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Targeted Significant Flora and Fauna Surveys, Officer, Victoria FINAL REPORT: Officer Precinct Structure Plan: Targeted Significant Flora and Fauna Surveys, Officer, Victoria PREPARED FOR: Cardinia Shire Council on behalf of the Growth Areas Authority April 2009 Ecology Partners Pty Ltd HEAD OFFICE: 420 Victoria Street, Brunswick VIC 3056 MELBOURNE: PO Box 298, Brunswick VIC 3056 GEELONG: PO Box 8048 Newtown VIC 3220 Table of Contents Summary.............................................................................................................5 1 Introduction .............................................................................................9 1.1 Background...............................................................................................9 1.2 Flora Species of Conservation Significance .............................................9 1.2.1 Matted Flax-lily Dianella amoena .............................................................................. 9 1.2.2 Green Scentbark Eucalyptus fulgens ..................................................................... 11 1.2.3 Swamp Everlasting Xerochrysum palustre............................................................ 12 1.2.4 River Swamp Wallaby-grass Amphibromus fluitans............................................. 12 1.2.5 Veined Spear-grass Austrostipa rudis subsp. australis ...................................... 13 1.2.6 Arching Flax-lily Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra)....................................... 14 1.2.7 Maroon Leek Orchid Prasophyllum frenchii .......................................................... 14 1.3 Fauna Species of Conservation Significance .........................................16 1.3.1 Growling Grass Frog Litoria raniformis ................................................................. 16 1.3.2 Swamp Skink Egernia coventryi ............................................................................ 17 1.3.3 Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus obesulus ..................................... 18 1.3.4 Glossy Grass Skink Pseudemoia rawlinson .......................................................... 19 1.3.5 Southern Toadlet Pseudophryne semimarmorata................................................. 20 1.3.6 Dwarf Galaxias Galaxiella pusilla............................................................................ 21 1.3.7 Australian Grayling Prototroctes maraena............................................................. 22 1.4 Study Area ..............................................................................................23 2 Methods .................................................................................................25 2.1 Nomenclature..........................................................................................25 2.2 Literature Review ....................................................................................25 2.3 Database Searches ................................................................................25 2.4 Targeted Flora Surveys ..........................................................................25 2.5 Targeted Fauna Surveys ........................................................................26 2.5.1 Growling Grass Frog................................................................................................. 26 2.5.2 Swamp Skink ............................................................................................................. 27 2.5.3 Southern Brown Bandicoot...................................................................................... 27 2.5.4 Glossy Grass Skink................................................................................................... 28 2.5.5 Southern Toadlet....................................................................................................... 28 2.5.6 Dwarf Galaxias .......................................................................................................... 28 2.5.7 Australian Grayling ................................................................................................... 28 2.6 Assessment Qualifications and Limitations ............................................29 Targeted Flora and Fauna Surveys for Officer Precinct Structure Plan, Victoria 2 3 Results ...................................................................................................30 3.1 Targeted Flora Surveys ..........................................................................30 3.1.1 Matted Flax-lily .......................................................................................................... 30 3.1.2 Green Scentbark ....................................................................................................... 30 3.1.3 Swamp Everlasting ................................................................................................... 30 3.1.4 River Swamp Wallaby-grass..................................................................................... 30 3.1.5 Veined Spear-grass................................................................................................... 31 3.1.6 Arching Flax-lily ........................................................................................................ 31 3.1.7 Maroon Leek-orchid.................................................................................................. 31 3.2 Targeted Fauna Surveys ........................................................................31 3.2.1 Growling Grass Frog................................................................................................. 31 3.2.2 Swamp Skink ............................................................................................................. 35 3.2.3 Southern Brown Bandicoot...................................................................................... 35 3.2.4 Glossy Grass Skink................................................................................................... 36 3.2.5 Southern Toadlet....................................................................................................... 36 3.2.6 Dwarf Galaxias .......................................................................................................... 37 3.2.7 Australian Grayling ................................................................................................... 37 4 Environmental Policy and Legislation................................................38 4.1.1 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999........................ 38 4.1.2 Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 ...................................................................... 41 5 Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures.......................................42 5.1 Matted Flax-lily........................................................................................42 5.1.1 Potential Impacts....................................................................................................... 42 5.1.2 Mitigation Measures.................................................................................................. 42 5.2 Growling Grass Frog...............................................................................43 5.2.1 Potential Impacts....................................................................................................... 43 5.2.2 Mitigation Measures and Recommendations.......................................................... 43 5.3 Mitigation Measures................................................................................43 6 Conclusion.............................................................................................45 Figures ..............................................................................................................46 Appendices.......................................................................................................52 References........................................................................................................67 Targeted Flora and Fauna Surveys for Officer Precinct Structure Plan, Victoria 3 Acknowledgments We thank the following people for their contribution to the project. • John Holland and James Aldred (Cardinia Shire Council) for project and site information. • Clare White (The Department of Sustainability and Environment) for project information and comments on the draft report. • Josephine Fisher - Structure Planning Manager (Growth Areas Authority) for project information and comments on the draft report • The Department of Sustainability and Environment for the use of data on the Flora Information System and Atlas of Victorian Wildlife. Cover Photos: Swamp Scrub (main), Matted Flax-lily (inset left) and Growling Grass Frog (inset right) (Ecology Partners Pty. Ltd.) The following Ecology Partners Pty. Ltd. staff completed the site surveys and contributed to the report: Jenna Forbes, Andrew Taylor, Kailash Willis, Ian Wheatland, Matt Hatton, Cameron Amos, Aaron Organ and Zed Senbergs Copyright © Ecology Partners Pty. Ltd. This document is subject to copyright and may only be used for the purposes for which it was commissioned. The use or copying of this document in whole or part without the permission of Ecology Partners Pty. Ltd. is an infringement of copyright. Disclaimer Although Ecology Partners Pty. Ltd. have taken all the necessary steps to ensure that an accurate document has been prepared, the company accepts no liability for any damages or loss incurred as a result of reliance placed upon either the report, or its content. Targeted Flora and Fauna Surveys
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