus Dusky Woodswallo X

Biziura lobata Musk Duck X

Butorides striata Striated Heron X

Cacatua sanguinea Little Corella X X

Cacomantis pallidus Pallid Cuckoo X

Calyptorhynchus banksia Red-tailed Black-cockatoo X

Chenonetta jubata Australian Wood Duck X X

Cincloramphus mathewsi Rufous Songlark X

Colluricincla harmonica Grey Shrike-thrush X

Columba livia Domestic Pigeon X

Coracina novaehollandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike X X

Corvus bennettii Little Crow X

Corvus coronoides Australian Raven X X

Cracticus nigrogularis Pied Butcherbird X

Cracticus tibicen Australian Magpie X X

Cracticus torquatus Grey Butcherbird X

Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra X

Egretta garzetta Little Egret X

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Egretta novaehollandiae White-faced Heron X

Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite X

Elseyronis melanops Black-fronted Dotterel X

Eolophus roseicapilla Galah X X

Epthianura albifrons White-fronted Chat X

Falco berigora Brown Falcon X

Falco cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel X

Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon X

Falco peregrinus Australian Peregrine Falcon X subsp.macropus

Fulica atra Eurasian Coot X X

Gallinula tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen X

Gerygone fusca Western Gerygone X X

Grallina cyanoleuca Magpie-lark X

Hirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow X

Lichenostomus virescens Singing Honeyeater X

Lichmera indistincta Brown Honeyeater X X

Malurus splendens Splendid Fairy-wren X X

Microcarbo melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant X

Neophema elegans Elegant Parrot X

Ninox novaeseelandiae Southern Boobook X

Ocyphaps lophotes Crested Pigeon X X

Pachycephala rufiventris Rufous Whistler X X

Pardalotus punctatus Spotted Pardalote X

Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote X

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant X

Phaps chalcoptera Common Bronzewing X

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland Honeyeater X

Platalea flavipes Yellow-billed Spoonbill X X

Platycercus zonarius Australian Ringneck X

Polytelis anthopeplus Regent Parrot X

Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen X

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Winter Spring Species Common Name Survey Survey

Purpureicephalus spurius Red-capped Parrot X X

Rhipidura fuliginosa Grey Fantail X

Rhipidura leucophrys Willie Wagtail X X

Smicrornis brevirostris Weebill X X

Strepera versicolor Grey Currawong X

Tadorna tadornoides Australian Shelduck X X

Threskiornis molucca Australian White Ibis X X

Threskiornis spinicollis Straw-necked Ibis X X

Todiramphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher X X

Zosterops lateralis Grey-breasted White-eye X X

Amphibians

Crinia georgiana Quacking Frog X X

Crinia glauerti Clicking Frog X

Crinia insignifera Squelching Froglet X

Heleioporus eyrei Moaning Frog X

Limnodynastes dorsalis Western Banjo Frog X

Litoria adelaidensis Slender Tree Frog X X

Litoria moorei Motorbike Frog X X

Reptiles

Egernia kingie King’s Skink X

Egernia napoleonis Napoleon’s Skink X

Menetia greyii Fence skink X

Morethia lineoocellata Skink X

Pseudonaja affinis Dugite X

Mammals

Felis catus Cat X

Macropus fuliginosus Western Grey Kangaroo X X

Hydromys Chrysogaster Water rat X

Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit X X

Pseudocheirus occidentalis Western Ringtail Possum X

Trichosurus vulpecula Common Brushtail Possum X subsp.vulpecula

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Winter Spring Species Common Name Survey Survey

Vulpes vulpes Fox X X

Crustaceans

Westralunio carteri Carter's Freshwater Mussel X X

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Table 21 Parameters for the likelihood of occurrence assessment for conservation significant species

Assessment Description outcome

Present Species recorded during the field survey or from recent, reliable records from within the Project Area.

Likely Species are likely to occur in the Project Area where there is suitable habitat within the Project Area and there are recent records of occurrence of the species in close proximity to the Project Area OR Species known distribution overlaps with the Project Area and there is suitable habitat within the Project Area.

Unlikely Species assessed as unlikely include: those species previously recorded within the search area (10 km desktop buffer) however:  there is limited (i.e. the type, quality and quantity of the habitat is generally poor or restricted) habitat in the Project Area  the suitable habitat within the Project Area is isolated from other areas of suitable habitat and the species has no capacity to migrate into the Project Area OR those species that have a known distribution overlapping with the Project Area however:  there is limited (i.e. the type, quality and quantity of the habitat is generally poor or restricted) habitat in the Project Area  the suitable habitat within the Project Area is isolated from other areas of suitable habitat and the species has no capacity to migrate into the Project Area

Highly Species that are considered highly unlikely to occur in the Project Area include unlikely those species:  that have no suitable habitat within the Project Area  that have become locally extinct, or are not known to have ever been present in the region of the Project Area.

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Table 22 Likelihood of occurrence assessment of Threatened Fauna Species Common name Status Search Description & habitat requirements Extent of habitat with Likelihood of occurrence (species name) Project Area / Records WC EPBC Natur EPBC Act/ Act eMap Act DPaW PMST Birds Australasian T E X The Australasian Bittern occurs mainly in No suitable habitat in Unlikely Bittern densely vegetated freshwater wetlands Project Area. There is very limited suitable (Botaurus and, rarely, in estuaries or tidal wetlands. No recent records within wetland habitat within the poiciloptilus) The species favours foraging in tall, 20 km of the Project Area. Project Area which may dense vegetation in shallow permanent or support the Australasian seasonal fresh water. In the southwest of Bittern seasonally. Western Australia the Bittern is now largely confined to coastal areas especially along the south coast where it is found in beds of tall rush mixed with or near short fine sedge or open. It also occurs around swamps, lakes, pools, rivers and channels fringed with lignum Muehlenbeckia, Cane grass Eragrostis or other dense vegetation. It occasionally ventures into areas of open water or onto banks (DotE 2014). Forest Red-tailed T V X X Typically dense Jarrah (Eucalyptus Suitable foraging habitat, Present Black Cockatoo marginata), Karri (E. diversicolor) and potential breeding and The species was recorded in (Calyptorhynchus Marri (Corymbia calophylla) forests, roosting habitat scattered the Project Area during the banksii naso) however the species also occurs in a throughout the Project Spring survey and has range of other forest and woodland types, Area recently been recorded in including Blackbutt (E. patens), Wandoo There are recent records close proximity to the Project (E. wandoo), Tuart (E. gomphocephala), 1 km east of the Project Area and there is likely to be Albany Blackbutt, Yate (E. cornuta), and Area in Preston. suitable habitat present Flooded Gum (E. rudis) (DSEWPaC 2012).

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Common name Status Search Description & habitat requirements Extent of habitat with Likelihood of occurrence (species name) Project Area / Records WC EPBC Natur EPBC Act/ Act eMap Act DPaW PMST Baudin's Black T V X X Baudin's Black Cockatoo occurs in high- Suitable foraging habitat, Likely Cockatoo rainfall areas, usually at sites that are potential breeding and The species has recently (Calyptorhynchus heavily forested and dominated by Marri roosting habitat scattered been recorded in close baudinii) (Corymbia calophylla) and Eucalyptus throughout the Project proximity to the Project Area species, especially Karri (E. diversicolor) Area. and there is likely to be and Jarrah (E. marginata). The species There are recent records suitable habitat present. also occurs in woodlands of Wandoo (E. 1 km east of the Project wandoo), Blackbutt (E. patens), Flooded Area in Preston Gum (E. rudis), and Yate (E. cornuta). Baudin's Black Cockatoo breeds in the Jarrah, Marri and Karri forests of the deep south-west in areas averaging more than 750 mm of rainfall annually. Preferred roosts are in areas with a dense canopy close to permanent sources of water, that provide the birds with protection from weather conditions (DSEWPaC 2012).

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Common name Status Search Description & habitat requirements Extent of habitat with Likelihood of occurrence (species name) Project Area / Records WC EPBC Natur EPBC Act/ Act eMap Act DPaW PMST Carnaby's Black T E X X This species mainly occurs in uncleared Suitable foraging habitat, Present Cockatoo or remnant native eucalypt woodlands potential breeding and The species was recorded in (Calyptorhynchus and in shrubland or kwongan heathland roosting habitat scattered the Project Area during the latirostris) dominated by Hakea, Dryandra, Banksia throughout the Project Spring survey and foraging and Grevillea species. The species also Area evidence was recorded on occurs in forests containing Marri There are recent records several areas through the (Corymbia calophylla), Jarrah 1 km east of the Project Project Area and the species (Eucalyptus marginata) or Karri (E. Area in Preston has recently been recorded diversicolor). Breeding usually occurs in in close proximity to the the Wheatbelt region of Western Project Area and there is Australia, with flocks moving to the higher suitable habitat present. rainfall coastal areas to forage after the breeding season. Feeds on the seeds of a variety of native plants, including Allocasuarina, Banksia, Dryandra, Eucalyptus, Grevillea and Hakea, and some introduced plants (DSEWPaC 2012). Australian Painted T E, Mi X The Australian Painted Snipe generally Very limited wetland Unlikely Snipe inhabits shallow terrestrial freshwater habitat which would only This species is very rare in (Rostratula (occasionally brackish) wetlands, provide opportunistic the south-west region, and is australis) including temporary and permanent habitat. There are no therefore is unlikely occur in lakes, swamps and claypans. Australian recent records within the Project Area. Painted Snipe breeding habitat close proximity to the There is very limited suitable requirements may be quite specific: Project Area. The only habitat. shallow wetlands with areas of bare wet two records of the Snipe mud and both upper and canopy cover within Western Australia nearby. The species rarely occurs in are from the northern part south-western Australia, where it was of the state once more common (DotE 2014). . Malleefowl T V. Mi X The Malleefowl generally occurs in semi- There is no suitable Unlikely (Leipoa ocellata) arid areas of Western Australia, from habitat for the Mallee This species is rare in the

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Common name Status Search Description & habitat requirements Extent of habitat with Likelihood of occurrence (species name) Project Area / Records WC EPBC Natur EPBC Act/ Act eMap Act DPaW PMST Carnarvon to south east of the Eyre Bird Fowl in the Project Area south-west region, and is Observatory (south-east Western or in the local area. therefore is unlikely occur in Australia). It occupies shrublands and low There are no recent the Project Area. woodlands that are dominated by mallee records within close There is no suitable habitat. vegetation, as well as native pine Callitris proximity to the Project woodlands, Acacia shrublands, Area. Broombush Melaleuca uncinata vegetation or coastal heathlands. The nest is a large mound of sand or soil and organic matter (Jones and Goth 2008; Morcombe, 2004). They prefer vegetation with a dense understorey of shrubs and their breeding habitat is characterized by light soil and an abundant leaf litter, which is used in the construction of nesting mounds. Density of the canopy cover is an important feature associated with high breeding densities, with grazed areas generally have much lower densities. In the WA Wheatbelt, Malleefowl distribution is associated with landscapes with lower rainfall, greater amounts of mallee and shrubland that occur as large remnants, and lighter soil surface textures. (Jones and Goth 2008; Morcombe, 2004).

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Common name Status Search Description & habitat requirements Extent of habitat with Likelihood of occurrence (species name) Project Area / Records WC EPBC Natur EPBC Act/ Act eMap Act DPaW PMST Mammals Chuditch T V X X The Chuditch inhabits eucalypt forest Open woodland habitat Unlikely (Dasyurus (especially Jarrah, Eucalyptus would provide marginal The Chuditch has not geoffroii) marginata), dry woodland and mallee dispersal habitat, however previously been recorded in shrublands. In Jarrah forest, Chuditch given the very extensive proximity to the Project Area populations occur in both moist, densely clearing in the area and is only known to persist vegetated, steeply sloping forest and suitable habitat patches in the south-west in drier, open, gently sloping forest. Most are sparse. extensive forest areas. diurnal resting sites in sclerophyll forest There are no recent There is limited suitable consist of hollow logs or earth burrows records within 10 km of habitat for the Chuditch in the (Van Dyke and Strahan 2008). The the Project Area. Project Area and given species can travel large distances, has a fragmented and limited large home range and is sparsely connectivity of the habitat populated through a large portion of its within the Project Area, there range. is limited suitability for Chuditch. Western Ringtail T V X X The Western Ringtail Possum occurs in Recorded during winter Present Possum and near coastal peppermint tree (Agonis 2014 survey and Western Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus flexuosa) forest and Tuart (Eucalyptus previously recorded within individuals were observed occidentalis) gomphocephala) dominated forest with a the local area during other during the survey along the peppermint tree understorey from work by GHD Ecologists Collie River as well as old Bunbury to Albany. Also occurs in Jarrah (pers coms G. Gaikhorst scats and three dreys. (Eucalyptus marginata) forest and Jarrah- and J. Kuiper 2014). Marri (Corymbia calophylla) forest

associated with Peppermint Tree (Van Dyck and Strahan 2008).

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Common name Status Search Description & habitat requirements Extent of habitat with Likelihood of occurrence (species name) Project Area / Records WC EPBC Natur EPBC Act/ Act eMap Act DPaW PMST Quokka T V X Dense forests and thickets, streamside No suitable habitat occurs Highly unlikely (Setonix vegetation, heaths and shrublands within the Project Area. The habitat in the Project brachyurus) Agonis linearifolia-dominated swamps in No recent records within Area is fragmented and open the Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest. 20 km of the Project Area. and considered not suitable The northern extent of the current for this species. distribution on the mainland is in the Jarrah forest immediately south-east of the Perth metropolitan area, from where it extends southward through the southern Jarrah, Marri and Karri forests to the south coast, but largely confined throughout to areas receiving an annual rainfall of 1,000 millimetres or more (Van Dyck and Strahan 2008). In the Albany- Fraser system (i.e. between Two Peoples Bay - Cheyne Beach) the Quokka occurs on coastal heath and thickets, swamps and riparian systems (DotE 2014). Water Rat P4 The Water-rat generally occurs in The Water Rat would Present permanent fresh or brackish water, likely be limited to the Foraging evidence and prints (Hydromys although it can also be found in marine CollieRiver and Millar’s recorded in riparian habitat chrysogaster) environments, including coastal creek habitats in the along Millar’s creek in the mangroves in New Guinea. The species Project Area, however the Winter survey. occupies a wide variety of freshwater species may also use the habitats, from subalpine streams and artificial irrigation other inland waterways to lakes, swamps, channels that have been and farm dams. Populations may be constructed in the abundant in drainage swamps, although Waterloo area. the Water-rat seems to be much less common along river channels proper. The water Rat is able to persist in some urban and agricultural habitats (Van Dyke).

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Common name Status Search Description & habitat requirements Extent of habitat with Likelihood of occurrence (species name) Project Area / Records WC EPBC Natur EPBC Act/ Act eMap Act DPaW PMST Carters fresh T NA X Freshwater mussels can be found in The habitat for this Present water muscle freshwater streams, rivers, billabongs, species is represented in This species was recorded in (Westralunio ponds, wetlands and lakes inland from Millar’s Creek and the Millar’s Creek. CollieRiver. carteri) the coast. Carter’s freshwater mussel occurs in greatest abundance is slower flowing parts of rivers and streams that have sediments that are soft enough for burrowing and stable enough so that the mussel does not sink. It is typically found among woody debris, leaf litter and exposed tree roots along the banks of rivers (Morgan et al 2011).

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Table 23 Migratory species likelihood of occurrence assessment

Common Status Search Description & habitat requirements Extent of habitat with Project Likelihood of occurrence name Area / Records (species WC EPBC Nature EPBC Act/ Act Map PMST name) DPa W Migratory marine/ wetland birds Fork-tailed Mi X In south-west WA there are sparsely scattered Very limited habitat which Unlikely Swift records along the south coast, ranging from the may provide opportunistic This species is very rare in (Apus Eyre Bird Observatory and west to Denmark. habitat. the south-west region, and pacificus) They are widespread in coastal and sub-coastal No recent records in is therefore is unlikely occur areas between Augusta and Carnarvon, proximity to the Project Area. in the Project Area including some on nearshore and offshore islands. This species is almost exclusively aerial, flying less than 1 m to at least 300 m above ground. This species is considered rare in the south-west region (DSEWPaC 2013). Great Egret IA Mi X X The Eastern Great Egret is widespread in Paddock habitat in lower Likely (Ardea Australia where it inhabits a wide range of lying areas which are This species has previously modesta) wetland habitats including swamps and seasonally inundated is likely been recorded within the marshes, margins of rivers and lakes, damp or to provide foraging close proximity to the flooded grasslands, pasture or agricultural lands, opportunities and potential Project Area. reservoirs, sewerage treatment ponds, drainage temporary habitat. There is suitable wetland channels, salt pans, salt marshes, mangrove, Previous records within 1km habitat for this species and a range of coastal/marine habitats (DotE of the Project Area from within the Project Area, 2014) 2001, and is known to occur which may support the in the local area particularly Great Egret around the Bunbury Port. opportunistically.

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Common Status Search Description & habitat requirements Extent of habitat with Project Likelihood of occurrence name Area / Records (species WC EPBC Nature EPBC Act/ Act Map PMST name) DPa W Cattle Egret IA Mi X X The Cattle Egret is a common and widespread Paddock habitat in lower Likely (Ardea ibis) species, which typical habitat includes tropical lying areas which are This species has recently and temperate grasslands, wooded lands and seasonally inundated is likely been recorded in close terrestrial wetlands. It often forages away from to provide foraging proximity to the Project water on low lying grasslands (often inundated), opportunities and potential Area. improved pastures and croplands and roosts in temporary habitat There is suitable wetland trees, or amongst ground vegetation in or near Recent records 1 km north- habitat for this species lakes and swamps (Morcombe 2004). west of the Project Area in within the Project Area, 2006. This species is known which may support the to occur in the local area Cattle Egret particularly around the opportunistically. Bunbury Port

. Australian T E, Mi X The Australian Painted Snipe generally inhabits Very limited wetland habitat Unlikely Painted shallow terrestrial freshwater (occasionally which may provide This species is very rare in Snipe brackish) wetlands, including temporary and opportunistic habitat. the south-west region, and (Rostratula permanent lakes, swamps and claypans. No recent records within is therefore is unlikely occur australis) Australian Painted Snipe breeding habitat close proximity to the Project in the Project Area. requirements may be quite specific: shallow Area. The only two records of There is no suitable wetlands with areas of bare wet mud and both the Snipe within Western wetland habitat for the upper and canopy cover nearby. The species Australia are from the Australian Painted Snipe rarely occurs in south-western Australia, where it northern part of the state. within the Project Area. was once more common (DotE 2014)

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Common Status Search Description & habitat requirements Extent of habitat with Project Likelihood of occurrence name Area / Records (species WC EPBC Nature EPBC Act/ Act Map PMST name) DPa W Migratory terrestrial birds White- IA Mi X X The White-bellied Sea-Eagle occurs in coastal Limited – The Sea-Eagle is Likely bellied Sea- habitats (especially those close to the sea-shore unlikely to frequently utilise The White-bellied Sea- Eagle as well as any habitat characterized by the the terrestrial habitats in the Eagle has recently been (Haliaeetus presence of large areas of open water (larger Project Area. recorded within 1 km of the leucogaster rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea). It also occurs in Recent records 1 km north- Project Area, and may ) the vicinity of estuaries, mangroves, swamps, west of the Project Area in potentially utilise the lagoons and floodplains, often far inland along Vittoria (date: 2012). Project Area for resting or major rivers (Morcombe 2004). possibly foraging.

Rainbow IA Mi X X Open forests and woodlands, shrublands, and in Woodland habitat and areas Likely Bee-eater various cleared or semi-cleared habitats, with sandy substrate that The Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops including farmland and areas of human would provide potential has recently been recorded ornatus) habitation. It also inhabits sand dune systems in nesting opportunities. in close proximity to the coastal areas and at inland sites that are in Previously recorded in close Project Area. The species close proximity to water (Morcombe 2004). proximity to the Project Area. is common and wide spread in the Dardanup area and could potentially utilise all of the habitat types in the Project Area.

Refer to Appendix B for conservation code descriptions.

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WC Act Wildlife Conservation Act 1950

DPaW Department of Parks and Wildlife

EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

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