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Ecology Assessment Report Condabri North Lots 61BWR143, 62BWR741, 63BWR138 and 11RP213931 Ecology Assessment Report Condabri North Lots 61BWR143, 62BWR741, 63BWR138 and 11RP213931 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 4 2. Site Context ................................................................................................................ 4 3. Methodology ............................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Desktop and Literature Review .................................................................... 5 3.2 Field Survey .................................................................................................. 5 3.2.1 Vegetation Community Survey ....................................................... 5 3.2.2 Habitat Survey ................................................................................ 6 3.2.3 Threatened Flora and Fauna Survey .............................................. 6 3.2.4 Exotic Flora and Fauna Survey ...................................................... 6 3.2.5 Disturbance Survey ........................................................................ 6 4. Results and Discussion .............................................................................................. 6 4.1 Desktop and Literature Review .................................................................... 6 4.1.1 Matters of National Environmental Significance ............................. 6 4.1.2 Nature Conservation Act .............................................................. 12 4.1.3 Regional Ecosystems ................................................................... 12 4.2 Field Survey ................................................................................................ 16 4.2.1 Matters of National Environmental Significance ........................... 16 4.2.2 Nature Conservation Act .............................................................. 20 4.2.3 Wetland Ecosystems .................................................................... 28 4.2.4 Disturbance .................................................................................. 28 5. Recommendations ................................................................................................... 28 6. References ............................................................................................................... 29 7. Attachments ............................................................................................................. 30 Appendix A - Results of EPBC Protected Matters Search tool conducted on 9 May 2011 .... 30 Appendix B - Results of Wildnet Search conducted on 20 July 2011 ..................................... 39 Appendix C - Results of DERM Referrable Wetlands search conducted on 21 July 2011 ..... 40 Appendix D - Fauna recorded at Condabri North during field survey ..................................... 45 Appendix E - Flora recorded at Condabri North during field survey ....................................... 52 Appendix F - Map of field survey sites for Condabri North ..................................................... 63 commercial-in-confidence Q-4500-15-RP-0006 Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited ABN 68 001 646 331 Level 3, 135 Coronation Drive, Milton, Qld, 4064 GPO Box 148, Brisbane, Qld, 4001 • Telephone (07) 3858 0280• Facsimile 1300 863 446 • www.aplng.com.au 2 Ecology Assessment Report Condabri North Lots 61BWR143, 62BWR741, 63BWR138 and 11RP213931 Tables Table 1 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for Threatened Ecological Communities predicted to occur at Condabri North and their Likelihood of Occurrence ................................ 7 Table 2 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for Listed Flora predicted to occur at Condabri North and their Likelihood of Occurrence ................................................................. 7 Table 3 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for Listed Fauna predicted to occur at Condabri North and their Likelihood of Occurrence ................................................................. 8 Table 4 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for Migratory Species predicted to occur at Condabri North and their Likelihood of Occurrence ............................................................. 9 Table 5 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for Marine Species predicted to occur at Condabri North and their Likelihood of Occurrence ............................................................... 10 Table 6 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for weeds predicted to occur at Condabri North and their Likelihood of Occurrence ............................................................................... 11 Table 7 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for pest fauna species predicted to occur at Condabri North and their Likelihood of Occurrence ........................................................... 11 Table 8 Nature Conservation Act (Wildnet) search tool results for Condabri North ............... 12 Table 9 Endangered Regional Ecosystems mapped as present on Condabri North ............. 13 Table 10 Not Of Concern Regional Ecosystems mapped as present on Condabri North ...... 14 Table 11 EPBC protected fauna species potentially occurring at Condabri North based on field survey results .................................................................................................................. 16 Table 12 EPBC protected fauna species potentially occurring at Condabri North based on field survey results .................................................................................................................. 17 Table 13 Non-native flora recorded during the ecological field survey at Condabri North ..... 18 Table 14 Pest fauna identified during the ecological field survey at Condabri North ............. 20 Table 15 Nature Conservation Act Listed flora identified during field survey at Condabri North ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Table 16 Nature Conservation Act scheduled threatened fauna potentially occurring at Condabri North ....................................................................................................................... 21 Table 17 Not of Concern Regional Ecosystems identified on Condabri North ....................... 24 commercial-in-confidence Q-4500-15-RP-0006 Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited ABN 68 001 646 331 Level 3, 135 Coronation Drive, Milton, Qld, 4064 GPO Box 148, Brisbane, Qld, 4001 • Telephone (07) 3858 0280• Facsimile 1300 863 446 • www.aplng.com.au 3 Ecology Assessment Report Condabri North Lots 61BWR143, 62BWR741, 63BWR138 and 11RP213931 1. Introduction This report has been completed by Boobook Ecological Consultants approved by the Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC) in writing on the 28th of June 2011. The field surveys were conducted by a team of ecologists lead by Craig Eddie, approved by DSEWPaC in writing on the 31st of March 2011, Principal Ecologist for Boobook Ecological Consultants. 2. Site Context Condabri North comprises 11RP213931, 61BWR143, 62BWR741 and 63BWR138 and is a 1064ha aggregation of properties that is located approximately 3 km east of Miles in southern inland Queensland. Condabri North is situated within Provinces 27 (Barakula) of the Brigalow Belt Bioregion. The property is accessed via the Warrego Highway which borders its northern side, and Old Cameby Road which borders its southern side. Condabri North lies within PL267. Previous land use on the property has been agricultural, primarily grazing of domestic livestock. The majority of native vegetation on the property has been cleared, however, large remnants and advanced regrowth patches are present on the ridges associated with 63BWR138. Narrow riparian strips have been retained on some watercourses and young regrowth of Acacia spp. is extensive. Most of Condabri North consists of flat to gently undulating plains derived from weathered sandstone. The eastern extremity is located on plateaus and low sandstone hills to undulating plains. Three broad soil types can be found on the properties. The central region contains bleached sands over mottled, yellowish brown or brown and red clays. These are texture contrast soils (chromosols/ sodosols and kurosols), with a shallow, mainly sandy surface (acidic or alkaline). The soils on the ridges in the east are very shallow, gravely, red soils and shallow, gravely, texture contrast soils. These include skeletal soils (mainly rudosols) which are shallow stony loams derived from sediments. The south western corner of the property aggregation contains gently undulating to flat plains, with bleached sandy soils over mottled yellow or grey clays. Mapped soil types in this area include skeletal soils (mainly rudosols), alluvial- deep sands/texture contrast soils (chromosols, sodosols and kurosols) and moderately deep to deep sands/loams. Several unnamed watercourses are present on the flat to gently undulating plains, and on the west facing slope of the ridge on 63BWR138. The closest weather station to the site is Roma, with a climate consisting of yearly average temperatures ranging from a maximum of 34.1 in January to a minimum of 3.9 in July. The annual rainfall of Roma for 2010 was 582.5mm, with the highest rainfall occurring in February (90.3mm) and the lowest occurring
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