Ecological Assessment Report FEDERAL GOLF CLUB ILU PROJECT
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Ecological Assessment Report FEDERAL GOLF CLUB ILU PROJECT JUNE 2018 Bega - ACT and South East NSW www.nghenvironmental.com.au e: [email protected] suite 1, 216 carp st (po box 470) bega nsw 2550 (t 02 6492 8333) Sydney Region Canberra - NSW SE & ACT Brisbane 18/21 mary st 8/27 yallourn st (po box 62) 8 trawalla st surry hills nsw 2010 (t 02 8202 8333) fyshwick act 2609 (t 02 6280 5053) the gap qld 4061 (t 07 3511 0238) Newcastle - Hunter and North Coast Wagga Wagga - Riverina and Western NSW Bathurst - Central West and Orana 7/11 union st suite 1, 39 fitzmaurice st (po box 5464) 35 morrisset st (po box 434) newcastle west nsw 2302 (t 02 4929 2301) wagga wagga nsw 2650 (t 02 6971 9696) bathurst nsw 2795 (t 02 6331 4541) Document Verification Project Title: Federal Golf Club ILU Project Project Number: 17-321 Project File Name: Ecological Assessment Report Revision Date Prepared by (name) Reviewed by (name) Approved by (name) Draft V1 13/02/18 Sam Patmore (NGH) Nick Graham-Higgs Final 25/06/18 Sam Patmore Nick Graham-Higgs NGH Environmental prints all documents on environmentally sustainable paper including paper made from bagasse (a by- product of sugar production) or recycled paper. NGH Environmental Pty Ltd (ACN: 124 444 622. ABN: 31 124 444 622) and NGH Environmental (Heritage) Pty Ltd (ACN: 603 938 549. ABN: 62 603 938 549) are part of the NGH Environmental Group of Companies. Bega - ACT and South East NSW www.nghenvironmental.com.au e: [email protected] suite 1, 216 carp st (po box 470) bega nsw 2550 (t 02 6492 8333) Sydney Region Canberra - NSW SE & ACT Brisbane 18/21 mary st 8/27 yallourn st (po box 62) 8 trawalla st surry hills nsw 2010 (t 02 8202 8333) fyshwick act 2609 (t 02 6280 5053) the gap qld 4061 (t 07 3511 0238) Newcastle - Hunter and North Coast Wagga Wagga - Riverina and Western NSW Bathurst - Central West and Orana 7/11 union st suite 1, 39 fitzmaurice st (po box 5464) 35 morrisset st (po box 434) newcastle west nsw 2302 (t 02 4929 2301) wagga wagga nsw 2650 (t 02 6971 9696) bathurst nsw 2795 (t 02 6331 4541) Ecological Assessment Report Federal Golf Club ILU Project CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 PROJECT NEED AND JUSTIFICATION .................................................................................................... 1 1.4 SITE CONTEXT....................................................................................................................................... 2 2 RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION ................................................................................ 4 2.1 COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATION ......................................................................................................... 4 2.1.1 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ........................................................ 4 2.1.2 Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 ............................................. 4 2.2 ACT LEGISLATION ................................................................................................................................. 5 2.2.1 Planning and Development Act 2007 .................................................................................................... 5 2.2.2 Nature Conservation Act 2014 ............................................................................................................... 5 3 SITE ASSESSMENT METHODS .................................................................................................... 8 3.1 BACKGROUND REVIEW AND DESKTOP ASSESSMENT .......................................................................... 8 3.2 SITE SURVEYS ....................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2.1 Initial site assessment ............................................................................................................................ 8 3.2.2 Follow-up seasonal surveys ................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.3 Survey Limitations................................................................................................................................ 14 4 RESULTS ................................................................................................................................. 16 4.1 FLORA AND VEGETATION COMMUNITIES ......................................................................................... 16 4.1.1 Village development, ponds and hole realignments within central area of the FGC .......................... 16 4.1.2 Eastern and northern portions of the site supporting the practice fairway and maintenance facility 17 4.1.3 Areas within the RHNR for the Brereton Street emergency access and utility service connections ... 19 4.1.4 Gowrie Drive road upgrades ................................................................................................................ 19 4.2 FAUNA ................................................................................................................................................ 20 4.2.1 Birds ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.2.2 Mammals ............................................................................................................................................. 21 4.2.3 Amphibians .......................................................................................................................................... 22 4.2.4 Reptiles ................................................................................................................................................ 22 5 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ...................................................................................................... 23 5.1 IMPACT ASSESSMENT APPROACH AND ASSUMPTIONS .................................................................... 23 5.2 IMPACTS ON VEGETATION COMMUNITIES ....................................................................................... 24 17-321 - FGC EAR Mbark Page iii Ecological Assessment Report Federal Golf Club ILU Project 5.2.1 Village development, ponds and hole realignments within central area of the FGC .......................... 24 5.2.2 Eastern and northern portions of the site supporting the practice fairway and maintenance facility 25 5.2.3 Areas within the RHNR for the Brereton Street emergency access and utility service connections ... 25 5.2.4 Gowrie Drive road upgrades ................................................................................................................ 26 5.2.5 Summary of cumulative impacts to vegetation communities ............................................................. 26 5.3 IMPACTS ON FLORA ........................................................................................................................... 31 5.4 IMPACTS ON FAUNA AND FAUNA HABITATS ..................................................................................... 31 5.4.1 Impacts on native terrestrial fauna ..................................................................................................... 31 5.4.2 Impacts to native aquatic fauna .......................................................................................................... 34 5.5 DETERMINATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS ...................................................................... 36 5.5.1 Assessment of Impact on listed Threatened Ecological Communities ................................................ 36 5.5.2 Assessment of impact on listed threatened fauna species ................................................................. 38 5.6 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ...................................................................................................................... 43 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................... 44 6.1 CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................................... 44 6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 45 7 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... 46 1. EPBC PROTECTED MATTERS SEARCH RESULTS ........................................................... 1-I 2. THREATENED SPECIES EVALUATIONS ........................................................................ 2-I 3. FLORA AND FAUNA SPECIES LIST .............................................................................. 3-I 4. TREE TABLES ............................................................................................................ 4-I 5. CONSTRUCTION (FLORA AND FAUNA) MANAGEMENT PLAN ..................................... 5-I TABLES Table 1 Survey effort completed within the subject site........................................................................................