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Youth Justice Centre, Cherry Creek: EPBC Act (2017/8049) Golden Sun Moth Offset Management Plan: 346 Carngham Streatham Road Chepstowe Prepared for Department of Justice and Regulation 06 June 2018 Document information Biosis offices Report to: Department of Justice and Regulation NEW SOUTH WALES Prepared by: Steve Mueck Albury Phone: (02) 6069 9200 Biosis project no.: 25271 Email: [email protected] File name: 25271.ChepstoweGSM.OMP.Dft.06062018 Newcastle Citation: Biosis 2018. Youth Justice Centre, Cherry Creek: EPBC Act Phone: (02) 4911 4040 (2017/8049) Golden Sun Moth Offset Management Plan: 346 Carngham Email: [email protected] Streatham Road Chepstowe. Report for Department of Justice and Sydney Regulation. Authors: Mueck, S. Biosis Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Project no. 25271. Phone: (02) 9101 8700 Email: [email protected] Document control Wollongong Phone: (02) 4201 1090 Email: [email protected] Version Internal reviewer Date issued Draft 01 Sera Cutler 24/04/2018 Draft 02 SGM 06/06/2018 VICTORIA Final 01 To be confirmed XX/04/2018 Ballarat Phone: (03) 5304 4250 Email: [email protected] Acknowledgements Melbourne (Head Office) Phone: (03) 8686 4800 Biosis acknowledges the contribution of the following people and Email: [email protected] organisations in undertaking this study: Wangaratta • Department of Justice and Regulation: Dijana Dragovic and Garry Phone: (03) 5718 6900 Jackson Email: [email protected] • Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning for access to the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas • Land Owner: Neville Oddie Biosis staff involved in this project were: • Sally Mitchell, Sonika Kumar and Gareth Davies (mapping) • Shana Nerenberg (project management) Biosis Pty Ltd This document is and shall remain the property of Biosis Pty Ltd. The document may only be used for the purposes for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the Terms of the Engagement for the commission. Unauthorised use of this document in any form whatsoever is prohibited. Disclaimer: Biosis Pty Ltd has completed this assessment in accordance with the relevant federal, state and local legislation and current industry best practice. The company accepts no liability for any damages or loss incurred as a result of reliance placed upon the report content or for any purpose other than that for which it was intended. © Biosis 2018 - Leaders in Ecology and Heritage Consulting Golden Sun Moth Offset Management Plan (EPBC 2017/8049) ii Contents Youth Justice Centre, Cherry Creek, Victoria (EPBC 2017/8049) ........................................................................ v Summary ................................................................................................................................................................... vi 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project background .............................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Objectives ..............................................................................................................................................................6 1.3 Report structure ...................................................................................................................................................6 2. Part A: Offset suitability ................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1 Clearing Site Details .............................................................................................................................................7 2.2 Vegetation Approved for Removal ...................................................................................................................7 2.3 Description of offset site – 346 Carngham Streatham Road Chepstowe ................................................7 Habitat description ..............................................................................................................................................8 Assessment of offset site using EPBC Act Offset Assessment Guide .......................................................9 GSM Conservation advice and impact guidelines ..................................................................................... 11 Other Threat Abatement Plans ...................................................................................................................... 11 3. Part B: Offset Implementation – Chepstowe GSM.................................................................................. 12 3.1 EPBC Act approval conditions ........................................................................................................................ 12 3.2 Offset site details .............................................................................................................................................. 14 3.3 Strategy for Offset Site ..................................................................................................................................... 14 3.4 Offset security, management responsibility and reporting requirements .......................................... 14 3.5 Environmental outcomes to be achieved.................................................................................................... 16 Future condition classes .................................................................................................................................. 16 Performance and completion criteria .......................................................................................................... 17 3.6 Limitations and uncertainty............................................................................................................................ 17 3.7 Ongoing management commitments ......................................................................................................... 17 3.8 Risk assessment and adaptive management ............................................................................................. 18 3.9 Management actions and land use commitments ................................................................................... 19 Fencing ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Woody weeds .................................................................................................................................................... 20 Herbaceous weeds ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Pest animals ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 Biomass / Organic Litter control .................................................................................................................... 22 3.10 Monitoring .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Fence condition ................................................................................................................................................. 23 Weed monitoring .............................................................................................................................................. 23 Pest animal monitoring ................................................................................................................................... 23 Tree and shrub recruitment ........................................................................................................................... 23 Golden Sun Moth Monitoring ........................................................................................................................ 24 3.11 Reporting ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 © Biosis 2018 – Leaders in Ecology and Heritage Consulting Golden Sun Moth Offset Management Plan (EPBC 2017/8049) iii 3.12 Auditing ............................................................................................................................................................... 25 3.13 Plan review ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 4. Schedule of management actions, risks, monitoring and reporting .................................................. 27 5. References ..................................................................................................................................................... 35 Appendices ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 Appendix 1 EPBC Act Offset Calculator .................................................................................................... 38 Appendix 2 DoEE EMP Guidelines Risk Framework ...............................................................................