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LOCALITY MAP Compartment 152 Mogo State Forest No.549 Clyde River NP SOUTHERN REGION: SOUTH COAST MANAGEMENT AREA Scale: 1:25,000

CLYDE RIVER MCLEODS CREEK

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MUNDARLOW CREEK

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WATERFALL CREEK

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State Forest National Parks Planning Unit Formal Reserve Vacant Crown Land Informal Reserve Non Forest Water Freehold

Emergency Meeting Point Á Evacuation Route G and Helicopter Landing Site Á Haulage Route 240 41 42 43

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ROADS X ! 42 ! 42 Sealed Eurobodalla Shire Waterpipe J

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! ! 1 Minor Forest Standard Telstra Cables (indicative) EPL Standard Existing (Major) Waterbodies EPL Standard Existing (Minor) XX EPL Licenced (New Construction) XX DRAINAGE DUMPS & CROSSINGS Mapped LIC Drainage X H Temporary Dry Weather FAUNA FEATURES H! J Temporary Wet Weather ª?! Sooty Owl X New Crossing úX !@ MasSkAeLdTW OATwlER GULLY !H Permanent Bee Set Down ^ Glossy Black-Cockatoo NET HARVEST AREA ^ Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Feed Tree) FMZ 4 - Resource Unit 1 ## Square-tailed Kite (Nest/Roost) STS - Heavy # Pied Oystercatcher STREAM EXCLUSION ZONES (EPL IHL 2 & TSL) FMZ 4 - Resource Unit 2 H! # Varied Sittella Feature Operational Zone STS - Light Filter Strip Protection Zone # Little Lorikeet EXCLUSION AREAS Unmapped 5m 5m 10m ## Little Lorikeet (Nest) Special Management (FMZ 2)/Marine Park 1st Order 5m 5m 10m X 41 (harvesting & burning excluded) Yellow-bellied Glider (Feed Tree) 2nd order 5m X 15m 10m Non Forest Use (FMZ 7) X Yellow-bellied Glider (Heard) 3rd order 5m 25m 10m A Grey-headed Flying Fox Probable EEC - Riverflat Eucalypt 4th order 5m 45m 10m Forest on Coastal Floodplains/ Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest/ 0 125 250 500 750 1,000 Scale: 1:15,000 Coastal Saltmarsh Meters Contour Interval 10m

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Prepared By: Shane Clohesy Harvest Plan Forest Type Map Compartment: 152 BUCKENBOWRA RIVER State Forest: Mogo No: 549 23> 46 On FNSW 46 SOUTHERN REGION - Native Forests unsealed gravel roads ³ Map Sheet: Nelligen 8926-4S CLYDE RIVER

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BOUNDARIES MAP FEATURES ÉÉÉÉÉÉState Forest Boundary 75 ÉÉÉÉÉÉCompartment Boundary Waterbodies ROADS DRAINAGE 42 Sealed Mapped LIC Drainage 75 42 Major Forest Minor Forest EPL Standard Existing (Major) EPL Standard Existing (Minor) ÉÉÉÉ EPL Licenced (New Construction)

BROAD FOREST TYPE 32 - Swamp Oak 33 - Mangrove 70 - Spotted Gum SALTWATER GULLY 75 - Spotted Gum - Stringybark 76 - Spotted Gum - Blackbutt 92 - Forest Red Gum

0 125 250 500 750 1,000 Scale:1:15,000 Meters Contour Interval 10m

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FORESTS NEW SOUTH WALES - SOUTHERN REGION HARVESTING PLAN NATIVE FOREST

Mogo State Forest - Compartment 152

Certification

This plan has been prepared in accordance with the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval issued under the Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998. The Standard Harvest Plan Conditions for Native Forest Operations in Southern Region, South Coast apply to this operation. Prepared By: Shane Endorsed By: Kate Halton Approved By: Kevin Petty Harvest Clohesy Harvest Planning Regional for Daniel Planner Team Leader Manager Tuan Signature Shane Signature Kate Halton Signature Kevin Petty Clohesy Date 25/09/2012 Date 25/09/2012 Date 25/09/2012

Note: Approval includes the Harvest Plan Operational Map (HPOM) and Burning Operational Map (BOM) with the corresponding approval date displayed on the map, verifying final approved version. Other maps included with this plan are Locality, Forest Type and Roading.

Description of Proposal

Harvesting of native forest Harvesting of native forest, using Single Tree Selection Silviculture subject to the Southern Region, IFOA requirements will be undertaken within this planning unit. Road construction will be licensed under the EPL. The primary product of the harvesting is high quality large sawlogs (quota logs), small high quality sawlogs, veneer logs, girders, poles & piles where timber markets are available. Parts of felled logs that do not meet high quality log specifications are segregated and graded into other classifications such as salvage sawlogs, pulp logs & miscellaneous timbers e.g. split & round posts, firewood, mining timbers & craftwood. The availability of miscellaneous timbers depends mainly on forest types, log defectiveness & market conditions at the time of harvesting.

Clause 22 – Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (IFOA) Consideration All relevant factors have been reviewed taking into account the volume and monetary value of each forest product to supply Term Agreement Holders. The harvesting operation also complies with Clause 22 of the IFOA.

Attachment 1: Site Safety Plan prescribes safety requirements and Medical Emergency Evacuation Plan for this harvesting operation. Attachment 2: Roading plan prescribes roading requirements for this harvesting operation. Attachment 3: Burning Plan prescribes burning requirements for this harvesting operation. Post-harvest burning should be confined as far as practicable to the Net Harvest Area. Site specific burning exclusions associated with other tenures, regrowth patches, and

HP_BB_152_12 25-09-12 1 Southern Region – Compartment 152, Mogo State Forest, South Coast Management Area exclusions (flora, fauna, cultural heritage and other exclusion zones) are explained within the relevant sections of this harvest plan, in the critical boundaries section of the burning plan and indicated on the HPOM and BOM. The BOM and critical boundaries section of the burning plan also considers exclusion zones in compartments surrounding the planned compartment. If the post-log burn escapes the containment lines, the burn supervisor should use this information to assess if it is necessary to extinguish the fire or if it is acceptable to allow fire to burn out to a secondary control line. During the planning stage the location and type of control lines required to contain fire within the nha are considered and listed in the control lines section of the burn plan. Snig track patterns should be designed to double as bare earth control lines for each of the proposed control lines specified in the burn plan and for any other critical boundaries identified during the operation (e.g. nest exclusions, regrowth patches). Where this is not practical, the Contract Coordinator is to assess the need for a bare earth break to be constructed close to harvesting exclusion boundaries and seek advice and approval from the Operations Team Leader for the additional earth works. The Contract Coordinator/SFO must record the following information in the burn plan and prior to burning use this information and any other relevant information from the CC/SFO notes to brief the Burning Supervisor: · Any new critical boundaries identified during the operation, · If works required for existing and proposed control lines were carried out, · If proposed control lines were deemed to be unsuitable (e.g. a proposed new road did not get constructed or where a mapped drainage line didn’t occur to the full length as mapped), · If proposed control lines are no longer required (e.g. a section of the net harvest area did not get harvested) and will therefore not undergo post-log burning.

Area Identification and Yield Estimates

State Compartment Region Management Certification Harvest Plan Forest Area Number Mogo 152 Southern South AS4708:2007 10267 Coast ISO 14001

Cpt Total Gross Area (ha) 247.8 247.8 Net Harvestable Area (ha) 153.2 153.2 Harvest Area (ha) 153.2 153.2 Quota Logs (HQL) 9.0m³/ha 1370m³ High Quality Small 1.4m3/ha 210m3 Salvage 5.4m³/ha 830m³ Pulp 45t/ha ( 37.5m3/ha) 6,900t ( 5750m3) Estimated Total Yield (m3/ha) 53.3 m³ NA Estimated Total Volume (m3) 8,160 m³ 8,160 m³ Slope Classes (percent of harvest area) % of harvest area. Slope Class 0-20º 96.6 20-25 º 3.3 25-30 º 0.1

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Forests NSW – Southern Region Harvesting Plan HP_BB_152_12 Compartment 152

Attachment 1 – Site Safety Plan

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

Emergency Plan Information

30 Mobile Phone reception on work site: Ö Good Poor Nil Nearest reliable reception: Entire compartment

(b) Forests NSW Radio from work site: Contractor Radio at work site: Channel No: 236 UHF Channel No: Call to: Batemans Bay Contractor Radio No: Call sign from: Your name Call to Bush Boss:

(c) Emergency meeting point for ambulance: Intersection of Mills Fishing Road and Princes Hwy. 1:100000 map sheet: Batemans Bay 8926 MGA zone: 56 MGA Grid reference: E243845 N6041823. Lat/Long for GPS: 35° 44’ 03” S 150° 10’ 04” E.

(d) Closest Helicopter Landing Place: Intersection of Mills Fishing Road and Princes Hwy. 1:100000 map sheet: Batemans Bay 8926 MGA zone: 56 MGA Grid reference: E243845 N6041823. Lat/Long for GPS: 35° 44’ 03” S 150° 10’ 04” E.

Procedure for obtaining Ambulance assistance: Dial “000” OR Call Batemans Bay Forestry Office 1300 880 548 for Ambulance assistance. Dial “112” only as an alternative to “000” if you have a GSM digital mobile phone and you are outside your own provider’s GSM network coverage area.

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“000” Operator Question. Response 1. Police , Fire , Ambulance? Ambulance Wollongong.

2. Suburb (State Forest name): Mogo (Nearest town or named locality): Batemans Bay (Nearest Ambulance station): Batemans Bay

3. Address: (Nearest named State forest road): Mills Fishing Road

4. Nearest Road Junction: Princes Highway & Mills Fishing Road

5 Local Government Area: Eurobodalla Shire Council

6. Nature of the problem: Give details of accident, number and condition of casualties.

7. Where is the accident: Work site location – (Centre of Compartments).

MGA Grid reference: Zone 56 E242079 N6043347

Lat/long for GPS: 35° ’43’ 12” S 150° ’8’ 55 “ E

8. Directions to navigate from Ambulance Station to meeting point:

Directions from Batemans Bay: · Head South on the Princes Highway for approx. 3km to intersection with Mills Fishing Road on right (not sign posted).

9. Injuries?: Give detailed information about the condition of the casualty.

10. Call back No.: Give your Mobile Number. Or Batemans Bay Office:1300 880 548.

11. Name of Reporter: Give own name.

Site Specific Identified Hazards

Assessment of existing hazards was undertaken at the time of planning. These hazards are in the attached table and where appropriate, control strategies have been applied. Where no control strategy has been described, the contractor must develop appropriate strategies as part of the contractors Safety Management Plan. A copy of the hazard assessment and control strategies is provided to assist in the development of the contractors Safety Management Plan for this harvesting area.

All additional site hazards identified during harvesting must be assessed and documented in the CC, SFO and Contractor copies of the site specific plan.

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Identified hazards requiring risk assessment and control strategy in Safety Management Plan

IDENTIFIED HAZARD RISK SUGGESTED CONTROL STRATEGY RATING 1. Adjoining roads of various 1 Warning signs at FNSW intersections, road traffic levels closure on FNSW roads. Implement Traffic Control plans (where specified in this harvest plan). 60km/hr speed limit on all State Forest gravel roads unless otherwise signposted. Compliance with Forests NSW lights on policy.

2. Overhead powerlines or 3-4 Refer to Forests NSW safety standard 1.3.12. cables Assess every individual tree for directional felling and degree of risk. Do not fall trees towards overhead hazard if within two tree lengths. 3. Underground cables, 6 Minimise ground disturbance across or along pipelines cables & pipelines. Increase depth of earth cover to minimum of 60cm if required. 4. Cliff lines & rocky very steep 3 Operators to assess work site within two tree terrain lengths to identify immediate hazards. Communicate to other operators and mark sites. 5. Hazardous or dead trees 1 Refer to Forests NSW safety standard 1.3.9. Assess area within two tree lengths of work site. Assess risk, mark any Distinctly Dangerous Trees with the symbol Ø & if necessary remove hazard or move work site. Use machinery to assist with hazard removal if possible Contractor is responsible for implementing control strategies during harvesting. 6. Overhead hazards 1 Refer to Forests NSW safety standard associated with dumps 1.3.9.Assess overhead hazard within two tree lengths of the dump. Assess risk, & if necessary remove hazard or relocate dump site. Contractor is responsible for implementing control strategies during harvesting. 7. Dust from passing vehicles 2 Restrict speed to minimise dust generation, slow along dirt haulage routes down when passing vehicles. Turn on driving and hazard lights to increase visibility. 8.

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Hazard Nos. 1/2/3/6/7 are shown on the attached HPOM

Traffic management/road closures The logging contractor is responsible for traffic control on all roads when felling is within two tree lengths of the tallest tree to be felled of the road or snigging on roads or loading is occurring within 10 metres of a road. Warning of trucks entering must be displayed 200 metres either side of all State Forest road approaches leading to areas where harvesting operations are in progress.

Warning of timber harvesting operations must be displayed 200 metres either side of all thoroughfare State Forest road approaches leading to areas where harvesting operations are in progress.

This plan assumes haulage from the compartments will be east via Mills Fishing Road, then north or southbound along Princess Hwy. The speed limit on the Princes Hwy in the vicinity of this intersection is 90km/hr, which requires a minimum sight distance of 180m. For vehicles travelling north on Princes Hwy the minimum sight distance of 180m to the intersection is met. Therefore additional signage in accordance with a Traffic Control Plan is not required for trucks to turn left at this intersection.

For vehicles travelling south on Princess Hwy the minimum sight distance of 180m to the intersection is NOT met (the sight distance is only 120m). Trucks MUST NOT turn right onto the Princes Hwy at this intersection. All south bound trucks must first travel north to the roundabout on the northern side of the Clyde River and turn around there.

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Silviculture and Harvesting Prescriptions

Year 1964 1980 1989 1994 2004 2004 TSI X X X X X X HR Burning X X X X X X Wildfires Ö Ö X Ö Ö Ö Logging m3 0 741 6,900 0 0 0 Ö - applies, X – not applicable Compartment Resource No. Of BA Average BA Range Unit Sweeps (m2/ha) (m2/ha) 152 1 12 21 14-26 152 2 2 30 26-34

Silvicultural Planning Single Tree Selection The STS tract (153.2ha) is a predominantly mixed aged mature forest and will be harvested under a heavy single tree selection (STS) regime. The objective within the 153.2 ha net harvest area for this operation (resource units 1 & 2) is to remove commercially mature and defective trees to create canopy openings for regeneration, whilst retaining and minimising damage to young regenerating stems, seed trees, habitat and recruitment trees. It is envisaged that the next harvesting operation in this compartment would be on average 30 years time. The STS tract for IFOA purposes includes the net harvest area/resource units 1 & 2 of 152 as indicated on the HPOM. Single Tree Selection (STS) must remove no more than 45% of the basal area (BA), while retaining a minimum BA of 10m2 per hectare within the tract.

Resource Species Composition Stand History Stand Structure and Condition Unit (Refer to HPOM for detail) 1 Overstorey dominated by · Entire area has undergone a · 2-3 age class forest stands. Spotted Gum (C maculata) selective harvesting operation in · As a result of the selective with Blackbutt (E. pilularis) 1989 focussing mainly on harvesting operation in 1989 and Yellow Stringybark (E. sawlog products. the remaining mature/over- muelleriana). · This area has been subject to mature component of the numerous wildfires since stand is predominately Europeans settled the area. comprised of poor-average quality stems. · Younger cohorts have been suppressed by dominant/co-

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Resource Species Composition Stand History Stand Structure and Condition Unit (Refer to HPOM for detail) dominant age class. 2 Overstorey predominately · Entire area has undergone a · Predominately 2 age class Spotted Gum (C maculata) selective harvesting operation in stand. with Grey Ironbark (E 1989 focussing mainly on · Evidence suggests that the paniculata), Blackbutt (E. sawlog products. Resource Unit 2 area was pilularis) and Yellow · This area has been subject to logged more intensive than Stringybark (E. muelleriana). numerous wildfires since Resource Unit 1 because Europeans settled the area. there is a higher proportion of the younger cohort (1989 regeneration). This regeneration is generally of average to good quality. · Mature trees are scattered throughout the Resource Unit.

Harvesting Prescription

Resource Unit % of NHA Silvicultural Treatment (Refer to HPOM for detail)

1 90% STS heavy: · Retain and protect from harvesting/fire damage: - patches of good quality regeneration (average dbhob <20cm) - poles/advanced growth (<40cm DBHOB) with good form and vigour, - habitat and recruitment trees as per TSL, - 4 seed trees/ha (can include other suitable retained trees). - Retain additional trees of good form and vigour to ensure the total BA removal across the tract is no more than 45%.

2 10% STS light: · Retain and protect from harvesting/fire damage: - patches of good quality regeneration (average dbhob <40cm) - habitat and recruitment trees as per TSL, - Retain additional trees of good form and vigour to ensure the total BA removal across the Resource Unit is no more than 25%. · Additional trees may need to be retained throughout this resource unit to ensure no more than 45% of BA is removed and there is a minimum BA retention of 10m2 per hectare within tract.

Note: The area of each silvicultural treatment must be mapped and recorded in the Post logging information section of this plan.

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Special Requirements

Non-harvest areas The HPOM indicates the non-harvest areas in the compartments, as detailed in the legend. Harvesting disturbance is not permitted in non-harvest areas unless authorised by the Regional Manager.

Noxious Weeds/Disease/Pests Hygiene Requirements There are no known noxious weeds, pathogens or diseases in the compartment. Harvesting Machinery is not required to be washed down prior to leaving the compartment.

Permanent Growth and Research Plots Permanent Growth Plots – A PGP (PSD 256) is located southeast of dump 9 (see HPOM). The PGP is to be treated the same as the surrounding harvested area. The Contract Coordinator must collect all metal measurement tags from trees fallen during harvesting and return them to the Resources Team Leader Batemans Bay. Any inventory plots located during the harvesting operation are to be treated the same as the surrounding area.

Occupation Permits Apiary 4 apiary sites provided in the table below are located within the planning unit as detailed in the table below. Contact details are available from the Batemans Bay office. Name Boundary Location Arthur Kershaw South-eastern section of compartment (21.14 & 21.15) Mountain View Apiaries South-western & north-eastern section (20.15 & 21.16) of compartment Snowy Mountains Honey North-western section of compartment (20.16)

· The Contract Coordinator must provide the apiary permittees with at least two weeks advance notice when bee boxes need to be removed or relocated. · Permanent apiary set down sites are located near dumps 7 & 10 (see HPOM). These sites must be levelled and free of debris at the completion of logging. · Permanent sites must not be ripped.

Rocky Terrain Rocky terrain occurs within the net planned area. All rocky terrain assessed at the planning stage was unlikely to meet the definition of a rocky outcrop or cliff. SFO/CC

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Batemans Marine Park The northern eastern boundary of compartment 152 is formed by Pelican Point Sanctuary Zone of the Batemans Marine Park. The Clyde River Habitat Protection Zone of the Batemans Marine Park occurs adjacent to the northern boundary of the compartment. All drainage features within the compartment are in this catchment and drain into the Clyde River. Refer to FMZ section of this plan for measures to be implemented to protect this zone.

Underground Water Pipe Occupation permit (HSO 3385) for Eurobodalla Shire Council pipelines/pump sites occurs within compartment 152. The permit consists of an underground pipe line which runs parallel to unlicensed road “Pipe Line Access Road” and leads to an above ground tank, north of Mills Fishing Road (shown on HPOM and located in the field with markers). Harvesting, roading and burning operations should be conducted in a manner that negates damage to the tank. To prevent damage to the pipe, use directional falling techniques to avoid trees falling across the pipe. Trucks and harvesting machinery may only cross the pipe where there is minimum depth of cover of 600mm above the pipe. Depth where Mills Fishing Road crosses the pipe was deemed adequate during a field inspection with a Eurobodalla Shire Council representative. Wherever practicable snig track patterns should be planned to avoid crossing the pipe. If the need for crossing points (other than those specified in the table above) are identified during the operation, the contractor must install 400mm of gravel/soil/logging slash over the pipe crossing point. Any damages to the pipe must be reported to Paul Bell on 0419 211 987

High Voltage Overhead Powerlines Overhead powerlines are located adjacent to the far south-eastern corner of the compartment – refer to HPOM for location. Refer to Forests NSW safety standard 1.3.12 for guidelines when operating in the vicinity of powerlines.

Telstra Underground Cables A dial before you dig request query of the area indicates that Telstra underground cables are present within the planned compartment. Dial before you dig and field markers (where located) have been used to show the approximate location of the cables on the HPOM.

Prior to any harvesting or roading activity taking place in the vicinity of the cables, the Contract Coordinator should inspect the area for markers or other evidence and flag with marking tape.

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The Contract Coordinator must mark all designated crossing points in the field. At each crossing point, ensure that a minimum depth of 600mm above the cables is achieved by adding logging slash/bark, gravel, soil, etc where required.

Any damages to cables must be immediately reported to Telstra on 13 22 03.

Forest Management Zoning

FMZ 2 Special Management, FMZ 3A Harvesting Exclusion, FMZ 7 Non Forest and FMZ 4- General Management (normal harvesting prescriptions apply) occur within the compartment. Refer to HPOM for more detail.

FMZ 2 – Special Management (Flora) occurs over the northern part of the compartment. Exclusion zones extend 100m south of the Mean High Water Mark of the Clyde River. Refer to HPOM for detail. These areas also protect the values of the Batemans Marine Park. Harvesting, harvesting and burning are NOT permitted in the FMZ 2 areas. The Harvesting Supervisor and Operations Supervisor must liaise during harvesting operations to ensure appropriate control lines are in place to prevent fire entering the FMZ 2 area (this may include snig tracks, felling machine/dozer trail, rake hoe line or fuel moisture differentials).

FMZ 3A – Harvesting Exclusion occurs in a small section along the eastern boundary of the compartment. These areas are not visible on the HPOM as they occur beneath other exclusions. Harvesting and harvesting machinery are not permitted in these areas.

FMZ 7 – Prescribed burning is only permitted if fire does not conflict with the specific non-forest use of the site.

IFOA Required Approval of Forestry Activities

Approvals have not been obtained for snig track construction and/or use, road construction, road re-opening, routine road maintenance and log haulage in FMZ 2/3A. If the Contract Coordinator identifies the need for harvesting related activities to occur within FMZ 2/3A during the operation, the Harvest Planner must be contacted to seek Regional Manager approval.

All Stream Exclusion Zones require prior Regional Manager approval before forest harvesting related activities (eg: road or snig track construction & reopening) can be undertaken. It is the responsibility of the Contract Coordinator to identify any exclusion areas which will need to be crossed during harvesting. The Contract Coordinator should then contact the Harvest Planner to obtain the necessary approval.

Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage – There are no Cultural Heritage sites within the compartment. All relevant representatives have been consulted &/or inspected compartment 152. Due to

HP_BB_152_12 25-09-12 11 Southern Region – Compartment 152, Mogo State Forest, South Coast Management Area the confidentiality of the Cultural Heritage sites, a Cultural Heritage site map will only be attached to the specific copies of the plan. All 10 metre radius exclusion buffers are to be marked in the field as hard exclusion zones (i.e. pink & yellow tape) where logging and/or road works are scheduled to be undertaken. All operators must be taken to each site within the planned area before any activities are commenced.

Flora and Fauna

Refer to TSL Booklet for Conditions Mark-Up Conditions During the pre-harvest mark up the SFO/Contract Coordinator must search for and record threatened species habitat features consistent with Conditions 5.2 and 8.6 of the TSL. Searches for threatened species features must be conducted within that portion of the net planned area where harvesting will occur, and within 50 metres outside this area (eg HCVOG, etc) (conditions 5.1, 5.2 of the TSL). Where any of these features are found, the feature must be recorded, the Harvesting Plan, including the HPOM, must be amended accordingly and the appropriate condition applied.

Species adequately covered by general prescriptions: The following species have been recorded in or around the compartments and are adequately covered by the general prescriptions. No further protection measures are required for these species: Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa), Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami), (Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura), Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)

Tree Retention Recrui t men T re e s / Zone Ha bi tat T ree s / 2 ha GG den s i ty > 1 /ha Si g ni f ic a n t Foo d Re ta ined T rees S tag Re t en i on + Ha bi tat / 2 ha P r ot ec t i o n f (o nl y i f s af e ) Re s o urce 2 h a

Regrowth <10 <10 +6 Ö Ö Ö TSL condition 5.6c 5.6d 6.4d 5.6g 5.6e 5.6 f 6.10f Ö - Condition applies

General exclusion zones General exclusions as listed below are shown on the HPOM. Feature/Condition TSL Occurs within Planning Unit cond’n

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Probable Rainforest 5.4 Has been assessed and is unlikely to occur in the field. May require further investigation #. Rare Non Commercial Forest 5.5 Yes (not visible on HPOM – located beneath EEC Ecosystems & FMZ 2 areas) Riparian Protection Zones 5.7 Yes Ridge & Headwater Habitat 5.8 No Probable Wetlands 5.9 Has been assessed as a risk that it may occur in the field. May require further investigation #. Probable Heath and Scrub 5.10 Has been assessed & is unlikely to occur in the field. May require further investigation #. Probable Rocky Outcrops and 5.11 Has been assessed & is unlikely to occur in the Cliffs field. May require further investigation #. Probable Endangered Ecological NA Has been assessed as a risk that areas of 1 – Community River-flat Eucalypt Forest on Coastal Floodplains of NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin & South Coast Bioregions, 2 – Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest of the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin & South Coast Bioregions & 3 – Coastal Saltmarsh in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin & South Coast Bioregions may occur in the field, May require further investigation #. Harvesting, harvesting machinery & post harvest burning must be excluded from all areas of EEC. # SFO/Contract Coordinator will continue to conduct on ground mark-up & searches and report back to foresters/ecologists any feature requiring further investigation.

General Threatened Flora and Fauna Prescriptions Feature Records in 152 Licence conditions under the TSC Act Threatened Frog General No 5.12 Protection Measures Bird Nest and Roost Site No 5.13 Protection Tree Bat Roost Protection No 5.14.1 Subterranean Roost No 5.14.2 Protection Significant Subterranean No 5.14.3 Roost Protection Protection of flying-fox No 5.14.4 Camps Burning Net planned area 5.16 Ground Habitat Protection Net planned area 5.17

Species & Site-Specific Threatened Flora and Fauna Prescriptions

Contractors and supervisory staff must immediately report any sightings of Schedule 1 and 2 species to the Harvesting Team Leader. The Harvesting Plan must be amended to include additional prescriptions if necessary.

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The following species have been recorded within or nearby the area and the associated prescriptions must be implemented: Threatened species and habitat features Records in Licence conditions under the within trigger distance 152 TSC Act or relevant Site- specific prescription Powerful Owl No 6.4 Ninox strenua Masked Owl No Tyto novaehollandie Koala No 6.11 Phascolarctos cinereus Yellow-bellied Glider Yes 6.13 Petaurus australis Little Lorikeet Yes Refer to Condition 5.13(a) & (d) Glossopsitta pusilla for Turquoise Parrot. 30m exclusion zone around all nests. Specified forestry activities (including burning) are not permitted in exclusion zones. Varied Sittella No Inform ecologist immediately if Daphoenositta chrysoptera this species is detected within the compartments or within 100m of the compartment boundary. Pomaderris Bodalla No Inform ecologist immediately if this species is detected within the compartments or within 100m of the compartment boundary. See identification guidelines attached to this plan.

Fisheries Licence Conditions

There are no known records of threatened fish species or class 1 or 2 aquatic habitat relevant to this operation. The conditions of the fisheries licence are not triggered for this operation.

Soils and Water Protection

Refer to EPL Booklet & Standard Plan Conditions Site-specific EPL Conditions

Elements Conditions Unmapped Drainage Lines EPL applies. Drainage Feature Protection See HPOM for widths Inherent Hazard Class 2 Dispersible Soils No Seasonality Harvesting Exclusions No

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Seasonality Burning Exclusions No Log Dumps Refer relevant conditions for IHL Snig Tracks Refer relevant conditions for IHL Roads See Schedule 5 of EPL Booklet Slope limits for harvesting Refer to Schedule 4B.3 of EPL

Drainage Feature Protection Filter strips (EPL), Protection Zones (EPL), Operational Zones (EPL), Protection Zones –hard (TSL) and Protection Zones –soft (TSL) must be retained along all drainage lines, prescribed streams and watercourses within the net planned area of the compartments at minimum widths as stated in the Table below. Table 1: Minimum filter strip, protection zone and operational zone widths for mapped and unmapped drainage lines, prescribed streams and watercourses in native forests in Inherent Hazard Level 2 (metres – measured along the ground surface) Stream Order EPL Filter Strip EPL Protection Zone EPL Operational TSL Protection TSL Protection* Zone (hard) (soft) Unmapped 5 5 10 1st order 5 5* 10 2nd order 5 15* 10 3rd order 5 25* 10 4th order or 5 45* 10 greater Note: *TSL Protection zones (hard & soft) are contained within the EPL Filter strip, which have the greater level of protection.

Log Dump Location 15 log dumps are indicated on the HPOM. Field location of log dumps must utilise the most level site available consistent with the location indicated on the HPOM. Inherent hazard level 2 Conditions 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 and 33 of Schedule 4 of the EPL must apply. Expected Felling/ Extraction & Loading Method The expected felling method is mechanical, extraction method by skidder, and loading method is by excavator.

Drainage Feature Crossings One snig track drainage line crossing (S1) is approved for use on drainage features. (Refer to HPOM).

Mass Movement Compartment 152 is not in an area identified as having a potential for mass movement. No specific prescriptions relating to mass movement/snigging are required.

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Suitability of existing log dams and gully stuffers There are no known log dams or gully stuffers on snig track crossings in the compartments. Condition 47 of Schedule 4 of the EPL must apply.

Road Works The HPOM indicates the location of existing roads and crossings. Feature Length &/or Number Work Required Existing Roads 5,800m (7) Yes New Roads 380 (1) Yes Existing Crossings 0 NA New Crossing 1 Yes Borrow & Gravel Pits 0 No

Roading and Crossing details are contained within Attachment 2 of this Plan. The roading and crossing works must be undertaken, by contractor or Forests NSW staff, prior to the commencement of harvesting activity in the area served by the road or crossing. Forests NSW will supervise and pay for the maintenance works. Within the compartment boundary only roads that are shown on the HPOM as EPL standard or sealed may be used for haulage. Refer to EPL Schedule 5 – Operating Conditions for Roads. Roads within the compartment boundary may be used with Contract Coordinator approval for snigging or extraction provided they are drained to EPL specifications.

Legal Conditions

In 2001, the Commonwealth and NSW Governments signed a Southern Regional Forest Agreement which, among other things, allows for the supply of timber for 20 years from public lands under the following NSW legislation:

· Forestry Act 1916, and · Forestry & National Park Estate Act 1998

The latter Act provides for the Southern Forest Agreement and Southern Integrated Forest Operations Approval (IFOA), both approved by NSW Government Ministers in May 2002. This harvest plan is issued under the authority provided within the IFOA.

The IFOA also contains three licences issued under:

· Section 55 of the Protection of the Environment Act 1997 (EPL) · Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSL). · Section 220ZW of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 (FL).

This harvest plan will be managed in the field under:

· Licences issued under the Forestry Act (1916)

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· Forest Practices Code part 2 (Timber Harvesting in Native Forests – 1999) and part 4 (Forest Roads and Fire Trails – 1999) · Standard Harvest Plan Conditions for Native Forest Operations Under the IFOA, Southern Region-South Coast Area. · Forests NSW Corporate Fuel Management Plan 2008.

Harvesting operations must comply with all of the above Licences and the Code (unless otherwise specified).

Further information is available from http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/

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Pre-Operational Briefing

I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Harvesting Plan for Compartment 152 in Mogo State Forest and that I have been briefed on the conditions of the Plan and understand the supervision and operational control requirements as explained to me by the Harvesting Team Leader or his/her delegate.

Position Name Signature Date

Details to Record in Contract Coordinator/SFO Notes

· Dates of commencement and cessation of logging · Record the commencement and completion of harvesting at each dump · Record the occurrence of temporary stopping of harvesting at each dump. · Situations where drainage could not be completed due to saturated soils must be recorded in Contract Coordinator/SFO Notes. · Record the commencement and completion of each construction, upgrading or maintenance of drainage feature crossings by snig tracks or extraction tracks. · Bi-weekly checks of road drainage structures during haulage operations. · Record the date of checks, drainage structure compliance and the any repairs required within the specified time period. · Records of Threatened Flora and Fauna identified during compartment markup. · Minor variations associated with moving or adding dumps. · Daily events of importance eg. Instructions to crew, work activity.

Post Harvest Mapping Features Confirmation Checklist

Feature Planning Reason GIS update Harvesting Comments Updates (Error/New) tool Updates completed? Soil Regolith No Mapped Drainage No Rainforest No Rocky outcrops No Wetlands No Cultural Heritage No Existing Roads No New Roads Yes New Yes Heath No Powerlines etc No EEC (verified) Yes Verification Yes

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Contract Coordinator Feature Usage Record

Dates of commencement and cessation of logging Date of commencement of logging: ______Date of cessation of logging: ______DUMP USAGE RECORD · Record the commencement and completion of harvesting at each dump · Record the occurrence of temporary stopping of harvesting at each dump.

Dump Start Finish *Track Date of **Temporary track Date number date date drainage temporary drainage completed resumed completed cessation within 5 days within 2 days (yes/no) (yes/no)

*At completion of snig track/dump, track drainage must be completed within 2 days unless soil is saturated. *At temporary cessation of snig track use, track drainage must be completed within 5 days unless soil is saturated. Situations where drainage could not be completed due to saturated soils must be recorded in Contract Coordinator/SFO Notes.

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Contract Coordinator/SFO Notes

Date Event Signed

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Contract Coordinator/SFO Notes (continued)

Date Event Signed

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Contract Coordinator/SFO Notes (continued)

Date Event Signed

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Contract Coordinator/SFO Notes (continued)

Date Event Signed

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Contract Coordinator/SFO Notes (continued)

Date Event Signed

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Clearance Certificate

COMPARTMENTS: 152 MOGO STATE FOREST, SOUTHERN REGION

To ...... Contract Coordinator

I request approval for me to move my logging crew and all associated machinery from the above-mentioned area to the next compartment in accordance with Section 3.5 of the Forest Practices Code.

I certify that: (a) all permanent roads, trails and mitre drains have been cleared of harvesting debris; (b) butt damage to retained trees has been kept to acceptable limits; (c) all trees marked for removal have been felled; (d) utilisation limits have been satisfactorily met; (e) stump heights conform to requirements; (f) all hanging trees have been felled and brought down; (g) all log dumpsites have been satisfactorily restored as required; (h) harvesting debris is not accumulated around retained trees; (i) all accumulated litter has been disposed of properly; (j) all filter and buffer strip requirements have been complied with; (k) all snig track, extraction track and temporary logging road drainage has been installed satisfactorily and other required rehabilitation work has been completed; (l) all necessary repairs to damaged roads, signs, fences and other structures have been carried out. (m) ______(insert quantity) rubber flaps have been recovered in a satisfactory condition and reported to Operations Branch for collection. (n) all machinery, equipment and vehicles have been checked and are free of noxious weeds, diseases and pests.

I believe that I have met all my obligations under the conditions of the Timber Licence, the EPL and TSL which apply to the compartment just completed, as stated in this Harvesting Plan.

Signature...... Name...... ………...... Date ...... Contractor

As a result of inspections of the logging operations made in accordance with this Harvesting Plan, I am satisfied that, to the best of my knowledge, the contractor responsible for this harvesting operation has satisfactorily completed all work and approval is given for her/him to remove her/his machinery and equipment and leave the area/commence operations in another compartment.

This clearance does not release the contractor from any obligation to undertake any remedial work if subsequent deficiencies are shown to result from inadequate practices during the harvesting operation, which are found during any inspections of the area made within 12 months of the date of this post-harvesting inspection.

Last inspection was made on ...... (Date)

Signed ...... (Date)...... Contract Coordinator

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Post Logging Information

Record any circumstances of significance relating to the harvesting of this compartment. Please draw or include any annotations on the attached operation scale map.

Summary of silvicultural treatment Treatment type Area (ha) subject Number of AGS Comments to treatment gaps created (Contract Coordinator estimate) Australian Group Selection Single Tree Selection Thinning/Spacing Post Harvest Silviculture

Actual area harvested (record on attached HPOM)

Give reasons for harvestable areas that were not harvested (eg. Too steep, defective timber). Make reference to map.

Post Logging Basal Area sweeps

Dump No# Sweep 1 Sweep 2 Sweep 3 Sweep 4 Average

Post BA Average m2/ha Pre BA Average 22 m2/ha Comply with maximum STS BA removal of 45% or Thinning BA removal of 60% Y/N

Possible next cut (tick appropriate boxes)

Main product type Anticipated volume Time to next harvest H M L 0 to 5 years Girders 5 to 10 years Veneer 10 to 20 years Poles/piles 20 to 30 years Quota 30 plus years Smalls/Thinnings Salvage Pulpwood/chipwood

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ATTACHMENT 2 ROADING PLAN

Summary of Roading Requirements

Length of existing roads/trails to be maintained 5,800m Length of new roads to be constructed 380m Number of existing crossings to be maintained 0 Number of new crossings to be constructed 1 Length of road >10° 40m Mass movement prescriptions apply No Dispersible soil conditions apply No Seasonality provisions apply No

Note: Maintenance works not completed by Operations must be recorded and passed onto the Contract Coordinator Harvesting for completion and documentation. The start and finish dates of all maintenance and construction must be recorded on the individual roading sheets along with other relevant changes or explanations. All rubber flaps on minor forest roads must be removed and replaced with trafficable rollover banks on completion of operation.

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CHECKLIST OF WORKS REQUIRED ON ROADS & CROSSINGS

Road/Crossing Name Works Required Date Date Signature Started finished Mills Fishing Road Reshaping required north of intersection with Cpt 152/1 Rd. (Length = 3,430m) Clearing up to 3m either side of road north of intersection with Cpt 152/1 Rd. Install new pipe (or rubber flap) in location shown on the roading map. Install new mitre in location shown on the attached map. Replace rollovers with rubber flaps in locations shown on the attached map. Ops/Contractor Coordinator Comments:

Cpt 152/1 Rd Reshape pavement for entire length. (Length = 650m) Clear up to 3m either side to facilitate truck movements. Replace rollovers with rubber flaps as per EPL spacing requirements. Ops/Contract Coordinator Comments:

Cpt 152/2 Rd Reshape pavement for entire length. (Length = 850m) Clear up to 3m either side to facilitate truck movements. Install drainage as per EPL requirements. Ops/Contract Coordinator Comments:

Cpt 152/3 Rd Reshape pavement for entire length. (Length = 110m) Clear up to 3m either side to facilitate truck movements. Ops/Contract Coordinator Comments:

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Cpt 152/4 Rd Reshape pavement for entire length. (Length = 410m) Clear up to 3m either side to facilitate truck movements. Install drainage as per EPL requirements. Ops/Contract Coordinator Comments:

Cpt 152/5 Rd Refer to New Road Construction table. (Length = 380m) Ops/Contract Coordinator Comments:

Cpt 152/6 Rd Reshape pavement for entire length. (Length = 240m) Clear up to 3m either side to facilitate truck movements. Install drainage as per EPL requirements. Gravelling may be required on steepest section of road during wet conditions – SFO to monitor. Ops/Contract Coordinator Comments:

Cpt 152/7 Rd Reshape pavement for entire length. (Length = 110m) Clear up to 3m either side to facilitate truck movements. Install drainage as per EPL requirements. Ops/Contract Coordinator Comments:

S1 Crossing Refer to attached Crossing Form. E 242273 Ops/Contract Coordinator Comments: N 6043174

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NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Road Specific Conditions: Road Name

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R oad Length (m) Max. w idth of r oad p is m (m) Max. r oad g ad e (length r oad >10 deg re Max. g r ound s l ope (length r oad >30 deg ee s ?) E stimated M a x. height o f cut / fill batte r s ( m) E stimated M a x length of batte r s (m) Mass mo v ement / dispe r sible s o ils Final r oad use R esponsibility S ta r t D ate Finish D ate Cpt 152/5 380m 4m 10º 22º <2m 380m No Retain FNSW Rd

General Instructions for road construction:

Features Road Specifications Additional instructions / Materials Type of sediment trapping / soil Natural surrounding vegetation Contract Coordinator to erosion/ sediment control device supplemented with silt fencing, monitor during road to be used during construction seed and mulch as required. construction and assess requirements. Recommended road drainage Recommend rubber flaps if >5 Rubber flaps during type degrees. Rollovers or mitres if operation. Permanent < or = 5 degrees. Contract trafficable rollovers to be Coordinator to measure & installed upon completion of mark in the field in accordance use. to Sch. 5 Table 1 of the EPL. Trafficable rollovers to be installed upon harvest completion Spacing of road structures to be As per EPL Sch. 5, Section C, installed Table 1 Soil erosion / sediment control Drainage outlets must drain Seed & mulch as required techniques onto stable surface which provides efficient sediment trapping & energy dissipation. Upon harvest completion, logging debris is to be removed from table and mitre drains so they are left in effective working order

Stabilisation assessment As per EPL Sch. 5, Clause 5, intervals 15, 17, 19 & 20 Drop down & dissipater required Required where fill batter >1m Contract Coordinator to as per EPL Schedule 5 Clause monitor. 36 Mitres with rock dissipater recommended. Soil stabilisation techniques of Seed & mulch as required disturbed areas Note: Maintenance works not completed by Operations must be recorded and passed on to the Contract Coordinator.

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45 45

Batemans Marine Park

CLYDE RIVER

Finish - Pavement reshaping & roadside clearing

44 44

Start - Pavement reshaping & roadside clearing

WATERFALL CREEK

43 43

DEEP CREEK

ROADING FEATURES Á Install Rubber Flap Á Install Mitre Drain Á Install Pipe

Existing Road Description 42 Road Name: Mills Fishing Road Assessors Name: Shane Clohesy

Features Works Plant/Material Mills Fishing Road = 3,430m Pavement Reshape section of road pavement north of intersection with Cpt 152/1 Rd. Clear up to 3m either side of road north of intersection Roadside Clearing with Cpt 152/1 Rd. Gravelling Nil works

Drainage Install new pipe/rubberflaps. Install new mitre. Rubberflaps x 3 SALTWATER GULLY Machine hours x 2 Erosion control Natural vegetation, slash, seed/mulch

241000E 42 43

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ATTACHMENT 3 POST-HARVEST BURNING PLAN

This burn plan will be managed in accordance with the principles detailed in the Forests NSW Corporate Fuel Management Plan 2008. All practical measures will be taken to ensure fire is contained within predetermined control lines and to prevent entry into exclusion areas. However due to the unpredictable nature of fire from time to time fire may escape the containment lines and enter exclusion zones. In these instances the Burn Supervisor should inform the Operations Team Leader to discuss suitable strategies to manage the escaped fire.

PLANNING INFORMATION

Planned Burn Area: NHA of compartment 152, Mogo State Forest LGA: Eurobodalla Shire

Refer to Area Identification and Yield Estimates section of harvest plan (page 2). Season: autumn / winter / spring Bush Fire Management Zone: Land Management Zone (LMZ)

BURN OBJECTIVES

· To reduce fine fuel loads to 4-8 tonnes/ha. (assisting future fire suppression) · A burn coverage between 60-80% of harvested area. · To contain fire within harvested area. · To minimise mortality in trees retained under condition 5.6 of TSL (H & R trees and feed trees). · To minimise defect damage to retained regrowth stems. CRITICAL AND NON CRITICAL BOUNDARIES

A summary of critical boundaries where burning must be excluded are listed below (refer to harvest plan and BOM for further details). Critical boundaries within the planned compartment: · Exclusions for FMZ 2 (which must be excluded from burning as it doubles as Marine Park exclusion), probable EEC, probable wetland and rare non commercial forest ecosystems. · Eurobodalla Shire Water Tank.

Critical boundaries outside the planned compartment: · Exclusions for probable EEC, probable wetland, rare non commercial forest ecosystems, ridge and headwater, owl landscape, Little Lorikeet nest exclusion & Square-tailed Kite nest exclusion. Marine Park. · Telstra (underground cables) & Essential Energy infrastructure (overhead powerlines).

REGIONAL BURNING GUIDELINES

Max Temp (°C): 25 Min RH (%) : 30 Max Wind Speed (km/h): < 20 Southerly aspect < 15 Northerly aspect

Max BKDI:< 70 Max FDI: 8 ( subject to area assessment). Scorch Height: 0.6 x dominant tree height

Max Fuel Moisture Range: 12-25% Max Rate of Spread: 300m/hr. Average Flame height: up to 4m

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BURN AREA INFORMATION

Fine Fuel loads: 50-150 tons per hectare of logging slash, 10 – 20 tons per hectare in between tree heads.

Fuel arrangement: Multi-tiered structure (litter, grasses, shrubs, eucalypt regeneration and mature trees)

Terrain (gross area): 0%>30°, <1% @ 25°-30°, 5% @ 20°-25°, 61% @10°-20°, 33.9% @ 0°-10° slope.

Time since last burn: 2004

IMPORTANT BURNING PRESCRIPTIONS · A small test burn must always be lit prior to main burn. This will assist in determining FIRE BEHAVIOUR and IGNITION PATTERNS. · Seek information from Harvesting Contract Coordinator on regrowth excluded burn areas. · Sections will be lit by drip torch to a determined ignition pattern. · Areas will generally be burnt from ridge tops down and into the wind to minimise excessive fire behaviour. · Minimise fire intensity in regrowth stands. · Where one or more of the parameters detailed in the regional burning guidelines is not met, burning may still be conducted provided the other parameters will provide favourable conditions for burning to meet the burn objectives.

ENVIRONMENTAL PRESCRIPTIONS

FLORA AND FAUNA:

Refer to Flora and Fauna sections of the Harvest plan document.

The burn crew should be aware of and look for any H & R trees, Allocasuarina feed trees, eucalypt feed trees, stags or yellow bellied glider/squirrel glider sap trees where logging debris is stacked >1m high within the 5m radius of the tree. If any are found, minimise damage to these trees by not directly lighting within 5m of the tree.

SOIL, WATER & AQUATIC HABITAT: Refer to Soils and Water and Drainage Features sections of the Harvest plan document.

· Preferred months of burn – March to August

· Fuel moisture differentials will be utilised to minimise impacts upon drainage features within the burn area

ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE:

Refer to the cultural heritage section of the Harvest plan document to determine if there are any sites and if so refer to the cultural heritage map for the location of the sites. Significant sites, e.g. scar trees, groove stones, should be raked around to prevent fire damage. Where practial, burning of scattered artefacts should be avoided.

CONTROL AND STRATEGY

CONTROL LINES: EXISTING Description of Work Required Completed Description of each control line Yes /No Mills Fishing Road Nil Cpt 152/1 Rd Nil 1st & 2nd Order drainage feature on eastern Near ground elevated fuel moisture content

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boundary of compartment. >16% Check for trees that could burn down and fall over any boundary roads and wet down, rake around or remove as necessary PROPOSED Description of Work Required Completed Description of each control line Yes /No Boundary of NHA between dump 1 and the 1st Design snig track patterns so they double as bare order drainage line in far south-eastern corner of earth containment lines. Where this is not practical, compartment. CC/SFO to instruct contractor to construct a bare earth break along boundary of the exclusion (after seeking approval from Operations Team Leader). Boundary of NHA between the northern end of Design snig track patterns so they double as bare 152/1 Rd and the FMZ 2/Marine Park exclusion earth containment lines. Where this is not practical, exclusion in the far north-eastern corner of the CC/SFO to instruct contractor to construct a bare compartment. earth break along boundary of the exclusion (after seeking approval from Operations Team Leader). Boundary between NHA and FMZ 2/Marine Park / Design snig track patterns so they double as bare probable EEC exclusions. earth containment lines. Where this is not practical, CC/SFO to instruct contractor to construct a bare earth break along boundary of the exclusion (after seeking approval from Operations Team Leader). Control line around the Eurobodalla Shire Water Design snig track patterns so they double as bare Tank. earth containment lines. Where this is not practical, CC/SFO to instruct contractor to construct a bare earth break along boundary of the exclusion (after seeking approval from Operations Team Leader). Cultural heritage sites, nest trees etc discovered SFO to record location and details and seek advice during the harvesting operation. from OTL to determine if construction of mineral earth break is required.

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SMOKE HAZARD AND MANAGEMENT: http://www.bom.gov.au/general/reg/smoke/nsw/index.shtml Smoke / Hazard Reduction Signs required?:………..  YES  NO (R tick to indicate) Smoke Dispersion Forecasting via BOM utilised?.....  YES  NO (R tick to indicate)

Safety Considerations (pre-burn) DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Personnel Names of fire crew documented daily.

Visitors on site Visitor on site induction carried out

Neighbours Documented in plan notified Traffic control Traffic control signs to regulate traffic if required

Smoke management: Assessment of prevailing winds at the time of burn. Road side signs warning of smoke hazard.

PRE-BURN PREPARATION ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Activity Specifications and tasks Responsibility Signature (inc date) Fuel monitoring Regular monitoring prior to burning

Weather monitoring Conducted prior to and during burning operations.

Trail preparation Mineral earth control lines prepared prior to burning to contain fire within designated burning block. · Dozer/grader · Hand tools Neighbour liaison Notification and communications documented.

Liaison with fire & “as above” emergency authorities Media releases To advise local community of SF burning activities.

Radio station notifications “as above”

Equipment Ensure all required equipment is available.

Communications “as above”

Visitor Safety Burn is sign posted. All visitors to report to burn supervisor immediately

Burn approval Daily burn approvals given by delegated officers

Supervisor to initial

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NOTIFICATION & RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS

Neighbours……………. Contractors……………. Lessees……………….... Apiarists…………….…. Shire FCO…………….. Govt Agencies………….

Notification Register: RFS (Rural Fire Service)  Name Position Phone Number Notified FCO

NEIGHBOURS: (Refer to compartment planning folder for details prior to burning) Owner Postal Address Lot / Plan Phone Notification Reply Letters sent Received

APIARISTS: (Refer to compartment planning folder for details prior to burning)

Name Site Number/s Phone Number Notified

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DAILY CREW SMEACS BRIEFING SHEET

(tick daily when briefed) SITUATION DAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - Burn area to be treated (location, boundaries, control line types and exclusive areas) ...... £££££££ - Burn area characteristics (e.g. terrain, forest cover, sensitive areas, etc) ...... £££££££ - Burn area access by road class (checked beforehand, dead ends, watering points etc.) ...... £££££££ - Fuel Loadings and fire behaviour prescriptions for the HRB area ...... £££££££ - Staging areas...... £££££££ - Expected weather ...... £££££££ MISSION - Overall aim of the hazard reduction burn ...... £££££££ - Site specific aims for sections of the HRB (eg, protection of patches of advanced regrowth, rainforest pockets, buildings, bridges, etc.) ...... £££££££ - Secondary aim/s should the HRB escape ...... £££££££ EXECUTION - Plant and manpower resources (FNSW, RFS, OEH, others) ...... £££££££ - Division of burn area into ‘Sections’ ...... £££££££ - Starting points, starting times, finish times (start ‘down wind’ if possible) ...... £££££££ - Safe ‘approved’ lighting patterns and directions ...... £££££££ - Work down-slope, keeping below active fire (except where good fuel breaks occur) ...... £££££££ - Location and activity of other burning crews ...... £££££££ - Personal and crew safety - buddy system when lighting up ...... £££££££ - Progress reports at pre-designated times ...... £££££££ - Maintain awareness of other burning crews (do not light up below other burning crews) ...... £££££££ - Expected fire behaviour, trouble points and contingency plans ...... £££££££ - Actions to be taken in the event of an escape e.g. to pause the light-up ...... £££££££ - End of burn debrief e.g. reporting areas requiring ‘follow-up’ patrols after burn ...... £££££££ ADMINISTRATION - Reporting field fire weather to the office at regular times ...... £££££££ - Receiving forecast weather reports from office ...... £££££££ - Logistical support (fuel, food, water, heavy plant, back-up crews etc.) ...... £££££££ CONTROL, COMMAND, COMMUNICATIONS - Chain of command (burn supervisor and sector bosses) ...... £££££££ - Communications systems for fire-ground and command (UHF & VHF radios, mobile phones) ...... £££££££ SAFETY - Medical Emergency Evacuation Plan & Site Safety Plan ...... £££££££ - Areas of likely tree or limb falling hazards (methods to identify/mark hazards) ...... £££££££ - Look up and look around procedure (for self and workmates) ...... £££££££ - Location first aid kits and first aiders ...... £££££££ - Pre-burn safety actions including ‘Smoke Hazard’ sign locations, traffic control plan etc ...... £££££££ - Location of safety zones, and escape routes ...... £££££££ - Safe parking of SF vehicles within the burn area and vehicle speeds during the burn ...... £££££££ - Crew vehicles to have headlights and flashing beacons on where practicable ...... £££££££ - Schedule adequate rest breaks and set appropriate work pace ...... £££££££ - Ensure crews have access to supplies of drinking water ...... £££££££ - Visitors to the site are inducted into the SSP ...... £££££££

Day 1 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 2 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date………….. Day 3 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 4 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date………….. Day 5 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 6 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date………….. Day 7 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 8 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date………….. Day 1 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 2 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date………….. Day 3 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 4 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date………….. Day 5 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 6 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date………….. Day 7 - Burn Supervisor………………………Date………….. Day 8 - Burn Supervisor…………………………Date…………..

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EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION

PROOF OF DATE SUPERVISOR OR EMPLOYEE NAME ACCREDITATION RELEVANT (E.g. FNSW RECORDS) AGENCY SIGNATURE Incident Controller Burn Supervisor Crew Leader Crew Leader Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member Crew Member

PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

Resource State Forests NPWS Brigades Contract Coordinator Signature Incident Controller Crew Leaders Crew Members Tankers 1 Slip – on Units 1+ Dozer n/a Helicopter n/a Radios – handheld UHF 1 per person Weather monitoring equip. 1 per crew

BURNING OPERATIONS RECORD Forecast Weather and Indices (Obtain from Office) See attached daily weather forecasts and relevant indices obtained from the Bureau of Meteorology. Fuel Moisture Readings Control Line/Feature Location Fuel Moisture (%)

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Burn Site Weather Readings Take daily on site readings (hourly if possible) and note un-forecast weather changes. Temp RH Wind Wind Sp. FDI FMC % COMMENTS Date Time (%) Direction (km/h) (°C)

FIRE BEHAVIOUR PREDICTED ACTUAL Flame Height ROS Assessment Flame Height ROS Comments Date Time (hrs) (m) (m/hr) Method (average) (m/hr)

Ignition details – DATE (s)……………….. Type: Aerial / Ground Method: Contour / Ridge / Road edge / Top disposal Pattern: Line / Spots Incendiary Capsules used: ______(aerial ignition only)

Ignition details – DATE/s Type: Aerial / Ground Method: Contour / Ridge / Road edge / Top disposal Pattern: Line / Spots Incendiary Capsules used: ______(aerial ignition only)

HP_BB_152_12 25-09-12 40 Southern Region – Compartment 152, Mogo State Forest, South Coast Management Area

POST BURN ASSESSMENT

Estimated burn coverage (% of net area):…………………..%

Estimated burn coverage:…………………………………….ha

Fine fuel reduced to an average of :………………………….t/ha Estimated area of crown scorch :……………………………. % OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW Burn complete? Yes/No Follow up action required ? Yes/No Burn contained within planned boundaries? Yes/No Burn coverage objective met? Yes/No

Fine fuel reduction objective met? Yes/No Environmental prescriptions met? Yes/No Threatened Species License conditions met? Yes/No Fisheries License conditions met? NA - Fisheries Licence not triggered for this operation

Remedial Action required (if any):______

Remedial works certified complete.

Work Supervisor______Date:______

Comments:______Attach additional pages as required

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Prepared By: Shane Clohesy Burning Operational Map

BUCKENBOWRA RIVER Compartment: 152 State Forest: Mogo No: 549 23> 46 Version: 1 On FNSW 46 unsealed REGIONAL MANAGER APPROVAL ...... SOUTHERN REGION - Native Forests gravel roads ³ APPROVED: KEVIN PETTY CLYDE RIVER DATE: 25 / 09 / 2012 Map Sheet: Nelligen 8926-4S # #

Rare Non-Commercial 45 Forest Ecosystem & 45 # Batemans Marine Park probable wetland exclusion

XX 15H H14 H!

XX BOUNDARIES ÉÉÉÉÉÉState Forest Boundary H H12 ÉÉÉÉÉÉCompartment Boundary 13 44 Proposed Control Line 44 RH! OADS Sealed A Major Forest J 11 XX Mi!@nor Forest ^ EPL Standard Existing (Major) Rare Non-Commercial EPL Standard Existing (Minor) Forest Ecosystem & EPL Licenced (New Construction) probable wetland exclusion MUNDARLOW CREEK ^ DUMPS & CROSSINGS ^^ ^ Cpt 152/4^ Rd^ H! H ^ H Temporary Dry Weather 10 J Temporary Wet Weather 8 ^ ú New Crossing H !H Permanent Bee Set Down WATERFALL CREEK H 9 NET HARVEST AREA ^ FMZ 4 - Resource Unit 1 # PSD256 STS - Heavy S1 H 5 # FMZ 4 - Resource Unit 2 ^ STS - Light X 43 EXCLUSION AREAS 43 H! ^ Special Management (FMZ 2)/Marine Park 7 J (harvesting & burning excluded) ^ ### Non Forest Use (FMZ 7) ^ Probable Wetland & Buffer H 6 XX Rare & Non Commercial Forest Ecosystems Ridge & Headwater Habitat ^ Owl Landscape J Probable EEC within cpt 152- Riverflat Eucalypt Forest on Coastal Floodplains/ 4 Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest/ Coastal Saltmarsh XX J # Probable EEC outside cpt 152 - Swamp Oak DEEP CREEK X XX 3 XX Floodplain Forest & Riverflat H!ª?! XX X Eucalypt Forest on Coastal Floodplains J Control line required X MAP FEATURES around water tankXX 2 # X 42 Permanent Growth Plot J 42 !H Eurobodalla Shire Water Tank ##

Overhead Transmission Lines 1 ! ! Eurobodalla Shire Waterpipe É

Telstra Optic Fibre (indicative) XX ! ! X Standard Telstra Cables (indicative) X Waterbodies X H! DRAINAGE Mapped LIC Drainage XX FAUNA FEATURES SALTWATER GULLY ª?! Sooty Owl !@ Masked Owl ^ Glossy Black-Cockatoo STREAM EXCLUSION ZONES (EPL IHL 2 & TSL) ^ Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Feed Tree) Feature H! Operational Zone ## Filter Strip Protection Zone # Square-tailed Kite (Nest/Roost) Unmapped 5m 5m 10m Pied Oystercatcher 1st Order 5m 5m 10m # Varied Sittella 2nd order 5m 15m 10m 41 # Little Lorikeet 3rd order 5m 25m 10m ## Little Lorikeet (Nest) A 4th order 5m 45m 10m X Yellow-bellied Glider (Feed Tree) XX Yellow-bellied Glider (Heard) Scale: 1:15,000 Grey-headed Flying Fox 0 125 250 500 750 1,000 Meters Contour Interval 10m

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