Application form: Works Approval / Licence / Renewal / Amendment / Registration Part V, Division 3, Environmental Protection Act 1986 Environmental Protection Regulations 1987
Part 1: Application type INSTRUCTIONS: Completion of this form is a statutory requirement under section 54(1)(a) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) (EP Act) for works approval applications; section 57(1)(a) for licence applications; section 59B(1)(a) for applications for an amendment; and under regulation 5B(2)(a) of the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 (WA) (EP Regulations) for applications for registration of premises. The instructions set out in this application form are general in nature. A reference to ‘you’ in these instructions is a reference to the applicant. The information provided to you by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) in relation to making applications does not constitute legal advice. DWER recommends that you obtain independent legal advice. Applicants seeking further information relating to requirements under the EP Act and/or EP Regulations are directed to the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office website (www.legislation.wa.gov.au). Schedule 1 of the EP Regulations contains the categories of prescribed premises. For prescribed premises where activities fall within more than one category, ALL applicable categories must be identified. This applies for existing prescribed premises seeking renewal or amendment, as well as new prescribed premises. The application form must be completed with all relevant information attached. Attachments can be combined and submitted as one or more consolidated documents if desired, provided it is clear which section of the application form the information / attachments relate to. Where attachments are submitted separately, avoid duplicating information. Ensure that any cross-references between the application form and the supporting document(s) are accurate. If an application form has been submitted which is incomplete or materially incorrect, the Chief Executive Officer of DWER (CEO) will decline to deal with the application and advise the applicant accordingly. On completing this application form, please submit it to DWER in line with the instructions in Part 14 of the form.
1.1 This is an application for: ☑ Works approval [Select one option only. Your application may be returned if multiple options are Licence selected.] Existing registration number(s): [ ] under Part V, Division 3 of the EP Act. Existing works approval number(s): [ ]
Please see the: Renewal Guideline: Industry Regulation Guide Existing licence number: [ ] to Licensing; and Procedure: Prescribed premises Amendment works approvals and licences Number of the existing licence or works approval to be amended: [ ] for more information to assist in understanding DWER’s regulatory regime Registration (works approval already obtained) for prescribed premises. Existing works approval number(s): [ ]
1.2 For a works approval amendment or licence amendment, are there less than 90 business Yes days until the expiry of the existing works approval or licence? Only active instruments can be amended. Applications to amend a works approval or licence must be made 90 business days or more prior to the existing works approval or licence expiring to ensure there is adequate time to assess the amendment.
1.3 This application is for the following [12] categories of prescribed premises: (specify all prescribed premises category numbers) ☑ All activities that meet the definition of a prescribed premises as set out in Schedule 1 of the EP Regulations have been specified above (tick, if yes).
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Completion Matrix The matrix below explains what sections are required to be completed for different types of applications. New application / Application form section Renewal Amendment registration
Part 1: Application type ● ● ●
Part 2: Applicant details ● ● ●
Part 3: Premises details ● ● ∆
Part 4: Proposed activities ● ● ●
Part 5: Index of Biodiversity Surveys for Assessment If required. If required. If required. and Index of Marine Surveys for Assessment
Part 6: Other DWER approvals ● ● ●
Part 7: Other approvals and consultation ● ● ●
Part 8: Applicant history ● ● ∆
Part 9: Emissions, discharges, and waste ● ● ∆
Part 10: Siting and location ● ● ∆
Part 11: Submission of any other relevant information ● ● If required.
Part 12: Proposed fee calculation ● ● ●
Part 13: Commercially sensitive or confidential ● ● ● information
Part 14: Submission of application ● ● ●
Part 15: Declaration and signature ● ● ●
Attachment 1A: Proof of occupier status ● ● N/A
Attachment 1B: ASIC company extract ● ● N/A
Attachment 1C: Authorisation to act as a representative If required. If required. If required. of the occupier
Attachment 2: Premises map/s ● ● ∆
Attachment 3A: Environmental commissioning plan If required. N/A If required
Attachment 3B: Proposed activities ● ● ∆
Attachment 3C: Map of area proposed to be cleared ● ● ● (only applicable if clearing is proposed)
Attachment 3D: Additional information for clearing If required. If required. If required. assessment
Attachment 4: Marine surveys (only applicable if marine ● ● ● surveys included in application)
Attachment 5: Other approvals and consultation ● ● ∆ documentation
Attachment 6A: Emissions and discharges If required. If required. If required.
Attachment 6B: Waste acceptance If required. If required. If required.
Attachment 7: Siting and location ● ● ∆
Attachment 8: Additional information submitted If required. If required. If required.
Attachment 9: Proposed fee calculation ● ● ●
Attachment 10: Request for exemption from publication If required. If required. If required.
Key: ● Must be submitted. ∆ To the extent changed / required in relation to the amendment. N/A Not required with application, but may be requested subsequently depending on DWER records. “If required” Sections for applicants to determine.
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Part 2: Applicant details
INSTRUCTIONS: The applicant (the occupier of the premises) must be an individual(s), a company, body corporate, or public authority, but not a partnership, trust, or joint-venture name. Applications made by or on behalf of business names or unincorporated associations will not be accepted. If applying as an individual, your full legal name must be inserted. If applying as a company, body corporate, or public authority, the full legal entity name must be inserted. Australian Company Number's (ACN) must be provided for all companies or body corporates. DWER prefers to send all correspondence electronically via email. We request that you consent to receiving all correspondence relating to instruments and notices under Part V of the EP Act (Part V documents) electronically via email, by indicating your consent in Section 2.3. Companies or body corporates making an application must nominate an authorised representative from within their organisation. Proof of authorisation will be required. Details of a contact person must be provided for DWER enquiries in relation to your application. This contact person can be a consultant if authorised to represent the applicant. Written evidence of this authorisation must be provided. Details of the occupier of the premises must be provided. One of the options must be selected and if you have been asked to specify, please provide details. For example, if ‘lease holder’ has been selected, please specify the type of lease (for example, pastoral lease, mining lease, or general lease) and provide a copy of the lease document(s). Note that contracts for sale of land will not be sufficient evidence of occupancy status.
2.1 Applicant name/s (full legal Indian Coast Resort Pty Ltd name/s): The proposed holder of the works approval, licence or registration. ACN (if applicable):
2.2 Trading as (if applicable):
2.3 Authorised representative details: Name The person authorised to receive correspondence and Part V documents on behalf Position of the applicant under the EP Act.
Where ‘yes’ is selected, all Telephone correspondence will be sent to you via email, to the email address provided in this Email section. Where ‘no’ has been selected, Part V documents Yes No will be posted to you in hard I consent to all written correspondence between myself (the copy to the postal / business applicant) and DWER, regarding the subject of this address specified in section application, being exclusively via email, using the email ☑ 2.4, below. Other general address I have provided above. correspondence may still be sent to you via email.
2.4 Registered office address, as registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
(ASIC): This must be a physical address to which a Part V document may be delivered.
2.5 Postal address for all other correspondence: If different from section 2.4.
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2.6 Contact person details for Name DWER enquiries relating to the application (if different from the authorised Position representative): For example, could be a Organisation consultant or a site based employee Address
Telephone
2.7 Occupier status: Registered proprietor on certificate of title. ☑ Occupier is defined in section 3 of the EP Act and Lease holder (please specify, including date of expiry of lease). includes a person in occupation or control of the premises, or occupying a different part of the premises Public authority that has care, control, or management of the land. whether or not that person is the owner. Other evidence of legal occupation or control (please specify – for Note: if a lease holder, the example, joint venture operating entity, contract, letter of operational applicant must be the holder control, or other legal document or evidence of legal occupation). of an executed lease, not just an agreement to lease.
Attachments N/A Yes 2.8 Attachment 1A: Proof of Copies of certificate of title, lease or other instruments occupier status evidencing proof of occupier status, including the expiry ☑ date or confirmation that there is no expiry date, have been provided and labelled as Attachment 1A. 2.9 Attachment 1B: ASIC A current company information extract (not the company company extract information summary) purchased from the ASIC website(s) ☑ for all new applications / registrations has been provided and labelled as Attachment 1B. 2.10 Attachment 1C: A copy of the documentation authorising the applicant to Authorisation to act as act on the occupier’s behalf as their authorised ☑ representative of the agent/representative has been provided and labelled as occupier Attachment 1C.
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Part 3: Premises details
3.1 Premises description (whole or part to Lot 510 on Deposited Plan 302267 be specified): Include the land description (volume and folio number, lot, or location number/s); Crown lease or reserve number; pastoral lease number; or mining tenement number (as appropriate), of all properties, as shown on title details registered with Landgate.
Premises street address Include the suburb.
Premises name (if applicable):
3.2 Local Government Authority area: Gingin City, Town, or Shire. 3.3 GPS (latitude and longitude) Premises includes all of property coordinates: GPS coordinates determined using the GDA 1994 (Geographic latitude / longitude) coordinate system and datum must be provided for all points around the proposed premises boundary, where the entirety of the cadastre (land parcel) or mining tenements are not used as the premises boundary. Attachments N/A Yes 3.4 Attachment 2: You must provide as an attachment to this application form, labelled Premises map(s) Attachment 2, either: 1. an aerial photograph, map, and site plan of sufficient scale showing the proposed prescribed premises boundary or 2. where available, a suitable portable digital storage device of the proposed prescribed premises boundary, map, and site plan as an ESRI shapefile with the following properties: Geometry type: Polygon Shape Coordinate system: GDA 1994 (Geographic latitude / longitude) Datum: GDA 1994 (Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994). You must also provide a map or maps of the prescribed premises, clearly identifying and labelling: ☑ layout of key infrastructure and buildings, clearly labelled; the premises boundary (where the premises boundary does not align with the entirety of the cadastral boundary, identify the Lot Number for which the premises is part of); emission and discharge points (with precise GPS coordinates where available); monitoring points (with precise GPS coordinates where available); sensitive receptors and land uses; and all areas proposed to be cleared (if applicable). Maps must contain a north arrow, clearly marking the area in which the activities are carried out. The map or maps must be of reasonable clarity and have a visible scale.
Part 4: Proposed activities
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Part 4: Proposed activities INSTRUCTIONS: You must provide a description and the scope, size and scale of all prescribed activities of Schedule 1 to the EP Regulations including the maximum production or design capacity of each prescribed activity. If applying for a works approval or licence amendment involving the construction of new infrastructure, you must provide information on infrastructure to be constructed and how long construction is expected to take. You must confirm if commissioning is to occur and how long it will take. If applying for a works approval or licence amendment not involving the construction of new infrastructure, provide details of the proposed amendment. You must identify all emission sources on the premises map/s. You must also provide information on activities which directly relate to the prescribed premises category which have, or are likely to result in, an emission or discharge. If clearing activities are proposed provide a description and details. If a relevant exemption under Schedule 6 of the EP Act or regulation 5 of the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004 (WA) (Clearing Regulations) may apply, provide details. Note that in some cases, DWER may require that the clearing components of a works approval or licence (or amendment) application be submitted separately through the clearing permit application process. Refer to the Procedure: Prescribed premises works approvals and licences for further guidance. Please note that the requested information is critical to DWER’s understanding of the proposed activities. The more accurate, specific, and complete the information provided in the application, the less uncertainty that DWER may identify in the application, therefore facilitating completion of the assessment in a more efficient and timely manner. 4.1 Prescribed premises infrastructure and equipment In Table 4.1 (below), provide a list of all items of infrastructure and equipment within the boundary of the prescribed premises relevant to this application, and include the following details for each: relevant categories (if known) – the categories of prescribed premises (as listed under Schedule 1 of the EP Regulations) that relate to that infrastructure or equipment; site plan reference – the location of that infrastructure or equipment (with reference to the site plan map or maps provided above in section 3.4 and labelled as Attachment 2 – e.g. use GPS coordinates or a clear description such as “labelled as [label on premises map] on Map A”); is it critical containment infrastructure (CCI)? – indicate if the identified infrastructure or equipment would be categorised as CCI. Refer to the Guideline: Industry Regulation Guide to Licensing for further information on CCI; and is environmental commissioning required? – indicate if environmental commissioning is intended to be undertaken for that item of infrastructure or equipment. Refer to the Guideline: Industry Regulation Guide to Licensing for further information on environmental commissioning. Add additional rows to Table 4.1 (below) as required. Table 4.1: Infrastructure and equipment
Relevant CCI? Environmental Site plan Infrastructure and equipment categories (mark commissioning? reference (if known) if yes) (mark if yes) 1. Mobile screening plant (Kleeman 12 Mobile Mobiscreen MS952EVO or equivalent) within site 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Part 4: Proposed activities 4.2 Detailed description of proposed activities: You must provide details of proposed activities relevant to this application within the boundary of the prescribed premises, identifying: scope, size, and scale of the project, including details as to production or design capacity (and/or frequency, if applicable); key infrastructure and equipment; description of processes or operations (a process flow chart may be included as an attachment); emission / discharge points; locations of waste storage or disposal; and activities occurring during construction, environmental commissioning, and operation (if applicable). If assessment and imposition of conditions to allow environmental commissioning to be undertaken are requested, please provide an environmental commissioning plan as Attachment 3A (see 4.11 below). Additional information relating to the proposed activities may be included in Attachment 3B (see 4.12 below). Construction activities (if applicable): Transport of mobile plant & equipment to site: - Mobile screening plant (Kleeman Mobiscreen MS952EVO or equivalent) - 2 wheeled loaders (CAT 966H or equivalent). - Transportable site office. - Self-contained temporary toilets with pump-out tanks. Environmental commissioning activities (if applicable): Refer to the Guideline: Industry Regulation Guide to Licensing for further guidance.
Time limited operations activities (if applicable): Different elements of the premises may require time limited operations to commence at different times. In these circumstances, please specify the infrastructure and/or equipment for which time limited operations authorisation is being applied for. If time limited operations are expected to differ from future licensed operations, specify how and why this would be the case. Refer to the Guideline: Industry Regulation Guide to Licensing for further guidance.
Operations activities (for a licence): Screening of sand to remove stones as required.
4.3 Estimated operating period of the project / premises (e.g. based on 5 years estimated infrastructure life): 4.4 Proposed date(s) for commencement of works (if applicable): November 2021 4.5 Proposed date(s) for conclusion of works construction (if December 2021 applicable): This date should coincide with the submission to DWER of an Environmental Compliance Report(s) and/or a Critical Containment Infrastructure Report(s) as required. Refer to the Guideline: Industry Regulation Guide to Licensing. 4.6 Proposed date(s) for environmental commissioning of works (if applicable): Refer to the Guideline: Industry Regulation Guide to Licensing. 4.7 Proposed date/s for commencement of time limited operations under works approval (if applicable): Refer to the Guideline: Industry Regulation Guide to Licensing.
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Part 4: Proposed activities 4.8 Maximum production or design capacity for each category applied 4,380,000 tpa for (based on infrastructure operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week): Provide figures for all categories listed in section 1.2. Units of measurement must be the same as the units of measurement associated with the relevant category as identified in Schedule 1 of the EP Regulations. 4.9 Estimated / actual throughput for each category applied for: 75,000 tpa Provide figures for all categories listed in section 1.2. Units of measurement must be the same as the units of measurement associated with the relevant category as identified in Schedule 1 of the EP Regulations. Attachments N/A Yes 4.10 Attachment 2: Emission/discharge points are clearly labelled on the map/s ☑ Premises map required for Part 3.4 (Attachment 2). 4.11 Attachment 3A: If applying to construct works or install equipment, and Environmental environmental commissioning of the works or equipment is commissioning plan planned, an environmental commissioning plan has been included in Attachment 3A. The environmental commissioning plan is expected to include, at minimum, identification of: the sequence of commissioning activities to be undertaken, including details on whether they will be done in stages; a summary of the timeframes associated with the identified sequence of commissioning activities; the inputs and outputs that will be used in the commissioning process; the emissions and/or discharges expected to occur during commissioning; the emissions and/or discharges that will be monitored ☑ and/or confirmed to establish or test a steady-state operation (e.g. identifying emissions surrogates, etc.), including a detailed emissions monitoring program for the measurement of those emissions and/or discharges; the controls (including management actions) that will be put in place to address the expected emissions and/or discharges; any contingency plans for if emissions exceedances or unplanned emissions and/or discharges occur; and how any of the above would differ from standard operations once commissioning is complete. Note that DWER will not include conditions on a granted instrument that authorise environmental commissioning activities where it is not satisfied that the risks associated with environmental commissioning can be adequately addressed. 4.12 Attachment 3B: Additional information relating to the proposed activities has ☑ Proposed activities been included in Attachment 3B (if required). Clearing activities 4.13 to 4.19 are only required if the application includes clearing of native vegetation. 4.13 Proposed clearing area (hectares and/or number of individual 7.7 ha trees to be removed): 4.14 Details of any relevant exemptions: Refer to DWER’s A guide to the exemptions and regulations for clearing native vegetation. 4.15 Proposed method of clearing: Mechanical stripping and stockpiling for use in rehabilitation
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Part 4: Proposed activities 4.16 Period within which clearing is proposed to be undertaken: November 2021 – November 2026 For example, May 2020 – June 2020. 4.17 Purpose of clearing: To enable stripping of topsoil and extraction of lime sand
Clearing activities – Attachments N/A Yes 4.18 Attachment 3C: You must provide: Map of area an aerial photograph or map of sufficient scale showing the proposed to be proposed clearing area and prescribed premises boundary cleared OR if you have the facilities, a suitable portable digital storage device of the area proposed to be cleared as an ESRI shapefile with the ☑ following properties: Geometry type: Polygon Shape Coordinate system: GDA 1994 (Geographic latitude/longitude) Datum: GDA 1994 (Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994). 4.19 Attachment 3D: Additional information to assist in the assessment of the clearing Additional proposal may be attached to this application (for example, reports information for on salinity, fauna or flora studies or other environmental reports ☑ clearing conducted for the site). assessment
Part 5: Index of Biodiversity and Marine Surveys for Assessments (IBSA and IMSA)
INSTRUCTIONS: Biodiversity SURVEYS should be submitted through the IBSA Submissions Portal at ibsasubmissions.dwer.wa.gov.au Biodiversity surveys submitted to support this application must meet the requirements of the EPA’s Instructions for the preparation of data packages for the Index of Biodiversity Surveys for Assessments (IBSA). Marine surveys submitted to support this application must meet the requirements of the EPA’s Instructions for the preparation of data packages for the Index of Marine Surveys for Assessments (IMSA). If these requirements are not met, DWER will decline to deal with the application.
Attachments N/A Yes
5.1 Biodiversity surveys All biodiversity surveys submitted with this Please provide the IBSA number(s) (or application meet the requirements of the submission number(s) if IBSA number EPA’s Instructions for the preparation of data ☑ has not yet been issued) in the space packages for the Index of Biodiversity provided. Surveys for Assessments (IBSA). Note that a submission number is not confirmation of acceptance of a Submission number biodiversity survey and is not the same as an IBSA number. IBSA numbers are only issued once a survey has been accepted. Once an IBSA number is IBSA number IBSA-2021-0122 issued, please notify the department.
5.2 Attachment 4: All marine surveys submitted with this application meet the requirements of the EPA’s Instructions for the preparation of data Marine surveys ☑ packages for the Index of Marine Surveys for Assessments (IMSA).
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Part 6: Other DWER approvals INSTRUCTIONS: If you have applied, or intend to apply, for other approvals within DWER that may be relevant to this application, you must provide relevant details. If you have referred, or intend to refer, your proposal to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), you must provide the requested details. Pre-application scoping 6.1 Have you had any pre-application / pre- ☑ No referral / scoping meetings with DWER regarding any planned applications? Yes – provide details: [ ]
Environmental impact assessment (Part IV of the EP Act) 6.2 Have you referred or do you intend to Yes (referred) – reference (if known): [ ] refer the proposal to the EPA? Section 37B(1) of the EP Act defines a ‘significant Yes – intend to refer (proposal is a ‘significant proposal’) proposal’ as “a proposal likely, if implemented, to have a significant effect on the environment”. Yes – intend to refer (proposal will require a section 45C If DWER considers that the proposal in this amendment to the current Ministerial Statement): application is likely to constitute a ‘significant MS [ ] proposal’, DWER is required under section 38(5) of the EP Act to refer the proposal to the EPA for assessment under Part IV, if such a referral has No – a valid Ministerial Statement applies: MS [ ] not already been made. If a relevant Ministerial Statement already exists, ☑ No – not a ‘significant proposal’ please provide the MS number in the space provided.
Clearing of native vegetation (Part V Division 2 of the EP Act and Country Area Water Supply Act 1947) 6.3 Have you applied or do you intend to ☑ Yes – clearing application reference (if known): [ ] apply for a native vegetation clearing permit? No – this application includes clearing (please complete In accordance with the Guideline: Industry questions 4.13 to 4.19) Regulation Guide to Licensing and Procedure: Native vegetation clearing permits, where clearing No – a valid permit applies: CPS [ ] of native vegetation is of an exempt kind under the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004 (WA), or is being No – exemption applies (explain why): [ ] assessed by a relevant authority which would lead to an exemption under Schedule 6 of the EP Act, No – permit not required the clearing will not be assessed by DWER or be subject to any additional controls by DWER. If the proposed clearing action is to be assessed in accordance with, or under, an Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) accredited process, such as the assessment bilateral agreement, Form Annex C7 – Assessment bilateral agreement must be completed and attached to your clearing permit application.
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Part 6: Other DWER approvals 6.4 Have you applied or do you intend to Yes – application reference (if known): [ ] apply for a Country Area Water Supply Act 1947 licence? No – a valid licence applies: [ ] If a clearing exemption applies in a Country Area Water Supply Act 1947 (CAWS Act) controlled ☑ No – licence not required catchment, or if compensation has previously been paid to retain the subject vegetation, a CAWS Act clearing licence is required. If yes, contact the relevant DWER regional office for a Form 1 Application for licence. Map of CAWS Act controlled catchments
Water licences and permits (Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914)
6.5 Have you applied, or do you intend to Yes –application reference (if known): [ ] apply for: 1. a licence or amendment to a licence No – a valid licence / permit applies: [ ] to take water (surface water or groundwater); or ☑ No – licence / permit not required 2. a licence to construct wells (including bores and soaks); or 3. a permit or amendment to a permit to interfere with the bed and banks of a watercourse? For further guidance on water licences and permits under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914, refer to the Procedure: Water licences and permits.
Part 7: Other approvals and consultation
INSTRUCTIONS: Please provide copies of all relevant documentation indicated below, including any conditions, exclusions, or expiry dates. “Major Project” means: A State Development Project, where the lead agency is the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation (including projects to which a State Agreement applies); or A Level 2 or 3 proposal, as defined in the Department of Premier and Cabinet’s Lead Agency Framework. N/A No Yes 7.1 Is the proposal a Major Project? ☑
7.2 Is the proposal subject to a State Agreement Act? ☑
If yes, specify which Act:
7.3 Has the proposal been allocated to a “Lead Agency” (as defined in the Lead ☑ Agency Framework)?
If yes, specify Lead Agency contact details:
7.4 Has the proposal been referred and/or assessed under the EPBC Act ☑ (Commonwealth)? If yes, please specify referral, assessment
and/or approval number:
7.5 Has the proposal obtained all relevant planning approvals? ☑
If planning approval is necessary but has not been obtained, please provide details indicating why:
Application for Development Approval has been submitted to the Shire of Gingin (application receipt no. P2165) and is currently being assessed.
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If planning approval is not necessary, please provide details indicating why:
7.6 For renewals or amendment applications, are the relevant planning ☑ approvals still valid (that is, not expired)? 7.7 Has the proposal obtained all other necessary statutory approvals (not including any other DWER approvals identified in Part 6 of this ☑ application)? If no, please provide details of approvals already obtained, outstanding approvals, and expected dates for obtaining these outstanding approvals:
N/A No Yes 7.8 Has consultation been undertaken with parties considered to have a direct interest in the proposal (that is, interested parties or persons who are considered to be directly affected by the proposal)? ☑ DWER will give consideration to submissions from interested parties or persons in accordance with the Guideline: Industry Regulation Guide to Licensing. Attachments N/A Yes 7.9 Attachment 5: Other Details of other approvals specified in Part 7 of this approvals and application, including copies of relevant decisions and any ☑ consultation consultation undertaken with direct interest stakeholders documentation have been provided and labelled Attachment 5.
Part 8: Applicant history Note: Under this section, DWER will undertake an internal due diligence of the applicant’s fitness and competency based on DWER’s compliance records. If you wish to provide additional information for DWER to consider in making this assessment, you may provide that information as a separate attachment (see Part 11). N/A No Yes
8.1 If the applicant is an individual, has the applicant previously held, or do they ☑ currently hold, a licence or works approval under Part V of the EP Act?
8.2 If the applicant is a corporation, has any director of that corporation previously ☑ held, or do they currently hold, a licence or works approval under Part V of the EP Act? 8.3 If yes to 8.1 or 8.2 above, specify the name of company and/or licence or works approval number:
8.4 If the applicant is an individual, has the applicant ever been convicted, or paid a penalty, for an offence under a provision of the EP Act, its subsidiary legislation, ☑ or similar environmental protection or health-related legislation in Western Australia or elsewhere in Australia? 8.5 If the applicant is a corporation, has any director of that corporation ever been convicted, or paid a penalty, for an offence under a provision of the EP Act, its ☑ subsidiary legislation, or similar environmental protection or health-related legislation in Western Australia or elsewhere in Australia? 8.6 If the applicant is a corporation, has any person concerned in the management of the corporation, as referred to in section 118 of the EP Act, ever been convicted of, or paid a penalty, for an offence under a provision of the EP Act, its ☑ subsidiary legislation, or similar environmental protection or health-related legislation in Western Australia or elsewhere in Australia?
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Part 8: Applicant history 8.7 If the applicant is a corporation, has any director of that corporation ever been a director of another corporation that has been convicted, or paid a penalty, for an offence under a provision of the EP Act, its subsidiary legislation, or similar ☑ environmental protection or health-related legislation in Western Australia or elsewhere in Australia? 8.8 With regards to the questions posed in 8.4 to 8.7 above, have any legal proceedings been commenced, whether convicted or not, against the applicant for an offence under a provision of the EP Act, its subsidiary legislation, or ☑ similar environmental protection or health-related legislation in Western Australia or elsewhere in Australia? 8.9 Has the applicant had a licence or other authority suspended or revoked due to a breach of conditions or an offence under the EP Act or similar environmental ☑ protection or health-related legislation in Western Australia or elsewhere in Australia? 8.10 If the applicant is a corporation, has any director of that corporation ever had a licence or other authority suspended or revoked due to a breach of conditions or ☑ an offence under the EP Act or similar environmental protection or health-related legislation in Western Australia or elsewhere in Australia? 8.11 If the applicant is a corporation, has any director of that corporation ever been a director of another corporation that has ever had a licence or other authorisation suspended or revoked due to a breach of conditions or an offence under the EP ☑ Act or similar environmental protection or health-related legislation in Western Australia or elsewhere in Australia? 8.12 If yes to any of 8.4 to 8.11 above, you must provide details of any charges, convictions, penalties paid for an offence, and/or licences or other authorisations suspended or revoked:
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Part 9: Emissions, discharges, and waste
INSTRUCTIONS: Please see Guidance Statement: Risk Assessments and provide all information relating to emission sources, pathways and receptors relevant to the application. You must provide details on sources of emissions (for example, kiln stack, baghouses or discharge pipelines) including fugitive emissions (for example, noise, dust or odour), types of emissions (physical, chemical, or biological), and volumes, concentrations and durations of emissions. The potential for emissions should be considered for all stages of the proposal (where relevant), including during construction, commissioning and operation of the premises. No Yes
9.1 Are there potential emissions or discharges arising from the proposed activities? ☑
If yes, identify all potential emissions and discharges arising from the proposed activities and complete Table 9.1: Emissions and discharges (below).
Gaseous and particulate emissions (e.g. ☑ Dust (e.g. from equipment, unsealed roads emissions from stacks, chimneys or baghouses) and/or stockpiles, etc.) Wastewater discharges (e.g. treated sewage, Waste and leachate (e.g. emissions through wash water, or process water discharged to lands seepage, leaks and spills of waste from storage, or waters) process and handling areas, etc.) ☑ Noise (e.g. from machinery operations and/or Odour (e.g. from wastes accepted at putrescible vehicle operations) landfills, storage or processing of waste or other odorous materials, etc.) Contaminated or potentially contaminated Electromagnetic radiation 1 stormwater (e.g. stormwater with the potential to come into contact with chemicals or waste materials, etc.) Other (please specify): [ ]
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1 Note that for electromagnetic radiation, copies/details of other relevant approvals (such as from the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety or the Radiological Council) must be provided where applicable. Details of any pollution control equipment or waste treatment system, including any control mechanisms used to ensure proper operation of this equipment, must be included in the proposed controls column of the ‘Emissions and discharges table’ below. Details of management measures employed to control emissions should also be included. Please provide / attach any relevant documents (e.g. management plans, etc.).
Additional rows may be added as required and/or further information may be included as an attachment (see section 9.3). Table 9.1: Emissions and discharges
Source of Emission or Volume and Proposed controls Location (on emission or discharge type frequency site layout plan discharge – see 3.4)
Compliant with OH&S Separation from sensitive Screening Mobile within 1. Noise noise receptors (nearest residence plant site requirements >1.7km) . When operating. Separation from sensitive Screening Low level Mobile within 2. Dust receptors (nearest residence plant due to low site proportion of >1.7km) fines in sand. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
No Yes 9.2 Waste-related activities at the premises 2
Answer “yes” or “no” for the following questions and complete Table 9.2 (below).
(a) Is waste accepted at the premises? ☑
(b) Is waste produced on the premises? ☑
(c) Is waste processed on the premises? ☑
(d) Is waste stored on the premises? ☑
(e) Is waste buried on the premises? ☑
(f) Is waste recycled on the premises? ☑
Is any of the waste listed in Table 9.2 (below) also considered a ‘dangerous good’ (g) for the purposes of the Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and Handling of Non- ☑ Explosives) Regulations 2007? 3
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Specify, if yes:
Solid waste types must be described with reference to Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996 (as amended from time to time) and the Environmental Protection (Controlled Waste) Regulations 2004 (Controlled Waste Regulations). Liquid waste types must be described with reference to the Controlled Waste Regulations. For further guidance on the definition of waste, refer to Fact Sheet: Assessing whether material is waste. Detail must be provided on storage type (for example, hardstand and containment infrastructure), capacity, likely storage volumes, and containment features (for example, lining and bunding). 2 Please provide copies / details of any other relevant approvals (e.g. from the Department of Health) must be provided where applicable. 3 Wastes derived from the storage, handling, and use of dangerous goods may be considered hazardous and may need to be handled with the same precautions. Please refer to the following link for more information: https://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Documents/Dangerous- Goods/DGS_IS_OverviewOfStorageAndHandlingRegulations.pdf Additional rows may be added as required and/or further information may be included as an attachment (see section 9.4). Table 9.2 Waste types Waste type Quantity (e.g. Waste activity Monitoring (if Location tonnes, litres, infrastructure applicable) (on site cubic metres) (including layout plan specifications) – see 3.4) 1. 2. 3.
Attachments N/A Yes 9.3 Attachment 6A: Emissions If required, further information for Part 9.1 has been ☑ and discharges (if required) included as an attachment labelled Attachment 6A. 9.4 Attachment 6B: Waste If required, further information for Part 9.2 has been ☑ acceptance (if required) included as an attachment labelled Attachment 6B.
Part 10: Siting and location 10.1 Sensitive land uses Nearest residence >1.7km away. What is/are the distance(s) to the nearest sensitive land use(s)? No other nearby sensitive uses. A sensitive land use is a residence or other land use which may be affected by an emission or discharge associated with the proposed activities. 10.2 Nearby environmentally sensitive receptors and aspects Identify in Table 10.2 (below): all instances of environmentally sensitive receptors that are known or suspected to be present within, or within close proximity to, the proposed prescribed premises boundary; the nature of the sensitive receptors (e.g. type of Threatened Ecological Community, species for threatened flora or fauna, etc.); their actual or approximate known distance and direction from the premises boundary (at the closest point/s); and if applicable, what measures have been or will be taken to ensure that sensitive receptors are not adversely impacted by any emissions or discharges from the premises. Refer to the Guidance Statement: Environmental Siting for further guidance. Table 10.2: Nearby environmentally sensitive receptors and aspects Type / Description Distance + Proposed controls to classification direction to prevent or mitigate adverse premises impacts (if applicable) boundary
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Environmentally None Sensitive Areas 1
Threatened None Ecological Communities Threatened and/or None priority fauna
Threatened and/or Stylidium maritimum (P3) 22 plants within site Post-extraction rehabilitation priority flora Conostylis pauciflora Numerous locations using stockpiled vegetation ssp. eurythipis (P3) within site debris and topsoil. Aboriginal and other Non-registered site No. Covers 100km2 No impact on central features heritage sites 2 S00542: Ledge Point around site. of site (camp site and water (Site ID 3237) source). No approval required under Aboriginal Heritage Act. Public drinking water None source areas 3 Rivers, lakes, None oceans, and other bodies of surface water, etc. Acid sulfate soils None
Other None
1 Environmentally Sensitive Areas are as declared under the Environmental Protection (Environmentally Sensitive) Notice 2005. Refer to DWER’s website (“Environmentally Sensitive Areas”) for further information. 2 Refer to the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website for further information about Aboriginal heritage and other heritage sites. 3 Refer to Water Quality Protection Note No.25: Land use compatibility tables for public drinking water source areas for further information. 10.3 Environmental siting context details Provide further information including details on topography, climate, geology, soil type, hydrology, and hydrogeology at the premises. See attached Environmental Assessment Report
Attachments N/A Yes 10.4 Attachment 7: Siting You must provide details and a map describing the siting and and location location of the premises, including identification of distances to ☑ sensitive land uses and/or any specified ecosystems.
Part 11: Submission of any other relevant information Attachments No Yes 11.1 Attachment 8: Applicants seeking to submit further information may include Additional information information labelled Attachment 8. If submitting multiple submitted additional attachments, label them 8A, 8B, etc. ☑ Where supplementary documentation is submitted, please specify the name of documents below.
List title of supplementary document/s attached: Environmental Assessment Report (Bayley Environmental Services, 2021)
Part 12: Proposed fee calculation
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Part 12: Proposed fee calculation INSTRUCTIONS: Please calculate the relevant prescribed fee using the relevant online fee calculator linked below when completing this section. Licence: www.der.wa.gov.au/LicenceFeeCalculator Works approval: www.der.wa.gov.au/WorksApprovalFeeCalculator Amendment: www.der.wa.gov.au/AmendmentFeeCalculator Different fee units apply for different fee components. Fee units may also have different amounts depending on the period in which the calculation is made. Once DWER has confirmed that the application submitted meets the relevant requirements of the EP Act, you will be issued an invoice with instructions for paying your application fee. Further information on fees can be found in the Fact Sheet: Industry Regulation fees, available from DWER’s website. 12.1 Only the relevant fee calculations are to be completed ☑ Section 12.3 for works approval applications as follows: Section 12.4 for licence or renewal applications [mark the box to indicate sections completed] Section 12.5 for registration applications Section 12.6 for amendment applications Section 12.7 for applications requiring clearing of native vegetation 12.2 All information and data used for the calculation of proposed fees has been provided in ☑ accordance with section 12.8. 12.3 Proposed works approval fee Proposed works approval fee (see Schedule 3 of the EP Regulations) Fees relate to the cost of the works, including all capital costs (inclusive of GST) associated with the construction and establishment of the works proposed under the works approval application. This includes, for example, costs associated with earth works, hard stands, drainage, plant hire, equipment, processing plant, relocation of equipment and labour hire. Costs exclude: - the cost of land; - the cost of buildings to be used for purposes unrelated to the purposes in respect of which the premises are, or will become, prescribed premises; costs for buildings unrelated to the prescribed premises activity or activities; and - consultancy fees relating to the works. Fee component Proposed fee Cost of works:
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12.4 Proposed licence fee (new licences and licence renewals) Detailed licence fee calculations Part 1 Premises component (see regulation 5D and Part 1 of Schedule 4 of the EP Regulations) The production or design capacity should be the maximum capacity of the premises. For most categories the production or design capacity refers to an annual rate. The figure should be based on 24 hour operation for 365 days, unless there is another regulatory approval or technical reason that restricts operation. The premises component fee applies to the category in Part 1, Schedule 4 incurring the higher or highest amount of fee units in accordance with regulation 5D(2) of the EP Regulations. List all categories (insert additional rows as required). Use only the higher or highest amount of fee units to determine the Part 1 fee component. Category Production or design capacity Fee units
Using the higher or highest amount of fee units, Part 1 component subtotal $ Part 2 Waste (see regulation 5D(1a)(b) and Part 2 of Schedule 4 of the EP Regulations) If your premises includes one or more of the following categories specify any applicable Part 2 waste amounts. Do not include Part 3 waste components of these discharges in the below sections. Categories: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 44, 46, 53, 54A, 70, 80, or 85B Part 2 waste means waste consisting of – (a) tailings; or (b) bitterns; or (c) water to allow mining of ore; or (d) flyash; or (e) waste water from a desalination plant. If the premises does not fall into one of the categories listed above, or there are no applicable Part 2 waste amounts, the sub total for this section will be $0. Insert additional rows as required. Sum all Part 2 waste fees to determine the sub total. Discharge quantity (tonnes/year) Fee units
Part 2 component subtotal $ Part 3 Waste – Discharges to air, onto land, into waters (see Part 3 of Schedule 4 of the EP Regulations) Choose the appropriate location of the discharge and enter the discharge amount(s) in the units specified in the EP Regulations. This should be the amount of waste expected to be discharged over the next 12 months, expressed in the units and averaging period applicable for that waste kind (for example, g/minute or kg/day). Amounts can be measured, calculated, or estimated and can be based on data acquired over the previous 12 months, but should be based on the maximum premises capacity and not the forecast operating hours. Where there are discharges, all prescribed waste types must be considered in the fee calculation. If a specified waste type is not present in the discharge, this must be justified using an appropriate emission estimation technique (for example, sampling data, industry sector guidance notes, National Pollution Inventory guides and emission factors).
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Discharges to air
Discharge rate Discharge rate Discharges to air Discharges to air (g/min) (g/min) Carbon monoxide Nickel Oxides of nitrogen Vanadium Sulphur oxides Zinc Particulates (Total PM) Vinyl chloride Volatile organic compounds Hydrogen sulphide Inorganic fluoride Benzene Pesticides Carbon oxysulphide Aluminium Carbon disulphide Arsenic Acrylates Chromium Beryllium Cobalt Cadmium Copper Mercury Lead TDI (toluene-2, 4-di-iso-cyanate) Manganese MDI (diphenyl-methane di-iso-cyanate) Molybdenum Other waste Part 3 component subtotal $ 0 Discharges onto land or into waters Discharge rate 1. Liquid waste that can potentially deprive (a) biochemical oxygen demand (in receiving waters of oxygen (for each the absence of chemical oxygen kilogram discharged per day) — demand limit) (b) chemical oxygen demand (in the absence of total organic carbon limit) (c) total organic carbon 2. Bio-stimulants (for each kilogram discharged (a) phosphorus per day) — (b) total nitrogen
3. Liquid waste that physically alters the (a) total suspended solids (for each characteristics of naturally occurring kilogram discharged per day) waters — (b) surfactants (for each kilogram discharged per day) (c) colour alteration (for each platinum cobalt unit of colour above the ambient colour of the waters in each megalitre discharged per day) (d) temperature alteration (for each 1°C above the ambient temperature of the waters in each megalitre discharged per day) — (i) in the sea south of the Tropic of Capricorn (ii) in other waters
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4. Waste that can potentially accumulate in the (a) aluminium environment or living tissue (for each kilogram discharged per day) — (b) arsenic (c) cadmium (d) chromium (e) cobalt (f) copper (g) lead (h) mercury (i) molybdenum (j) nickel (k) vanadium (l) zinc (m) pesticides (n) fish tainting wastes (o) manganese 5. E. coli bacteria as indicator species (in each (a) 1,000 to 5,000 organisms per 100 megalitre discharged per day) — ml (b) 5,000 to 20,000 organisms per 100 ml (c) more than 20,000 organisms per 100 ml 6. Other waste (per kilogram discharged per (a) oil and grease day) — (b) total dissolved solids (c) fluoride (d) iron (e) total residual chlorine (f) other Part 3 component subtotal $ 0 Summary – Proposed licence fee Part 1 Component Part 2 Component Part 3 Component Total proposed licence fees: $
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12.5 Prescribed fee for registration A fee of 24 units applies for an application for registration of premises, unless the occupier of the premises holds a licence in respect of the premises, in ☑ (Tick to acknowledge) accordance with regulation 5B(2)(c) of the EP Regulations. 12.6 Works approval amendment or licence amendment fee Proposed works approval amendment or licence amendment fee (see Schedule 4 Part 1 of the EP Regulations). The fee prescribed for an application for an amendment to a works approval or licence is calculated in accordance with regulation 5BB(1)(a) of the EP Regulations: for a single category of prescribed premises to which the works approval or licence relates, by using the fee unit number corresponding to the prescribed premises category and relevant production or design capacity threshold in Schedule 4 Part 1 of the EP Regulations. for multiple categories of prescribed premises to which the works approval or licence relates, by using the highest fee unit number corresponding to the prescribed premises categories and production design or capacity threshold in Schedule 4 Part 1 of the EP Regulations. The relevant fee unit under Schedule 4 Part 1 of the EP Regulations for calculating the application form amendment fee is to be determined by reference to the actual production or design capacity reported for the preceding year’s annual licence fee. If an annual licence fee has not previously been paid or is not applicable as is the case for works approvals, the fee unit for an application for amendment is to be determined by reference to the production or design capacity currently prescribed in the licence or works approval. Fee Units Proposed fee $ 12.7 Prescribed fee for clearing permit In accordance with the Guideline: Industry Regulation Guide to Licensing and Procedure: Native vegetation clearing permits, where an application for clearing of native vegetation is made as part of an application for a works approval or licence, DWER may elect to either jointly or separately determine the clearing component of the application. Where DWER separately determines the clearing component of an application, the application will be deemed to be an application for a clearing ☑ (Tick to acknowledge) permit under section 51E of the EP Act. Note: If a clearing permit application has been separately submitted and accepted by DWER, a refund for the clearing permit application will not be provided where DWER determines to address clearing requirements as part of a related works approval application. 12.8 Information and data used to calculate proposed fees The detailed calculations of fee components, including all information and data used for the calculations are to be provided as attachments to this application, labelled as Attachment 9, with an appropriate suffix (for example 9A, 9B etc.). Please specify the relevant attachment number in the space/s provided below. Proposed fee for works approval Attachment No. Details for cost of works 9 Proposed fee for licence Attachment No. Part 1: Premises Part 2: Waste types Part 3: Discharges to air, onto land, into waters
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Part 13: Commercially sensitive or confidential information NOTE: Information submitted as part of this application will be made publicly available. If you wish to submit commercially sensitive or confidential information, please identify the information in Attachment 10, and include a written statement of reasons why you request each item of information be kept confidential. Information submitted later in the application process may also be made publicly available at DWER’s discretion. For any commercially sensitive or confidential information, please follow the same process as described above. DWER will take reasonable steps to protect genuinely confidential or commercially sensitive information. Please note in particular that all submitted information may be the subject of an application for release under the Freedom of Information Act 1992. All information which you would propose to be exempt from public disclosure has been Attached N/A separately placed in a redacted version of the application form and its supporting documentation. Note that this is in addition to the unredacted version(s) provided to DWER for its assessment. Grounds for claiming exemption in accordance with Schedule 1 to the ☑ Freedom of Information Act 1992 must be specified in Attachment 10 (located at the end of this form).
Part 14: Submission of application Check one of the boxes below to nominate how you will submit your application. Files larger than 50MB cannot be received via email by DWER. Files larger than 50MB can be sent via File Transfer. Alternatively, email DWER to make other arrangements. A full, signed, electronic copy of the application form including all attachments has been submitted via email to [email protected]; ☑ OR A signed, electronic copy of the application form has been submitted via email to [email protected] and attachments have been submitted via File Transfer, or electronically by other means as arranged with DWER; OR A full, signed hard copy has been sent to: APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS Department of Water and Environmental Regulation Locked Bag 10 Joondalup DC WA 6919
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Request for exemption from publication
Information which you consider should not be published, on the grounds of a relevant exemption found in Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA), must be specified in this Attachment. Add additional rows as required. NOT FOR PUBLICATION IF GROUNDS FOR EXEMPTION ARE DETERMINED TO BE ACCEPTABLE Section of Grounds for this form: claiming exemption: Section of Grounds for this form: claiming exemption: Section of Grounds for this form: claiming exemption:
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REGISTER NUMBER 510/DP302267 DUPLICATE DATE DUPLICATE ISSUED EDITION WESTERN AUSTRALIA 4 10/1/2017
VOLUME FOLIO RECORD OF CERTIFICATE OF TITLE 1246 171 UNDER THE TRANSFER OF LAND ACT 1893
The person described in the first schedule is the registered proprietor of an estate in fee simple in the land described below subject to the reservations, conditions and depth limit contained in the original grant (if a grant issued) and to the limitations, interests, encumbrances and notifications shown in the second schedule.
REGISTRAR OF TITLES
LAND DESCRIPTION: LOT 510 ON DEPOSITED PLAN 302267
REGISTERED PROPRIETOR: (FIRST SCHEDULE)
INDIAN COAST RESORT PTY LTD OF LEVEL 8 231 ADELAIDE TERRACE PERTH WA 6000 IN 4/8 SHARE SUSAN KOEFLER OF 10 ROYAL MELBOURNE AVENUE CONNOLLY WA 6027 IN 1/8 SHARE SASHA GUGGENHEIMER OF 28 BASS STREET MCCRAE VICTORIA 3938 IN 1/8 SHARE MILES GUGGENHEIMER OF 22 RYMER AVENUE SAFETY BEACH VICTORIA 3936 IN 1/8 SHARE NICHOLAS KOEFLER (A MINOR BORN 6/4/1999) OF 10 ROYAL MELBOURNE AVENUE CONNOLLY WA 6027 IN 1/8 SHARE AS TENANTS IN COMMON (T N482707 ) REGISTERED 14/11/2016
LIMITATIONS, INTERESTS, ENCUMBRANCES AND NOTIFICATIONS: (SECOND SCHEDULE)
Warning: A current search of the sketch of the land should be obtained where detail of position, dimensions or area of the lot is required. * Any entries preceded by an asterisk may not appear on the current edition of the duplicate certificate of title. Lot as described in the land description may be a lot or location.
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STATEMENTS: The statements set out below are not intended to be nor should they be relied on as substitutes for inspection of the land and the relevant documents or for local government, legal, surveying or other professional advice.
SKETCH OF LAND: 1246-171 (510/DP302267) PREVIOUS TITLE: 1240-36, 1246-171 PROPERTY STREET ADDRESS: NO STREET ADDRESS INFORMATION AVAILABLE. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY: SHIRE OF GINGIN
LANDGATE COPY OF ORIGINAL NOT TO SCALE 03/02/2021 02:52 PM Request number: 61575656
www.landgate.wa.gov.au Current Company Extract
Name: INDIAN COAST RESORT PTY LTD ACN: 090 064 627
Date/Time: 25 March 2021 AEST 12:29:13 PM
This extract contains information derived from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) database under section 1274A of the Corporations Act 2001.
Please advise ASIC of any error or omission which you may identify. Current Company Extract INDIAN COAST RESORT PTY LTD ACN 090 064 627
Organisation Details Document Number
Current Organisation Details Name: INDIAN COAST RESORT PTY LTD 025242000 ACN: 090 064 627 Registered in: Western Australia Registration date: 21/10/1999 Next review date: 21/10/2021 Name start date: 09/02/2011 Status: Registered Company type: Australian Proprietary Company Class: Limited By Shares Subclass: Proprietary Company
Address Details Document Number
Current Registered address: PAUL M TAYLER & CO PTY LTD, Level 2 Unit 15, 210 2E1859306 Bagot Road, SUBIACO WA 6008 Start date: 27/05/2015
Principal Place Of PAUL M TAYLER & CO PTY LTD, Level 2 Unit 15, 210 2E2005960 Business address: Bagot Road, SUBIACO WA 6008 Start date: 01/06/2015
Contact Address Section 146A of the Corporations Act 2001 states 'A contact address is the address to which communications and notices are sent from ASIC to the company'. Current Address: PO BOX 338, SUBIACO WA 6008 Start date: 09/12/2008
Officeholders and Other Roles Document Number Director Name: NICHOLAS RICHARD UPTON 017105154 Address: 7 Jaraba Avenue, GOOSEBERRY HILL WA 6076 Born: 16/01/1950, NAKURU, KENYA Appointment date: 19/12/2000 Name: LEONARD GREGORY CALDER 020915530 Address: 20 John Farrant Drive, GOOSEBERRY HILL WA 6076 Born: 03/11/1949, NAIROBI, KENYA Appointment date: 17/12/2004 Name: DAVID JACOB BORGER 5EDF95158 Address: 22 Rootes Road, LESMURDIE WA 6076 Born: 13/06/1950, , INDONESIA Appointment date: 19/12/2000 Secretary Name: NICHOLAS RICHARD UPTON 017105154 25 March 2021 AEST 12:29:13 PM 1 Current Company Extract INDIAN COAST RESORT PTY LTD ACN 090 064 627
Address: 7 Jaraba Avenue, GOOSEBERRY HILL WA 6076 Born: 16/01/1950, NAKURU, KENYA Appointment date: 19/12/2000
Share Information
Share Structure
Class Description Number Total amount Total amount Document issued paid unpaid number
ORD ORDINARY SHARES 3 3.00 0.00 09006462K
Members
Note: For each class of shares issued by a proprietary company, ASIC records the details of the top twenty members of the class (based on shareholdings). The details of any other members holding the same number of shares as the twentieth ranked member will also be recorded by ASIC on the database. Where available, historical records show that a member has ceased to be ranked amongst the top twenty members. This may, but does not necessarily mean, that they have ceased to be a member of the company.
Name: NICHOLAS RICHARD UPTON Address: 7 Jaraba Avenue, GOOSEBERRY HILL WA 6076
Class Number held Beneficially held Paid Document number
ORD 1 yes FULLY 09006462K
Name: GREGORY LEONARD CALDER Address: 20 John Farrant Drive, GOOSEBERRY HILL WA 6076
Class Number held Beneficially held Paid Document number
ORD 1 yes FULLY 09006462K
Name: DAVID JACOB BORGER Address: 22 Rootes Road, LESMURDIE WA 6076
Class Number held Beneficially held Paid Document number
ORD 1 yes FULLY 5EDF95158
Documents
Note: Where no Date Processed is shown, the document in question has not been processed. In these instances care should be taken in using information that may be updated by the document when it is processed. Where the Date Processed is shown but there is a zero under No Pages, the document has been processed but a copy is not yet available. 25 March 2021 AEST 12:29:13 PM 2 Current Company Extract INDIAN COAST RESORT PTY LTD ACN 090 064 627
Date received Form type Date Number of Effective Document processed pages date number
16/03/2021 484 Change To Company 16/03/2021 2 08/03/2021 5EDF95158 Details 484A1 Change Officeholder Name Or Address 484A2 Change Member Name Or Address
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PROPOSED SAND EXTRACTION LOT 510 OLD LEDGE POINT ROAD, LANCELIN
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Sundowner Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee for the Bayley Cook Family Trust trading as Bayley Environmental Services Page i ______
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION 2 2.1 Geology, Landforms and Soils 2 2.2 Hydrology 2 2.3 Vegetation and Flora 3 2.3.1 Vegetation Types 3 2.3.2 Vegetation Condition 4 2.3.3 Flora 4 2.3.4 Rare and Significant Flora 5 2.3.5 Floristic Communities 5 2.3.6 Threatened and Priority Ecological Communities 5 2.3.7 Local and Regional Representation 6 2.4 Fauna 7 2.5 Landscape 7 2.6 Aboriginal Heritage 8
3.0 PROPOSED SAND EXTRACTION 9 3.1 Available Sand Resource 9 3.2 Area and Depth of Excavation 9 3.3 Access Roads 10 3.4 Duration and Staging of Extraction 10 3.5 Method of Excavation 10 3.6 Overburden Management 10 3.7 Plant and Equipment 11 3.8 Hours of Operation 11 3.9 Water Demand and Supply 11 3.10 Workforce 11 3.11 Truck Movements 11 3.12 Drainage Management 12 3.13 Noise and Dust Management 12 3.14 Dieback and Weed Management 12 3.15 Rehabilitation and Final Land Use 13 3.16 Public Safety 14
4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 15 4.1 Vegetation Clearing 15 4.2 Assessment Against the Clearing Principles 15
5.0 REFERENCES 20
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Title Page
2.1 Remnant Vegetation Status 6
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Title
1 The Site and Surroundings 2 Topography and Hydrology 3 Vegetation Associations 4 Vegetation Condition 5 Remnant Vegetation Status 6 Staging Plan 7 Post-Extraction Section
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix Title
A Bore Logs B Botanical Survey Report (Plantecology, 2021) C Consolidated Flora Species List D Aboriginal Sites Report E Lime Sand Analysis Results F Kleeman Mobiscreen MS952EVO
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BAYLEY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Indian Coast Joint Venture (ICJV) proposes to develop 510 Old Ledge Point Road, Lancelin for a lime sand extraction operation.
Bayley Environmental Services was commissioned in September 2020 to carry out site investigations and prepare the necessary applications for approval of the extraction operation.
Lot 510 has an area of approximately 17.4 hectares and is located west of Old Ledge Point Road about 4.1km south of Lancelin. Figure 1 shows an aerial view of the site and surroundings.
This environmental assessment report has been prepared in support of applications by ICJV for a clearing permit, works approval, development approval and extractive industry licence.
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2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION
2.1 Geology, Landforms and Soils
The site is located in the Quindalup Dunes system of the Swan Coastal Plain, about 200m to 600m from the ocean. The landform consists of irregular or parabolic calcareous sand dunes ranging in elevation from 1m to 16.5m AHD with slopes ranging from less than 2% to over 60%. Figure 2 shows topographic contours over the site.
The soil consists mostly of calcareous and/or siliceous sands. The sands are generally loose, free-draining and very low in organic content and nutrients. Cemented limestone occurs in places at elevations between -5m and 3m AHD. Previous sand extraction has left some areas of exposed limestone pavement at about 3m AHD in the north-east of the site.
Drilling at ten sites on the perimeter and within the site found a white to pale grey to pale yellow sandy soil profile to between 3.5m and 6m. Limestone was reported in one borehole at a depth of 9.5m (-5.6m AHD) during previous drilling. Figure 2 shows the locations of the drilling sites. Appendix A shows bore logs from the drilling.
2.2 Hydrology
There is no surface water expression within the site. Surface runoff may occur over the exposed limestone areas for short periods during intense rainfall events.
Groundwater occurs at levels of about 0.6m to 1.6m AHD (0.6-12m below ground) beneath the site, moving generally south-west towards the ocean. Measurements in six on-site bores in October 2020 showed groundwater depths of 0.75m to 4.28m in the bores.
Simultaneous measurements in a DWER monitoring bore (Salvado 1B) located 520 east-southeast of the site (Figure 1) enabled the average annual maximum groundwater levels (AAMGL) beneath the site to be calculated. Figure 2 shows the groundwater levels on 15 October 2020 and the AAMGL beneath the site, as contoured with the SURFER 6 surface mapping package.
Combining the calculated AAMGL with detailed spot height data provided by Harley Dykstra enabled depths to the AAMGL to be calculated and mapped as shown on Figure 2.
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2.3 Vegetation and Flora
2.3.1 Vegetation Types
The vegetation of the site is mapped as Quindalup Complex by Heddle et al. (1980). The Quindalup Complex is associated with the Quindalup Dunes landform system and comprises two alliances: the Strand and Foredune Alliance and the Mobile and Stable Dune Alliance. The vegetation of Lot 510 belongs to the latter, which occurs on dunes slightly more inland and which has a higher diversity of vegetation than the Strand and Foredune Alliance.
Beard (1981) mapped the vegetation of the study area as Association 1007: Coastal heath and thicket on recent dunes.
Ecoscape (2007) surveyed the vegetation and flora of the site in October 2007. The survey found five vegetation communities on the site:
Spyridium globulosum Closed Heath over Templetonia retusa, Rhagodia baccata and Acanthocarpus preissii Low Open Shrubland over Lepidosperma gladiatum Very Open Sedgeland;
Melaleuca lanceolata Tall Shrubland over Melaleuca huegelii Open Shrubland over Melaleuca systena and Rhagodia baccata Low Open Shrubland over Baumea juncea and Ficinia nodosa Sedgeland;
Acacia rostellifera Tall Open Scrub over Spyridium globulosum, Acacia truncata and Rhagodia baccata Shrubland over Acanthocarpus preissii Low Open Shrubland over *Bromus diandrus Low Open Grassland and Hardenbergia; and
Melaleuca systena, Santalum acuminatum and Cryptandra mutila Closed Low Heath over Lomandra maritima and Conostylis pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis Very Open Herbland.
Plantecology (2021) resurveyed the vegetation in October 2020, mapping the following associations on the site:
Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland
Low shrubland of Melaleuca systena, Olearia axillaris and Spyridium globulosum with Cryptandra mutila over a herbland of Conostylis candicans subsp. calcicola, Conostylis ?pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis and Hemiandra glabra on grey-cream sand on dunes.
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Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland
Tall shrubland of Acacia rostellifera, Spyridium globulosum and Santalum acuminatum over a herbland of Acanthocarpus preissii, Lomandra maritima and Rhagodia baccata subsp. baccata on grey-cream sands of flats and swales.
Spyridium globulosum Closed Shrubland
Closed shrubland of Spyridium globulosum, Melaleuca huegelii subsp. huegelii and Templetonia retusa over a herbland of Lepidosperma gladiatum, Rhagodia baccata subsp. baccata and Acanthocarpus preissii on grey-cream sands of swales.
Melaleuca lanceolata Low Closed Forest
Closed low forest of Melaleuca lanceolata over Open Shrubland of Melaleuca huegelii subsp. huegelii over a sedgeland of Ficinia nodosa and Lepidosperma pubisquameum on grey-cream sands of swales.
Figure 3 shows the Plantecology (2021) vegetation mapping. The full Plantecology (2021) report is attached in Appendix B.
2.3.2 Vegetation Condition
Ecoscape (2007) assessed the vegetation condition of the site as ranging from Degraded in the previously quarried and cleared areas to Excellent in the uncleared areas. Weed invasion was minor, with no significant areas exceeding 5% weed cover.
The Plantecology (2021) survey found that the condition of the vegetation had improved in parts. Much of the Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland, previously mapped as Degraded, is now in Good or Very Good condition, and some of the previously quarried areas have regenerated enough to new be mapped as Good condition. A small blowout has developed at the northern end of the site and is in Completely Degraded condition.
Figure 4 shows the vegetation condition mapping by Plantecology (2021).
2.3.3 Flora
Ecoscape (2007) found a total of 41 native plant species from 23 families on the site. Plantecology (2021) found 70 native species, making a total of 76 native species across the two surveys.
The Ecoscape and Plantecology surveys also found eleven introduced species within the site. None of the introduced species is listed as a Declared Pest under the WA Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007.
Appendix C shows a consolidated flora species list from the two surveys.
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2.3.4 Rare and Significant Flora
Ecoscape (2007) found two listed Priority Flora species, Stylidium maritimum (P3) and Conostylis pauciflora ssp. euryrhipis (P3) on the site. Priority species are not formally protected. No Declared Rare Flora (DRF) were found on the site.
Plantecology (2021) found 22 individual plants of Stylidium maritimum at six locations in the Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland, including in some locations not found by Ecoscape, but did not find it in the northern half of the site. Plantecology (2021) also found Conostylis ?pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis in numerous locations throughout the Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland as well as parts of the Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland.
2.3.5 Floristic Communities
Based on the floristic data, Ecoscape (2007) tentatively assigned the vegetation to one or both of two floristic community types (FCTs), as identified by Gibson et al. (1994):
FCT 29a Coastal shrublands on shallow sands; and FCT 29b Acacia shrublands on taller dunes.
Plantecology (2021) analysed the current and previous floristic data for the site using hierarchical agglomerative clustering. The data for the Swan Coastal Plain regional survey (Gibson et al., 1994) was downloaded from the NatureMap website and updated to reflect current nomenclature. The new data from the current survey were added to the matrix one plot at a time to remove any effect of spatial correlation between the new plots. Each new dataset was then analysed calculating the Bray-Curtis distance coefficient (or resemblance measure) and the flexible beta linkage method (beta = -0.1). Assignment of the Old Ledge Point Rd plots was to the nearest distinct group by inspection of the resulting dendrogram. The analyses were undertaken using R packages Cluster and Vegan.
The Plantecology (2021) analysis again indicated the vegetation units within the site are either FCT 29a ‘Coastal shrublands on shallow sands’ or FCT 29b ‘Acacia shrublands on taller dunes’. This result is consistent with the locality, soils and position relative to the coast on the Swan Coastal Plain.
2.3.6 Threatened and Priority Ecological Communities
Both FCT 29a and FCT 29b are listed as Priority 3 Ecological Communities under Western Australian State policy. Neither is listed as a Threatened Ecological Community (TEC), and the site vegetation did not match any of the 69 listed TECs at the time of the survey. A search of the DBCA Threatened Ecological Communities Database by Ecoscape in 2007 found no records of TECs within 10km of Lot 510.
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Gibson et al. (1994) rated both FCT 29a and FCT 29b as Poorly Reserved (known from a single National Park or A-Class Nature Reserve) and Susceptible (liable to be modified or destroyed by human activities or vulnerable to new threatening processes). The Gibson et al (1994) study area extended only as far north as Seabird, and several large reserves in the Lancelin area including the Lancelin Defence Training Area, Nilgen Nature Reserve and other Crown lands are likely to also support these community types.
2.3.7 Local and Regional Representation
Table 2.1 summarises the status of the site vegetation types State-wide, in the Swan Coastal Plain Bioregion, the Shire of Gingin and within 15km of the site. The data in the table are sourced from the following:
2013 Native Vegetation extent by Vegetation complexes on the Swan Coastal Plain south of Moore River (Local Biodiversity Program, 2013).
CAR Analysis Report 2009. WA Department of Environment & Conservation, Perth www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/slip/portal/services/files/carreserveanalysis2009.xls.
Vegetation Extent-By-Type GIS database (Department of Agriculture, 2005).
Swan Coastal Plain Vegetation Complexes GIS database (DPaW, 2016).
CALM Estate GIS database (CALM, 2009).
Table 2.1 Remnant Vegetation Status
Vegetation Unit Pre-European Current Extent % Remaining % In Secure Extent (km2) (km2) Reserves Remnant Vegetation Swan Coastal Plain Bioregion 1501 588 39 13 Shire of Gingin 320 177 55 23 15km Radius 370 155 42 19 Quindalup Complex (Heddle et al., 1980) Swan Coastal Plain Bioregion 385 213 55 14 Shire of Gingin 164 122 74 1.6 15km Radius 96 81 84 2.7 Guilderton 1007 (Beard, 1981) Swan Coastal Plain Bioregion 30.1 21.6 72 8.5 Shire of Gingin 15 12.7 85 8.4 15km Radius 73 33.8 56 0.1
The table shows that the vegetation types present in Lot 510 and remnant vegetation overall are well represented both locally and regionally, but that their formal reservation
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2.4 Fauna
A search of the Department of Environment and Conservation Threatened and Priority Fauna Database by Ecoscape (2007) identified two Schedule One Fauna Species (Fauna that is rare or likely to become extinct) (Western Australian Government 2006) as occurring within 10 km of Lot 510. They are:
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris); and Lancelin Island Skink (Ctenotus lancelini).
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo is listed as Endangered under the 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN 2007), Threatened under the Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act (Western Australian Government 2006) and Endangered under the EPBC Act (Australian Government 1999).
The Lancelin Island Skink is listed as Vulnerable under the 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN 2007), Vulnerable under the Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act (Western Australian Government 2006) and Vulnerable under the EPBC Act (Australian Government 1999). Although the Lancelin Island Skink is recorded as occurring within 10 km of Lot 510, there is only one mainland sighting, directly opposite the island (Australian Government 1999).
Ecoscape (2007) carried out a reconnaissance fauna survey of Lot 510 searching for evidence of and habitats for listed Threatened Fauna, in particular the two most likely species, Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo and the Lancelin island Skink.
The survey found no evidence of either species on the site, and no feeding, roosting or breeding habitat for Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo. The report concluded that there was no realistic likelihood of either species being present.
2.5 Landscape
The site is elevated and the highest parts are visible from up to 10km away. The visibility will decrease substantially as the site levels are reduced by sand extraction.
The site is in an area that already hosts several sand quarries, including a large operation owned by Optima Lime immediately to the south. Therefore the proposed quarry on Lot 510 would be in keeping with existing activities in the surroundings.
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2.6 Aboriginal Heritage
The Department of Planning Lands & Heritage (DPLH) online Aboriginal Sites Database shows one large non-registered Aboriginal heritage site, No. S00542:Ledge Point (Site ID 3237), covering a rectangular area of 100km2 around the project site. Site S00542 is described as a “camp site and water source” and is listed in the database as “Stored Data”. Appendix D shows the site report.
Non-registered sites are not formally protected and no permission under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 is required to disturb them. The presence of other recent developments in the vicinity, including the extraction operation to the immediate south, suggests that the site is not considered significant.
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3.0 PROPOSED SAND EXTRACTION
3.1 Available Sand Resource
The quantity of sand available for extraction depends largely upon the depth to which excavation can occur, which in turn is determined by the height of the water table. The Shire of Gingin’s Extractive Industries Local Law 2004 does not set a maximum depth of excavation or minimum clearance above the groundwater table for extractive industries, although it does give the Shire power to impose conditions on the depth of excavation.
A major consideration is the need to avoid creating open water bodies. For this reason, it is proposed to limit the depth of excavation to the level of the AAMGL. Following the replacement of topsoil, this will result in a minimum 0.3m clearance above the AAMGL and avoid the creation of surface water bodies.
The groundwater measurements and modelling carried out to date suggest that the AAMGL sits at between about 1m and 1.6m AHD across the site, meaning that the elevation of the quarry floor would be between about 1m AHD in the west and 1.6m AHD in the north-east.
Preliminary estimation with SURFER 6 using the mapped AAMGL contours and detailed spot heights suggest that the maximum sand resource available within Stage 1 (Figure 6) is about 244,000 cubic metres, while Stage 2 contains an estimated 114,000m3. These volumes assume that all of the resource is of suitable grade except for 0.3m of topsoil.
Sample analysis at three sites within Lot 510 by LiquidlabsWA has shown that the lime sand on Lot 510 is of very high quality, with average calcium content across the three samples of 32.3%, particle size mostly (>60%) less than 0.25mm and weighted average acid neutralising value of 94.3%. Appendix E shows the test results.
3.2 Area and Depth of Excavation
The quarry will be excavated to a minimum level of between 1 m and 1.6m AHD, depending on the depth of the resource and the occurrence of limestone. This will result in an excavation depth of up to 12 metres. Because the sand resource is contained within sand dunes, the quarry will produce a final landform that is level with the surroundings to the east and west.
The extraction area will be set back at least 40m from Old Ledge Point Road and 20m from all other lot boundaries.
Figure 6 shows the existing and proposed final contours of the quarry.
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3.3 Access Roads
Access to the site will be from Old Ledge Point Road via a private driveway. The turnoff from Old Ledge Point Road has clear lines of sight for about 550m to the north and 200m to the south.
3.4 Duration and Staging of Extraction
The extraction will be undertaken in two main stages, with the first stage covering about two thirds of the resource. The extraction will begin close to Old Ledge Point Road in the north-east of the site and proceed west. The second stage is likely to begin at the same general location and proceed south. Within each stage, extraction will proceed progressively, with rehabilitation taking place behind the extraction front. The active working area at any one time will be no more than 1ha. Figure 6 shows the proposed staging of the quarry.
Demand for lime sand is highly seasonal, with peak demand typically occurring between January and April. Operations at the quarry will vary according to demand, with output ranging from near-zero in winter up to 10,000-12,000 tonnes per week in summer.
The quarry will initially produce about 75,000 tonnes per annum, increasing according to demand up to a maximum of 100,000 tpa. The total lifetime of the quarry will be in the order of five years.
3.5 Method of Excavation
A wheeled loader will be used to strip the topsoil/overburden to a depth of up to 0.3m. The topsoil will be either windrowed (to a height of less than 2m) for later rehabilitation or placed directly onto previously quarried areas.
The loader will then be used to excavate the sand and load it directly into trucks. In busy periods two loaders may be used, with one excavating the sand and the other loading trucks.
3.6 Overburden Management
Up to 21,000m3 of topsoil will be removed to a depth of up to 0.3m to expose the sand resource. Initially, the topsoil will be windrowed for later use in rehabilitation. Later, as the pit progresses, stripped topsoil will be placed directly onto newly completed areas of the pit.
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3.7 Plant and Equipment
Two wheeled loaders (CAT 966H or similar) will be kept at the site and used to excavate and load the sand.
A diesel-powered mobile screening plant (Kleeman Mobiscreen MS952EVO or similar) will be used as required to screen coarse limestone fragments from the sand. The screening plant will have a capacity of approximately 500 tonnes per hour, although the actual throughput is expected to be less than 3,000 tonnes per day. Details of the Kleeman Mobiscreen MS952EVO are attached in Appendix F.
On-site refuelling of the loaders and screening plant will be carried out by a mobile tanker. On-site maintenance will be limited to routine oil changes. Major maintenance will be carried out off-site. No fuel or oils will be stored or discharged on site.
3.8 Hours of Operation
Sand extraction will occur between the hours of 6am - 6pm Monday to Friday and 6am - 12pm or 6pm Saturday, excluding public holidays. The intensity of the quarry operation will depend on sand demand. The busiest period is expected to be summer, when the demand for agricultural limesand is highest.
3.9 Water Demand and Supply
Water for dust suppression will be applied as necessary by a 30,000 litre water truck and sourced from another pit owned by the operator or from a public standpipe. Given the quarry’s small size and distance from residences, little dust suppression watering is expected to be necessary.
3.10 Workforce
Up to three staff will be on site at any time, including two in the quarry and one in a transportable site office. Staff ablutions will be provided by a self-contained temporary facility that will be pumped out regularly by a licensed tanker operator. No on-site effluent disposal will occur.
3.11 Truck Movements
Sand will be transported from the quarry by pocket road trains in loads of up to 62 tonnes. Up to 180 truck movements per week (35 per day) will be required to export the sand. Old Ledge Point Road already carries heavy trucks from the adjacent quarry and is well able to handle the extra traffic.
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3.12 Drainage Management
The highly porous sands of the site will generate little or no runoff under any but the most extreme rainfall conditions. Any runoff that does occur will be captured in the pit, where it will infiltrate to the groundwater within a few hours.
Runoff from the gravel access road will be allowed to drain to the roadside, where it will infiltrate.
3.13 Noise and Dust Management
The project area is more than 1.7km from the nearest residence and so noise and dust from the extraction operation are unlikely to be significant issues. This is supported by the previous approval of the extraction operations to the north-west and south-west.
Dust may be generated by excavation, sand screening, truck loading and wind action on exposed surfaces. The main potential for dust generation will occur during the stripping of topsoil, which contains fine sand and particulate organic matter. The potential for dust generation during excavation, screening and loading of sand, which has much more evenly sized particles, will be much lower.
No topsoil stripping will occur when the wind speed is greater than 20km/hr. No excavation, screening or truck loading will occur in winds of greater than 40km/hr. Progressive rehabilitation of quarried areas will mean that no more than 1ha of sand is exposed at any one time, thus reducing the potential for dust generation.
Mechanical equipment used at the quarry will include front-end loaders, a mobile screening plant and trucks carrying the sand. These will be fitted with standard noise attenuation equipment. No blasting or rock-breaking will be required.
The quarry is remote from noise-sensitive premises. The nearest neighbouring residence is more than 1.7km to the north and screened from the quarry by terrain and vegetation. Therefore, noise nuisance is not expected to be an issue.
3.14 Dieback and Weed Management
Dieback caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi generally does not occur in calcareous sands due to the high alkalinity of the soils (e.g. WA Govt, 2010). Dieback hygiene measures are not required of other lime sand quarries in the vicinity, such as the Optima Lime operation to the immediate south and the Cooljarloo limesand quarry in Indian Ocean Drive.
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Weed introduction and spread is a risk with any undertaking involving the movement of topsoil in native vegetation areas. In this case the risk is low as a result of the limited area of operation and the absence of any importation of soil.
To minimise the risk of importation of plant diseases or weeds into the site, all machinery (including loaders, graders, screening plant, trailers etc.) will be cleaned down using water jets or compressed air and inspected prior to entry to the site. Trucks transporting sand will be restricted to designated areas of the site and will not access areas where topsoil is stored or in situ. No soil or plant material (other than seed from dieback-free sources, if required) will be imported to the site.
3.15 Rehabilitation and Final Land Use
Rehabilitation will consist of terrain reshaping and the re-establishment of native vegetation. Rehabilitation will be progressive and will take place immediately behind the extractive front of each extraction block. The topsoil from each extraction block will be saved and re-spread over the surfaces of restored landforms to allow for the regrowth of native vegetation from the seed bank in the topsoil.
The landform at the end of extraction will be a flat or gently sloping pit floor with a sandy soil texture. The pit floor will be left smooth and even to prevent ponding of surface water and erosion. The rear and sides of the pit will be battered where necessary to a slope of less than 1:3. Figure 7 shows a conceptual profile of the completed land surface.
Rehabilitation will comprise battering (if necessary) to a slope of less than 1:3, followed by spreading of topsoil and vegetation debris. Topsoil will be applied to the completed pit surface using a wheeled loader and spread using a grader.
Stockpiled vegetation debris will be spread over the soil surface to provide a seed source. Some debris may be burned in situ to break seed dormancy and create ash beds for germination.
These rehabilitation activities will be completed within one month of the completion of quarrying in each extraction block.
Regrowth of native vegetation in the rehabilitated area will be monitored visually once each year for two years after the completion of the initial rehabilitation works. Records of the monitoring, including photographs of the rehabilitated area, will be made available to the Shire of Gingin.
If at the end of two years the regrowth is not seen to be progressing satisfactorily, direct seeding with local native species (selected from the species list in Appendix C) may be undertaken.
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3.16 Public Safety
The excavation area will be fenced with ringlock wire to discourage unauthorised access. Warning signs will be fixed to the fence at no more than 200m spacing in accordance with the Shire of Gingin Extractive Industries Local Law 2004. Due to the absence of any deep excavation, the site will not pose a high risk to the public except in the immediate vicinity of operating machinery.
No explosives or other hazardous materials will be stored or used on the site.
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4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
4.1 Vegetation Clearing
The full quarrying programme will require the clearing of about 11.2 hectares of native vegetation in degraded to excellent condition. About 6.9ha will be cleared in Stage 1, with another 4.3ha to be cleared in Stage 2. The owner will initially apply for a clearing permit for Stage 1.
4.2 Assessment Against the Clearing Principles a) Native vegetation should not be cleared if it comprises a high level of biological diversity.
Summary: Proposal is not likely to be at variance to this principle.
The wording of this principle suggests that, to be regarded as having a “high level” of biological diversity, then the diversity of the vegetation should be relatively high compared to other vegetation, either of the same type or of different types.
Ecoscape (2007) and Plantecology (2021) together found 76 native flora species on the site. Ecoscape surveyed four 100m2 plots, while Plantecology (2021) surveyed five plots. The number of native species per plot ranged from 10 to 28, with an average of 19.3 species per 100m2.
Other surveys in the general area have recorded species richness as follows:
2 One Tree Botanical (2020) surveyed fifteen 100m plots in Beard Association 1007 and Quindalup Complex at Two Rocks, for an average species richness of 29.4 species per 100m2. The 12ha site yielded a total of 99 native species.
Emerge Associates (2015) surveyed 26 plots in Beard Association 1007 and 19 in Quindalup Complex at Seabird with the following results:
- Total native species: 179 (363ha)
- Association 1007: Range 15 – 44 species per 100m2 Average 24
- Quindalup Complex Range 15 – 32 species per 1002 Average 21.5
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These results suggest that the vegetation of Lot 510 has relatively low diversity compared with the other examples. This is likely due at least in part to the previous sand quarrying activity over part of the site and its previous inferred use as unimproved grazing land.
The Quindalup Complex has been previously noted (e.g. Cresswell & Bridgewater, 1984) as having the lowest species diversity and structural complexity of the vegetation systems on the Swan Coastal Plain, due to factors including the salt content of the air and the young age and higher fertility of the soils.
Ecoscape (2007) and Plantecology (2021) found two Priority 3 flora taxa, Stylidium maritimum and Conostylis pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis, on Lot 510 but no listed threatened flora species.
b) Native vegetation should not be cleared if it comprises the whole or part of, or is necessary for the maintenance of, a significant habitat for fauna indigenous to Western Australia.
Summary: Proposal is not likely to be at variance to this principle.
Despite an intensive site survey by Ecoscape (2007) there was no indication of the presence of the two potential threatened fauna species, Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo and the Lancelin Island Skink.
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo occurs in woodland, shrubland or Kwongan heath, feeding on Hakea, Dryandra or Banksia species (Department of Environment and Conservation 2007), none of which were found on Lot 510. It is therefore unlikely that Lot 510 could be considered as habitat for this species.
The Lancelin Island Skink is known to occur on Lancelin Island and has been reported from one specimen on the mainland directly opposite the island. Despite intensive trapping, no further animals have been captured on the mainland (Australian Government 1999).
Few animals were recorded as being present during the surveys. A Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) was disturbed during the survey, and Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) scats were observed. Reptiles, probably snakes, were heard in dense sedgeland, however no positive identifications could be made. There were few bird calls heard, and bird species observed during the daylight survey were limited to common species including Singing Honeyeater and Willie Wagtail.
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Summary: Proposal is not likely to be at variance to this principle.
No Declared Rare Flora or Threatened Flora listed under the Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act 2006 or the Commonwealth EPBC Act 1999 were found by either the Ecoscape (2007) or Plantecology (2021) surveys, and none are considered likely to be present.
d) Native vegetation should not be cleared if it comprises the whole or a part of, or is necessary for the maintenance of, a threatened ecological community.
Summary: Proposal is not likely to be at variance to this principle.
No Threatened Ecological Communities were found in Lot 510 by the Ecoscape (2007) or Plantecology (2021) surveys, although the two Floristic Community Types (FCTs) assessed as being present are both listed as Priority 3 Ecological Communities by the DBCA.
e) Native vegetation should not be cleared if it is significant as a remnant of native vegetation in an area that has been extensively cleared.
Summary: Proposal is not likely to be at variance to this principle.
Table 2.1 shows that the vegetation types present in the application area, and remnant vegetation overall, are generally well represented in the Swan Coastal Plan Bioregion, the Shire of Gingin and within a 15km radius of the site. All have more than 39% of their pre-European extent remaining locally and regionally. The level of secure reservation in some cases is low, with the Quindalup complex being poorly reserved in the Shire of Gingin, and both it and Beard Association 1007 very poorly reserved within 15km of the site. Nonetheless, the level of representation shows that ample opportunities for further reservation exist, both in the Shire of Gingin and within 15km of the site.
f) Native vegetation should not be cleared if it is growing in, or in association with, an environment associated with a watercourse or wetland.
Summary: Proposal is not likely to be at variance to this principle.
The application area is located on elevated dry land. The nearest mapped wetland in the DBCA Geomorphic Wetland Database is Karakin Lake, located 10.3km to the east. The application area contains no wetland-dependent or riparian vegetation.
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g) Native vegetation should not be cleared if the clearing of the vegetation is likely to cause appreciable land degradation.
Summary: Proposal is not likely to be at variance to this principle.
Land degradation may be taken to mean erosion, salinisation, nutrient leaching or other events that reduce the capability of the land or other areas downgradient to support biological production.
The application area is situated on elevated soils with no significant risk of salinisation. After quarrying, the site will be rehabilitated to native vegetation.
The proposed sand extraction operation will begin with clearing vegetation and stripping topsoil to a depth (nominally) of 300mm. The vegetation debris and topsoil will be windrowed for use in rehabilitation. The windrows will be watered as necessary to minimise dust generation and erosion. The underlying sands are coarser with low organic content and are much less susceptible to erosion.
h) Native vegetation should not be cleared if the clearing of the vegetation is likely to have an impact on the environmental values of any adjacent or nearby conservation area.
Summary: Proposal is not likely to be at variance to this principle.
There are no conservation areas near the application area. The closest DBCA-managed reserves are the Lancelin and Edwards Islands Nature Reserve, located 4.6km north- west of the site, and the Nilgen Nature Reserve, 7km to the north-east. The proposed clearing will have no effect on either of these reserves.
i) Native vegetation should not be cleared if the clearing of the vegetation is likely to cause deterioration in the quality of surface or underground water.
Summary: Proposal is not likely to be at variance to this principle.
The proposed sand extraction operation will be limited to above the average annual maximum groundwater level. The operation will not involve the use of any chemicals, fertilisers or other potentially contaminating materials.
Refuelling of machinery on site will be carried out by a mobile tanker. No fuel, oils or other environmentally hazardous materials (e.g. pesticides) will be stored on site.
Machinery used on the site will be properly maintained to prevent leakage of oils, fuel and hydraulic fluid. In the unlikely event of a spill or significant leak, the spilled fluid and
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j) Native vegetation should not be cleared if clearing the vegetation is likely to cause or exacerbate the incidence or intensity of flooding.
Summary: Proposal is not likely to be at variance to this principle.
The application area is situated on elevated ground which is not at risk of flooding.
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5.0 REFERENCES
Beard J.S. (1981). Vegetation Survey of Western Australia, Swan 1:1,000,000 Vegetation Series. University of Western Australia Press.
Ecoscape (Australia) Pty Ltd (2007). Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Road, Lancelin. Draft report prepared for Gray & Lewis Land Use Planners, Perth.
Emerge Associates (2015). Environmental Assessment and Justification Report: Lot 2 on Plan 10531 Scheme Amendment. Prepared for Golden beach (WA) Pty Ltd, Perth.
Gibson N., Keighery B.J., Keighery G.J., Burbidge A.H. & Lyons M.N. (1994). A Floristic survey of the southern Swan Coastal Plain. Unpublished Report for the Australian Heritage Commission prepared by Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Conservation Council of Western Australia (Inc.).
Heddle E.M., Loneragan O.W. & Havel J.J. (1980). Vegetation Complexes of the Darling System, Western Australia. In: Atlas of Natural Resources Darling System, Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Environment, Perth.
Local Biodiversity Program (2013). Native Vegetation extent by Vegetation complexes on the Swan Coastal Plain south of Moore River. Western Australian Local Government Association, Perth.
One Tree Botanical (2020). Two Rocks beach Access Way: Flora and Vegetation Survey – Detailed and Targeted. Prepared for the City of Wanneroo.
WA Govt (2010). Performance Assessment of Phytophthora Dieback Management on Lands Vested in the Conservation Commission of Western Australia. Conservation Commission of WA, Crawley.
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Figures
Lancelin township
Nearest residence Lancelin Golf Course 1.7km
Site Boundary
Salvado 1B (DWER) Optima Lime quarry
Figure 1
THE SITE AND SURROUNDINGS 2
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Melaleuca lanceolata Low Closed Forest
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PLANT COMMUNITIES Figure 4
VEGETATION CONDITION Stage 1
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STAGING PLAN See Figure 6 for Section location
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POST-EXTRACTION SECTION
Appendix A
Bore Logs
SOIL PROFILE LOG
PROJECT NUMBER: J20013
SITE ID: IC1
EASTING: 343228
NORTHING: 6562018
METHOD: Auger Rig
TOTAL DEPTH (mbgl): 6.0
REFUSAL (Y/N): N
DATE: 18/02/2020
DEPTH TO WATER (mbgl)
SOIL PROFILE SAMPLE DATA
DEPTH (m)SOIL DESCRIPTION SAMPLE ID INTERVAL (m)
0 - 6 Grey-white sand SOIL PROFILE LOG
PROJECT NUMBER: J20013
SITE ID: IC2
EASTING: 343298
NORTHING: 6561858
METHOD: Auger Rig
TOTAL DEPTH (mbgl): 6.0
REFUSAL (Y/N): N
DATE: 18/02/2020
DEPTH TO WATER (mbgl)
SOIL PROFILE SAMPLE DATA
DEPTH (m)SOIL DESCRIPTION SAMPLE ID INTERVAL (m)
0 - 1 V pale grey - white sand
1 - 1.5 Pale grey-brown sand
1.5.- 6 Very pale yellow-brown sand SOIL PROFILE LOG
PROJECT NUMBER: J20013
SITE ID: IC3
EASTING: 343482
NORTHING: 6561522
METHOD: Auger Rig
TOTAL DEPTH (mbgl): 5.0
REFUSAL (Y/N): N
DATE: 18/02/2020
DEPTH TO WATER (mbgl)
SOIL PROFILE SAMPLE DATA
DEPTH (m)SOIL DESCRIPTION SAMPLE ID INTERVAL (m)
0 - 0.5 Grey-brown sand
0.5 - 5 Pale yellow-brown sand SOIL PROFILE LOG
PROJECT NUMBER: J20013
SITE ID: IC4
EASTING: 342765
NORTHING: 6562043
METHOD: Auger Rig
TOTAL DEPTH (mbgl): 3.5
REFUSAL (Y/N): N
DATE: 18/02/2020
DEPTH TO WATER (mbgl)
SOIL PROFILE SAMPLE DATA
DEPTH (m)SOIL DESCRIPTION SAMPLE ID INTERVAL (m)
0 - 0.5 Pale brown sand
0.5 - 3.5 Very pale grey sand, wet from 1m SOIL PROFILE LOG
PROJECT NUMBER: J20013
SITE ID: IC5
EASTING: 343191
NORTHING: 6561624
METHOD: Auger Rig
TOTAL DEPTH (mbgl): 6.0
REFUSAL (Y/N): N
DATE: 18/02/2020
DEPTH TO WATER (mbgl)
SOIL PROFILE SAMPLE DATA
DEPTH (m)SOIL DESCRIPTION SAMPLE ID INTERVAL (m)
0 - 1 Pale grey sand
1 - 6 Very pale yellow sand SOIL PROFILE LOG
PROJECT NUMBER: J20013
SITE ID: ICR1
EASTING: 343288
NORTHING: 6561595
METHOD: Auger Rig
TOTAL DEPTH (mbgl): 7.5
REFUSAL (Y/N): N
DATE: 18/02/2020
DEPTH TO WATER (mbgl)
SOIL PROFILE SAMPLE DATA
DEPTH (m)SOIL DESCRIPTION SAMPLE ID INTERVAL (m)
0 - 0.5 Pale grey sand
0.5 - 1 Pale grey-brown sand
1 - 2 Very pale yellow-white sand
3 - 7.5 Pale grey sand SOIL PROFILE LOG
PROJECT NUMBER: J20013
SITE ID: ICR2
EASTING: 343136
NORTHING: 6561782
METHOD: Auger Rig
TOTAL DEPTH (mbgl): 4.0
REFUSAL (Y/N): N
DATE: 18/02/2020
DEPTH TO WATER (mbgl)
SOIL PROFILE SAMPLE DATA
DEPTH (m)SOIL DESCRIPTION SAMPLE ID INTERVAL (m)
0 - 1 Pale grey-brown sand
1 - 2 Pale yellow-brown sand
2 - 4 Pale grey sand, wet at 4m SOIL PROFILE LOG
PROJECT NUMBER: J20013
SITE ID: ICR3
EASTING: 343101
NORTHING: 6561894
METHOD: Auger Rig
TOTAL DEPTH (mbgl): 4.0
REFUSAL (Y/N): N
DATE: 18/02/2020
DEPTH TO WATER (mbgl)
SOIL PROFILE SAMPLE DATA
DEPTH (m)SOIL DESCRIPTION SAMPLE ID INTERVAL (m)
0 - 1 Grey-brown sand
1 - 4 Pale yellow-brown sand SOIL PROFILE LOG
PROJECT NUMBER: J20013
SITE ID: Existing Bore
EASTING: 343112
NORTHING: 6561857
METHOD: Unknown
TOTAL DEPTH (mbgl): 10.0
REFUSAL (Y/N): N
DATE: 16/06/2010
DEPTH TO WATER (mbgl)
SOIL PROFILE SAMPLE DATA
DEPTH (m)SOIL DESCRIPTION SAMPLE ID INTERVAL (m)
0 - 9.5 White sand
9.5 - 10 Limestone
Information obtained from DWER SWRIS Database
Appendix B
Botanical Survey Report (Plantecology, 2021)
Flora and Vegetation Survey
Prepared for Bayley Environmental Services
FEBRUARY 2021
Plantecology Consulting
Ó Intaba Trust trading as Plantecology Consulting. All rights reserved. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Plantecology Consulting. The report is for the client’s use only and may be cited for scientific research or other fair use but may not be used, exploited, copied, duplicated or reproduced, in whole or in part, either physically or electronically, without the prior written permission of Plantecology Consulting.
Executive Summary
Plantecology Consulting was commissioned by Bayley Environmental Services to undertake a detailed flora and vegetation survey of Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Rd, Lancelin, in the Shire of Gingin. The site is approximately 17.6 ha in area and currently mostly supports native vegetation. A field survey of the site was undertaken by two botanists from Plantecology Consulting on the 15th October 2020. A detailed survey of the vegetation was undertaken at five 100 m2 sampling plots (10m x 10m quadrats), selected to adequately sample the flora within a stand. Plots were positioned to sample a representative and homogeneous area (i.e. not located in transitional areas between communities) and also to not overlap with the plots used by Ecoscape (2007) so as to provide a wider sampling coverage of the site. A relevé as defined by the EPA (2016) rather than a detailed plot was located in each of the Spyridium globulosum Closed Heath and the Melaleuca lanceolata Tall Shrubland mapped by Ecoscape (2007). The stands of these communities are small and as they had been surveyed with quadrats previously, the data gathered by Ecoscape (2007) was used to evaluate any changes in the interim. The location of each corner of a plot was recorded with a hand-held GPS unit and a photograph of the plot taken looking inward to the quadrat. All vascular plant species were recorded and an estimate of the Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) percentage was made for each species. A total of 70 native and 8 non-native (exotic) taxa were recorded within the site, representing 37 families and 65 genera. The dominant families containing mostly native taxa were Fabaceae (7 native taxa), Asteraceae (6 native taxa), and Myrtaceae (5 native taxa). No Threatened Flora pursuant to the Biodiversity Conservation Act (2016) nor the EPBC Act (1999) were recorded during the survey. Two species listed as Priority Flora by the PWS were recorded during the survey. Stylidium maritimum (P3) and Conostylis ?pauciflora var. euryrhipis (P4) occur across the dunes and swales in the central and southern parts of the site. The survey identified four plant communities within the site: Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland Low shrubland of Melaleuca systena, Olearia axillaris and Spyridium globulosum with Cryptandra mutila over a herbland of Conostylis candicans subsp. calcicola, Conostylis ?pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis and Hemiandra glabra on grey-cream sand on dunes. Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland Tall shrubland of Acacia rostellifera, Spyridium globulosum and Santalum acuminatum over a herbland of Acanthocarpus preissii, Lomandra maritima and Rhagodia baccata subsp. baccata on grey-cream sands of flats and swales. Spyridium globulosum Closed Shrubland Closed shrubland of Spyridium globulosum, Melaleuca huegelii subsp. huegelii and Templetonia retusa over a herbland of Lepidosperma gladiatum, Rhagodia baccata subsp. baccata and Acanthocarpus preissii on grey-cream sands of swales. Melaleuca lanceolata Low Closed Forest Closed low forest of Melaleuca lanceolata over Open shrubland of Melaleuca huegelii subsp. huegelii over a sedgeland of Ficinia nodosa and Lepidosperma pubisquameum on grey-cream sands of swales. Hierarchical clustering assignments indicated that the communities within the site are either FCT 29a – ‘Coastal shrublands on shallow sands’ or FCT 29b ‘Acacia shrublands on taller dunes’ , both of which are ranked as Priority 3 communities under Western Australian state policy.
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The vegetation for most of the site including the Melaleuca lanceolata Low Closed Forest, Spyridium globulosum Closed Shrubland and Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland remains in an ‘Excellent’ condition and retains most of its original botanical value (Figure 3). A small blowout has developed adjacent to the northern boundary and is in a ‘Completely Degraded’ condition. Much of the Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland has improved to a ‘Very Good’ rating and some of the sand mined area has regenerated enough to now be considered in ‘Good’ condition with the bare areas rated as ‘Completely Degraded’. Eight of the taxa recorded during the survey are exotics (weeds). None is a Declared Pest under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ...... 1 1.1 Previous Surveys ...... 1 1.2 Existing Environment ...... 1 1.3 Climate ...... 1 1.4 Soils ...... 1 1.5 Conservation Significant Flora ...... 1 1.6 Conservation Significant Communities ...... 2 1.7 Vegetation Complexes ...... 2 1.8 Purpose ...... 4 Methods ...... 5 1.9 Field Survey ...... 5 1.10 Survey Limitations ...... 6 1.11 Data Analysis ...... 6 Results ...... 8 1.12 Flora ...... 8 1.12.1 Floristic Summary ...... 8 1.12.2 Threatened and Priority Flora ...... 8 1.13 Vegetation ...... 8 1.13.1 Plant Associations ...... 8 1.13.2 Vegetation Condition ...... 9 1.13.3 Conservation Significance ...... 9 1.13.4 Weeds ...... 9 Discussion ...... 10 1.14 Flora ...... 10 1.15 Plant Communities ...... 10 1.16 Vegetation Condition ...... 10 1.17 Weeds ...... 11 Summary ...... 11 References ...... 12
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List of Tables
Table 1: Threatened and Priority Flora potentially occurring within the survey area based on database searches. (VU = Vulnerable; EN = Endangered; CR = Critically Endangered; T = Threatened; 1 – 4 = Priority Flora Category) ...... 3 Table 2: Vegetation Condition Scale (Keighery 1994) ...... 5 Table 3: Potential limitations affecting the vegetation survey ...... 6 Table 4: Recorded locations of Stylidium maritimum (P3) within the surveyed area...... 8
List of Figures
Figure 1: Locality Plan Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Road Flora and Vegetation Survey Figure 2: Plant Communities Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Road Flora and Vegetation Survey Figure 3: Vegetation Condition Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Road Flora and Vegetation Survey
List of Plates
Plate 1: View of sampling plot PC01: Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland Plate 2: View of sampling plot PC02: Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland Plate 3: View of sampling plot PC03: Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland Plate 4: View of sampling plot PC04: Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland Plate 5: View of sampling plot PC05: Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland Plate 6: View of sampling plot Recce01: Spyridium globulosum Closed Shrubland
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Introduction
Plantecology Consulting was commissioned by Bayley Environmental Services to undertake a detailed flora and vegetation survey of Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Rd, Lancelin, in the Shire of Gingin (Figure 1). The site is approximately 17.6 ha in area and currently mostly supports native vegetation. 1.1 Previous Surveys The site was surveyed by Ecoscape (Australia) Pty Ltd (Ecoscape) (2007). That survey identified four plant communities: a Melaleuca lanceolata Tall Shrubland was located in the north-western corner of the site; a Spyridium globulosum Closed Heath was mapped adjacent to the southern boundary of the Melaleuca lanceolata Tall Shrubland; a Melaleuca systena, Santalum acuminatum and Cryptandra mutila Closed Low Heath was mapped through the central and southern areas of the site; and an acacia rostellifera Tall Open Scrub was mapped on the western part of the site adjacent to a large blowout. Vegetation condition was described as ranging from ‘Good’ for the Acacia rostellifera scrub to ‘Excellent’ across the remainder of the site apart from the large blowout, which was rated as ‘Completely Degraded’. No Threatened Flora were recorded during the previous survey but two taxa of Priority Flora were recorded in the Melaleuca systena, Santalum acuminatum and Cryptandra mutila Closed Low Heath. 1.2 Existing Environment The site is currently vegetated apart from firebreaks around the perimeter and the remnants of sand extraction in the north-eastern sector. The vegetation condition and structure is largely intact, with some evidence of historical access tracks, much of which is regenerating. Inspection of historical aerial photography indicates a small area of sand blowout has formed adjacent to the northern boundary since the time of the Ecoscape (2007) survey. 1.3 Climate The Lancelin area experiences a dry Mediterranean climate of hot dry summers and cool wet winters. Long-term climatic averages indicate the site is located in an area of moderate to high rainfall, receiving 600 mm on average annually (data for Lancelin, station number 9114, the nearest currently reporting station) (Bureau of Meteorology 2021) with the majority of rainfall received between May and August. The area experiences rainfall on an average of 80 days per year. Mean maximum temperatures range from 19.3 °C in July to 29.9 °C in February. Mean minimum temperatures range from 9.9 °C in July and August, to 18.1 °C in February. 1.4 Soils The Atlas of Australian Soils maps the soils for the site as Map Unit A13, which is a coastal dune formation backed by low-lying deposits of inlets and estuaries. The chief soils of the dunes are calcareous sands (Uc1.11) with smaller areas of acid peat in the swales (Natural Resource Information Centre 1991). 1.5 Conservation Significant Flora Under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (‘BC Act’), the Minister for the Environment produces a gazetted list of Threatened Flora under three categories: Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable. The Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) also produces a list of Priority Flora that have not been assigned statutory protection under the BC Act but may be under some degree of threat (PWS 2019a). The PWS recognises four Priority Flora levels. The definitions for each category of Threatened and Priority Flora are shown in Appendix E. As well as protection under State legislation, selected flora are also afforded statutory protection at a Federal level pursuant to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC
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Act). The EPBC Act provides for the protection of Threatened species, pursuant to Schedule 1 of the Act, and are defined as “Critically Endangered”, “Endangered”, “Vulnerable” or “Conservation Dependent” under Section 179. Definitions of these categories are shown in Appendix E. Any action likely to have a significant impact on a species listed under the EPBC Act requires approval from the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment. Searches of the State databases identified 66 taxa with the potential to occur within the site (Table 1). Of these taxa, nine are listed as Threatened under the BC Act, of which one is an orchid. Drakaea elastica occurs in sands of low-lying areas adjacent to damp sites. This species are unlikely to occur within the site. 1.6 Conservation Significant Communities The PWS defines an ecological community as “a naturally occurring assemblage that occurs in a particular type of habitat” (PWS 2019b). A Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) is one that has declined in area or was originally limited in distribution. Uncommon ecological communities that do not strictly meet TEC defined criteria, or are inadequately defined, are listed by the PWS as a Priority Ecological Community (PEC). Definitions of the categories of Threatened and Priority Ecological Communities are given in Appendix E. As well as protection under State legislation, selected ecological communities are also afforded statutory protection at a Federal level pursuant to the EPBC Act. The EPBC Act provides for the protection of TECs, which are listed under section 181 of the Act, and are defined as “Critically Endangered”, “Endangered” or “Vulnerable” under Section 182. Similar to flora listed under the EPBC Act, any action likely to have a significant impact on a TEC listed under the EPBC Act requires Commonwealth approval. One terrestrial TEC endorsed under State legislation is recorded as occurring within 10 km of the site: • Floristic Community Type (FCT) 19a -‘Sedgelands in Holocene dune swales of the southern Swan Coastal Plain’. Two other terrestrial FCTs listed as PECs are recorded as occurring within 10 km of the site: • ‘Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) woodlands and forests of the Swan Coastal Plain’ (Priority 3); and • ‘Banksia dominated woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain IBRA Region’ (Priority 3). The ‘Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) Woodlands and Forests of the Swan Coastal Plain ecological community’ is also categorised as ‘Critically Endangered’ by the Commonwealth, and the ‘Banksia- dominated woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain IBRA Region’ and the ‘Sedgelands in Holocene dune swales of the southern Swan Coastal Plain’ are both listed as ‘Endangered’ TECs by the Commonwealth. None of the communities listed above are mapped as occurring within the site. 1.7 Vegetation Complexes Vegetation complexes are a series of plant communities forming a regularly repeating pattern associated with a particular soil unit (Government of Western Australia 2000). The vegetation complex mapped as occurring within the site is the Quindalup Complex, which has approximately 60% of its original 55 570 ha pre-European extent remaining and 8.4% of its current extent has some level of protection (Government of Western Australia 2017).
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Table 1: Threatened and Priority Flora potentially occurring within the survey area based on database searches. (VU = Vulnerable; EN = Endangered; CR = Critically Endangered; T = Threatened; 1 – 4 = Priority Flora Category)
Taxon PWS EPBC Act Flowering Ranking Category Period Allocasuarina grevilleoides 3 Sep-Nov Andersonia gracilis T EN Oct-Nov Anigozanthos humilis subsp. Badgingarra (S.D. Hopper 7114) 2 Sep-Oct Anigozanthos humilis subsp. chrysanthus 4 Jul-Sep Anigozanthos viridis subsp. terraspectans T VU Oct-Nov Arnocrinum drummondii 3 Mar-Sep-Dec Babingtonia delicata 1 Babingtonia urbana 3 Jan-Mar Baeckea sp. Limestone (N. Gibson & M.N. Lyons 1425) 1 Banksia dallanneyi subsp. pollosta 3 Aug Banksia fraseri var. crebra 3 Jul-Aug Beyeria cinerea subsp. cinerea 3 Nov Caladenia speciosa 4 Sep-Oct Calothamnus accedens 4 Feb Calothamnus pachystachyus 4 Aug-Oct Calytrix ecalycata subsp. brevis 3 Aug-Oct Chamaescilla gibsonii 3 Sep Chorizema varium T Jun, Sep-Oct Conostylis bracteata 3 Aug-Sep Conostylis pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis 4 Aug-Oct Dampiera tephrea 2 Aug Darwinia acerosa T EN Sep-Nov Darwinia carnea T EN Oct-Dec Desmocladus nodatus 3 Dillwynia dillwynioides 3 Aug-Dec Dodonaea hackettiana 4 Jul-Oct Drakaea elastica T EN Oct-Nov Eleocharis keigheryi T VU Eucalyptus argutifolia T VU Mar-Apr Eucalyptus macrocarpa subsp. elachantha 4 Apr-Sep Gratiola pedunculata 2 Jan-May Grevillea evanescens Grevillea rudis 4 Jul-Feb Grevillea thyrsoides subsp. thyrsoides 3 All Gyrostemon sp. Mogumber (T.J. Hawkeswood 250) 1 Haemodorum loratum 3 Sep-Nov Hakea oligoneura 4 Aug-Oct Hensmania stoniella 3 Sep-Nov Hibbertia leptotheca 3 Hypocalymma sp. Cataby (G.J. Keighery 5151) 2 Aug-Sep
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Taxon PWS EPBC Act Flowering Ranking Category Period Isotropis cuneifolia subsp. glabra 3 Sep Lepidosperma rostratum T Leucopogon sp. Yanchep (M. Hislop 1986) 3 Apr-Jun, Sep Leucopogon squarrosus subsp. trigynus 2 Sep-Dec, Feb- Macarthuria keigheryi T EN Mar Marianthus paralius T MarSep- Nov Persoonia rudis 3 Sep-Nov Petrophile biternata 3 Sep Phlebocarya pilosissima subsp. pilosissima 3 Aug-Sep Pimelea calcicola 3 Sep-Nov Platysace ramosissima 3 Ptychosema pusillum T VU Oct-Nov Rumex drummondii 4 Sarcozona bicarinata 3 Aug Schoenus pennisetis 3 Aug-Sep Scholtzia laciniata 2 Stylidium aceratum 3 Oct-Nov Stylidium hymenocraspedum 3 Oct Stylidium maritimum 3 Sep-Nov Stylidium sp. Moora (J.A. Wege 713) 2 Oct Thelymitra apiculata 4 Jun-Jul Thryptomene sp. Lancelin (M.E. Trudgen 14000) 3 Sep Trithuria australis 4 Oct Trithuria australis 4 Oct Verticordia lindleyi subsp. lindleyi 4 Nov-Jan
1.8 Purpose The purpose of the survey was to assess the botanical values within the site by: • Undertaking a detailed flora and vegetation survey in accordance with the Environmental Protection Authority‘s (EPA) Technical Guidance: Flora and Vegetation Survey for Environmental Impact Assessment (2016). • Identifying the presence of any Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs) and Priority Ecological Communities (PECs); • Undertaking a systematic search for all vascular plant taxa present; and • Recording the locations and numbers present of any Threatened Flora and Priority Flora.
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Methods
1.9 Field Survey A field survey of the site was undertaken by two botanists from Plantecology Consulting on the 15th October 2020. A detailed survey of the vegetation was undertaken at five 100 m2 sampling plots (10m x 10m quadrats), selected to adequately sample the flora within a stand (Figure 2). Plots were positioned to sample a representative and homogeneous area (i.e. not located in transitional areas between communities) and also to not overlap with the plots used by Ecoscape (2007) so as to provide a wider sampling coverage of the site. A relevé as defined by the EPA (2016) rather than a detailed plot was located in each of the Spyridium globulosum Closed Heath and the Melaleuca lanceolata Tall Shrubland mapped by Ecoscape (2007). The stands of these communities are small and as they had been surveyed with quadrats previously, the data gathered by Ecoscape (2007) was used to evaluate any changes in the interim. The location of each corner of a plot was recorded with a hand-held GPS unit and a photograph of the plot taken looking inward to the quadrat. All vascular plant species were recorded and an estimate of the Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) percentage was made for each species. Environmental data recorded included topographic position, aspect, slope, soil colour and texture class, rock outcropping, litter cover as well as the degree of disturbance and an estimate of the time since the last fire event. The condition of the vegetation of the site was assessed to assist in determining the conservation values of the site. The vegetation condition was rated according to Keighery (1994), a vegetation condition scale commonly used in the metropolitan and southwest regions. The categories are listed and defined in Table 2. Data on the vegetation structure was also recorded and included the height of the three main strata and the dominant species within each stratum. The vegetation structural description follows that of the National Vegetation Information System (Thackway et al. 2006). Table 2: Vegetation Condition Scale (Keighery 1994)
Vegetation Condition Definition Pristine (1) Pristine or nearly so, no obvious signs of disturbance. Vegetation structure intact, disturbance affecting individual species and Excellent (2) weeds are non-aggressive species. Vegetation structure altered, obvious signs of disturbance. For example, Very Good disturbance to vegetation structure caused by repeated fires, the presence of some more aggressive weeds, dieback, logging and grazing Vegetation structure significantly altered by very obvious signs of multiple disturbances. Retains basic vegetation structure or ability to Good regenerate it. For example, disturbance to vegetation structure caused by very frequent fires, the presence of some very aggressive weeds at high density, partial clearing, dieback and grazing. Basic vegetation structure severely impacted by disturbance. Scope for regeneration but not to a state approaching good condition without Degraded intensive management. For example, disturbance to vegetation structure caused by very frequent fires, the presence of very aggressive weeds, partial clearing, dieback and grazing. The structure of the vegetation is no longer intact and the area is completely or almost completely without native species. These areas are Completely Degraded often described as ‘parkland cleared’ with the flora comprising weed or crop species with isolated native trees or shrubs.
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All plant specimens collected during the field survey were dried, pressed and then sorted in accordance with requirements of the Western Australian Herbarium. Identification of specimens occurred through comparison with named material and through the use of taxonomic keys. Taxonomic determinations were made using reference material at the Western Australian State Herbarium. Taxa names utilise the current terminologies from FloraBase (2020). Family names utilise the revised phylogeny of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group - APGIII (FloraBase 2020). 1.10 Survey Limitations Various factors can limit the effectiveness of a vegetation survey. Pursuant to EPA Technical Guidance: Flora and Vegetation Survey for Environmental Impact Assessment (EPA 2016), these factors have been identified and their potential impact on the effectiveness of the survey has been assessed (Table 3). The initial survey was undertaken October 2020 and would likely have intercepted the flowering period of annuals of conservation concern with the potential to occur within the site. However, the preceding three months were drier than normal (mainly in August), which may have affected the flowering of some species. Table 3: Potential limitations affecting the vegetation survey
Potential Constraint Comment limitations
Availability of Sufficient regional and local information was available contextual No to place the survey site in its environmental context. information
The survey was undertaken by botanists with a Competency and comprehensive knowledge of Swan Coastal Plain experience of the No vegetation, with at least 15 years experience in botanists vegetation surveys in Western Australia. The survey was undertaken in spring 2020. The rainfall in the three months prior to the survey was near Seasonality Minor average for the area. Maximum and minimum temperatures in September and October were approximately 1-20 higher than the mean. The survey area was traversed on foot. It is considered Adequate coverage the survey quadrats and mapping points provided and intensity of No adequate coverage given the degraded nature of most of survey the site. Proportion of Flora The survey recorded an estimated 90% of the plant taxa No identified present (Chao2 estimator). The vegetation was mostly intact, with a large blowout Disturbance Minor and bare areas from past resource extraction. A small blowout has formed since the previous survey in 2007. Adequate resources were available to conduct the Resources No survey. Access restrictions No All parts of the site were accessible
1.11 Data Analysis The remnant vegetation of the southern Swan Coastal Plain (SCP) was surveyed by Gibson et al. (1994) to provide an understanding of the major floristic gradients across the region. The major plant
6 communities (or FCTs) were defined by classifying the data according to the similarities in species composition between plots. When determining the FCT of a new record, a floristic analysis of species composition provides the most robust method that is consistent with the original classification, although presently a single consistent method for the determination of FCTs for vegetation data in the Swan Coastal Plain is not available. Hierarchical agglomerative clustering is the usual first stage in classifying vegetation data into community types. This involves calculating the similarity (or more often, the dissimilarity) between plots within the dataset and then sequentially fusing the plots into groups according to their similarity. This type of method was used in the analysis of the original Swan Coastal Plain dataset (Gibson et al. 1994), but its use as the basis for assigning new plot data to the regional classification has some drawbacks. Firstly, a hierarchical clustering only applies to the relationships between plots, and the relative distances between them, within that particular dataset. The addition of new data often alters the relative distances and disrupts the clustering output. Secondly, as an unsupervised method, hierarchical clustering does not define rules for the membership of the defined groups, and so the addition of new plots requires the rebuilding of the entire hierarchy (De Cáceres and Wiser 2012). The data for the Swan Coastal Plain regional survey (Gibson et al. 1994) was downloaded from the NatureMap website. This is largely similar to the original survey except for one site (OATES-1), which has now been excluded. The species nomenclature of the original dataset was updated to be consistent with current usage. Where original names could not be matched clearly to the updated usage, those taxa were removed from the analysis. The new data from the Old Ledge Point Rd survey was added to the matrix one plot at a time to remove any effect of spatial correlation between the new plots. Each new dataset was then analysed calculating the Bray-Curtis distance coefficient (or resemblance measure) and the flexible beta linkage method (beta = -0.1). Assignment of the Old Ledge Point Rd plots was to the nearest distinct group by inspection of the resulting dendrogram. The analyses were undertaken using R packages Cluster and Vegan.
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Results
1.12 Flora
1.12.1 Floristic Summary A total of 70 native and 8 non-native (exotic) taxa were recorded within the site, representing 37 families and 65 genera. The dominant families containing mostly native taxa were Fabaceae (7 native taxa), Asteraceae (6 native taxa), and Myrtaceae (5 native taxa). For a complete species list and the individual site data refer to Appendix A and Appendix B, respectively.
1.12.2 Threatened and Priority Flora No Threatened Flora pursuant to the Biodiversity Conservation Act (2016) nor the EPBC Act (1999) were recorded during the survey. Two species listed as Priority Flora by the PWS were recorded during the survey. Stylidium maritimum (P3) is a perennial herb growing to around 0.7 m in height and was recorded from eight occurrences (Table 4) in the Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland community (see below). Conostylis ?pauciflora var. euryrhipis (P4) was also common in the Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland community, as well as being recorded in the Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland. Three specimens of Conostylis ?pauciflora var. euryrhipis were collected and none could be identified to subspecies rank with complete confidence. However, it is the most likely identification and it should also be noted that the taxon was recorded by Ecoscape (2007) as being common on the site. Table 4: Recorded locations of Stylidium maritimum (P3) within the surveyed area. Taxon Name Rank Abundance Latitude Longitude Stylidium maritimum P3 1 115.35632 -31.06813 Stylidium maritimum P3 4 115.3564 -31.06837 Stylidium maritimum P3 1 115.3572 -31.06903 Stylidium maritimum P3 5 115.35733 -31.06909 Stylidium maritimum P3 2 115.35785 -31.06946 Stylidium maritimum P3 1 115.35777 -31.06947 Stylidium maritimum P3 2 115.35877 -31.06954 Stylidium maritimum P3 6 115.3589 -31.06963 1.13 Vegetation
1.13.1 Plant Associations The survey identified four plant communities within the site (Figure 2): Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland (Plates 1, 2 & 4) Low shrubland of Melaleuca systena, Olearia axillaris and Spyridium globulosum with Cryptandra mutila over a herbland of Conostylis candicans subsp. calcicola, Conostylis ?pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis and Hemiandra glabra on grey-cream sand on dunes. Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland (Plates 3 & 5) Tall shrubland of Acacia rostellifera, Spyridium globulosum and Santalum acuminatum over a herbland of Acanthocarpus preissii, Lomandra maritima and Rhagodia baccata subsp. baccata on grey-cream sands of flats and swales.
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Spyridium globulosum Closed Shrubland (Plate 6) Closed shrubland of Spyridium globulosum, Melaleuca huegelii subsp. huegelii and Templetonia retusa over a herbland of Lepidosperma gladiatum, Rhagodia baccata subsp. baccata and Acanthocarpus preissii on grey-cream sands of swales. Melaleuca lanceolata Low Closed Forest Closed low forest of Melaleuca lanceolata over Open shrubland of Melaleuca huegelii subsp. huegelii over a sedgeland of Ficinia nodosa and Lepidosperma pubisquameum on grey-cream sands of swales.
1.13.2 Vegetation Condition Ecoscape (2007) previously reported most of the vegetation to be in ‘Excellent’ condition with the Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland mainly in ‘Good’ condition and the sand mining and blowout areas in ‘Degraded’ condition. The vegetation for most of the site including the Melaleuca lanceolata Low Closed Forest, Spyridium globulosum Closed Shrubland and Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland remains in an ‘Excellent’ condition and retains most of its original botanical value (Figure 3). A small blowout has developed adjacent to the northern boundary and is in a ‘Completely Degraded’ condition. Much of the Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland has improved to a ‘Very Good’ rating and some of the sand mined area has regenerated enough to now be considered in ‘Good’ condition with the bare areas rated as ‘Completely Degraded’.
1.13.3 Conservation Significance The hierarchical clustering assignments indicated that both of the vegetation units within the site are either FCT 29a – ‘Coastal shrublands on shallow sands’ or FCT 29b ‘Acacia shrublands on taller dunes’ (Appendix D). This result would be consistent with the locality, soils and position adjacent to the coast on the Swan Coastal Plain. Both FCT 29a and 29b are ranked as Priority 3 communities under Western Australian state policy. Plot PC01 showed some similarity to the FCT 30a2 sub-type of the ‘Callitris preissii (or Melaleuca lanceolata) forests and woodlands’. This assignment is likely unreliable as FCT 30a is a woodland dominated by either Callitris preissii or Melaleuca lanceolata. To check the conservation status of the Melaleuca lanceolata woodland and ascertain if it is part of FCT 30a, the plot data for Plot Q2 from Ecoscape (2007) was also analysed. The results indicated an affinity to Swan Coastal Plain 19a, ‘Sedgelands in Holocene dune swales’, which is listed as a ‘Critically Endangered’ TEC under Western Australian criteria and as an ‘Endangered’ TEC under the EPBC Act. This result is also likely unreliable as FCT 19a is structurally a sedgeland and the assignment is likely due to the presence of species such as Ficinia nodosa, Poa porphyroclados, *Crassula glomerata and *Bromus diandrus, which are common in FCT 19a. The immediately adjacent vegetation of the neighbouring property to the north of the Melaleuca lanceolata woodland was observed to support sedges in a dampland and this may be influencing the assignment of Ecoscape Plot Q2.
1.13.4 Weeds Eight of the taxa recorded during the survey are exotics (weeds). None is a Declared Pest under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007.
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Discussion
The site has retained its botanical values since the previous survey and in some places the extent of native vegetation has increased. 1.14 Flora No species of Threatened Flora were recorded during the survey. Two species of Priority Flora were recorded within the site. Twenty-two plants of Stylidium maritimum (P3) were recorded at six locations within the Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland. An inspection of recorded occurrences by Ecoscape (2007) found no plants in the northern part of that community and additional occurrences in the southern part. This is not unusual as some plants will have senesced and new plants established in the interim. The number of individuals observed is similar indicating a relatively stable population size within the site. Conostylis ?pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis was common throughout the Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland along with the congeneric Conostylis candicans subsp. calcicola, as well as parts of the Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland, but was too numerous to count accurately. This result also agrees with the observation of Ecoscape (2007). Three specimens were collected to confirm the identity of the taxon and it is the most likely result and consistent with the previous survey, but none of the identifications were definitive. 1.15 Plant Communities The results of the FCT analysis indicate that the vegetation units identified within the site are either of FCT 29a ‘Coastal shrublands on shallow sands’ or FCT 29b ‘Acacia shrublands on taller dunes’. Although the regional survey of Gibson et al. (1994) did not include the Lancelin area, the south- western and southern coastlines of Western Australia share similar environments and similar vegetation types and so an assignment to FCT using the Swan Coastal Plain dataset is considered appropriate. Both FCT 29a and 29b are listed as Priority 3 communities under state policy. Similarity to other FCTs in the classification are likely due to misclassifications. Misclassifications occur because hierarchical clustering uses relative similarities between plots to form groups, which can be affected by the addition of new data. This can be common with the Swan Coastal Plain dataset as it is based on presence/absence of species rather than dominance (abundance). Plot PC01 was assigned to FCT 30a2, but this FCT is a woodland dominated by either Callitris preissii or Melaleuca lanceolata and the vegetation at PC01 is a Melaleuca systena shrubland as at the PC02 and PC04 plots. The FCT for the Ecoscape (2007) plot Q2 was assessed before the field survey as it is dominated by Melaleuca lanceolata and therefore was potentially part of FCT 30a, which listed as a TEC. The nearest assignment for the plot was to FCT 19a ‘Sedgelands in Holocene dune swales’, which is also a TEC, and secondarily to a FCT 29a/29b cluster. Again, the vegetation at this site is structurally incorrect for this assignment and is likely due to the presence in the understorey of sedge species such Ficinia nodosa. Sedge species were observed to be dominant in areas within the adjacent property to the north and FCT 19a may be present there and is influencing the understorey of the Melaleuca lanceolata woodland. The Quindalup vegetation complex mapped as occurring within the site has more than 30% of its original extent remaining. 1.16 Vegetation Condition Vegetation condition across the site has not altered significantly since the 2007 survey and has even improved in parts of the old sand mining area. A new blowout has formed in the north of the site, likely in the last ten years from inspection of historical aerial photography.
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1.17 Weeds None of the weeds recorded within the site is a Declared Pest under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007.
Summary
Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Rd, Lancelin has retained its botanical values since the previous survey and s the extent of native vegetation has increased. in the intervening 13 years. Two Priority 3 communities have been identified within the site as well as two Priority Flora: Stylidium maritimum (P3) and Conostylis ?pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis (P4). The major habitat for the Priority Flora is the Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland, which occurs across the dunes and swales in the central and southern parts of the site and is the most extensive community within the site.
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References
Bureau of Meteorology (2021) Climate Statistics Lancelin meteorological station 9114. Bureau of Meteorology. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/ De Cáceres, M and Wiser, S.K. (2012) Towards consistency in vegetation classification, Journal of Vegetation Science, 23: 387-393 Ecoscape (Australia) Pty Ltd (2007) Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Rd, Lancelin. Unpublished report for Gray & Lewis Land Use Planners, North Fremantle Environmental Protection Authority (2016) Technical Guidance: Flora and Vegetation Survey for Environmental Impact Assessment, Perth. FloraBase (2021). FloraBase the Western Australian Flora. Parks and Wildlife Service, Como, Western Australia. http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Gibson, N, Keighery, BJ, Keighery, GJ, Burbidge, AH and Lyons, MN (1994), A floristic survey of the southern Swan Coastal Plain, Unpublished Report for the Australian Heritage Commission prepared by the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Conservation Council of Western Australia (Inc), Perth. Government of Western Australia (2017) 2016 South West Vegetation Complex Statistics. Current as of December 2016. WA Department of Parks and Wildlife, Perth Keighery, BJ (1994), Bushland plant survey: A Guide to Plant Community Survey for the Community, Wildflower Society of WA (inc), Nedlands, Western Australia. Natural Resource Information Centre (1991) Digital Atlas of Australian Soils, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra. Parks and Wildlife Service (2019a) Conservation Codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna, Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth. Parks and Wildlife Service (2019b) Definitions, Categories and Criteria for Threatened and Priority Ecological Communities, Parks and Wildlife Service, Perth. Thackway, R., Neldner, J. and Bolton, M. (2006) Chapter 8: Vegetation, in: The Blue Book: Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbook Guidelines for Conducting Surveys, CSIRO, Canberra.
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Figures
Figure 1: Locality Plan Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Road Flora and Vegetation Survey Figure 2: Plant Communities Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Road Flora and Vegetation Survey Figure 3: Vegetation Condition Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Road Flora and Vegetation Survey
Client: Bayley Environmental Services Scale: 1:37 500 Project: Old Ledge Point Rd Vegetation Survey Basemap Source: Bing Map Location: Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Rd, Lancelin Figure 1: Datum: GDA94 Author: S. Chalwell Projection: EPSG4283 Drawn: S. Chalwell Locality Plan 50 New Cross Rd Kingsley WA 6026 Legend
Sampling Plots
Stylidium maritimum (P3) Plant Communities
Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland
Melaleuca lanceolata Low Closed Forest
Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland
Spyridium globulosum Closed Shrubland
Blowout
Scale: 1:3 750 Client: Bayley Environmental Services Original Size: A4 Project: Old Ledge Point Rd Vegetation Survey Figure 2: Basemap Source: Google Satellite Location: Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Rd, Lancelin 50 New Cross Rd Datum: GDA94 Author: S. Chalwell Kingsley WA 6026 Projection: EPSG4283 Drawn: S. Chalwell Plant Communities Legend Excellent Very Good Good Completely Degraded
Scale: 1:3 750 Client: Bayley Environmental Services Original Size: A4 Project: Old Ledge Point Rd Vegetation Survey Figure 3: Basemap Source: Google Satellite Location: Lot 510 Old Ledge Point Rd, Lancelin 50 New Cross Rd Datum: GDA94 Author: S. Chalwell Kingsley WA 6026 Projection: EPSG4283 Drawn: S. Chalwell Vegetation Condition
Plates
Plate 1: View of sampling plot PC01: Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland
Plate 2: View of sampling plot PC02: Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland
Plate 3: View of sampling plot PC03: Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland
Plate 4: View of sampling plot PC04: Melaleuca systena Low Shrubland
Plate 5: View of sampling plot PC05: Acacia rostellifera Tall Shrubland
Plate 6: View of sampling plot Recce01: Spyridium globulosum Closed Shrubland
Appendix A List of flora recorded within the survey area
NB: * indicates introduced flora
Family Taxon
Lauraceae Cassytha aurea var. aurea Cassytha racemosa
Asparagaceae Acanthocarpus preissii Lomandra maritima Thysanotus arenarius
Asphodelaceae Trachyandra divaricata
Hemerocallidaceae Dianella revoluta var. divaricata
Haemodoraceae Conostylis ?pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis Conostylis candicans subsp. calcicola
Cyperaceae Ficinia nodosa Lepidosperma gladiatum Lepidosperma pubisquameum Lepidosperma tetraquetrum
Restionaceae Desmocladus flexuosus
Poaceae * Austrostipa flavescens * Avena barbata * Bromus diandrus * Lolium rigidum Poa porphyroclados Rytidosperma occidentale Spinifex longifolius
Ranunculaceae Clematis linearifolia
Dilleniaceae Hibbertia racemosa
Crassulaceae Crassula glomerata
Fabaceae Acacia cyclops Acacia lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa Acacia rostellifera Acacia truncata Gastrolobium nervosum Hardenbergia comptoniana Templetonia retusa
Polygalaceae Comesperma confertum
Rhamnaceae Cryptandra mutila Spyridium globulosum Trymalium ledifolium var. ledifolium
Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina lehmanniana subsp. lehmanniana Family Taxon
Celastraceae Stackhousia pubescens
Euphorbiaceae * Euphorbia terracina
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus calycinus
Geraniaceae * Pelargonium capitatum
Myrtaceae Calothamnus quadrifidus subsp. quadrifidus Melaleuca cardiophylla Melaleuca huegelii subsp. huegelii Melaleuca lanceolata Melaleuca systena
Thymeleaceae Pimelea ferruginea
Brassicaceae * Heliophila pusilla
Santalaceae Exocarpos sparteus Leptomeria cunninghamii Santalum acuminatum
Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia baccata subsp. baccata Rhagodia preissii subsp. preissii Threlkeldia diffusa
Aizoaceae Carpobrotus virescens Tetragonia decumbens
Montiaceae Calandrinia tholiformis
Ericaceae Acrotriche cordata Leucopogon parviflorus Lysinema pentapetalum Styphelia insularis
Rubiaceae Opercularia vaginata
Scrophulariaceae * Dischisma arenarium Eremophila glabra subsp. albicans Myoporum insulare
Lamiaceae Hemiandra glabra
Campanulaceae Isotoma hypocrateriformis
Stylidiaceae Stylidium scariosum
Goodeniaceae Scaevola crassifolia Scaevola nitida Family Taxon
Goodeniaceae Scaevola thesioides subsp. thesioides
Asteraceae Asteridea pulverulenta Brachyscome bellidioides Olearia axillaris Rhodanthe citrina Senecio pinnatifolius var. latilobus Waitzia acuminata var. acuminata
Araliaceae Trachymene cyanopetala
Apiaceae Daucus glochidiatus
Appendix B Site x species matrix of flora recorded within plots in the survey area.
Taxon PC01 PC02 PC03 PC04 PC05 Recce01 Recce02
Acacia cyclops 0.5 Acacia lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Acacia rostellifera 10 15 Acacia truncata 0.5 Acanthocarpus preissii 2 10 3 2 Allocasuarina lehmanniana subsp. lehmanniana 0.3 Asteridea pulverulenta 0.1 Austrostipa flavescens 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 Avena barbata 0.2 Brachyscome bellidioides 0.2 Bromus diandrus 2 2 2 4 Calothamnus quadrifidus subsp. quadrifidus 0.3 Carpobrotus virescens 1 0.3 Cassytha aurea var.aurea 0.1 0.2 0.1 Cassytha racemosa 0.2 0.1 0.2 Clematis linearifolia 0.2 0.2 0.1 2 Comesperma confertum 23 0.2 Conostylis ?pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis 0.1 Conostylis candicans subsp. calcicola 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 Crassula glomerata 0.1 0.1 0.1 Cryptandra mutila 4 Daucus glochidiatus 0.1 0.1 Dischisma arenarium 0.1 Eremophila glabra subsp. albicans 0.3 0.3 Euphorbia terracina Exocarpos sparteus 0.3 Gastrolobium nervosum 0.3 Hardenbergia comptoniana 0.5 Heliophila pusilla 0.5 Hemiandra glabra 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Hibbertia racemosa 0.2 Isotoma hypocrateriformis 0.1 Lepidosperma gladiatum 1 Lepidosperma pubisquameum 0.3 0.3 0.2 Leptomeria cunninghamii 0.3 Leucopogon parviflorus 2 Lolium rigidum 10 0.2 1 0.5 0.3 Lomandra maritima 3 0.5 2 0.5 Melaleuca cardiophylla 0.3 Melaleuca huegelii subsp. huegelii 35 Melaleuca lanceolata 60 Melaleuca systena 9 1 1 20 Myoporum insulare 3 7 Olearia axillaris 0.3 1 0.4 0.3 Opercularia vaginata 0.1 Poa porphyroclados 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 Rhagodia baccata subsp. baccata 1 1 1 0.3 1 Rhodanthe citrina 0.1 0.1 Rytidosperma occidentale 0.1 Santalum acuminatum 0.3 25 Scaevola thesioides subsp. thesioides 0.2 0.2 Senecio pinnatifolius var. latibolus 0.1 0.1 Spinifex longifolius 0.2 Spyridium globulosum 1 6 15 2 5 35 Styphelia insularis 0.3 0.4 Threlkeldia diffusa 0.1 Trachyandra divaricata 0.3 0.2 Trachymene cyanopetala 0.1 Trymalium ledifolium var. ledifolium 0.3 0.3
Appendix C
Sampling plot environmental data
Plot PC1 PC02 PC03 PC04 PC05 Recce01 Recce02
Latitude (o) -31.066431 -31.066136 -31.065285 -31.069354 -31.067902 -31.06593 -31.064943 Longitude (o) 115.35569 115.354858 115.355815 115.357628 115.35636 115.35389 115.352393 Aspect (classes) W W E N/A SW N/A N/A
Slope (o) 2 5 1 0 3 N/A N/A Plot Shape Quadrat Quadrat Quadrat Quadrat Quadrat Recce Recce
Plot Size (m2) 100 100 100 100 100 N/A N/A Plot Width (m) 10 10 10 10 10 N/A N/A Plot Length (m) 10 10 10 10 10 N/A N/A Placement strategy Preferential Preferential Preferential Preferential Preferential Preferential Preferential Date 15/10/2020 15/10/2020 15/10/2020 15/10/2020 15/10/2020 15/10/2020 15/10/2020 Time Since Fire >5 >5 >5 >5 >5 >5 >5 Bare Ground (%) 10 40 10 15 5 5 20 Bare Rock (%) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Litter (%) 3 10 20 5 35 20 55
Landform Swale Crest Swale Flat Swale Swale Flat
Soil Colour Cream cream Cream Cream Cream Cream Cream Soil Texture Sand sand Sand Sand Sand Sand Sand
Rock Type N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Vegetation Condition Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Very good Excellent Very Good
Appendix D Partial dendrograms from hierarchical clustering assignment of plot floristics to the Swan Coastal Plain classification (Gibson et al. 1994)
First branch of lower tree with cut at h=0.98
Possum4−30b Possum3−30b LESCH−4−30b LESCH−3−30b LESCH−5−30b LESCH−2−30b LESCH−1−30b WOODP−1−30a2 WOODP−2−30a2 GARD04−30a2 GARD03−30a1 GARD01−30a1 SEAB−1−30a2 PRES−1−29a GARD02−29a BURN−2−29a TRIG−2−29a BURN−1−29a MHENRY−2−30a2 MHENRY−1−30a2 PEPGRV−2−30a2 PEPGRV−1−30a2 CHIDPT−1−24 AA_PC01
0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0
Partial Dendrogram for Plot PC01
First branch of lower tree with cut at h=0.98
MHENRY−2−30a2 MHENRY−1−30a2 PEPGRV−2−30a2 PEPGRV−1−30a2 CHIDPT−1−24 Possum4−30b Possum3−30b LESCH−4−30b LESCH−3−30b LESCH−5−30b LESCH−2−30b LESCH−1−30b WOODP−1−30a2 WOODP−2−30a2 GARD04−30a2 GARD03−30a1 GARD01−30a1 SEAB−1−30a2 PRES−1−29a GARD02−29a BURN−2−29a TRIG−2−29a BURN−1−29a TRIG−1−29b WHILL−2−29b PB−5−29b PB−3−29b PB−4−29b PB−2−29b AA_PC02
0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0
Partial Dendrogram for Plot PC02
First branch of lower tree with cut at h=0.98
MHENRY−2−30a2 MHENRY−1−30a2 PEPGRV−2−30a2 PEPGRV−1−30a2 CHIDPT−1−24 Possum4−30b Possum3−30b LESCH−4−30b LESCH−3−30b LESCH−5−30b LESCH−2−30b LESCH−1−30b WOODP−1−30a2 WOODP−2−30a2 GARD04−30a2 GARD03−30a1 GARD01−30a1 SEAB−1−30a2 PRES−1−29a GARD02−29a BURN−2−29a TRIG−2−29a BURN−1−29a AA_PC03
0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0
Partial Dendrogram for Plot PC03
First branch of lower tree with cut at h=0.98
TRIG−1−29b
WHILL−2−29b
PB−5−29b
PB−3−29b
PB−4−29b
PB−2−29b
SEAB−5−29a
SEAB−4−29a
SEAB−8−29a
SEAB−2−29b
SEAB−7−29b
SEAB−3−29b
NWIL−3−29b
NWIL−1−29b
WHILL−1−29b
NPRES−1−29b
AA_PC04
0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0
Partial Dendrogram for Plot PC 04
First branch of lower tree with cut at h=0.98
Possum4−30b Possum3−30b LESCH−4−30b LESCH−3−30b LESCH−5−30b LESCH−2−30b LESCH−1−30b WOODP−1−30a2 WOODP−2−30a2 GARD04−30a2 GARD03−30a1 GARD01−30a1 MHENRY−2−30a2 MHENRY−1−30a2 PEPGRV−2−30a2 PEPGRV−1−30a2 CHIDPT−1−24 SEAB−1−30a2 PRES−1−29a GARD02−29a BURN−2−29a TRIG−2−29a BURN−1−29a TRIG−1−29b WHILL−2−29b PB−5−29b PB−3−29b PB−4−29b PB−2−29b AA_PC05
0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0
Partial Dendrogram for Plot PC 05
First branch of lower tree with cut at h=0.95
TRIG−1−29b
WHILL−2−29b
PB−5−29b
PB−3−29b
PB−4−29b
PB−2−29b
SEAB−5−29a
SEAB−4−29a
SEAB−8−29a
SEAB−2−29b
SEAB−7−29b
SEAB−3−29b
NWIL−3−29b
NWIL−1−29b
WHILL−1−29b
NPRES−1−29b
GARD02−29a
BURN−2−29a
TRIG−2−29a
BURN−1−29a
PRES−1−29a
PB−6−19a
PB−1−19a
AA_Q2
0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0
Partial Dendrogram for Ecoscape Plot Q2
Appendix E
Definitions of Threatened and Priority Flora and Communities
CONSERVATION CODES For Western Australian Flora and Fauna
Specially protected fauna or flora1 are species2 which have been adequately searched for and are deemed to be, in the wild, either rare, at risk of extinction, or otherwise in need of special protection, and have been gazetted as such. Categories of specially protected fauna and flora are:
T Threatened species Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, and listed under Schedules 1 to 4 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice for Threatened Fauna and Wildlife Conservation (Rare Flora) Notice for Threatened Flora (which may also be referred to as Declared Rare Flora). Threatened fauna is that subset of ‘Specially Protected Fauna’ declared to be ‘likely to become extinct’ pursuant to section 14(4) of the Wildlife Conservation Act. Threatened flora is flora that has been declared to be ‘likely to become extinct or is rare, or otherwise in need of special protection’, pursuant to section 23F(2) of the Wildlife Conservation Act. The assessment of the conservation status of these species is based on their national extent and ranked according to their level of threat using IUCN Red List categories and criteria as detailed below.
CR Critically endangered species Threatened species considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice for Threatened Fauna and Wildlife Conservation (Rare Flora) Notice for Threatened Flora.
EN Endangered species Threatened species considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice for Threatened Fauna and Wildlife Conservation (Rare Flora) Notice for Threatened Flora.
VU Vulnerable species Threatened species considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 3 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice for Threatened Fauna and Wildlife Conservation (Rare Flora) Notice for Threatened Flora.
EX Presumed extinct species Species which have been adequately searched for and there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 4 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice for Presumed Extinct Fauna and Wildlife Conservation (Rare Flora) Notice for Presumed Extinct Flora.
IA Migratory birds protected under an international agreement Birds that are subject to an agreement between the government of Australia and the governments of Japan (JAMBA), China (CAMBA) and The Republic of Korea (ROKAMBA), and the Bonn Convention, relating to the protection of migratory birds. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 5 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice.
CD Conservation dependent fauna Fauna of special conservation need being species dependent on ongoing conservation intervention to prevent it becoming eligible for listing as threatened. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 6 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice.
OS Other specially protected fauna Fauna otherwise in need of special protection to ensure their conservation. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 7 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice.
P Priority species
Possibly threatened species that do not meet survey criteria, or are otherwise data deficient, are added to the Priority Fauna or Priority Flora Lists under Priorities 1, 2 or 3. These three categories are ranked in order of priority for survey and evaluation of conservation status so that consideration can be given to their declaration as threatened flora or fauna. Species that are adequately known, are rare but not threatened, or meet criteria for near threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened species or other specially protected fauna lists for other than taxonomic reasons, are placed in Priority 4. These species require regular monitoring. Assessment of Priority codes is based on the Western Australian distribution of the species, unless the distribution in WA is part of a contiguous population extending into adjacent States, as defined by the known spread of locations.
1 Priority 1: Poorly-known species Species that are known from one or a few locations (generally five or less) which are potentially at risk. All occurrences are either: very small; or on lands not managed for conservation, e.g. agricultural or pastoral lands, urban areas, road and rail reserves, gravel reserves and active mineral leases; or otherwise under threat of habitat destruction or degradation. Species may be included if they are comparatively well known from one or more locations but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and appear to be under immediate threat from known threatening processes. Such species are in urgent need of further survey.
2 Priority 2: Poorly-known species Species that are known from one or a few locations (generally five or less), some of which are on lands managed primarily for nature conservation, e.g. national parks, conservation parks, nature reserves and other lands with secure tenure being managed for conservation. Species may be included if they are comparatively well known from one or more locations but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and appear to be under threat from known threatening processes. Such species are in urgent need of further survey.
3 Priority 3: Poorly-known species Species that are known from several locations, and the species does not appear to be under imminent threat, or from few but widespread locations with either large population size or significant remaining areas of apparently suitable habitat, much of it not under imminent threat. Species may be included if they are comparatively well known from several locations but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and known threatening processes exist that could affect them. Such species are in need of further survey.
4 Priority 4: Rare, Near Threatened and other species in need of monitoring (a) Rare. Species that are considered to have been adequately surveyed, or for which sufficient knowledge is available, and that are considered not currently threatened or in need of special protection, but could be if present circumstances change. These species are usually represented on conservation lands. (b) Near Threatened. Species that are considered to have been adequately surveyed and that are close to qualifying for Vulnerable, but are not listed as Conservation Dependent. (c) Species that have been removed from the list of threatened species during the past five years for reasons other than taxonomy.
1 The definition of flora includes algae, fungi and lichens 2Species includes all taxa (plural of taxon - a classificatory group of any taxonomic rank, e.g. a family, genus, species or any infraspecific category i.e. subspecies or variety, or a distinct population).
Last updated 23 May 2017
Categories of Threatened Species pursuant to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC%Act!Category! Department!of!Environment!and!Energy!Definition!
A"native"species"is"eligible"to"be"included"in"the"extinct"category" Extinct! at"a"particular"time"if,"at"that"time,"there"is"no"reasonable"doubt" that"the"last"member"of"the"species"has"died." A"native"species"is"eligible"to"be"included"in"the"extinct"in"the" wild"category"at"a"particular"time"if,"at"that"time:" (a)"it"is"known"only"to"survive"in"cultivation,"in"captivity"or"as"a" naturalised"population"well"outside"its"past"range;"or" Extinct!in!the!wild! (b)"it"has"not"been"recorded"in"its"known"and/or"expected" habitat,"at"appropriate"seasons,"anywhere"in"its"past"range," despite"exhaustive"surveys"over"a"time"frame"appropriate"to"its" life"cycle"and"form." A"native"species"is"eligible"to"be"included"in"the"critically" endangered"category"at"a"particular"time"if,"at"that"time,"it"is" Critically! facing"an"extremely"high"risk"of"extinction"in"the"wild"in"the" endangered! immediate"future,"as"determined"in"accordance"with"the" prescribed"criteria." A"native"species"is"eligible"to"be"included"in"the"endangered" category"at"a"particular"time"if,"at"that"time" (a)"it"is"not"critically"endangered;"and" Endangered! (b)"it"is"facing"a"very"high"risk"of"extinction"in"the"wild"in"the" near"future,"as"determined"in"accordance"with"the"prescribed" criteria." A"native"species"is"eligible"to"be"included"in"the"vulnerable" category"at"a"particular"time"if,"at"that"time:" (a)"it"is"not"critically"endangered"or"endangered;"and" Vulnerable! (b)"it"is"facing"a"high"risk"of"extinction"in"the"wild"in"the"medium" term"future,"as"determined"in"accordance"with"the"prescribed" criteria." A"native"species"is"eligible"to"be"included"in"the"conservation" dependent"category"at"a"particular"time"if,"at"that"time:" (a)"the"species"is"the"focus"of"a"specific"conservation"program" the"cessation"of"which"would"result"in"the"species"becoming" vulnerable,"endangered"or"critically"endangered;"or" (b)"the"following"subparagraphs"are"satisfied:" (i)"the"species"is"a"species"of"fish;" Conservation! (ii)"the"species"is"the"focus"of"a"plan"of"management"that" dependent! provides"for"management"actions"necessary"to"stop"the" decline"of,"and"support"the"recovery"of,"the"species"so"that" its"chances"of"long"term"survival"in"nature"are"maximised;" (iii)"the"plan"of"management"is"in"force"under"a"law"of"the" Commonwealth"or"of"a"State"or"Territory;" (iv)"cessation"of"the"plan"of"management"would"adversely" affect"the"conservation"status"of"the"species."
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Categories*of*Threatened*Communities*pursuant*to*the*Environment*Protection*and* Biodiversity*Conservation*Act*1999*
Category* Definition*
!!(1)!!An!ecological!community!is!eligible!to!be!included!in! the!critically(endangered(category!at!a!particular!time!if,!at! Critically*Endangered* that!time,!it!is!facing!an!extremely!high!risk!of!extinction!in! the!wild!in!the!immediate!future,!as!determined!in! accordance!with!the!prescribed!criteria.! !
(2)!!An!ecological!community!is!eligible!to!be!included!in! the!endangered!category!at!a!particular!time!if,!at!that!time:! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(a)!!it!is!not!critically!endangered;!and! Endangered* !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(b)!!it!is!facing!a!very!high!risk!of!extinction!in!the!wild! in!the!near!future,!as!determined!in!accordance! with!the!prescribed!criteria.! !
!(3)!!An!ecological!community!is!eligible!to!be!included!in! the!vulnerable!category!at!a!particular!time!if,!at!that!time:! Vulnerable* !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(a)!!it!is!not!critically!endangered!nor!endangered;!and! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(b)!!it!is!facing!a!high!risk!of!extinction!in!the!wild!in! the!mediumCterm!future,!as!determined!in! accordance!with!the!prescribed!criteria.! !
Department of Environment and Conservation January 2013
DEFINITIONS, CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA FOR THREATENED AND PRIORITY ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
1. GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Ecological Community A naturally occurring biological assemblage that occurs in a particular type of habitat.
Note: The scale at which ecological communities are defined will often depend on the level of detail in the information source, therefore no particular scale is specified.
A threatened ecological community (TEC) is one which is found to fit into one of the following categories; “presumed totally destroyed”, “critically endangered”, “endangered” or “vulnerable”.
Possible threatened ecological communities that do not meet survey criteria are added to DEC’s Priority Ecological Community Lists under Priorities 1, 2 and 3. Ecological Communities that are adequately known, are rare but not threatened, or meet criteria for Near Threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened list, are placed in Priority 4. These ecological communities require regular monitoring. Conservation Dependent ecological communities are placed in Priority 5.
An assemblage is a defined group of biological entities.
Habitat is defined as the areas in which an organism and/or assemblage of organisms lives. It includes the abiotic factors (eg. substrate and topography), and the biotic factors.
Occurrence: a discrete example of an ecological community, separated from other examples of the same community by more than 20 metres of a different ecological community, an artificial surface or a totally destroyed community.
By ensuring that every discrete occurrence is recognised and recorded future changes in status can be readily monitored.
Adequately Surveyed is defined as follows: “An ecological community that has been searched for thoroughly in most likely habitats, by relevant experts.”
Community structure is defined as follows: “The spatial organisation, construction and arrangement of the biological elements comprising a biological assemblage” (eg. Eucalyptus salmonophloia woodland over scattered small shrubs over dense herbs; structure in a faunal assemblage could refer to trophic structure, eg. dominance by feeders on detritus as distinct from feeders on live plants).
Definitions of Modification and Destruction of an ecological community:
Modification: “changes to some or all of ecological processes (including abiotic processes such as hydrology), species composition and community structure as a
direct or indirect result of human activities. The level of damage involved could be ameliorated naturally or by human intervention.”
Destruction: “modification such that reestablishment of ecological processes, species composition and community structure within the range of variability exhibited by the original community is unlikely within the foreseeable future even with positive human intervention.”
Note: Modification and destruction are difficult concepts to quantify, and their application will be determined by scientific judgement. Examples of modification and total destruction are cited below:
Modification of ecological processes: The hydrology of Toolibin Lake has been altered by clearing of the catchment such that death of some of the original flora has occurred due to dependence on fresh water. The system may be bought back to a semblance of the original state by redirecting saline runoff and pumping waters of the rising watertable away to restore the hydrological balance. Total destruction of downstream lakes has occurred due to hydrology being altered to the point that few of the original flora or fauna species are able to tolerate the level of salinity and/or water logging.
Modification of structure: The understorey of a plant community may be altered by weed invasion due to nutrient enrichment by addition of fertiliser. Should the additional nutrients be removed from the system the balance may be restored, and the original plant species better able to compete. Total destruction may occur if additional nutrients continue to be added to the system causing the understorey to be completely replaced by weed species, and death of overstorey species due to inability to tolerate high nutrient levels.
Modification of species composition: Pollution may cause alteration of the invertebrate species present in a freshwater lake. Removal of pollutants may allow the return of the original inhabitant species. Addition of residual highly toxic substances may cause permanent changes to water quality, and total destruction of the community.
Threatening processes are defined as follows: “Any process or activity that threatens to destroy or significantly modify the ecological community and/or affect the continuing evolutionary processes within any ecological community.”
Examples of some of the continuing threatening processes in Western Australia include: general pollution; competition, predation and change induced in ecological communities as a result of introduced animals; competition and displacement of native plants by introduced species; hydrological changes; inappropriate fire regimes; diseases resulting from introduced microorganisms; direct human exploitation and disturbance of ecological communities.
Restoration is defined as returning an ecological community to its pre-disturbance or natural state in terms of abiotic conditions, community structure and species composition.
Rehabilitation is defined as the re-establishment of ecological attributes in a damaged ecological community although the community will remain modified.
2. DEFINITIONS AND CRITERIA FOR PRESUMED TOTALLY DESTROYED, CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, ENDANGERED AND VULNERABLE ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
Presumed Totally Destroyed (PD) An ecological community that has been adequately searched for but for which no representative occurrences have been located. The community has been found to be totally destroyed or so extensively modified throughout its range that no occurrence of it is likely to recover its species composition and/or structure in the foreseeable future.
An ecological community will be listed as presumed totally destroyed if there are no recent records of the community being extant and either of the following applies ( A or B):
A) Records within the last 50 years have not been confirmed despite thorough searches of known or likely habitats or
B) All occurrences recorded within the last 50 years have since been destroyed
Critically Endangered (CR) An ecological community that has been adequately surveyed and found to have been subject to a major contraction in area and/or that was originally of limited distribution and is facing severe modification or destruction throughout its range in the immediate future, or is already severely degraded throughout its range but capable of being substantially restored or rehabilitated.
An ecological community will be listed as Critically Endangered when it has been adequately surveyed and is found to be facing an extremely high risk of total destruction in the immediate future. This will be determined on the basis of the best available information, by it meeting any one or more of the following criteria (A, B or C):
A) The estimated geographic range, and/or total area occupied, and/or number of discrete occurrences since European settlement have been reduced by at least 90% and either or both of the following apply (i or ii):
i) geographic range, and/or total area occupied and/or number of discrete occurrences are continuing to decline such that total destruction of the community is imminent (within approximately 10 years);
ii) modification throughout its range is continuing such that in the immediate future (within approximately 10 years) the community is unlikely to be capable of being substantially rehabilitated.
B) Current distribution is limited, and one or more of the following apply (i, ii or iii):
i) geographic range and/or number of discrete occurrences, and/or area occupied is highly restricted and the community is currently subject to known threatening processes which are likely to result in total destruction throughout its range in the immediate future (within approximately 10 years);
ii) there are very few occurrences, each of which is small and/or isolated and extremely vulnerable to known threatening processes;
iii) there may be many occurrences but total area is very small and each occurrence is small and/or isolated and extremely vulnerable to known threatening processes.
C) The ecological community exists only as highly modified occurrences that may be capable of being rehabilitated if such work begins in the immediate future (within approximately 10 years).
Endangered (EN) An ecological community that has been adequately surveyed and found to have been subject to a major contraction in area and/or was originally of limited distribution and is in danger of significant modification throughout its range or severe modification or destruction over most of its range in the near future.
An ecological community will be listed as Endangered when it has been adequately surveyed and is not Critically Endangered but is facing a very high risk of total destruction in the near future. This will be determined on the basis of the best available information by it meeting any one or more of the following criteria (A, B, or C):
A) The geographic range, and/or total area occupied, and/or number of discrete occurrences have been reduced by at least 70% since European settlement and either or both of the following apply (i or ii):
i) the estimated geographic range, and/or total area occupied and/or number of discrete occurrences are continuing to decline such that total destruction of the community is likely in the short term future (within approximately 20 years);
ii) modification throughout its range is continuing such that in the short term future (within approximately 20 years) the community is unlikely to be capable of being substantially restored or rehabilitated.
B) Current distribution is limited, and one or more of the following apply (i, ii or iii):
i) geographic range and/or number of discrete occurrences, and/or area occupied is highly restricted and the community is currently subject to known threatening processes which are likely to result in total destruction throughout its range in the short term future (within approximately 20 years);
ii) there are few occurrences, each of which is small and/or isolated and all or most occurrences are very vulnerable to known threatening processes;
iii) there may be many occurrences but total area is small and all or most occurrences are small and/or isolated and very vulnerable to known threatening processes.
C) The ecological community exists only as very modified occurrences that may be capable of being substantially restored or rehabilitated if such work begins in the short-term future (within approximately 20 years).
Vulnerable (VU) An ecological community that has been adequately surveyed and is found to be declining and/or has declined in distribution and/or condition and whose ultimate security has not yet been assured and/or a community that is still widespread but is believed likely to move into a category of higher threat in the near future if threatening processes continue or begin operating throughout its range.
An ecological community will be listed as Vulnerable when it has been adequately surveyed and is not Critically Endangered or Endangered but is facing a high risk of total destruction or significant modification in the medium (within approximately 50 years) to long-term future. This will be determined on the basis of the best available information by it meeting any one or more of the following criteria (A, B or C):
A) The ecological community exists largely as modified occurrences that are likely to be capable of being substantially restored or rehabilitated.
B) The ecological community may already be modified and would be vulnerable to threatening processes, is restricted in area and/or range and/or is only found at a few locations.
C) The ecological community may be still widespread but is believed likely to move into a category of higher threat in the medium to long-term future because of existing or impending threatening processes.
3. DEFINITIONS AND CRITERIA FOR PRIORITY ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
Possible threatened ecological communities that do not meet survey criteria or that are not adequately defined are added to the Priority Ecological Community List under priorities 1, 2 and 3. These three categories are ranked in order of priority for survey and/or definition of the community. Ecological communities that are adequately known, and are rare but not threatened or meet criteria for Near Threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened list, are placed in Priority 4. These ecological communities require regular monitoring. Conservation Dependent ecological communities are placed in Priority 5.
Priority One: Poorly-known ecological communities
Ecological communities that are known from very few occurrences with a very restricted distribution (generally ≤5 occurrences or a total area of ≤ 100ha). Occurrences are believed to be under threat either due to limited extent, or being on lands under immediate threat (e.g. within agricultural or pastoral lands, urban areas, active mineral leases) or for which current threats exist. May include communities with occurrences on protected lands. Communities may be included if they are comparatively well-known from one or more localities but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements, and/or are not well defined, and appear to be under immediate threat from known threatening processes across their range.
Priority Two: Poorly-known ecological communities
Communities that are known from few occurrences with a restricted distribution (generally ≤10 occurrences or a total area of ≤200ha). At least some occurrences are not believed to be under immediate threat (within approximately 10 years) of destruction or degradation. Communities may be included if they are comparatively well known from one or more localities but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements, and/or are not well defined, and appear to be under threat from known threatening processes.
Priority Three: Poorly known ecological communities
(i) Communities that are known from several to many occurrences, a significant number or area of which are not under threat of habitat destruction or degradation or: (ii) communities known from a few widespread occurrences, which are either large or with significant remaining areas of habitat in which other occurrences may occur, much of it not under imminent threat (within approximately 10 years), or; (iii) communities made up of large, and/or widespread occurrences, that may or may not be represented in the reserve system, but are under threat of modification across much of their range from processes such as grazing by domestic and/or feral stock, inappropriate fire regimes, clearing, hydrological change etc.
Communities may be included if they are comparatively well known from several localities but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and/or are not well defined, and known threatening processes exist that could affect them.
Priority Four: Ecological communities that are adequately known, rare but not threatened or meet criteria for Near Threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened list. These communities require regular monitoring.
(i) Rare. Ecological communities known from few occurrences that are considered to have been adequately surveyed, or for which sufficient knowledge is available, and that are considered not currently threatened or in need of special protection, but could be if present circumstances change. These communities are usually represented on conservation lands.
(ii) Near Threatened. Ecological communities that are considered to have been adequately surveyed and that do not qualify for Conservation Dependent, but that are close to qualifying for a higher threat category.
(iii) Ecological communities that have been removed from the list of threatened communities during the past five years.
Priority Five: Conservation Dependent ecological communities
Ecological communities that are not threatened but are subject to a specific conservation program, the cessation of which would result in the community becoming threatened within five years.
Appendix C
Consolidated Flora Species List
Consolidated Flora Species List
Sources: Ecoscape (2007) Plantecology (2021)
Acacia cyclops Melaleuca huegelii subsp. huegelii Acacia lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa Melaleuca lanceolata Acacia rostellifera Melaleuca systena Acacia truncata Myoporum insulare Acanthocarpus preissii Olearia axillaris Acrotriche cordata Opercularia vaginata Agonis flexuosa Phyllanthus calycinus Allocasuarina lehmanniana subsp. lehmanniana Pimelea ferruginea Asteridea pulverulenta Poa porphyroclados Baumea juncea Rhagodia baccata subsp. baccata Brachyscome bellidioides Rhagodia preissii subsp. preissii Brachyscome iberidifolia Rhodanthe citrina Calandrinia tholiformis Rytidosperma occidentale Calothamnus quadrifidus subsp. quadrifidus Santalum acuminatum Carpobrotus virescens Scaevola crassifolia Cassytha aurea var.aurea Scaevola nitida Cassytha racemosa Scaevola thesioides subsp. thesioides Clematis linearifolia Senecio pinnatifolius var. latibolus Comesperma confertum Spinifex longifolius Conostephium preissii Spyridium globulosum Conostylis ?pauciflora subsp. euryrhipis Stackhousia pubescens Conostylis candicans subsp. calcicola Stylidium scariosum Crassula glomerata Styphelia insularis Cryptandra mutila Templetonia retusa Daucus glochidiatus Tetragonia decumbens Desmocladus flexuosus Threlkeldia diffusa Dianella revoluta Thysanotus arenarius Eremophila glabra subsp. albicans Trachyandra divaricata Exocarpos sparteus Trachymene cyanopetala Ficinia nodosa Trachymene pilosa Gastrolobium nervosum Trymalium ledifolium var. ledifolium Hardenbergia comptoniana Waitzia acuminata var. acuminata Hemiandra glabra *Asphodelus fistulosus Hibbertia racemosa *Austrostipa flavescens Isotoma hypocrateriformis *Avena barbata Lepidosperma gladiatum *Bromus diandrus Lepidosperma pubisquameum *Carpobrotus edulis Lepidosperma squamatum *Cuscuta epithymum Lepidosperma tetraquetrum *Dischisma arenarium Leptomeria cunninghamii *Euphorbia terracina Leucopogon parviflorus *Heliophila pusilla Lomandra maritima *Lolium rigidum Lysinema pentapetalum *Pelargonium capitatum Melaleuca cardiophylla
Appendix D
Aboriginal Sites Report
Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System Register of Aboriginal Sites
Search Criteria
Site 3237
Disclaimer
Aboriginal sites exist that are not recorded on the Register of Aboriginal Sites, and some registered sites may no longer exist. Consultation with Aboriginal communities is on-going to identify additional sites. The AHA protects all Aboriginal sites in Western Australia whether or not they are registered.
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Restriction Access Status Coordinate Accuracy
N No restriction C Closed I Interim register Accuracy is shown as a code in brackets following the site coordinates.
M Male access only O Open P Permanent register [Reliable] The spatial information recorded in the site file is deemed to be reliable, due to methods of capture.
F Female access V Vulnerable S Stored data [Unreliable] The spatial information recorded in the site file is deemed to be unreliable due to errors of spatial data capture and/or quality of spatial information reported.
Spatial Accuracy
Index coordinates are indicative locations and may not necessarily represent the centre of sites, especially for sites with an access code “closed” or “vulnerable”. Map coordinates (Lat/Long) and (Easting/Northing) are based on the GDA 94 datum. The Easting / Northing map grid can be across one or more zones. The zone is indicated for each Easting on the map, i.e. '5000000:Z50' means Easting=5000000, Zone=50.
© Government of Western Australia Report created 17 Dec 2007 13:33:33. Identifier: 430857. Page 1 Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System Register of Aboriginal Sites
Site ID Status Access Restriction Site Name Site Type Additional Info Informants Coordinates Site No. 3237 S O N Ledge Point. Camp, Water 345136mE S00542 Source 6565151mN Zone 50 [Unreliable]
© Government of Western Australia Report created 17 Dec 2007 13:33:33. Identifier: 430857. Page 2 Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System Register of Aboriginal Sites
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Appendix E
Lime Sand Analysis Results
NEUTRALISING VALUE TEST REPORT
BSEN1245:2014 Method A
Client Cooljarloo Limstone and Limesand Ticket No. M176
Client Address Report No. LLM19/076_1_NV
Project Material Assessment - Lime Sand Sample No LLM19/076
Sampling Location Cooljarloo Date of Test 14/02/2019
Sample Identification 20195LT - South Pit Sampled By Client
LABORATORY RESULTS
Sieve Range (mm) % Retained Neutralising Value
0.000 - 0.125 2.2 84.4
0.125 - 0.250 60.1 92.0
0.250 - 0.500 36.5 96.9
0.500 - 1.000 1.2 91.1
>1.000 0.0 NT
Weighted Average Neutralising Value (%) 93.6 Calcium (%) 38.0
Bulk Neutralising Value (%) 93.0 Magnesium (%) 2.0
Sodium (%) 0.2
Comments NT = Not Tested
This document may not be reproduced except in full
LLWA/TECH/Neutralising_Value/Test_Report/REV001/JAN19 Page 1 of 1 NEUTRALISING VALUE TEST REPORT
BSEN1245:2014 Method A
Client Cooljarloo Limstone and Limesand Ticket No. M176
Client Address Report No. LLM19/077_1_NV
Project Material Assessment - Lime Sand Sample No LLM19/077
Sampling Location Cooljarloo Date of Test 14/02/2019
Sample Identification 20196B - South Pit Sampled By Client
LABORATORY RESULTS
Sieve Range (mm) % Retained Neutralising Value
0.000 - 0.125 2.2 87.9
0.125 - 0.250 60.6 94.5
0.250 - 0.500 34.2 97.2
0.500 - 1.000 3.0 93.2
>1.000 0.0 NT
Weighted Average Neutralising Value (%) 95.2 Calcium (%) 31.0
Bulk Neutralising Value (%) 92.6 Magnesium (%) 1.6
Sodium (%) 0.2
Comments NT = Not Tested
This document may not be reproduced except in full
LLWA/TECH/Neutralising_Value/Test_Report/REV001/JAN19 Page 1 of 1 NEUTRALISING VALUE TEST REPORT
BSEN1245:2014 Method A
Client Cooljarloo Limstone and Limesand Ticket No. M176
Client Address Report No. LLM19/078_1_NV
Project Material Assessment - Lime Sand Sample No LLM19/078
Sampling Location Cooljarloo Date of Test 14/02/2019
Sample Identification 20196WB - South Pit Sampled By Client
LABORATORY RESULTS
Sieve Range (mm) % Retained Neutralising Value
0.000 - 0.125 3.4 88.5
0.125 - 0.250 60.7 92.7
0.250 - 0.500 33.1 97.1
0.500 - 1.000 2.7 93.4
>1.000 0.0 NT
Weighted Average Neutralising Value (%) 94.1 Calcium (%) 28.0
Bulk Neutralising Value (%) 93.1 Magnesium (%) 1.5
Sodium (%) 0.1
Comments NT = Not Tested
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Appendix F
Kleeman Mobiscreen MS952EVO
A WIRTGEN GROUP COMPANY
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS I TRACK-MOUNTED SCREENING PLANT MOBISCREEN MS 952 EVO MOBISCREEN MS 952 EVO TRACK-MOUNTED SCREENING PLANT
oversize fractions 3,650 mm 3,300 - 4,500 mm
medium fractions fine fractions
19,970 mm
OPERATING POSITION
TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS
Double-deck screening unit Classifying screen Diesel-hydraulic drive Max. feed size: 150 mm
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS MS 952 EVO
Feeding unit Side conveyor right hand side Feed capacity up to approx. (t/h) 500 Width x length (mm) 800 x 10,200 Feed size max. (mm) 150 x 150 Discharge height approx. (mm) 5,000 Feed height - foldable slotted grate (mm) 3,650 Side conveyor left hand side Hopper capacity (m³) 8 Width x length (mm) 800 x 10,200 Hopper discharge conveyor Discharge height approx. (mm) 5,000 Width x length (mm) 1,200 x 3,500 Drive Feeding conveyor Drive concept diesel-hydraulic Width x length (mm) 1,200 x 12,000 MS 952: Deutz (Tier 3/Stage IIIA) (kW) 90 Screening unit MS 952i: Deutz (Tier 4f/Stage IV) (kW) 90 Type double-deck vibration screen Transport Width x length (mm) 1,550 x 6,100 Transport height approx. (mm) 3,400 Main discharge conveyor Transport length approx. (mm) 18,600 Width x length (mm) 1,200 x 8,100 Transport width approx. (mm) 3,000 Discharge height approx. (mm) 3,300 - 4,500 Transport weight approx. (kg) 33,900
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