Bowen Solar Farm Ecological Assessment

FINAL REPORT

Bruce Highway, Bowen Part of Lot 800 on SP201454

February 2018

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ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND KEY TERMS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT 1 1.2 STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION 2 1.3 LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK 2

2 METHODOLOGY

2.1 DESKTOP ASSESSMENT 5 2.2 FIELD SURVEY 6 2.3 LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE ASSESSMENT 7 2.4 LIMITATIONS 8

3 DESCRIPTION OF ECOLOGICAL VALUES AT THE STUDY AREA

3.1 GENERAL STUDY AREA CHARACTERISTICS 9 3.1.1 VEGETATION COMMUNITIES 9 3.1.2 WATERBODIES 10 3.1.3 FAUNA HABITAT 10 3.2 STATUTORY ASPECTS 12 3.2.1 COMMONWEALTH LISTED THREATENED ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES 12 3.2.2 STATE LISTED REGIONAL ECOSYSTEMS 12 3.2.3 ESSENTIAL HABITAT 12 3.2.4 PROTECTED PLANTS FLORA SURVEY TRIGGER 12 3.2.5 BOWEN SHIRE PLANNING SCHEME 12 3.2.6 THREATENED SPECIES 13 3.2.7 MIGRATORY SPECIES 17

4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5 REFERENCES LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1.1 OVERVIEW OF KEY LEGISLATION AND POLICIES GOVERNING BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN THE WHITSUNDAYS AREA 3

TABLE 2.1 SPECIES DATABASES QUERIED IN DESKTOP ASSESSMENT 6

TABLE 2.2 LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE CRITERIA 7

TABLE 3.1 SUMMARY OF LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE FINDINGS 15

TABLE 3.2 MIGRATORY SPECIES IDENTIFIED IN THE PSMT 16

ANNEXURES

ANNEX A FIGURES

ANNEX B LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE ASSESSMENT

ANNEX C ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

ANNEX D PMST SEARCH RESULTS

ANNEX E WILDLIFE ONLINE DATABASE EXTRACT REPORT ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND KEY TERMS

BPA Biodiversity Planning Assessments

DA Development Application

DEHP Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Queensland)

DNRM Department of Natural Resources and Mines (Queensland)

DoE Department of the Environment (Commonwealth)

DoEE Department of the Environment and Energy (Commonwealth)

DSEWPAC Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Commonwealth)

DSITI Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation (Queensland)

EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

ERM Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd

EVNT Endangered, Vulnerable, Near Threatened (Queensland)

ha hectares

HVR High Value Regrowth

LGA Local Government Area

MCU Material Change of Use

MNES Matters of National Environmental Significance

MSES Matters of State Environmental Significance

NC Act Nature Conservation Act 1992

PMST Protected Matters Search Tool

ROL Reconfiguring a Lot

SIG 1.1 Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1

SMP Species Management Program

SPRAT Species Profile and Threats Database

TECs Threatened Ecological Communities

VM Act Vegetation Management Act 1999

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Bowen Solar Farm Pty Limited, is seeking approval for a Material Change of Use – Renewable Energy Facility and a Reconfiguring a Lot (Subdivision by Lease Agreement) to facilitate the development of the Bowen Solar Farm (the Project). This report has been prepared as supporting information for the Development Application.

The Study Area is within the Queensland Brigalow Belt bioregion and comprises cleared land and heavily disturbed regrowth and heavily disturbed remnant woodland. It is utilised for grazing cattle.

Remnant vegetation at the Study Area is characterised by woodlands including mixed Eucalyptus woodland, ironbark woodland and a small pocket of Eucalyptus woodland transitioning to vine thicket on a hill at the southern boundary of the Study Area. These woodlands exhibit signs of degradation, including recent clearing, the occurrence of weeds and introduced plants in the ground layer, and damage from feral pigs (Sus scrofa) and presence of cane toads (Rhinella marina). The Proposed Development Area comprises cleared land, and heavily disturbed regrowth and heavily disturbed remnant open woodland.

No threatened flora species protected under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) or the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 were recorded or are consider likely to occur at the Study Area. No threated ecological communities (TECs) protected under the EPBC Act occur at the Study Area.

One threatened fauna species—the squatter pigeon (southern) (Geophaps scripta scripta) (‘vulnerable’ under the EPBC Act and NC Act—was observed within the Proposed Development Area. Two threatened mammals—the northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) (‘endangered’ EPBC Act) and the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) (‘vulnerable’ EPBC Act and NC Act) are considered likely to occur at the Study Area, although regrowth and remnant woodland in the Proposed Development Area is degraded and does not represent optimal habitat for either species. Assessment against the Department of the Environment (DoE) Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1 (2013) (SIG 1.1) for these three threatened fauna species was undertaken and concluded that the development is unlikely to realise a significant impact on these species.

Several migratory bird species protected under the EPBC Act have the potential to occur at the Study Area. Development of the Project within the Proposed Development Area is unlikely to affect these species.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 ii 1 INTRODUCTION

Bowen Solar Farm Pty Limited is seeking approval for the construction and operation of the Bowen Solar Farm (the Project) on land within Lot 800 on SP201454. The Project requires a Development Application (DA) including Reconfiguring a Lot (ROL) and Material Change of Use (MCU) to be supported by an ecology assessment. This ecological assessment report meets this requirement.

For the purposes of this report, the ‘Study Area’ is defined as the approximately 538 ha area aligning within Lot 800, as highlighted on Figure A1. Indicatively, the construction of the solar facility is proposed to occur within the ‘Proposed Development Area’ (noting that this indicative footprint includes an option for a widened and extended access road), which has an area of approximately 137.6 ha and includes allowance for Fire Breaks.

The location of the Study Area and the Proposed Development Area are displayed in Figure A1.

1.1 PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT

The purpose of this Ecological Assessment Report is to present a review of desktop ecological databases and mapping, and summarise observations from a two day site visit, in order to describe the existing ecological constraints and identify potential impacts associated with the proposed Project. This review will be utilised to:

 Identify ecological values mapped by Commonwealth and State government spatial data sets within the Study Area and local council planning scheme overlays and relevant codes;

 Determine the known or likely presence of Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) identified under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) including listed threatened species and ecological communities;

 Determine the known or likely presence of Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) identified under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NC Act) and Vegetation Management Act 1999 (VM Act) including listed flora and fauna species and vegetation communities;

 Identify potential impacts associated with the proposed Project based on an understanding of the ecological values of the Study Area. In the event MNES listed under the EPBC Act are identified as known or likely to occur, the relevant impact guidelines will be referred to and considered as part of the impact assessment; and

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 1  Identify measures for management or mitigation of potential impacts to ecological values within the Study Area.

1.2 STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION

The Project is located on freehold rural land along the Bruce Highway, approximately 6km south of the township of Bowen, within the Whitsunday Regional Council (‘Council’) LGA.

The Study Area is within the Brigalow Belt bioregion and comprises a mix of cleared grazing land and heavily disturbed remnant and heavily disturbed regrowth woodland vegetation. The Bruce Highway forms the eastern boundary of the Study Area. Rural residential development occurs to the immediate north east of the Study Area, whilst intensive agricultural production occurs to the north and west. Extensive areas of remnant native vegetation occur to the south of the Study Area, between the Menilden Creek and the Bruce Highway. The Coral Sea is approximately 1.5 km to the north east of the Study Area.

1.3 LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK

Table 1.1 summarises the relevant Commonwealth, State and local council legislation governing biodiversity conservation in the Bowen area.

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E NVIRONMENTAL Table 1.1 Overview of key legislation and policies governing biodiversity conservation in the Bowen Area

Act/scheme Administering Purpose Application/Implementation of the Policy Authority

ESOURCES Legislation Environment Protection and Department of the The protection of the environment within Australia Should a project or action have the potential to significantly impact

M Biodiversity Conservation Environment and – in particular Matters of National Environmental MNES, approval from the Commonwealth Environment Minister is

ANAGEMENT Act 1999 (EPBC Act) Energy (DoEE) Significance (MNES), which include: required. (Commonwealth)  World heritage properties;  National heritage properties;

USTRALIA  Wetlands of international importance;  Threatened species and ecological communities;

 Migratory species;  Commonwealth marine areas;

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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park;  Nuclear Actions (include. uranium mines); and  Water Resources.

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E NVIRONMENTAL Act/scheme Administering Purpose Application/Implementation of the Policy Authority Nature Conservation Act Department of The object of the NC Act is the conservation of The NC Act regulates actions impacting protected native flora and fauna 1992 (NC Act) (QLD) Environment and nature while allowing for certain uses of protected species. Permits for disturbance to native flora and fauna can be

R ESOURCES Heritage Protection areas. The NC Act allows the declaration of administered under the NC Act. (DEHP) protected areas and the listing of threatened species The associated Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006 lists flora

M under the regulations of the NC Act. and fauna species that are extinct in the wild, endangered, vulnerable ANAGEMENT and near threatened. The Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006 prohibits tampering with a native animal breeding place except under specific conditions which include the activity being part of

A an approved Species Management Program (SMP). The guideline for

USTRALIA preparation of a SMP notes that impacts to breeding places for least concern species may be managed through a standard SMP. However, the guideline states that special least concern species and colonial breeding animals are excluded from this allowance.

Vegetation Management Act Department of Natural Regulates the broad-scale clearing of vegetation, The VM Act regulates the clearing of remnant vegetation and the clearing 1999 (VM Act) (QLD) Resources and Mines with the intent of conserving remnant vegetation, of regrowth vegetation on leasehold land for agriculture and grazing. (DNRM) preventing the loss of biodiversity, maintaining One of the mechanisms for implementation of the VM Act is assessment ecological processes and allowing for sustainable against the vegetation clearing code provided in the State Development use. Assessment Provisions as part of the Integrated Development Assessment System.

0387539 Bowen Shire Planning Whitsundays Regional Guides the way land, buildings and structures are The Bowen Shire Planning Scheme provides maps which identify zones Scheme 2006 Council used and developed in the former Bowen Shire to and Special Management Areas, including protected areas, hazard risks

/ FINAL ensure development occurs that allows for and existing resources and infrastructure.

/ sustained economic growth and protects the regions

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2 METHODOLOGY

2.1 DESKTOP ASSESSMENT

Publicly available desktop sources were examined to review and document the known and potential listed ecological values within and surrounding the Study Area, and guide the design of the field survey. Desktop sources included available mapping and species databases:

Available Mapping  DNRM Regional Ecosystem version 8.0 mapping. This product maps remnant vegetation communities across Queensland and identifies communities listed as endangered, of concern or least concern status.  DNRM Regrowth vegetation version 2.1 mapping. This product maps high value regrowth and mature regrowth vegetation areas;  DNRM Property Maps of Assessable Vegetation mapping published 23 August 2016. This product provides certified property scale maps indicating where landholders can clear regrowth in ‘Category X’ areas without further approval;  DoEE Ecological Communities of National Environmental Significance Database. This product maps the general occurrence and distribution of Threatened Ecological Communities (TEC) listed under the Commonwealth EPBC Act;  DEHP Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) version 4.1 mapping. This product maps areas of MSES as defined under the State Planning Policy in Queensland;  DNRM Essential Habitat Mapping version 4.36 mapping. This product maps habitat for species listed under the Queensland NC Act;  DEHP Wetland Management Areas published 21 November 2011. This product maps wetlands of high ecological significance (HES) and general ecological significance (GES) in order to identify areas where planning and assessment policies will apply;  DNRM Vegetation Management Wetlands Map version 2.36. This product maps areas of wetland vegetation certified by the chief executive for the State;  DEHP Protected Plants Endangered, Vulnerable, Near Threatened (EVNT) Flora Survey Trigger Map version 4.1. This product maps areas where a survey of EVNT plants is required before a proposed vegetation clearing program can take place;  Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation (DSITI) Queensland Herbarium Specimen Data (HERBRECS) published 28 August 2016. This product maps a subset of the locations of native and naturalised

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 5 flora specimens from the Queensland Herbarium database with confidential species removed;

 Bowen Shire Planning Scheme overlay mapping, dated 1 June 2006. This product maps protected areas, waterways and wetlands within the former Bowen Shire Local Government Area (LGA);  Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPAC – now DoEE) Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia version 7. This product maps the bioregions of Australia according to land surface, including attributes of climate, geomorphology and landform, lithology, and characteristic flora and fauna; and  Satellite and aerial photography.

Species Databases

Species databases that were examined are listed below and detailed in Table 2.1:  Queensland Wildlife Online Database; and  Protected Matters Search Tool (PMST).

Table 2.1 Species databases queried in desktop assessment

Database Database Description Search Terms

Wildlife Online The wildlife online database provides  All flora and fauna records of flora and fauna species in the species; search area listed under the NC Act.  Recorded since 1980; and  10 km buffer of the Study Area. PMST The PMST provides predictive results of  10 km buffer of the Study MNES based on mapping of known and Area. potential species distribution, habitat, ecological communities and wetlands. Results are not known records.

2.2 FIELD SURVEY

A two day survey of the Study Area was conducted by two ecologists (31 Jan – 1 Feb 2017). The purpose of this site visit was to verify the findings of the desktop assessment. Specifically, the site visit sought to verify the various environmental mapping products assessed as part of the desktop review, and provide information about the types and quality of vegetation communities and habitats occurring at the Study Area. Information collected during the field survey allowed for a characterisation of the broad ecological values of the Study Area, and guided the assessment of the potential for species and communities of national and/or state environmental significance to occur.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 6 The site visit comprised the following activities:

 Verification of mapped remnant vegetation (Regional Ecosystems (RE)), utilising a ‘quaternary’ level of assessment as per Neldner et al. (2012) at nine sites in representative vegetation communities across the Study Area;

 Identification of the type and locality of flora communities that may qualify as an EPBC Act-listed TEC;

 Identification of the type and prevalence of non-native plants;

 Identification of habitat values—including broad habitat types, finer-scale microhabitat features, and evidence of degradation—associated with remnant vegetation, non-remnant vegetation and waterbodies/watercourses (corresponding with nine RE verification sites);

 Identification of the type and locality of habitats that may support conservation-significant fauna species listed under the EPBC Act and/or NC Act; and

 Opportunistic records and signs of fauna at RE verification sites, and across the broader Study Area.

2.3 LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE ASSESSMENT

Database searches identified a number of flora and fauna species listed under the EPBC Act and NC Act that have been previously recorded or are predicted to occur within a 10 km buffer of the Study Area, from here on referred to as the ‘locality’. In order to refine the list to those species that are known or may occur within the Study Area, a likelihood of occurrence assessment was undertaken. The assessment ranks the likelihood of the species occurring through analysis of species distribution information and the presence of specific habitat attributes as revealed through the desktop analysis and site visit. A likelihood rank was provided based on the combination of the criteria outlined in Table 2.2.

Table 2.2 Likelihood of Occurrence Criteria

Preferred Suitable Habitat does habitat exists habitat exists1 not exist2

Records within Study Area (based on site Known Known Known surveys and recent database records) Records in the locality3 Likely Potential Unlikely No records in the locality, but Study Potential Unlikely Unlikely Area is within known distribution No records in the locality, and Study Unlikely Unlikely Unlikely Area is outside of distribution 1. Habitat may be considered suitable, but not preferred because: some desired habitat

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 7 Preferred Suitable Habitat does habitat exists habitat exists1 not exist2 features may be present, but not all; habitat may have poor connectivity; or habitat may be known to be disturbed. 2. Based on sources reviewed. 3. Locality refers to a 10 km buffer of the Study Area.

Specific to this Project, likelihood of occurrence criteria indicate that species:  are ‘known’ to occur if they have been recorded within the Study Area;  are ‘likely’ to occur if preferred habitat exists in the Study Area and recent records of the species have been identified within the locality;  have ‘potential’ to occur if there are records within the locality and suitable habitat exists, however the habitat is not considered to be preferred habitat;  have ‘potential’ to occur if there are no records within the locality, but the Study Area provides preferred habitat;  are ‘unlikely’ to occur if the Study Area is outside the species distribution or the Study Area does not contain preferred or suitable habitat for the species. The likelihood rank is based on information obtained from the desktop assessment sources and observations made during a two day site visit, as outlined in Section 2.1 above. Desktop sources, particularly vegetation mapping, are indicative only. Likelihood rankings, particularly in regard to the presence of preferred habitat, are conservative.

2.4 LIMITATIONS

The following limitations apply to the methodology employed for this ecological assessment:  The purpose of this study is to identify known and potential ecological values recognised under Commonwealth and Queensland legislation using a desktop assessment and two day site visit.  In compiling the desktop assessment, ERM has utilised industry standard databases and mapping products and has assumed the accuracy of these products where appropriate.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 8 3 DESCRIPTION OF ECOLOGICAL VALUES AT THE STUDY AREA

The following sections describe the ecological values of the Study Area following analysis of information obtained from the desktop assessment and two day site visit.

3.1 GENERAL STUDY AREA CHARACTERISTICS

3.1.1 Vegetation Communities

The DNRM Regional Ecosystem version 8.0 maps the majority of the Proposed Development Area as remnant vegetation (RE 11.12.9/11.3.30/11.3.32) which was identified as largely not present during the site visit as shown in Photo 1 below.

The site visit identified the majority of the Proposed Development Area as cleared land (73.9 ha) that is used for grazing cattle. There are areas of heavily disturbed regrowth vegetation (39.7 ha) and heavily disturbed remnant vegetation (24 ha) as shown in Figure A2 within the Proposed Development Area. The field verified remnant vegetation mapped within the Proposed Development Area is highly disturbed with evidence of recent clearing and introduced flora species and just meets the definition of remnant vegetation for canopy cover and height as defined in Neldner et al. (2012). The disturbance is consistent with recent clearing activities which can be viewed through present and historical Google Earth imagery.

Note that the vegetation areas in ha provided above allow for Fire Breaks as shown in Figure A1, and from hereon all vegetation and habitat areas for the Proposed Development Area include the allowance for Fire Breaks.

The heavily disturbed regrowth and heavily disturbed remnant vegetation consists of a combination of the following REs:

 11.12.9: Eucalyptus platyphylla woodland on igneous rocks;  11.3.30: Eucalyptus crebra, Corymbia dallachiana woodland on alluvial plains; and  11.3.32: Allocasuarina luehmannii open woodland on alluvial plains

The heavily disturbed regrowth and heavily disturbed remnant vegetation is associated with drainage lines and adjacent areas on alluvial plains.

The site visit identified that the majority of the broader Study Area south of the Proposed Development Area is remnant vegetation consisting of REs 11.12.9/11.3.30/11.3.32 (400 ha). There is a small patch of remnant vegetation consisting of RE 11.12.9 with a semi-evergreen vine thicket understorey and ground cover (7 ha) on the slopes of a hill in the south of the Study Area as indicated in Figure A2.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 9 Photo 1 Cleared land within the Proposed Development Area.

3.1.2 Waterbodies

No wetlands of high ecological significance or value, high ecological value waterways, or vegetation management wetlands are mapped as occurring in the Study Area (as per the Queensland Government MSES mapping for the Study Area). Seven first-order and one second order ephemeral watercourses, which are mapped MSES (‘Regulated Vegetation (intersecting a watercourse)’) drain the Study Area. Six (including the one second order stream) appear to drain the western part of the Study Area (to the south), while the other two drain the eastern part of the Study Area (to the east beyond the Bruce Highway). One of these first order watercourses intersects the Proposed Development Area.

Five small patches of regulated vegetation (MSES) are mapped in the Study Area. These are mapped as ‘Category R’ areas (Reef regrowth watercourse vegetation). Of these patches, one occurs in the Proposed Development Area.

A small number of surface waterbodies, in the form of farm dams occur in the Study Area. Two dams were visited during the field survey. These lacked habitat features for aquatic fauna (including wading birds), with little in the way of exposed muddy banks or fringing/emergent vegetation. No large surface waterbodies occur in the Proposed Development Area.

3.1.3 Fauna Habitat

Three main habitat types typify the Proposed Development Area. These are:

 Cleared land (non-remnant pasture) with scattered trees;  Patches of heavily disturbed land with regrowth woodland and emergent mature eucalypts; and  Heavily disturbed remnant mixed Eucalyptus and Allocasuarina luehmannii woodland along ephemeral drainage lines.

Cleared land, which is characterised by a mix of introduced and native grass, dominates the Proposed Development Area. This habitat, which features log

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 10 piles and scattered trees, is likely to be of limited value for fauna, beyond common generalist species that typify highly modified agricultural environments.

Areas of heavily disturbed land that contain regrowth woodland vegetation comprise various eucalypts (i.e. Eucalyptus crebra, Eucalyptus platyphylla, Corymbia dallachiana) and bull-oak (Allocasuarina luehmannii), and are characterised by a very open to open canopy layer. Log piles are common in this habitat type.

Remnant woodland, is largely avoided by the Proposed Development Area, although areas of this habitat type fall within the proposed footprint. This habitat includes a mix of eucalypts, a shrubby understorey and ground layer of grasses (predominantly introduced) and bare ground. Fallen woody debris and small tree hollows were noted from this habitat type.

Regrowth and remnant woodland in the Proposed Development Area is exposed to various disturbances, including recent clearing, cattle grazing, weeds (dense in places i.e. Site 8) and introduced animals including pigs (Sus scrofa) and cane toads (Rhinella marina). Given that these regrowth and remnant woodland patches are fragmented, exposed to disturbance, and lack structural complexity, the value of this habitat for fauna is limited. Species that have specialised habitat (or microhabitat) requirements, or are less disturbance tolerant, are unlikely to rely upon or persist in this habitat.

Beyond the Proposed Development Area, the Study Area is characterised by a variety of remnant woodland types, including:

 Ironbark woodland on undulating terrain at the east of the Study Area;  Mixed Eucalyptus woodland with patches of Allocasuarina luehmannii and Melaleuca spp. on sandy soil; and  Eucalyptus woodland transitioning to vine thicket on the slopes of a hill at south of Study Area.

These woodlands typically displayed evidence of degradation in the ground layer – namely, the occurrence of introduced weeds, disturbance by pigs and trampling by cattle. Cane toads were observed at various sites, including on the slopes of the hill at the south of the Study Area. Despite this disturbance, these woodlands are likely to provide habitat for an array of common fauna species, given the foraging and shelter resources they provide, the microhabitats they support, and their connectivity with native vegetation beyond the Study Area. Observed microhabitats included log piles, tree hollows, (dry) ephemeral creeks and surface rocks (particularly associated with hill at south of Study Area). Field observations noted the occurrence of a range of common woodland and forest bird species, while evidence of macropods and arboreal mammals was also recorded from these habitats. Common reptiles including Burton’s legless lizard (Lialis burtonis) and Tommy roundhead (Diporiphora australis) were observed, while frogs including ornate

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 11 burrowing frog (Platyplectrum ornatum) and desert tree frog (Litoria rubella) were observed/heard calling.

3.2 STATUTORY ASPECTS

3.2.1 Commonwealth Listed Threatened Ecological Communities

The PMST identified three EPBC Act-listed Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs) with potential to occur in the Study Area:

 Broad leaf tea-tree (Melaleuca viridflora) woodlands in high rainfall coastal north Queensland – ‘endangered’;  Littoral rainforest and coastal vine thickets of eastern Australia – ‘critically endangered’; and  Semi-evergreen vine thickets of the Brigalow Belt (North and South) and Nandewar Bioregions – ‘endangered’.

None of the regional ecosystems (REs) that characterise each of these TECs occur at the Study Area. As such, no TECs occur at the Study Area.

3.2.2 State Listed Regional Ecosystems

The remnant vegetation within the Study Area is listed as Least Concern and ‘Category B’ under the Vegetation Management Act (VM Act). There are small patches of ‘Category R’ regrowth present. Cleared areas of ‘Category X’ are also present.

3.2.3 Essential Habitat

The Study Area does not include any areas mapped as Essential Habitat for NC Act listed species.

3.2.4 Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger

The Study Area is not within the Protected Plants EVNT Flora Survey Trigger mapping.

3.2.5 Bowen Shire Planning Scheme

The Bowen Shire Planning Scheme overlay mapping indicates the Study Area is not affected by Protected Areas, Waterways or Wetlands. However, given the age of this mapping, the State Planning Policy does apply, which provides updated mapping details which identifies some areas of regulated vegetation and vegetation intersecting a watercourse within the Study Area. Specifically, this pertains to seven first-order and one second order ephemeral watercourses (mapped MSES ‘Regulated Vegetation (intersecting a watercourse)’), that drain the Study Area. One of these first order watercourses intersects the Proposed Development Area. Five small patches of regulated vegetation (a MSES) are mapped in the Study Area. These are

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 12 mapped as ‘Category R’ areas (Reef regrowth watercourse vegetation). Of these patches, one occurs in the Proposed Development Area.

3.2.6 Threatened Species

One threatened species was observed within the Proposed Development Area, this being the squatter pigeon (southern) (Geophaps scripta scripta). This species is listed as ‘vulnerable’ under the Commonwealth EPBC Act and the Queensland NC Act. A single squatter pigeon (southern) was observed foraging on an unsealed track in open Eucalyptus woodland in the central part of the Study Area (Figure A2).

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ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 16 The development of the Project will remove cleared land, heavily disturbed regrowth and heavily disturbed remnant open woodland which may represent suboptimal foraging habitat for the squatter pigeon (southern). Despite the degraded nature of this potential habitat, an assessment of potential impacts against the Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1 (DoE 2013) for the squatter pigeon (southern) has been undertaken given that it was recorded from the Study Area (provided in Annex C). The assessment indicates that the development is unlikely to significantly impact the squatter pigeon (southern).

Despite a single record in the vicinity of the Study Area, the Proposed Development Area is unlikely to represent foraging and dispersal habitat for the EPBC Act-listed ‘endangered’ northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) and may represent occasional foraging habitat for the EPBC Act and NC Act-listed ‘vulnerable’ koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). While the heavily disturbed regrowth and heavily disturbed remnant woodland in the Proposed Development Area is considered to represent suboptimal habitat due to its fragmented and degraded nature, significant impact assessments against the Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1 (DoE 2013) for the northern quoll and koala have been undertaken given that both species have been previously recorded within approximately 10 km (provided in Annex C). The assessment indicates that the development is unlikely to significantly impact the northern quoll and the koala.

3.2.7 Migratory Species

A total of 71 migratory species protected under the EPBC Act were identified as being of potential relevance to the Study Area (PMST (10 km buffer)) and/or have been previously recorded within approximately 10 km of the Study Area (Wildlife Online). These species have been grouped by broad habitat associations (as per the PMST output), to allow for their potential occurrence at the Study Area to be evaluated.

No EPBC Act-listed migratory species were detected during the two day site visit.

Migratory marine birds

Six species categorised as migratory marine birds were listed in the PMST. Of these, five are seabirds that primarily occur in coastal and offshore environments, and for which suitable or preferred habitat is lacking from the Study Area. One species occurs over terrestrial environments:

 fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus) - due to its generalist (exclusively aerial) habitat requirements, and the fact that it has been previously recorded in the locality (Wildlife Online), the fork-tailed swift is considered likely to occur at the Study Area.

A number of EPBC Act-listed migratory seabirds (namely, six tern species, two booby species) have been previously recorded in the locality (Wildlife

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 17 Online). Suitable or preferred habitat is lacking at the Study Area for these species.

Migratory marine species

Twenty-one (non-avian) marine fauna species, comprising cetaceans, the dugong (Dugong dugon), sharks, rays, marine turtles and the estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) were listed in the PMST. As the Project is land- based, and is unlikely to impact on the marine environment, these species are not relevant to the Study Area.

Migratory marine species

Six migratory birds associated with terrestrial habitats were listed in the PMST. Of these birds, five are typically associated with denser, wet forest environments such as rainforests, wet sclerophyll forest, vegetated gullies, riparian forest and vine thickets. They may also utilise more open, drier habitats such as eucalypt woodland (i.e. on passage), although this is not considered preferred habitat. Of these five species, five have been previously recorded in the locality (Wildlife Online). Given that the Study Area generally lacks preferred dense, wet forest (although such vegetation grows on the slopes of the hill to the immediate south of the Study Area), and is typified by a range of dry woodlands, the following species are considered to have the potential to occur at the Study Area:

 Oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

 Black-faced monarch (Monarcha melanopsis)

 Spectacled monarch (Monarcha trivirgatus)

 Rufous fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons)

The satin flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca), which has similar habitat preferences, has not been recorded from the locality, and is considered unlikely to occur.

One primarily aerial bird has been previously recorded at the locality:

 White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) – given that this species occurs over a broad range of habitats, it is considered likely to occur at the Study Area.

Migratory wetland species

A total of 25 birds aligning with this category were listed in the PMST. These primarily comprised of migratory shorebirds, for which suitable habitat such as intertidal flats, coastal shores or large coastal wetlands, is absent from the Study Area. Indeed, two small waterbodies (farm dams) that were assessed during the field visit were lacking exposed muddy banks, and had little in the

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 18 way of fringing or emergent vegetation. Additionally, habitat for the osprey (Pandion haliaetus)—namely, extensive areas of open water for foraging—does not occur at the Study Area.

One migratory wetland species of potential relevance to the Project does occur in a wider range of habitats, this being:

 Latham’s snipe (Gallinago hardwickii): while generally associated with permanent and ephemeral wetlands, this species also occurs in a range of other damp or inundated habitats such as flooded grasslands with exposed mud. Preferred wetland habitat for this species is lacking from the Study Area, however, temporarily flooded agricultural land may represent potential foraging habitat. Because it has been previously recorded from the locality (Wildlife Online), Latham’s snipe is considered to have the potential to occur at the Study Area.

A number of EPBC Act-listed migratory wetland birds (namely, four shorebird species, one ibis species) that were not identified in the PMST have been previously recorded in the locality (Wildlife Online). Suitable or preferred habitat is lacking at the Study Area for these species.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 19 4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The Study Area comprises a mix of cleared land, heavily disturbed regrowth and heavily disturbed remnant woodland. Several ephemeral watercourses drain the Study Area. The Study Area, which is bordered to the east by the Bruce Highway, occurs in a local landscape that includes intensive development (cropping), residential areas, and extensive tracts of remnant vegetation. The Proposed Development Area was designated to avoid the remnant vegetation at the east and south of the Study Area.

Remnant vegetation communities at the Study Area are characterised by open woodlands, comprising a range of Eucalyptus species, as well as bull-oak and Melaleucas. No threatened flora species protected under Commonwealth or Queensland legislation were confirmed present, or are considered likely to occur at the Study Area. No TECs protected under the EPBC Act occur at the Study Area.

Although heavily disturbed by recent clearing, weeds and grazing, woodland habitat at the Study Area likely provides habitat resources for a range of common species that are widely distributed in the modified agricultural landscapes of coastal central Queensland. Heavily disturbed woodland and cleared land in the Proposed Development Area is unlikely to support more specialised/less disturbance tolerant species, due to its lack of structural complexity, paucity of microhabitat features, and exposure to ongoing disturbance/degradation.

A single EPBC Act and NC Act-listed ‘vulnerable’ squatter pigeon (southern) was observed in open woodland in the central part of the Study Area. Habitat in the Proposed Development Area is considered sub-optimal for this species. An assessment against the Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1 concluded that the Project is unlikely to significantly impact the squatter pigeon (southern). Two threatened mammals—the northern quoll and koala—are considered likely to occur at the Study Area, given a record of each species within 10 km of the Study Area in the Wildlife Online database. As for the squatter pigeon (southern), the heavily disturbed regrowth and heavily disturbed remnant woodland within the Proposed Development Area is not likely to represent optimal or important habitat for these species. An assessment against the Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1 concluded that the Project is unlikely to significantly impact the northern quoll or the koala.

In general, vegetation and waterbodies at the Study Area are not considered likely to represent important habitat for migratory species. Habitat such as wet/dense forest is generally absent, although it occurs in the surrounding landscape. Notwithstanding the aerial fork-tailed swift and white-throated needletail, habitat for terrestrial migratory species at the Study Area may be suitable (i.e. during passage), but does not constitute preferred habitat. Preferred or suitable habitat for wetland and shorebird species is lacking from the Study Area, although flooded grasslands may provide foraging habitat for Latham’s snipe.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 20 A range of measures should be implemented to avoid or minimise impacts to vegetation communities, watercourses, fauna habitat and fauna present at the Study Area. Remnant woodland fringing a drainage line is proposed to be avoided by the Proposed Development Area. Vehicle hygiene procedures should be implemented to minimise the risk of the introduction/spread of weed species. Erosion control measures should be implemented to minimise the runoff of sediment into watercourses during the construction phase of the Project. Fauna mortality should be managed by initiating vehicle speed limits in close proximity to vegetated areas. A Species Management Program is to be prepared for animal breeding places, namely for frog species, nesting hollows and bird’s nests, which are present or are likely to be present within the Proposed Development Area.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0387539/ FINAL/9 FEBRUARY 2018 21 5 REFERENCES

Bamford, M., Watkins, D., Bancroft, W., Tischler, G. and Wahl, J. (2008) Migratory Shorebirds of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway; Population Estimates and Internationally Important Sites. Wetlands International – Oceania. Canberra, Australia.

Commonwealth of Australia (2016) EPBC Act referral guideline for the endangered northern quoll, Commonwealth of Australia 2016.

Department of the Environment and Energy (2016) National Flying-fox monitoring viewer. Accessed November 2016, available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/flying- fox-monitoring

Department of the Environment (DoE) (2013) Matters of National Environmental Significance Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1 EPBC Act

Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE) (various dates) Species Profiles and Threats Database. Accessed November 2016, available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl.

Department of Environment and Heritage (various dates) Threatened Species Profiles. Accessed November 2016, available from: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspeciesapp/.

Glossy Black Conservancy (2010) Glossy Black-Cockatoo Conservation Guidelines for South-Eastern Queensland and Far North-Eastern New South Wales. Glossy Black Conservancy.

Neldner, V.J., Wilson, B.A., Thompson, E.J. and Dillewaard, H.A. (2012) Methodology for Survey and Mapping of Regional Ecosystems and Vegetation Communities in Queensland. Version 3.2. Updated August 2012. Queensland Herbarium, Queensland Department of Sciences, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts, Brisbane. 124 pp.

Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) (2014) Guidelines for assessing key threatening process nominations according to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) and EPBC Regulations 2000

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Annex A

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Annex B

Likelihood of Occurrence Assessment*

*Note: The Likelihood of Occurrence Assessment (LoO) below has been provided for the Study Area as a whole, noting that the Proposed Development Area will occur within the Study Area, but not encompass its entire extent (refer Figure A1)

E NVIRONMENTAL Scientific Name Common Name EPBC Act NC Act Distribution3 Habitat Requirements3 Likelihood of Occurrence Source Status2 Status2

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ESOURCES Dichanthium setosum bluegrass V - This species has been primarily recorded from Dichanthium setosum is primarily associated with heavy soils Unlikely – no records in the locality and not PMST inland northern New South Wales. It also occurs such as cracking clays or alluvium (often in association with observed during field survey. While suitable patchily in Queensland. gilgais), in open woodland habitats featuring brigalow or habitat is present it would not be considered

ANAGEMENT Eucalyptus species. It can persist in modified environments preferred habitat (i.e. due to lack of heavy soils. such as cleared woodland and grazed land. Eucalyptus raveretiana black ironbox V - Coastal and sub-coastal areas of Queensland, Grows along watercourses and sometimes on river flats or Unlikely - no records in the locality and not PMST

USTRALIA from south of Townsville to Nebo. open woodland. Soil varies from sand through to heavy observed during field survey. Preferred riparian clay. Does not occur in pure stands but is co-dominant with habitat does not occur at the Study Area. species such as broad-leaved Melaleuca leucadendra, M.

fluviatilis, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Corymbia tessellaris (RE11.3.25a) and occasionally in semi evergreen vine thicket (RE11.3.11). Omphalea celata V V Known from three sites in central east Qld Recorded to grow in fragmented semi-evergreen vine Unlikely - no records in the locality and not PMST including one near Bowen. thicket along a watercourse on weathered metamorphics in observed during field survey. Preferred habitat a steep-sided gorge, also a rocky granitic gully near features not likely within the Study Area. Araucaria microphyll vineforest, and also a creek bed and adjacent bank. Phaius australis lesser swamp-orchid E E Occurs in southern Queensland and northern Commonly associated with coastal wet heath/sedgeland Unlikely – no records and habitat does not PMST

0387539 NSW. wetlands, swampy grassland or swampy forest. occur at the Study Area.

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FINAL Denisonia maculata ornamental snake V V The species is known only from the Brigalow The ornamental snake's preferred habitat is within, or close Unlikely – no records in the locality. While PMST

F Belt North and parts of the Brigalow Belt South to, habitat that is favoured by its prey, frogs. The species suitable habitat is present it would not be

EBRUARY bioregions. The core of the species' distribution prefers woodlands and open forests associated with moist considered preferred habitat. occurs within the drainage system of the Fitzroy areas, particularly gilgai (melon-hole) mounds and

2018 and Dawson Rivers. Known localities occur in depressions in Regional Ecosystem (RE) Land Zone 4, but

the following regions: Blackwater, Dysart, Peak also lake margins and wetlands. Gilgai formations are Downs, Moranbah, Coppabella, Rockhampton found where deep-cracking alluvial soils with high clay region, east of Midgee, Yeppoon Crossing, contents occur. Emerald, near Moura, the Dawson Valley, Charters Towers, Biloela, Duaringa, St Lawrence, St George, Goondiwindi, Dipperu National Park and adjacent to South Walker Creek near Nebo.

E NVIRONMENTAL Scientific Name Common Name EPBC Act NC Act Distribution3 Habitat Requirements3 Likelihood of Occurrence Source Status2 Status2

Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V The known distribution of the yakka skink The species is known to occur in open dry sclerophyll Potential – no records in the locality. Woodland PMST

R extends from the coast to the hinterland of sub- forest, woodland and scrub. The core habitat of this species habitat with abundant log piles may represent

ESOURCES humid to semi-arid eastern Queensland. This is within the Mulga Lands and Brigalow Belt South preferred habitat for this species. vast area covers portions of the Brigalow Belt Bioregions. It occurs in a wide variety of vegetation types

M (North and South), Mulga Lands, South-east within Regional Ecosystem (RE) Land Zones (LZ): LZ 3 -

ANAGEMENT Queensland, Einasleigh Uplands, Wet Tropics Alluvium (river and creek flats); LZ 4 - Clay plains not and Cape York Peninsula bioregions. Locations associated with current alluvium; LZ 5 - Old loamy and range from the Queensland/New South Wales sandy plains; LZ 7 - Ironstone jump-ups; LZ 9 - Undulating

USTRALIA border to Mungkan Kandju National Park (NP) country on fine-grained sedimentary rocks and LZ 10 - on Cape York Peninsula, and from Bundaberg Sandstone ranges. and the region west of Gympie to Mariala NP Whilst LZ 8 (basalt plains and hills) is not considered to be west of Charleville. representative of core habitat for the Yakka Skink, the species may still occur in this land zone. MAMMALS

Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll E - In Queensland, the northern quoll is known to The species occupies a diversity of habitats across its range Likely – a record of this species within 10 km of PMST; WO occur as far south as Gracemere and Mt Morgan, which includes rocky areas, eucalypt forest and woodlands, the Study Area occurs in the Wildlife Online south of Rockhampton, as far north as Weipa, rainforests, sandy lowlands and beaches, shrubland, database. Largely intact and undisturbed and extends west into central Queensland to the grasslands and desert. This species is also known to occupy woodland at the Study Area (which is not vicinity of Carnarvon Range National Park. non-rocky lowland habitats such as beach scrub present within the Proposed Development Area) There are occasionally records as far south in communities in central Queensland. Northern quoll habitat may represent foraging habitat for this species.

0387539 Queensland as Maleny on the Sunshine Coast generally encompasses some form of rocky area for denning The more structurally complex habitat

2 / hinterland. purposes with surrounding vegetated habitats used for associated with the rocky hill at the south of the

FINAL foraging and dispersal. Eucalypt forest or woodland Study Area may potentially represent denning

9 habitats usually have a high structural diversity containing habitat for the northern quoll. The species is

F EBRUARY large diameter trees, termite mounds or hollow logs for likely to avoid disturbed woodland areas within denning purposes. Dens are made in rock crevices, tree the Proposed Development Area.

2018 holes or occasionally termite mounds. Northern quolls sometimes occur around human dwellings and campgrounds. Macroderma gigas ghost bat V V This species is broadly distributed in disjunct The ghost bat utilises a range of woodland and forest Unlikely – no records in the locality. While PMST colonies across tropical and non-tropical habitats, although it requires deep natural cave systems or potentially suitable foraging habitat is present it Australia. large disused mines for permanent roosts. would not be considered preferred habitat, in particular roosting habitat.

E NVIRONMENTAL Scientific Name Common Name EPBC Act NC Act Distribution3 Habitat Requirements3 Likelihood of Occurrence Source Status2 Status2

Petauroides volans greater glider V - The greater glider is restricted to eastern The greater glider is an arboreal nocturnal marsupial, Unlikely – no records in the locality. While PMST

R Australia, occurring from the Windsor largely restricted to eucalypt forests and woodlands. It is suitable habitat is present it would not be

ESOURCES Tableland in north Queensland through to primarily folivorous, with a diet mostly comprising considered preferred habitat due to a lack of central Victoria (Wombat State Forest), with an eucalypt leaves, and occasionally flowers. It is typically large hollows in large old trees.

M elevational range from sea level to 1200 m above found in highest abundance in taller, montane, moist

ANAGEMENT sea level. An isolated inland subpopulation eucalypt forests with relatively old trees and abundant occurs in the Gregory Range west of Townsville, hollows. The greater glider favours forests with a diversity and another in the Einasleigh Uplands. of eucalypt species, due to seasonal variation in its

USTRALIA preferred tree species. During the day it shelters in tree hollows, with a particular

selection for large hollows in large, old trees. In Grafton/Casino, Urbenville and the Urunga/Coffs Harbour Forestry Management Areas in northern New South Wales, the abundance of greater gliders on survey sites was significantly greater on sites with a higher abundance of tree hollows. Phascolarctos cinereus koala V V The koala is endemic to Australia. The species’ Koalas naturally inhabit a range of temperate, sub-tropical Likely - a record of this species within 10 km of PMST; WO range extends from north-eastern Queensland to and tropical forest, woodland and semi-arid communities the Study Area occurs in the Wildlife Online the south-east corner of South Australia. dominated by Eucalyptus species. database. Preferred habitat occurs at the Study Area, in the form of mixed Eucalyptus woodland.

0387539 Rhinolophus robertsi large-eared horseshoe V E* Occurs in northern Qld from Iron Range Found in lowland rainforest, along gallery forest-lined Unlikely – this species has not been recorded in PMST

3 / bat southwards to Townsville (southern limit not creeks with open eucalypt forest, Melaleuca forest within the locality. Given that this species’ occurrence

FINAL clarified) rainforest understorey, open savannah woodland and tall south of Townsville is uncertain, it is considered

/ 9 riparian woodland of Melaleuca, forest red gum and unlikely to occur at the Study Area.

F EBRUARY Moreton Bay ash. Roosting habitat is mainly caves and underground mines.

2018 Xeromys myoides water mouse V V Coastal areas of NT and Qld. Require mangroves and associated saltmarsh, sedgelands, Unlikely – no records and habitat does not PMST

clay pans, heathlands and freshwater wetlands. occur at the Study Area. BIRDS Calidris canutus red knot E - Common in all main suitable habitats around Does not breed in Australia. Mainly inhabit intertidal Unlikely - record in the locality however habitat PMST; WO the coast of Australia. mudflats, sandflats and sandy beaches of sheltered coasts. does not occur at the Study Area. Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CE - The curlew sandpiper is widely distributed The curlew sandpiper is a wading bird that is typically Unlikely - record in the locality however habitat PMST; WO around the coast of Australia, and while records associated with intertidal mudflats in coastal areas. does not occur at the Study Area. occur across a broad extent of inland Australia, Additionally, this species utilises coastal swamps, lakes and this species’ occurrence away from the coast lagoons, as well as ponds at saltworks and sewage farms. tends to be erratic. A number of sites of The curlew sandpiper is less frequently recorded inland international importance have been identified where exposed mud or sand abuts ephemeral and for this species, of which 22 are located in permanent water bodies such as lakes, dams and Australia (Bamford et al. 2008). waterholes. The species is a non-breeding migrant in Australia.

Calidris tenuirostris great knot CE - In Australia recorded around the entirety of the Prefers sheltered coastal habitat, with large intertidal Unlikely - record in the locality however habitat PMST; WO Australian coast. mudflats or sandflats. does not occur at the Study Area.

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Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo - V Sparsely distributed across a broad distribution Prefers woodland areas dominated by she-oak Potential – a record of this species within 10 km WO

R erebus (northern) that extends from eastern Victoria to north Allocasuarina, or open sclerophyll forests and woodlands of the Study Area occurs in the Wildlife Online

ESOURCES Queensland. The northern subspecies occurs with a stratum of Allocasuarina beneath Eucalyptus, Corymbia database. Foraging habitat for this species north of (approximately) Bundaberg. or Angophora. occurs in the form of Allocasuarina luehmannii

M mixed woodland. However, in the north of the

ANAGEMENT species’ range (C. lathami), glossy black- cockatoos tend to be associated with cooler upland areas (mountain ranges, plateaus,

USTRALIA ridges) such as Paluma Range National Park, and are irregular visitors to lowland areas (Glossy Black Conservancy 2010).

Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V - In Australia recorded in coastal regions of all Almost entirely coastal, inhabiting littoral and estuarine Unlikely - record in the locality however habitat PMST; WO states. habitats. does not occur at the Study Area. Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E - In Australia recorded in coastal regions of all Coastal littoral and estuarine environments. Unlikely - record in the locality however habitat PMST; WO states. does not occur at the Study Area. Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew - V In Queensland uncommon on beaches in south Usually found in open, undisturbed beaches, islands, reefs Unlikely - record in the locality however habitat WO of the state but numbers gradually increase and estuarine intertidal sand and mudflats. does not occur at the Study Area. northwards. Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk V E The red goshawk is endemic to Australia. It is The red goshawk occurs in coastal and sub-coastal areas in Unlikely – no records in the locality and PMST

0387539 very sparsely dispersed across coastal and sub- wooded and forested lands of tropical and warm-temperate preferred habitat features – particularly a mosaic

B coastal Australia, from western Kimberley Australia. The red goshawk nests in large trees, frequently of different woodland/forest types featuring

FINAL Division to north-eastern NSW. the tallest and most massive in a tall stand, and nest trees distinct ecotones, are lacking at the Study Area. are invariably within one km of permanent water (an

F average distance of 164 m has been reported). EBRUARY Forests of intermediate density are favoured, or ecotones

2018 between habitats of differing densities, e.g. between

rainforest and eucalypt forest, between gallery forest and woodland, or on edges of woodland and forest where they meet grassland, cleared land, roads or watercourses. Fregetta grallaria grallaria White-bellied storm- V - Occurs across subtropical and tropical waters of Marine bird. Unlikely – no records and habitat does not PMST petrel (Tasman Sea) the Tasman Sea, Coral Sea and possibly the occur at the Study Area. central Pacific Ocean. Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon V V The known distribution of the squatter pigeon Natural foraging habitat for the squatter pigeon is any Known - this species was observed during field Observed on site (southern) (southern) extends south from the Burdekin- remnant or regrowth open-forest to sparse, open-woodland survey. Eucalyptus woodland at the Study Area Lynd divide in the southern region of Cape York or scrub dominated by Eucalyptus, Corymbia, Acacia or represents foraging habitat for the squatter Peninsula to the Border Rivers region of Callitris species, on sandy or gravelly soils, within 3 km of a pigeon (southern). northern NSW, and from the east coast to suitable, permanent or seasonal waterbody. Groundcover Hughenden, Longreach and Charleville, generally consists of patchy, tussocky grasses that do not Queensland. exceed 33% groundcover. Where scattered trees still occur, and the distance of cleared land between remnant trees or patches of habitat does not exceed 100 m, individuals may be found foraging in, or moving across modified or degraded environments. Breeding habitat occurs on stony rises occurring on sandy or gravelly soils, within 1 km of a suitable, permanent waterbody.

E NVIRONMENTAL Scientific Name Common Name EPBC Act NC Act Distribution3 Habitat Requirements3 Likelihood of Occurrence Source Status2 Status2

Limosa lapponica baueri bar-tailed godwit V - Coastal areas of all Australian states. Migratory shorebird occurs mainly in coastal habitats such Unlikely – record in the locality however PMST; WO

R (baueri) as large intertidal sandflats, banks, mudflats, estuaries, habitat does not occur at the Study Area

ESOURCES inlets, harbours, coastal lagoons and bays. Does not breed in Australia.

ANAGEMENT Limosa lapponica menzbieri northern Siberian bar- CE - Coastal areas of all Australian states. Migratory shorebird occurs mainly in coastal habitats such Unlikely – no records and habitat does not PMST tailed godwit as large intertidal sandflats, banks, mudflats, estuaries, occur at the Study Area. inlets, harbours, coastal lagoons and bays. Does not breed

A in Australia.

USTRALIA Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E Occurs in Antarctic to subtropical waters. Marine bird. Unlikely – no records and habitat does not PMST occur at the Study Area.

Neochmia ruficauda star finch E E The distribution of the star finch is very poorly The star finch occurs mainly in grasslands and grassy Unlikely - this species has not been recorded in PMST ruficauda known. The species occurs only in central woodlands that are located close to bodies of fresh water the locality. Suitable habitat for this species is Queensland extending north to Bowen, west to such as swamps and riparian zones. It also occurs in cleared generally lacking from the Study Area. The total beyond Winton and, south to near Wowan. It is or suburban areas such as along roadsides and in towns. population of the star finch is estimated to possible that the distribution extends farther The species has also been recorded in areas where native consist of 50 or less breeding birds and it has not north to Mount Surprise and the Cloncurry- vegetation has been partially cleared. The species forages on been seen in the wild since 1995. Mount Isa region. It has not been seen in the the ground, where it picks up fallen seed, and in vegetation wild since 1995. (including grasses and shrubs), where it takes seeds from seed-heads and Casuarina cones and insects from grasses and other foliage. It also captures insects in flight.

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FINAL harbours and lagoons that contain mudflats and sandflats, does not occur at the Study Area. often with beds of seagrass

F EBRUARY Poephila cincta cincta southern black-throated E E The southern black-throated finch occurs at two The southern black-throated finch occurs mainly in grassy, Unlikely – no records in the locality. The mosaic PMST finch general locations: Townsville (and its surrounds open woodlands and forests, typically dominated by of native grass species growing in open

2018 (Giru, Serpentine Lagoon, Toonpan, and near Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Melaleuca, and occasionally in woodland habitat that this species requires for

Ross River Dam)), Ingham, Charters Towers tussock grasslands or other habitats (for example foraging is lacking at the Study Area, where the area; and at scattered sites in central-eastern freshwater wetlands), often along or near watercourses, or ground layer in woodland habitats is heavily Queensland between Aramac and Great Basalt in the vicinity of water. Almost all recent records of the disturbed, and characterised by a mix of Wall National Park. finch from south of the tropics have been in riparian habitat. introduced grasses, weeds and native species. The species is thought to require a mosaic of different habitats in which it can find seed during the wet season. The species has occasionally been recorded in other habitats, including in freshwater wetlands, in cultivation surrounded by woodland, and in a heavily grazed paddock. Pterodroma neglecta neglecta Kermadec petrel V - Subtropical and tropical waters from about 20°S Pelagic seabird. Unlikely – no records and habitat does not PMST (western) to 35°S occur at the Study Area. Rostratula australis Australian painted E V The Australian painted snipe has been recorded The Australian painted snipe generally inhabits shallow Unlikely - this species has not been recorded in PMST snipe at wetlands in all states of Australia. It is most terrestrial freshwater (occasionally brackish) wetlands, the locality, and, due to the absence of wetlands common in eastern Australia, where it has been including temporary and permanent lakes, swamps and or substantial areas likely to be inundated, the recorded at scattered locations throughout much claypans. They also use inundated or waterlogged Study Area does not provide suitable habitat. of Queensland, NSW, Victoria and south-eastern grassland or saltmarsh, dams, rice crops, sewage farms and South Australia. bore drains.

E NVIRONMENTAL Scientific Name Common Name EPBC Act NC Act Distribution3 Habitat Requirements3 Likelihood of Occurrence Source Status2 Status2

Tyto novaehollandiae masked owl (northern) V V Distribution is poorly known with three Species has been recorded from riparian forest, rainforest, Unlikely - this species has not been recorded in PMST

R kimberli subpopulations suggested in Kimberley, NT and open forest, Melaleuca swamps and the edges of the locality, but the Study Area is within the

ESOURCES Cape York. mangroves, as well as margins of sugar cane fields. Feeds in described distribution (albeit poorly open woodland, nests in tree hollows within patches of understood). While suitable habitat features

M closed forest. may be present, preferred habitat is unlikely.

ANAGEMENT 1. ‘Locality’ refers to a 10 km buffer of the Study Area. 2. Conservation Status: NT = Near Threatened, V = Vulnerable, E = Endangered, CE = Critically Endangered.

USTRALIA 3. Distribution and Habitat Requirement source: Species Profiles and Threats Database (DoEE, various dates); Conservation Listing Advice (TSSC, various dates); DEHP A to Z of Animals (DEHP 2013). Source: PMST = Protected Matters Search Tool (DoEE) which is provided in Annex D; WO = Wildlife Online Database search (DEHP) as provided in Annex E.

Note: the PMST and Wildlife Online databases indicated that a number of threatened marine/aquatic animals (sharks, whales, marine turtles, crocodile) have the potential to occur and/or have been previously recorded in the wider region in which the Study Area is located (i.e. in the nearby marine environment). As the project is land-based, and is not likely to have any impacts on the marine environment, these species have not been considered in the likelihood of occurrence assessment.

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Annex C

Assessment of Significance

SQUATTER PIGEON (SOUTHERN)

The Project is unlikely to significantly impact the squatter pigeon (southern)

The significant impact guidance for ‘vulnerable’ species in the SIG 1.1 refers to impacts to ‘important populations’ of a species. Important population is defined as a population that is necessary for a species’ long-term survival and recovery. This may include populations identified as such in recovery plans, and/or that are:

 key source populations either for breeding or dispersal;

 populations that are necessary for maintaining genetic diversity; and/or

 populations that are near the limit of the species’ range (DoE 2013).

The southern boundary of the known distribution of the squatter pigeon (southern) is contracting northwards. Therefore, all of the relatively small isolated and sparsely distributed sub-populations occurring south of the Carnarvon Ranges in Central Queensland are considered to be important subpopulations of the subspecies. This includes, but is not limited to:

 populations occurring in the Condamine River catchment and Darling Downs of southern Queensland;

 the populations known to occur in the Warwick-Inglewood-Texas region of southern Queensland; and

 any populations potentially occurring in northern NSW (DoEE 2016).

Given that the Study Area occurs in the northern part of the subspecies’ range, it is not considered that squatter pigeons (southern) occurring in the landscape in which the Study Area occurs are representative of an important population of the subspecies. Nonetheless, assessment against the guidelines is presented below.

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Table C.1 Significant Impact Assessment for the squatter pigeon (southern)

Significant Impact Assessment for Development Area Criteria Criteria Triggered? An action is likely to have a significant impact on a vulnerable species if there is a real chance or possibility that it will:

Lead to a long-term Heavily disturbed regrowth open woodland (39.7 No decrease in the size of ha) and heavily disturbed remnant open an important woodland (24 ha) and cleared pasture land (73.9 population of a species ha) that may represent suboptimal foraging habitat for this subspecies will be removed for the development of the Project. It is anticipated that this disturbance is minimal in the context of the extent of more optimal habitat available in the areas surrounding the Proposed Development Area and locality and will not adversely affect the carrying capacity of the area, and therefore will not lead to a long term decrease in the size of a population.

The risk of fauna mortality occurring due to access track widening and extension, and vehicle strike during construction and operation, should be managed (i.e. via reduced vehicle speed limits), given that this subspecies occasionally forages on tracks.

Reduce the area of The ‘area of occupancy’ of a species is defined as No occupancy of an the area within a species’ extent of occurrence that important population is occupied by that species (TSSC 2014). The proposed disturbance to suboptimal foraging habitat for the squatter pigeon (southern) is restricted to small patches of heavily disturbed regrowth open woodland (39.7 ha) and heavily disturbed remnant open woodland (24 ha) and cleared pasture land (73.9 ha). This disturbance is unlikely to prevent the subspecies from occurring within surrounding habitat, and will not reduce the area of occupancy of the subspecies.

Fragment an existing The proposed development does not present a No important population barrier to movement of the squatter pigeon into two or more (southern). The proposed development will be populations constructed in already cleared pasture land, with areas of highly disturbed regrowth open woodland (39.7 ha) and highly disturbed remnant open woodland (24 ha) to be cleared.

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Significant Impact Assessment for Development Area Criteria Criteria Triggered? Adversely affect habitat No definitions of habitat critical to the survival of No critical to the survival the squatter pigeon (southern) are provided in of a species. available documentation. The SIG 1.1 states that: ‘Habitat critical to the survival of a species or ecological community’ refers to areas that are necessary:

 for activities such as foraging, breeding, roosting, or dispersal;

 for the long-term maintenance of the species or ecological community (including the maintenance of species essential to the survival of the species or ecological community, such as pollinators);

 to maintain genetic diversity and long term evolutionary development; or

 for the reintroduction of populations or recovery of the species or ecological community.’

While the heavily disturbed open woodland and cleared land habitat within the Proposed Development Area allows for some foraging and dispersal activities for the species, this is not considered to adversely affect habitat for the species in the area as substantial habitat, of better quality remains within the immediate surrounding area and the locality.

Disrupt the breeding Heavily disturbed regrowth open woodland (39.7 No cycle of an important ha) and heavily disturbed remnant open population woodland (24 ha) and pasture land will be cleared for the Project. This is unlikely to result in the disruption of the breeding cycle of an important squatter pigeon (southern) population, given that the Proposed Development Area does not represent optimal breeding habitat for the subspecies.

There is potential for noise disturbance during construction to affect behaviour of fauna species during breeding, however, due to the small scale of works in the context of available habitat in the broader region, any disturbance is likely to be limited to minor disturbance to a small number of individuals, rather than a substantial portion of an important population.

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Significant Impact Assessment for Development Area Criteria Criteria Triggered? Modify, destroy, The proposed development will disturb an area of No remove or isolate or cleared land and small areas of heavily disturbed decrease the availability open woodland which is considered suboptimal or quality of habitat to foraging habitat for the squatter pigeon the extent that the (southern). There is available habitat for this species is likely to subspecies within the immediate surrounds and decline the locality and disturbance due to the proposed development is not of an extent that is likely to lead to a decline in the subspecies. Habitat at the Study Area outside the Proposed Development Area (inclusive of access track widening and extension) will not be modified as a result of the works.

Result in invasive A range of invasive weed species are known from No species that are harmful the Study Area and introduction of additional to a vulnerable species access tracks and higher vehicle movements could becoming established in lead to the spread of these pest plants. Vehicle the vulnerable species’ hygiene procedures should be implemented to habitat minimise risk of introduction of weed species.

Pest fauna species that are harmful to the squatter pigeon (southern) (i.e. feral cats (Felis catus)) are likely to occur at the Study Area (PMST), with the development unlikely to increase the risk of harm from pest species.

Introduce disease that There is no evidence to suggest that presence of a No may cause the species solar farm would introduce disease that may to decline, or cause the subspecies to decline.

Interfere substantially Suboptimal foraging habitat in the form of heavily No with the recovery of the disturbed regrowth, heavily disturbed remnant species. woodland and pasture land will be cleared during construction of the Project. The risk of mortality during construction and operation of the Project is considered low, due to low levels of traffic and restricted vehicle speeds. However, given that this subspecies frequently forages on tracks, measures such as reduced speed limits should be implemented to minimise the potential for vehicle strike. The action is therefore unlikely to interfere substantially with the recovery of the subspecies.

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NORTHERN QUOLL

The Project is unlikely to significantly impact the northern quoll

The significant impact guidance for ‘endangered’ species in the SIG 1.1 refers to impacts to ‘populations’ of a species. A ‘population of a species’ is defined under the EPBC Act as an occurrence of the species in a particular area. In relation to critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable threatened species, occurrences include but are not limited to:

 a geographically distinct regional population, or collection of local populations, or  a population, or collection of local populations, that occurs within a particular bioregion.

The EPBC Act referral guideline for the endangered northern quoll Dasyurus hallucatus (Commonwealth of Australia, 2016) (hereafter the ‘quoll referral guidelines’ provides further guidance on what constitutes a ‘population important for the long-term survival of the northern quoll’, namely, populations that are:

 high density quoll populations, which occur in refuge-rich habitat critical to the survival of the species, including where cane toads are present  occurring in habitat that is free of cane toads and unlikely to support cane toads upon arrival i.e. granite habitats in WA, populations surrounded by desert and without permanent water  subject to ongoing conservation or research actions i.e. populations being monitored by government agencies or universities or subject to reintroductions or translocation.

The Study Area is within the modelled ‘known/likely to occur’ distribution of the northern quoll. A single record of this species occurs within 10 km of the Study Area (Wildlife Online database). A cross-check using the Atlas of Living Australia indicates that this record is from 2009, and occurred approximately 2.4 km north east of the Study Area.

The Proposed Development Area is characterised by cleared land (73.9 ha), several patches of heavily disturbed regrowth open woodland (39.7 ha) and heavily disturbed remnant open woodland (24 ha). This does not represent refuge rich habitat as it lacks rocky areas (i.e. ranges, escarpments, boulder fields), and is not representative of structurally diverse woodland with large diameter trees or termite mounds. Cane toads were observed to be common across the Study Area, including within/near the Proposed Development Area. Given available evidence from desktop data sources—namely a single record from within 10 km—and in consideration of the lack of habitat values in the Proposed Development Area, it is unlikely a high density quoll

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population occurs within the Proposed Development Area. As such, with specific reference to the Proposed Development Area, it is unlikely that the cleared land and heavily disturbed regrowth and heavily disturbed remnant woodland supports a population important for the long-term survival of the northern quoll.

Table C.2 Significant Impact Assessment for the northern quoll

Significant Impact Assessment for Development Area Criteria Criteria Triggered? An action is likely to have a significant impact on a critically endangered or endangered species if there is a real chance or possibility that it will:

Lead to a long-term The Proposed Development Areas contains No decrease in the size of a cleared pasture land (73.9 ha) that is not likely to population represent suitable foraging or dispersal habitat for the northern quoll.

Heavily disturbed regrowth open woodland (39.7ha) and heavily disturbed remnant open woodland (24 ha) that is unlikely to represent foraging/dispersal habitat for this subspecies will be removed for the development of the Project. This is on the basis that the vegetation is heavily disturbed, and lacks structural complexity (i.e. open to very open canopy layer typified by regrowth and emergent mature trees). Therefore, it is unlikely that removal of vegetation in the Proposed Development Area will lead to a long term decrease in the size of a population.

The risk of fauna mortality occurring due to access track widening and extension, and vehicle strike during construction and operation, will be managed (i.e. via reduced vehicle speed limits).

Reduce the area of The ‘area of occupancy’ of a species is defined as No occupancy of the the area within a species’ extent of occurrence that species is occupied by that species (TSSC 2014). The proposed disturbance is restricted to small patches of heavily disturbed regrowth open woodland (39.7 ha) and heavily disturbed remnant open woodland (24 ha) that is unlikely to be regarded as foraging habitat for the northern quoll and will not reduce the area of occupancy of the subspecies.

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Significant Impact Assessment for Development Area Criteria Criteria Triggered? Fragment an existing The proposed development is unlikely to present No population into two or a barrier to movement of the northern quoll. more populations Connectivity between a rocky hill at the southern boundary of the Study Area which represents potential shelter habitat and open woodland habitat at the Study Area is not likely to be severed by development occurring within the Proposed Development Area. This includes the widening and extension of an access track, which is not likely to prevent movement across the woodland habitats at the east of the Study Area. Indeed, the Project will not substantially alter the current landscape pattern (inclusive of corridors for and barriers to movement). Specifically, connectivity to extensive tracts of woodland that occur to the south of the Study Area will not be affected.

Adversely affect habitat The Proposed Development Area is unlikely to No critical to the survival represent habitat critical to the survival of the of a species northern quoll. The heavily disturbed regrowth and heavily disturbed remnant open woodland lacks structural complexity, and is occupied by cane toads.

Based on desktop sources, it is unlikely that this heavily disturbed open woodland serves to connect populations important for the survival of the northern quoll. It is not considered likely that the Proposed Development Area will disrupt landscape connectivity, given that (1) it is already heavily disturbed, (2) north-south connectivity will remain via remnant open woodland to the immediate east and west of the Proposed Development Area.

Disrupt the breeding Shelter habitat—namely rocky areas of No cycle of a population structurally diverse woodland/forest—is important for northern quoll breeding. No such habitat will be cleared within the Proposed Development Area.

Modify, destroy, The proposed development will disturb an area of No remove, isolate or cleared land and small areas of open woodland decrease the availability unlikely to be regarded as habitat for the northern or quality of habitat to quoll. There is available foraging and dispersal the extent that the habitat characterised by extensive tracts of open species is likely to woodland within the immediate Study Area and decline the local landscape (particularly to the south of the Study Area) that is not being disturbed by the proposed development and so is not likely to lead to a decline in the species.

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Significant Impact Assessment for Development Area Criteria Criteria Triggered? Result in invasive A range of invasive weed species are known from No species that are harmful the Study Area and introduction of additional to a critically access tracks and higher vehicle movements could endangered or lead to the spread of these pest plants. Vehicle endangered species hygiene procedures should be implemented, to becoming established in minimise risk of introduction of weed species. the endangered or critically endangered Pest fauna species that are harmful to the northern species’ habitat quoll (i.e. feral cats (Felis catus)) are likely to occur at the Study Area (PMST), with the development unlikely to increase the risk of harm from pest species. Cane toads, which are a major threat to this endangered species, were observed at various sites across the Study Area, with metamorphs found to be abundant in places. The Project is not considered likely to increase the abundance of cane toads at the Study Area, nor is it expected to change the movement or distribution pattern of this species at the Study Area.

Introduce disease that There is no evidence to suggest that presence of a No may cause the species solar farm would introduce disease that may to decline cause the northern quoll to decline.

Interfere with the The Project is not likely to adversely impact No recovery of the species habitat critical to the survival of the northern quoll. Moreover, it is not considered likely that the degraded regrowth and remnant open woodland within the Proposed Development Area supports a population important for the long-term survival of the northern quoll. Furthermore, development occurring within the Proposed Development Area (inclusive of access track widening and extension) is unlikely to disrupt connectivity between populations important for the long-term survival of the northern quoll. As such, the Project is not considered likely to interfere with the recovery of the northern quoll.

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KOALA

The development is unlikely to significantly impact the koala.

The EPBC Act referral guidelines for the vulnerable koala state that decisions as to whether an action is likely to have a significant impact on the koala typically come down to two key considerations:  Adversely affecting habitat critical to the survival of the koala; and/or  Interfering substantially with the recovery of the koala through the introduction or exacerbation of key threats in areas of habitat critical to the survival of the koala.

Habitat Critical to the Survival of the Koala The EPBC Act referral guidelines for the koala define habitat as ‘critical to the survival of the koala’ if it receives a score of five or more using the koala habitat assessment tool. Habitat within the Proposed Development Area received a score of five (5) based on the guidance provided in the habitat assessment tool and is therefore considered habitat critical to the survival of the koala (refer Table C.3).

The Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1 state that actions are likely to have a significant impact on a vulnerable species if they adversely affect habitat critical to the survival of the species. Habitat clearing is recognised as the primary adverse effect on habitat critical to the survival of the koala.

The development will remove approximately 24 ha of habitat critical to the survival of the koala. It is noted that koala habitat is widespread within the locality. As the development largely avoids remnant vegetation, is located in largely cleared areas and is contiguous to koala habitat within the locality, the effect to habitat critical to the survival of the koala is minor.

Based on the referral guidelines, the loss of 20 hectares or more of high quality habitat critical to the survival (habitat score of ≥ 8) is likely to have a significant impact on koalas for the purposes of the EPBC Act. This Project proposes to clear 24 ha of heavily disturbed habitat critical to the survival (and 39.7 ha of heavily disturbed regrowth habitat that may be used for occasional foraging); has a lower habitat score (a score of 5) with koalas likely to occur at low densities given the presence of only one koala record within the locality from 2009; is proposed to clear less than 1% of available habitat and largely avoids remnant vegetation. It is also noted that threatening processes related to dog mortality and vehicle fatalities is not likely to increase as a result of the proposed development, such that key threats are not exacerbated and will not substantially interfere with recovery efforts for the koala in the region.

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Table C.3 Koala Habitat Assessment

Attribute Description Score

Koala There is one koala record 2.1 km from the Proposed 0 Occurrence Development Area from 2009.

Vegetation The Proposed Development Area has regrowth and remnant 2 Composition woodland with 2 or more known koala food tree species.

Habitat The Proposed Development Area is part of a contiguous 2 Connectivity landscape of vegetation (>500 ha).

There is no evidence of koala mortality from vehicle strike or Key Existing dog attack, however dog scat was observed in the Study 1 Threats Area.

• Protect and conserve large, connected areas of koala habitat, particularly large, connected areas that support koalas that are: – of sufficient size to be genetically robust/operate as a Recovery viable sub-population OR 0 Value – free of disease or have a very low incidence of disease OR – breeding. • Maintain corridors and connective habitat that allow movement of koalas between large areas of habitat.

Total Habitat Score = 5

Recovery of the Koala

The EPBC Act referral guideline for the ‘vulnerable’ koala provides examples of impacts which are likely to substantially interfere with the recovery of the koala (refer to Table C.4).

The proposed works are considered unlikely to substantially interfere with the recovery of the koala because:

 The habitat to be removed is a small proportion of available habitat in the locality, and largely avoids remnant vegetation;

 Koalas are likely present in the locality in low densities (one record) and no koala pellets or scratches observed during the site visit;

 The development will not substantially increase the risk of dog attack to the koala; and

 The risk of vehicle strike is considered low, due to low traffic volumes, predominately daylight hour travel and restricted speeds during construction (less than 40 kms) on access tracks.

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Table C.4 Assessment of impacts to recovery of the koala

Criteria Discussion Criteria triggered? Impacts which are likely to substantially interfere with the recovery of the koala may include one or more of the following:

Increasing koala fatalities in Dog scat has been recorded in the Study No habitat critical to the survival of Area. Wild dogs are known to use tracks to the koala due to dog attacks to a move through woodland environments. As level that is likely to result in the development footprint largely avoids multiple, ongoing mortalities. remnant vegetation (woodland environment), the increased risk to koalas from access of wild dogs to these tracks is unlikely to be of a level that would result in multiple, ongoing mortalities.

Increasing koala fatalities in Access tracks created for the project will No habitat critical to the survival of not support high volumes of traffic, and the koala due to vehicle-strikes to speed restrictions (40km/hr) will apply. a level that is likely to result in The works undertaken are unlikely to multiple, ongoing mortalities. increase koala fatalities due to vehicle strike to a level that would result in multiple, ongoing mortalities.

Facilitating the introduction or It is unlikely that contact with koalas No spread of disease or pathogens would be required during the operational for example Chlamydia or period and would not result in any Phytophthora cinnamomi, to additional stress being placed on any habitat critical to the survival of resident koalas. It is therefore unlikely that the koala, that are likely to the development would lead to the spread significantly reduce the of diseases or pathogens relevant to the reproductive output of koalas or koala. reduce the carrying capacity of the habitat.

Creating a barrier to movement The koala referral guidelines state that No to, between or within habitat artificial barriers may include critical to the survival of the koala infrastructure (such as roads, rail, mines, that is likely to result in a long- large fences etc.) without effective koala term reduction in genetic fitness passage measures, or developments that or access to habitat critical to the create treeless areas more than 2 km wide. survival of the koala. The development will not create a treeless area more than 2 km wide, and due to the low levels of vehicle traffic during operation of the tracks, the tracks are not considered to create a barrier to movement to the koala.

Changing hydrology which Construction of access tracks and solar No degrades habitat critical to the farm are unlikely to substantially affect survival of the koala to the extent surface flows. that the carrying capacity of the habitat is reduced in the long- term.

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Annex D

PMST Search Results

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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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: 1 National Heritage Places: 1 Wetlands of International Importance: None Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: 3 Commonwealth Marine Area: None Listed Threatened Ecological Communities: 3 Listed Threatened Species: 38 Listed Migratory Species: 58

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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. Information on the new heritage laws can be found at http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage

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: 1 Commonwealth Heritage Places: 1 Listed Marine Species: 103 Whales and Other Cetaceans: 12 Critical Habitats: None Commonwealth Reserves Terrestrial: None Commonwealth Reserves Marine: None

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State and Territory Reserves: 1 Regional Forest Agreements: None Invasive Species: 27 Nationally Important Wetlands: 1 Key Ecological Features (Marine) None

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Matters of National Environmental Significance World Heritage Properties [ Resource Information ] Name State Status Great Barrier Reef QLD Declared property

National Heritage Properties [ Resource Information ] Name State Status Natural Great Barrier Reef QLD Listed place

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park [ Resource Information ] Type Zone IUCN General Use GU-16-6004 VI Habitat Protection HP-20-5186 VI Habitat Protection HP-20-5189 VI

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 Broad leaf tea-tree (Melaleuca viridiflora) woodlands in Endangered Community may occur high rainfall coastal north Queensland within area

Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thickets of Critically Endangered Community likely to occur Eastern Australia within area Semi-evergreen vine thickets of the Brigalow Belt Endangered Community likely to occur (North and South) and Nandewar Bioregions within area Listed Threatened Species [ Resource Information ] Name Status Type of Presence Birds Calidris canutus Red Knot, Knot [855] Endangered Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper [856] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot [862] Critically Endangered Roosting known to occur within area Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover [877] Vulnerable Roosting known to occur within area Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover [879] Endangered Roosting known to occur within area Erythrotriorchis radiatus Red Goshawk [942] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Fregetta grallaria grallaria White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Tasman Sea), White- Vulnerable Species or species habitat bellied Storm-Petrel (Australasian) [64438] likely to occur within area

Limosa lapponica baueri Bar-tailed Godwit (baueri), Western Alaskan Bar-tailed Vulnerable Species or species habitat Godwit [86380] likely to occur

Name Status Type of Presence within area Limosa lapponica menzbieri Northern Siberian Bar-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit Critically Endangered Species or species habitat (menzbieri) [86432] may occur within area

Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant-Petrel, Southern Giant Petrel [1060] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area

Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda Star Finch (eastern), Star Finch (southern) [26027] Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Numenius madagascariensis Eastern Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew [847] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Poephila cincta cincta Southern Black-throated Finch [64447] Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Pterodroma neglecta neglecta Kermadec Petrel (western) [64450] Vulnerable Foraging, feeding or related behaviour may occur within area Rostratula australis Australian Painted Snipe [77037] Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli Masked Owl (northern) [26048] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Mammals Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale [36] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area

Dasyurus hallucatus Northern Quoll, Digul [Gogo-Yimidir], Wijingadda Endangered Species or species habitat [Dambimangari], Wiminji [Martu] [331] known to occur within area

Macroderma gigas Ghost Bat [174] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale [38] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Petauroides volans Greater Glider [254] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area

Phascolarctos cinereus (combined populations of Qld, NSW and the ACT) Koala (combined populations of Queensland, New Vulnerable Species or species habitat South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory) known to occur within area [85104] Xeromys myoides Water Mouse, False Water Rat, Yirrkoo [66] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area

Plants Dichanthium setosum bluegrass [14159] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Eucalyptus raveretiana Black Ironbox [16344] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Omphalea celata [64586] Vulnerable Species or species

Name Status Type of Presence habitat likely to occur within area Phaius australis Lesser Swamp-orchid [5872] 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 Breeding known to occur within area Denisonia maculata Ornamental Snake [1193] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area

Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth [1768] Endangered Breeding likely to occur within area Egernia rugosa Yakka Skink [1420] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area

Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle [1766] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Turtle, Pacific Ridley Turtle [1767] Endangered Breeding likely to occur within area Natator depressus Flatback Turtle [59257] Vulnerable Breeding known to occur within area Sharks Carcharodon carcharias White Shark, Great White Shark [64470] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area

Pristis zijsron Green Sawfish, Dindagubba, Narrowsnout Sawfish Vulnerable Breeding likely to occur [68442] 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 Anous stolidus Common Noddy [825] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift [678] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird, Least Frigatebird [1012] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Fregata minor Great Frigatebird, Greater Frigatebird [1013] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant-Petrel, Southern Giant Petrel [1060] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area

Name Threatened Type of Presence Sternula albifrons Little Tern [82849] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Migratory Marine Species Anoxypristis cuspidata Narrow Sawfish, Knifetooth Sawfish [68448] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Balaenoptera edeni Bryde's Whale [35] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale [36] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area

Carcharodon carcharias White Shark, Great White Shark [64470] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may 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 Breeding known to occur within area Crocodylus porosus Salt-water Crocodile, Estuarine Crocodile [1774] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth [1768] Endangered Breeding likely to occur within area Dugong dugon Dugong [28] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle [1766] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Lamna nasus Porbeagle, Mackerel Shark [83288] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Turtle, Pacific Ridley Turtle [1767] Endangered Breeding likely to occur within area Manta alfredi Reef Manta Ray, Coastal Manta Ray, Inshore Manta Species or species habitat Ray, Prince Alfred's Ray, Resident Manta Ray [84994] likely to occur within area

Manta birostris Giant Manta Ray, Chevron Manta Ray, Pacific Manta Species or species habitat Ray, Pelagic Manta Ray, Oceanic Manta Ray [84995] likely to occur within area

Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale [38] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Natator depressus Flatback Turtle [59257] Vulnerable Breeding known to occur within area Orcaella brevirostris Irrawaddy Dolphin [45] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Orcinus orca Killer Whale, Orca [46] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Name Threatened Type of Presence Pristis zijsron Green Sawfish, Dindagubba, Narrowsnout Sawfish Vulnerable Breeding likely to occur [68442] within area Rhincodon typus Whale Shark [66680] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area

Sousa chinensis Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin [50] Breeding known to occur within area Migratory Terrestrial Species Cuculus optatus Oriental Cuckoo, Horsfield's Cuckoo [86651] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail [682] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced Monarch [609] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Monarcha trivirgatus Spectacled Monarch [610] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Myiagra cyanoleuca Satin Flycatcher [612] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Rhipidura rufifrons Rufous Fantail [592] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Migratory Wetlands Species Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper [59309] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone [872] Roosting known to occur within area Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper [874] Roosting known to occur within area Calidris alba Sanderling [875] Roosting known to occur within area Calidris canutus Red Knot, Knot [855] Endangered Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper [856] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper [858] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Name Threatened Type of Presence within area Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe, Japanese Snipe [863] Roosting may occur within area Gallinago megala Swinhoe's Snipe [864] Roosting likely to occur within area Gallinago stenura Pin-tailed Snipe [841] Roosting likely to occur within area Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit [844] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit [845] Roosting known to occur within area Numenius madagascariensis Eastern Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew [847] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Numenius minutus Little Curlew, Little Whimbrel [848] Roosting likely to occur within area Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel [849] Roosting known to occur within area Pandion haliaetus Osprey [952] Breeding known to occur within area Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover [25545] Roosting known to occur within area Tringa brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler [851] Roosting known to occur within area Tringa incana Wandering Tattler [831] Roosting known to occur within area Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank, Greenshank [832] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper, Little Greenshank [833] Roosting known to 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 Defence - BOWEN TRAINING DEPOT

Commonwealth Heritage Places [ Resource Information ] Name State Status Historic Bowen Post Office QLD Listed place

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 Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper [59309] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Name Threatened Type of Presence Anous stolidus Common Noddy [825] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Anseranas semipalmata Magpie Goose [978] 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] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Ardea ibis Cattle Egret [59542] Breeding likely to occur within area Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone [872] Roosting known to occur within area Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper [874] Roosting known to occur within area Calidris alba Sanderling [875] Roosting known to occur within area Calidris canutus Red Knot, Knot [855] Endangered Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper [856] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper [858] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint [860] Roosting known to occur within area Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot [862] Critically Endangered Roosting known to occur within area Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover [877] Vulnerable Roosting known to occur within area Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover [879] Endangered Roosting known to occur within area Charadrius ruficapillus Red-capped Plover [881] Roosting known to occur within area Cuculus saturatus Oriental Cuckoo, Himalayan Cuckoo [710] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird, Least Frigatebird [1012] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Fregata minor Great Frigatebird, Greater Frigatebird [1013] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe, Japanese Snipe [863] Roosting may occur within area Gallinago megala Swinhoe's Snipe [864] Roosting likely to occur within area

Name Threatened Type of Presence Gallinago stenura Pin-tailed Snipe [841] Roosting likely to occur within area Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle [943] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Heteroscelus brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler [59311] Roosting known to occur within area Heteroscelus incanus Wandering Tattler [59547] Roosting known to occur within area Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt [870] Roosting known to occur within area Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail [682] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit [844] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit [845] Roosting known to occur within area Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant-Petrel, Southern Giant Petrel [1060] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area

Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater [670] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced Monarch [609] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Monarcha trivirgatus Spectacled Monarch [610] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Myiagra cyanoleuca Satin Flycatcher [612] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Numenius madagascariensis Eastern Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew [847] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Numenius minutus Little Curlew, Little Whimbrel [848] Roosting likely to occur within area Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel [849] Roosting known to occur within area Pandion haliaetus Osprey [952] Breeding known to occur within area Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover [25545] Roosting known to occur within area Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Red-necked Avocet [871] Roosting known to occur within area Rhipidura rufifrons Rufous Fantail [592] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Rostratula benghalensis (sensu lato) Painted Snipe [889] Endangered* Species or species habitat likely to occur

Name Threatened Type of Presence within area Sterna albifrons Little Tern [813] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank, Greenshank [832] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper, Little Greenshank [833] Roosting known to occur within area Fish Acentronura tentaculata Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse [66187] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Campichthys tryoni Tryon's Pipefish [66193] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Choeroichthys brachysoma Pacific Short-bodied Pipefish, Short-bodied Pipefish Species or species habitat [66194] may occur within area

Choeroichthys suillus Pig-snouted Pipefish [66198] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Corythoichthys amplexus Fijian Banded Pipefish, Brown-banded Pipefish Species or species habitat [66199] may occur within area

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus Reticulate Pipefish, Yellow-banded Pipefish, Network Species or species habitat Pipefish [66200] may occur within area

Corythoichthys intestinalis Australian Messmate Pipefish, Banded Pipefish Species or species habitat [66202] may occur within area

Corythoichthys ocellatus Orange-spotted Pipefish, Ocellated Pipefish [66203] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Corythoichthys paxtoni Paxton's Pipefish [66204] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Corythoichthys schultzi Schultz's Pipefish [66205] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Cosmocampus darrosanus D'Arros Pipefish [66207] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Doryrhamphus excisus Bluestripe Pipefish, Indian Blue-stripe Pipefish, Pacific Species or species habitat Blue-stripe Pipefish [66211] may occur within area

Festucalex cinctus Girdled Pipefish [66214] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Halicampus dunckeri Red-hair Pipefish, Duncker's Pipefish [66220] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Halicampus grayi Mud Pipefish, Gray's Pipefish [66221] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Name Threatened Type of Presence Halicampus nitidus Glittering Pipefish [66224] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Halicampus spinirostris Spiny-snout Pipefish [66225] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Hippichthys cyanospilos Blue-speckled Pipefish, Blue-spotted Pipefish [66228] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Hippichthys heptagonus Madura Pipefish, Reticulated Freshwater Pipefish Species or species habitat [66229] may occur within area

Hippichthys penicillus Beady Pipefish, Steep-nosed Pipefish [66231] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Hippocampus bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse [66721] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Hippocampus kuda Spotted Seahorse, Yellow Seahorse [66237] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Hippocampus planifrons Flat-face Seahorse [66238] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Hippocampus zebra Zebra Seahorse [66241] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Micrognathus andersonii Anderson's Pipefish, Shortnose Pipefish [66253] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Micrognathus brevirostris thorntail Pipefish, Thorn-tailed Pipefish [66254] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Nannocampus pictus Painted Pipefish, Reef Pipefish [66263] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Solegnathus hardwickii Pallid Pipehorse, Hardwick's Pipehorse [66272] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Solenostomus cyanopterus Robust Ghostpipefish, Blue-finned Ghost Pipefish, Species or species habitat [66183] may occur within area

Solenostomus paegnius Rough-snout Ghost Pipefish [68425] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Solenostomus paradoxus Ornate Ghostpipefish, Harlequin Ghost Pipefish, Species or species habitat Ornate Ghost Pipefish [66184] may occur within area

Syngnathoides biaculeatus Double-end Pipehorse, Double-ended Pipehorse, Species or species habitat Alligator Pipefish [66279] may occur within area

Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus Bentstick Pipefish, Bend Stick Pipefish, Short-tailed Species or species habitat Pipefish [66280] may occur within area

Name Threatened Type of Presence Trachyrhamphus longirostris Straightstick Pipefish, Long-nosed Pipefish, Straight Species or species habitat Stick Pipefish [66281] may occur within area

Mammals Dugong dugon Dugong [28] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Reptiles Acalyptophis peronii Horned Seasnake [1114] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Aipysurus duboisii Dubois' Seasnake [1116] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Aipysurus eydouxii Spine-tailed Seasnake [1117] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Aipysurus laevis Olive Seasnake [1120] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Astrotia stokesii Stokes' Seasnake [1122] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth [1768] Endangered Breeding likely to occur within area Disteira kingii Spectacled Seasnake [1123] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Disteira major Olive-headed Seasnake [1124] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Enhydrina schistosa Beaked Seasnake [1126] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle [1766] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Hydrophis elegans Elegant Seasnake [1104] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Hydrophis mcdowelli null [25926] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Hydrophis ornatus Spotted Seasnake, Ornate Reef Seasnake [1111] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Name Threatened Type of Presence Lapemis hardwickii Spine-bellied Seasnake [1113] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Laticauda colubrina a sea krait [1092] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Laticauda laticaudata a sea krait [1093] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Turtle, Pacific Ridley Turtle [1767] Endangered Breeding likely to occur within area Natator depressus Flatback Turtle [59257] Vulnerable Breeding known to occur within area Pelamis platurus Yellow-bellied Seasnake [1091] Species or species habitat may 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 Species or species habitat may occur within area

Delphinus delphis Common Dophin, Short-beaked Common Dolphin [60] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Grampus griseus Risso's Dolphin, Grampus [64] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale [38] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Orcaella brevirostris Irrawaddy Dolphin [45] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Orcinus orca Killer Whale, Orca [46] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Sousa chinensis Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin [50] Breeding known to 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 Bottlenose Species or species habitat Dolphin [68418] likely to occur within area

Tursiops truncatus s. str. Bottlenose Dolphin [68417] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Extra Information State and Territory Reserves [ Resource Information ] Name State Gloucester Island QLD

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

Lonchura punctulata Nutmeg Mannikin [399] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Passer domesticus House Sparrow [405] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Turtle-Dove [780] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling [389] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Frogs Rhinella marina Cane Toad [83218] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Mammals Bos taurus Domestic Cattle [16] 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

Name Status Type of Presence 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

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 Acacia nilotica subsp. indica Prickly Acacia [6196] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Asparagus aethiopicus Asparagus Fern, Ground Asparagus, Basket Fern, Species or species habitat Sprengi's Fern, Bushy Asparagus, Emerald Asparagus likely to occur within area [62425] Cryptostegia grandiflora Rubber Vine, Rubbervine, India Rubber Vine, India Species or species habitat Rubbervine, Palay Rubbervine, Purple Allamanda likely to occur within area [18913] Hymenachne amplexicaulis Hymenachne, Olive Hymenachne, Water Stargrass, Species or species habitat West Indian Grass, West Indian Marsh Grass [31754] likely to occur within area

Jatropha gossypifolia Cotton-leaved Physic-Nut, Bellyache Bush, Cotton-leaf Species or species habitat Physic Nut, Cotton-leaf Jatropha, Black Physic Nut likely to occur within area [7507] Lantana camara Lantana, Common Lantana, Kamara Lantana, Large- Species or species habitat leaf Lantana, Pink Flowered Lantana, Red Flowered likely to occur within area Lantana, Red-Flowered Sage, White Sage, Wild Sage [10892] Mimosa pigra Mimosa, Giant Mimosa, Giant Sensitive Plant, Species or species habitat ThornySensitive Plant, Black Mimosa, Catclaw likely to occur within area Mimosa, Bashful Plant [11223] Parkinsonia aculeata Parkinsonia, Jerusalem Thorn, Jelly Bean Tree, Horse Species or species habitat Bean [12301] likely to occur within area

Parthenium hysterophorus Parthenium Weed, Bitter Weed, Carrot Grass, False Species or species habitat Ragweed [19566] likely to occur within area

Prosopis spp. Mesquite, Algaroba [68407] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Protasparagus densiflorus Asparagus Fern, Plume Asparagus [5015] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Salvinia molesta Salvinia, Giant Salvinia, Aquarium Watermoss, Kariba Species or species habitat Weed [13665] likely to occur within area

Vachellia nilotica Prickly Acacia, Blackthorn, Prickly Mimosa, Black Species or species habitat Piquant, Babul [84351] likely to occur within area

Reptiles Lepidodactylus lugubris Mourning Gecko [1712] Species or species

Name Status Type of Presence habitat likely to occur within area Nationally Important Wetlands [ Resource Information ] Name State Great Barrier Reef Marine Park QLD

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 and National Heritage properties, Wetlands of International and National 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.

Threatened, migratory and marine species distributions have been derived through a variety of methods. Where distributions are well known and if time permits, maps are derived using either thematic spatial data (i.e. vegetation, soils, geology, elevation, aspect, terrain, etc) together with point locations and described habitat; or environmental modelling (MAXENT or BIOCLIM habitat modelling) using point locations and environmental data layers.

Where very little information is available for species or large number of maps are required in a short time-frame, maps are derived either from 0.04 or 0.02 decimal degree cells; by an automated process using polygon capture techniques (static two kilometre grid cells, alpha-hull and convex hull); or captured manually or by using topographic features (national park boundaries, islands, etc). In the early stages of the distribution mapping process (1999-early 2000s) distributions were defined by degree blocks, 100K or 250K map sheets to rapidly create distribution maps. More reliable distribution mapping methods are used to update these distributions as time permits.

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.

Coordinates -20.0762 148.2092,-20.0636 148.2262,-20.0707 148.2311,-20.0691 148.234,-20.0688 148.234,-20.0668 148.2378,-20.0671 148.2379,-20.0667 148.2385,-20.0688 148.2399,-20.0674 148.2422,-20.0725 148.2455,-20.0788 148.2477,-20.0839 148.2481,-20.0807 148.2372,-20.0888 148.2261,- 20.0933 148.224,-20.0922 148.2231,-20.094 148.2208,-20.0827 148.2111,-20.081 148.2134,-20.0762 148.2092

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: -Office of Environment and Heritage, New South Wales -Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria -Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania -Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, South Australia -Department of Land and Resource Management, Northern Territory -Department of Environmental and Heritage Protection, Queensland -Department of Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia -Environment and Planning Directorate, ACT -Birdlife Australia -Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme -Australian National Wildlife Collection -Natural history museums of Australia -Museum Victoria -Australian Museum -South Australian 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, Canberra -University of New England -Ocean Biogeographic Information System -Australian Government, Department of Defence Forestry Corporation, NSW -Geoscience Australia -CSIRO -Australian Tropical Herbarium, Cairns -eBird Australia -Australian Government – Australian Antarctic Data Centre -Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory -Australian Government National Environmental Science Program -Australian Institute of Marine Science -Reef Life Survey Australia -American Museum of Natural History -Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Inveresk, Tasmania -Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania -Other groups and individuals

The Department is extremely grateful to the many organisations and individuals who provided expert advice and information on numerous draft distributions.

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Annex E

Wildlife Online Database Extract Report

Wildlife Online Extract

Search Criteria: Species List for a Defined Area Species: All Type: All Status: All Records: All Date: Since 1980 Latitude: 19.9732 to 20.1843 Longitude: 148.1136 to 148.3437 Email: [email protected] Date submitted: Wednesday 31 Jan 2018 13:05:12 Date extracted: Wednesday 31 Jan 2018 13:10:02 The number of records retrieved = 498

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As the DSITIA is still in a process of collating and vetting data, it is possible the information given is not complete. The information provided should only be used for the project for which it was requested and it should be appropriately acknowledged as being derived from Wildlife Online when it is used. The State of Queensland does not invite reliance upon, nor accept responsibility for this information. Persons should satisfy themselves through independent means as to the accuracy and completeness of this information. No statements, representations or warranties are made about the accuracy or completeness of this information. The State of Queensland disclaims all responsibility for this information and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages and costs you may incur as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way for any reason. Feedback about Wildlife Online should be emailed to [email protected] Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C 6 animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii northern laughing treefrog C 4 animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C 5 animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C 6 animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C 5 animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C 5 animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C 6 animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C 3 animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C 7 animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C 83 animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C 1 animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C 145 animals birds Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C 14 animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C 14 animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C 336 animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C 1 animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C 12 animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C 13 animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C 135 animals birds Accipitridae Pandion cristatus eastern osprey SL 119 animals birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C 7 animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C 10 animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C 7 animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C 122 animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C 4 animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C 84 animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C 1 animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C 1 animals birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C 11 animals birds Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck C 3 animals birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C 2 animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C 180 animals birds Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos northern mallard Y 16 animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C 3 animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C 377 animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C 182 animals birds Anatidae Anas rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C 1 animals birds Anatidae Tadorna radjah radjah shelduck C 17 animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C 130 animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C 188 animals birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C 2 animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C 109 animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C 220 animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C 131 animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL 7 animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail SL 1

Page 1 of 12 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 31/01/2018 at 13:10:02 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C 4 animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C 189 animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C 17 animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C 3 animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C 225 animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C 120 animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C 49 animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C 240 animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C 294 animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C 7 animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C 1 animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C 53 animals birds Artamidae Cracticus tibicen Australian magpie C 298 animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C 83 animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C 2 animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C 110 animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C 365 animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V 23 animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C 3 animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C 31 animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C 209 animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C 128 animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C 162 animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua tenuirostris long-billed corella Y C 3 animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C 2 animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V 1 animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C 304 animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C 25 animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C 121 animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C 3 animals birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C 1 animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C 2 animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C 2 animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL 25 animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C 350 animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C 1 animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover SL 2 animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C 57 animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V 40 animals birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C 10 animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C 157 animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E 28 animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C 220 animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C 48 animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C 117/1 animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C 1

Page 2 of 12 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 31/01/2018 at 13:10:02 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records animals birds Columbidae Streptopelia chinensis spotted dove Y 31 animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C 1 animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C 152 animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C 2 animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C 387 animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C 6 animals birds Columbidae Geopelia striata peaceful dove C 421 animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C 4 animals birds Columbidae Columba livia rock dove Y 10 animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C 80 animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C 1 animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C 263 animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C 9 animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. 3 animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C 60 animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C 2 animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C 1 animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C 3 animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C 64 animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C 2 animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C 190 animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C 6 animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL 2 animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C 1 animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C 9 animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C 283 animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C 10 animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin Y 36 animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C 1 animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C 35 animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C 37 animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C 31 animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C 2 animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C 25 animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus peregrine falcon C 8 animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C 156 animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C 20 animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL 1 animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C 1 animals birds Gruidae Grus rubicunda brolga C 16 animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C 37 animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C 118 animals birds Halcyonidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C 122 animals birds Halcyonidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C 54 animals birds Halcyonidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C 8 animals birds Halcyonidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C 2

Page 3 of 12 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 31/01/2018 at 13:10:02 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records animals birds Halcyonidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C 1 animals birds Halcyonidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C 73 animals birds Halcyonidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C 32 animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C 297 animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C 107 animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C 17 animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL 6 animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL 15 animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL 33 animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C 15 animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C 360 animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL 34 animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern SL 115 animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL 3 animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C 4 animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL 138 animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C 66 animals birds Megaluridae Megalurus timoriensis tawny grassbird C 12 animals birds Megaluridae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C 3 animals birds Megaluridae Megalurus gramineus little grassbird C 2 animals birds Megaluridae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C 1 animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C 1 animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C 27 animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C 20 animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C 367 animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C 2 animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C 1 animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C 297 animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C 115 animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C 3 animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C 263 animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C 329 animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C 1 animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C 1 animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C 29 animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C 2 animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C 5 animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C 1 animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C 104 animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C 47 animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C 56 animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C 308 animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C 56 animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C 2 animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C 533 animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch SL 3

Page 4 of 12 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 31/01/2018 at 13:10:02 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C 1 animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL 1 animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C 178 animals birds Nectariniidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C 180 animals birds Nectariniidae Nectarinia jugularis olive-backed sunbird C 296 animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C 21 animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C 331 animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C 15 animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C 3 animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C 48 animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C 10 animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow Y 56 animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C 182 animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C 1 animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C 286 animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C 227 animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C 15 animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C 20 animals birds Phasianidae Excalfactoria chinensis king quail C 1 animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix ypsilophora brown quail C 61 animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C 6 animals birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C 8 animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C 205 animals birds Psittacidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C 67 animals birds Psittacidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C 4 animals birds Psittacidae Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C 507 animals birds Psittacidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C 1 animals birds Psittacidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C 12 animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus maculatus spotted bowerbird C 1 animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis great bowerbird C 338 animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C 89 animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C 1 animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C 285 animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C 252 animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C 1 animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C 32 animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus himantopus black-winged stilt C 271 animals birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C 87 animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C 60 animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL 2 animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C 222 animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL 3 animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE 157 animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL 1 animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper SL 1 animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL 23

Page 5 of 12 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 31/01/2018 at 13:10:02 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot E E 4 animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. 1 animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL 7 animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL 137 animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL 140 animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL 17 animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL 37 animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL 210 animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL 2 animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL 136 animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper E CE 104 animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL 122 animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe SL 5 animals birds Scolopacidae Limicola falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL 1 animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot E CE 17 animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V V 69 animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit SL 22 animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C 3 animals birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling Y 3 animals birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna Y 1 animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL 5 animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL 1 animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C 271 animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C 206 animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C 12 animals birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL 17 animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C 345 animals birds Timaliidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C 5 animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E 1 animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V 1 animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C 2 animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala V V 1 animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish 1 animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel 1 animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead 1 animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon 1 animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon 2 animals ray-finned fishes Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring 1 animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish 2 animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish 1 animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish Y 1 animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye 1 animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch 2 animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V 2 animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C 1 animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V 1

Page 6 of 12 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 31/01/2018 at 13:10:02 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus adamsi Adams' snake-eyed skink C 1 animals uncertain Indeterminate Indeterminate Unknown or Code Pending C 15 plants higher dicots Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Aizoaceae Trianthema sp. (Coorabulka R.W.Purdie 1404) C 1/1 plants higher dicots Amaranthaceae Alternanthera ficoidea Y 2/1 plants higher dicots Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata lesser joyweed C 1/1 plants higher dicots Anacardiaceae Schinus terebinthifolius Y 2/2 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Parsonsia plaesiophylla C 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Cascabela thevetia yellow oleander Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C 2 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Parsonsia straminea monkey rope C 1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum ovatum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Allamanda cathartica yellow allamanda Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana pandacaqui banana bush C 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Marsdenia viridiflora subsp. viridiflora C 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Parsonsia lanceolata northern silkpod C 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine Y 1 plants higher dicots Araliaceae Schefflera actinophylla umbrella tree C 1/1 plants higher dicots Araliaceae Schefflera arboricola Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Xanthium occidentale Y 1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora Y 1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle Y 3/3 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Glossocardia bidens native cobbler's pegs C 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Calyptocarpus vialis creeping cinderella weed Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C 1/1 plants higher dicots Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C 1 plants higher dicots Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C 1/1 plants higher dicots Byttneriaceae Melochia pyramidata Y 2/2 plants higher dicots Caesalpiniaceae Chamaecrista absus var. absus C 1/1 plants higher dicots Caesalpiniaceae Erythrostemon gilliesii Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Caesalpiniaceae Lysiphyllum hookeri Queensland ebony C 1/1 plants higher dicots Caesalpiniaceae Senna obtusifolia Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Caesalpiniaceae Senna gaudichaudii C 1/1 plants higher dicots Caesalpiniaceae Cassia tomentella C 1/1 plants higher dicots Caesalpiniaceae Labichea nitida C 1/1 plants higher dicots Capparaceae Capparis C 1 plants higher dicots Clusiaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C 1/1 plants higher dicots Combretaceae Terminalia sericocarpa damson C 1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Ipomoea nil Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Ipomoea triloba Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Argyreia nervosa Y 1/1

Page 7 of 12 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 31/01/2018 at 13:10:02 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Ipomoea aquatica C 2/2 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Distimake quinatus C 1/1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Bonamia dietrichiana C 1/1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Operculina aequisepala C 1/1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Distimake quinquefolius Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata C 1/1 plants higher dicots Crassulaceae Bryophyllum pinnatum resurrection plant Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Crassulaceae Bryophyllum delagoense Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Crassulaceae Bryophyllum daigremontianum Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Cucurbitaceae Cucumis anguria var. anguria West Indian gherkin Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C 1 plants higher dicots Euphorbiaceae Croton phebalioides narrow-leaved croton C 2/2 plants higher dicots Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C 1 plants higher dicots Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia heterophylla Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C 1/1 plants higher dicots Euphorbiaceae Croton arnhemicus C 2/2 plants higher dicots Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C 1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria pallida var. obovata Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Aphyllodium biarticulatum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Tephrosia brachyodon var. brachyodon C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Macrotyloma uniflorum var. stenocarpum Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria medicaginea var. medicaginea C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria mitchellii subsp. mitchellii C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria novae-hollandiae subsp. novae-hollandiae C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Centrosema molle Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea Y 2/2 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria juncea sunhemp Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Millettia pinnata C 2 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Cajanus marmoratus C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Desmodium pullenii C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C 2/2 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria calycina C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Stylosanthes hamata Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Alysicarpus muelleri C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria verrucosa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Indigofera tinctoria Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Sesbania brachycarpa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Tephrosia leptoclada C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Aeschynomene brevifolia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Alysicarpus ovalifolius Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C 1/1 plants higher dicots Lamiaceae Basilicum polystachyon C 1/1

Page 8 of 12 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 31/01/2018 at 13:10:02 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants higher dicots Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. trifolia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C 1/1 plants higher dicots Lamiaceae Plectranthus diversus C 1/1 plants higher dicots Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Loganiaceae Strychnos psilosperma strychnine tree C 2/2 plants higher dicots Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe vitellina long-flowered mistletoe C 1/1 plants higher dicots Malvaceae Abutilon guineense Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Malvaceae Sida rhombifolia Y 1 plants higher dicots Malvaceae Hibiscus vitifolius C 1/1 plants higher dicots Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Malvaceae Hibiscus verdcourtii C 1/1 plants higher dicots Martyniaceae Martynia annua small-fruited devil's claw Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C 1/1 plants higher dicots Meliaceae Azadirachta indica Y 2/2 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Vachellia nilotica prickly acacia Y 3/3 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C 2/2 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Neptunia major C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia salicina doolan C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia oraria C 2/2 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Mimosa pudica Y 1 plants higher dicots Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Moraceae Maclura cochinchinensis cockspur thorn C 1 plants higher dicots Moraceae Trophis scandens C 1 plants higher dicots Moraceae Ficus opposita C 1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C 2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C 1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia tessellaris Moreton Bay ash C 1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus brownii Reid River box C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Syzygium cumini Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C 1/1 plants higher dicots Oleaceae Jasminum didymum C 2 plants higher dicots Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Orobanchaceae Striga parviflora C 1/1 plants higher dicots Passifloraceae Passiflora pallida Y 2/2 plants higher dicots Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida Y 2/2 plants higher dicots Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C 2/2 plants higher dicots Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C 1/1 plants higher dicots Plantaginaceae Mecardonia procumbens Y 1 plants higher dicots Polygonaceae Antigonon leptopus Y 1/1

Page 9 of 12 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 31/01/2018 at 13:10:02 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants higher dicots Portulacaceae Portulaca bicolor C 1/1 plants higher dicots Proteaceae Grevillea striata beefwood C 1/1 plants higher dicots Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Larsenaikia jardinei C 1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Oldenlandia corymbosa var. corymbosa Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Dentella repens dentella C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Richardia brasiliensis white eye Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata subsp. australiana C 2/2 plants higher dicots Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C 2/1 plants higher dicots Rutaceae Murraya paniculata cv. Exotica Y 2/2 plants higher dicots Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus C 1 plants higher dicots Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C 1 plants higher dicots Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Sapindaceae Cardiospermum halicacabum var. halicacabum Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C 1/1 plants higher dicots Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C 1/1 plants higher dicots Solanaceae Physalis angulata Y 2/2 plants higher dicots Solanaceae Solanum nodiflorum Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Solanaceae Capsicum frutescens Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus olitorius jute C 1/1 plants higher dicots Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C 2/2 plants higher dicots Tamaricaceae Tamarix aphylla athel pine Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaica snakeweed Y 3/1 plants higher dicots Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Violaceae Afrohybanthus enneaspermus C 1/1 plants higher dicots Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C 1/1 plants lower dicots Ceratophyllaceae Ceratophyllum demersum hornwort C 1 plants monocots Arecaceae Syagrus romanzoffiana Queen palm Y 1/1 plants monocots Arecaceae Livistona decora C 1 plants monocots Asparagaceae Asparagus aethiopicus cv. Sprengeri basket asparagus fern Y 1/1 plants monocots Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C 1/1 plants monocots Commelinaceae Commelina diffusa wandering jew C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus nutgrass Y 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus pulchellus C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C 1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Rhynchospora pterochaeta C 2/2 plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus bifax western nutgrass C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Fimbristylis polytrichoides C 1/1 plants monocots Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia ovalifolia swamp lily C 1 plants monocots Hydrocharitaceae Hydrilla verticillata hydrilla C 1 plants monocots Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C 2 plants monocots Poaceae Setaria pumila subsp. subtesselata Y 1/1

Page 10 of 12 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 31/01/2018 at 13:10:02 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants monocots Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. coloratus Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. uninervia Y 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus coromandelianus Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass Y 1 plants monocots Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Enteropogon unispiceus C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Setaria oplismenoides C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Phragmites australis common reed C 2/1 plants monocots Poaceae Ectrosia agrostoides C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne pallescens C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis mexicana Mexican lovegrass Y 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida warburgii C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Thellungia advena coolibah grass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Triraphis mollis purple plumegrass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne ciliata C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Sorghum x almum Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Sehima nervosum C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris Y 1 plants monocots Poaceae Chloris gayana rhodes grass Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Arundo donax Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C 1/1 plants monocots Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton tricarinatus floating pondweed C 1 plants mosses Pottiaceae Weissia C 1/1 plants uncertain Indet. Indet. C 4 protists brown algae Phaeophyceae Padina gymnospora C 1/1 protists brown algae Phaeophyceae Cystoseira trinodis C 1/1 protists brown algae Phaeophyceae Dictyota divaricata C 1/1 protists brown algae Phaeophyceae Dictyota intermedia C 2/2 protists brown algae Phaeophyceae Spatoglossum macrodontum C 1/1 protists brown algae Phaeophyceae Dictyopteris australis C 5/5 protists brown algae Phaeophyceae Padina tetrastromatica C 1/1 protists brown algae Phaeophyceae Dictyopteris delicatula C 1/1 protists brown algae Phaeophyceae Sargassum decurrens C 1/1

Page 11 of 12 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 31/01/2018 at 13:10:02 CODES I - Y indicates that the taxon is introduced to Queensland and has naturalised. Q - Indicates the Queensland conservation status of each taxon under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. The codes are Extinct in the Wild (PE), Endangered (E), Vulnerable (V), Near Threatened (NT), Least Concern (C) or Not Protected ( ). A - Indicates the Australian conservation status of each taxon under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The values of EPBC are Conservation Dependent (CD), Critically Endangered (CE), Endangered (E), Extinct (EX), Extinct in the Wild (XW) and Vulnerable (V). Records – The first number indicates the total number of records of the taxon for the record option selected (i.e. All, Confirmed or Specimens). This number is output as 99999 if it equals or exceeds this value. The second number located after the / indicates the number of specimen records for the taxon. This number is output as 999 if it equals or exceeds this value.

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