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Appendix E Threatened flora likelihood of occurrence

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Table 12 Threatened flora likelihood of occurrence

Species Name Common Name NCA Status EPBC Status Habitat Record Likelihood

Aristida granitica E E Is known only from the type locality in the foothills of Mt Yes (2) Possibly: The known Pring, 10 km west of Bowen, Queensland, where it is distribution of the species is common (Simon, 2005; Queensland Herbarium, 2008). The much localised and occurs in species occurs within the Burdekin (Queensland) Natural the vicinity of the site. The soil Resource Management Region. This species grows in type and vegetation community sandy soil derived from granite sand in eucalypt woodland present within the Project Area (Simon, 2005; Queensland Herbarium, 2008). The only is suited to the species. known population occurs in an area of remnant vegetation (Environmental Protection Agency, 2008) as defined under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (Queensland) and is therefore currently protected from broad-scale clearing.

Dichanthium Blue Grass V In Queensland this species has been reported from the No Unlikely: Although the broad setosum Leichhardt, Morton, North Kennedy and Port Curtis regions vegetation communities (Henderson 1997). It is associated with heavy basaltic black normally associated with the soils and stony red-brown hard-setting loam with clay species occur within the subsoil (predominantly cracking clays or alluvium, often in project area, the soil type and gilgai) (Ayers et al. 1996; DEC 2005) and is found in level of disturbance are not moderately disturbed areas such as cleared woodland, consistent with the species grassy roadside remnants, grazed land and highly disturbed preferred habitat. pasture (DotE 2016d). Also occurs in woodland or open woodland usually dominated by Acacia (brigalow) and/or Eucalyptus species. The climate is tropical to subtropical and markedly seasonal with the habitat drying out for part of the year (Ayers 1996; Queensland Herbarium 2012).

Eucalyptus Black Ironbox V This tall and stately eucalypt normally occurs in riparian Yes (1) Unlikely: Landzone 12 (hills raveretiana woodlands on alluvial flats along river banks on sandy and lowlands on granitic rocks) and/or alluvial soils (Calvert et al 2005). Occurs from is not considered suitable Rockhampton to Charters Towers and the Lower Burdekin. habitat for the species. It inhabits riparian woodlands on alluvial flats along river banks on sandy and/or alluvial soils (Calvert et al. 2005; DotE, 2015a).

Omphalea celata V V This is a small tree to 12m high known to occur in vine No Possibly: The Project Area is thicket along creeks or gullies, but is known to occur in only located outside the known

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Species Name Common Name NCA Status EPBC Status Habitat Record Likelihood

three locations in central east Queensland – Hazelwood distribution of this species. Gorge (Eungella), Gloucester Island near Bowen and Potential habitat in the form of Cooper Creek near Nebo (DEWHA 2008a). semi-evergreen vine thicket is likely to be limited to small areas of RE 11.12.7.

1 Conservation status as listed under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992. E: Endangered; V: Vulnerable; NT: Near Threatened 2 Conservation status as listed under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. CE: Critically Endangered; E: Endangered; V: Vulnerable; M: Migratory 3 Previous records exist within 10km of the site (Wildlife Online 2012) 4 Likelihood of occurrence is based on the known distribution and ecological requirements of the species in the context of the site, where Unlikely: No records of the species occurring regionally or suitable habitat does not occur onsite; Possibly: Species previously recorded in the vicinity of the site and marginal habitat is present on the site; or species known to occur regionally and preferred habitat is present on the site; Likely: Species previously recorded in the vicinity of the site and suitable habitat present on the site; Confirmed: Species observed through direct observation within or immediately adjacent to the site.

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Appendix F Property vegetation management plan (PVMP)

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Koonandah Hard Rock Quarry : Lot 11 on HR1950 Vegetation Clearing Plan (PVMP)

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Document status

Version Purpose of document Authored by Reviewed by Review date

1. Internal Draft Report - AF 12-DEC-2017

2. Report for Client Review AF LL 02-JAN-2018

3. Final Report for Issue AF DS 20-AUG-2018

Approval for issue

Name Signature Date

Anton Fitzgerald 20-AUG-2018

This report was prepared by RPS Australia East Pty Ltd (‘RPS’) within the terms of its engagement and in direct response to a scope of services. This report is strictly limited to the purpose and the facts and matters stated in it and does not apply directly or indirectly and must not be used for any other application, purpose, use or matter. In preparing the report, RPS may have relied upon information provided to it at the time by other parties. RPS accepts no responsibility as to the accuracy or completeness of information provided by those parties at the time of preparing the report. The report does not take into account any changes in information that may have occurred since the publication of the report. If the information relied upon is subsequently determined to be false, inaccurate or incomplete then it is possible that the observations and conclusions expressed in the report may have changed. RPS does not warrant the contents of this report and shall not assume any responsibility or liability for loss whatsoever to any third party caused by, related to or arising out of any use or reliance on the report howsoever. No part of this report, its attachments or appendices may be reproduced by any process without the written consent of RPS. All enquiries should be directed to RPS.

Prepared by: RPS AUSTRALIA EAST PTY LTD Prepared for: DALE & MARILYN SMITH Level 5, Central Plaza PO Box 257 370 Flinders Mall Bowen QLD 4805 Australia Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia PO Box 977, Townsville QLD 4810 T: +61 7 4724 4244 T: 0428 852 257 E: [email protected] E: homestead2hoonandahstation.com.au

Author: Anton Fitzgerald Reviewed: Laurence Liessmann Approved: Anton Fitzgerald No.: PR138277-1 Version: 3 Date: 20 August 2018

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Contents

1 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 1.1 Background ...... 1

2 METHODS ...... 3 2.1 Desktop assessment...... 3 2.2 Site inspection ...... 3

3 RESULTS OF SITE INSPECTION ...... 4 3.1 On-ground Vegetation Community ...... 4

4 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PVMP ...... 6

5 RELEVANT PURPOSES ...... 7

6 COMPLIANCE WITH QUEENSLAND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT STATE CODE ...... 8

7 MAPPING ...... 18

8 REFERENCES ...... 21

Tables Table 1 Regional ecosystem descriptions...... 1 Table 2 Field verified vegetation communities ...... 4 Table 3 Relevant purposes ...... 7 Table 4 Compliance with the general provisions (Table 16.2.2 – PO1 to PO4) ...... 9 Table 5 Compliance with the specific provisions (Table 16.2.3 – PO7, PO11, PO16, PO12 – PO24, PO27 – PO28) ...... 12 Table 6 PVMP Reference points ...... 18

Figures Figure 1 Site location ...... 2 Figure 2 Vegetation clearing plan ...... 20 Appendices Appendix A Landscape fragmentation and connectivity map

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1 Introduction

RPS Australia East Pty Ltd (RPS) has been engaged by Dale Smith (Client) to prepare a Property Vegetation Management Plan (PVMP) for Lot 11 on HR1950 located on West Euri Road, Bowen (hereafter referred to as the ‘site’) (Figure 1). The PVMP relates to and supports a Development Application for material change of use that is required for lodgement with the State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) for the construction of a proposed hard rock quarry (hereafter the ‘quarry’).

1.1 Background This application will require the clearing of remnant vegetation for the construction of the quarry. The proposed area is mapped over two heterogeneous polygons on the Vegetation Management Supporting Map – Version 8.0, consisting of the following Regional Ecosystems:  Polygon 1: 11.12.13 / 11.12.4 (90 / 10%); and  Polygon 2: 11.12.7 / 11.12.4 (90 / 10%). A description of each RE and its status under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (VMA) has been provided in Table 1.

Table 1 Regional ecosystem descriptions

Regional Ecosystem Community Description VMA Status

11.12.4 Araucaria cunninghamii is a common emergent from the general Least concern canopy layer with is 15-28 metres high. Canopy species include Falcataria toona, Ficus virens, Canarium australianum, Alstonia scholaris, Planchonella pohlmaniana, Cleistanthus dallachyanus and Backhousia citriodora. Common shrub or understorey species are Mackinlaya macrosciadea, Baloghia inophylla, Polyalthia nitidissima, Bosistoa medicinalis and Aglaia sapindina. The sparse ground layer includes species such as Scleria sphacelata and Adiantum hispidulum. Vines and epiphytes are common and include Microsorum punctatum, Cissus oblonga, Tetrastigma thorsborneorum, Smilax australis and Pisonia aculeata. Eucalyptus moluccana often associated with lower slopes on sandy sites. Occurs on low hills, ranges and boulder strewn slopes formed from Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks including granite.

11.12.7 Eucalyptus crebra woodland with patches of semi-evergreen vine Least Concern thicket. Occurs on boulder strewn hills formed on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks.

11.12.13 Eucalyptus crebra, Corymbia erythrophloia, C. dallachiana and Least Concern C. tessellaris +/- C. intermedia +/- E. acmenoides +/- Canarium australianum mixed open forest or woodland. Occurs on coastal hills formed on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks.

In accordance with the requirements of the mandatory information listed on IDAS Form 11 – Clearing Native Vegetation, we provide the following Property Vegetation Management Plan (PVMP).

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Legend Mapped VMA Watercourse Quarry Area Stage 1 Stage 2

RPS Australia East Pty Ltd CLIENT ACN 140 292 762 Source: Department of Natural Resources & Mines - Cadastral data fortnightly extract Townsville Local Governement Area ABN 44 140 292 76 DALE SMITH © State of Queensland (Department of Natural Resources and Mines) 2014. Suite 1, Central Plaza Disclaimer: While all reasonable care has been taken to ensure the information contained on this map is up to date and accurate, no guarantee is given that the information portrayed is free from error or omission. 370 Flinders Street Please verify the accuracy of all information prior to use. (PO Box 977) Townsville QLD 4810 FIGURE 1: SITE LOCATION PLAN Coordinate System: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 © COPYRIGHT PROTECTS THIS PLAN. T +61 7 4724 4244 Projection: Transverse Mercator Unauthroised reproduction or amendment W rpsgroup.com.au Datum: GDA 1994 not permitted. Please contact the author. 0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 Meters Document Name: 138277-1-01RevB_SiteLocationPlan Plan Ref Rev Sheet Reference Scale: 1:35,000 138397-1-01 A A3 Date: 20/12/2017 Author: AF Project Manager: LL Report

2 Methods

2.1 Desktop assessment The desktop assessment included a review of the following information:  Aerial Photograph Interpretation (API) to determine the broad categorisation of vegetation within and surrounding the site and to review the extent of historical clearing and land use, and any other significant environmental features such as watercourses and wetlands (Google Earth 2015); and  Regulated vegetation management map: The most recent version of the DNRM Regulated Vegetation Management mapping (2015) including regional ecosystems (Version 8.0), essential habitat mapping (Version 4.30), wetlands and watercourses were used to provide an indication of the status and position.

2.2 Site inspection Site inspections of the project area were undertaken on various dates between 19th October 2017 and 15th December 2017. The vegetation survey consisted of verifying existing RE mapping using a quaternary level vegetation assessment of each RE on site as defined by the ‘Methodology for Survey and Mapping of Regional Ecosystems and Vegetation Communities in Queensland’ (Nelder et al. 2012), including field traverses and point surveys.

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3 Results of site inspection

3.1 On-ground vegetation community The site is located on the western side and apex of a series of hills, where the entire site is described as Land Zone 12 – Hills and lowlands on granitic rocks. A description of each vegetation community present on the site and the associated Regional Ecosystem is shown in Table 2. The area is generally accurately mapped and no change to the existing RE mapping is proposed.

Table 2 Field verified vegetation communities

Community Description

The riparian community occurs along numerous drainage lines on boulder strewn gullies throughout the site. In most cases the community is too narrow to be accurately mapped with the exception of a deep gully in northern part of Stage 2. The community described here represents the vegetation in this gully which contains the most diverse riparian vine thicket on the site. Other watercourses and vine thicket communities present contain vine thicket elements but do not contain the level of diversity present in the described community. The description provided does not fully capture the diversity present in the community, however the commonly encountered species are provided. Canopy species include Lophostemon grandiflorus, Falcataria toona, Ficus virens, Lophostemon confertus, Pleiogynium timorens and Drypetes deplanchei. Riparian vine thicket (11.12.4) Planchonella pohlmaniana, Planchonia careya, Cleistanthus dallachyanus, Gossia bidwillii, Commersonia bartramia, Bursaria spinosa, Pandanus cookii, Atractocarpus fitzalanii, and Cochlospermum gillvraei form a secondary tree layer, the composition of which is highly variable depending on the location. Common shrub or understorey species include Sersalisia sericea, Denhamia diosperma, Petalostigma pubescens, Croton arnhemicus, Alphitonia excelsa, Bursaria spinosa, Polyalthia nitidissima, Ficus opposita and Diospyros geminata. Less common species include Sterculia quadrifida, Cyclophyllum coprosmoides, Acacia simsii, and Parsonsia sp. The sparse ground layer includes species such as Scleria sphacelata, Eleocharis minuta. Vines and epiphytes are common and include Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum, Cissus oblonga, Cissus penninervis, and Tinospora smilacina.

This community occurs only in the north-east of the Project Area. Melaleuca fluviatilis is the dominant canopy species with occasional Eucalyptus platyphylla. A distinct secondary tree layer consisting of immature M.fluviatilis and Pandanus cookii occurs throughout the community with Lophostemon grandiflorus and occasional Gossia bidwillii confined immediately to watercourse banks. Melaleuca fluviatilis woodland Commonly occurring shrubs include Exocarpus latifolius, Clerodendrum (subsumed into RE 11.12.13) floribundum, Bursaria spinosa, Ludwigia octovalvis, P.cookii, Hibiscus divaricatus, Lantana camara, and Croton arnhemicus. The herb/grass layer consists of Imperata cylindrica, Praxelis clematidea, Stachytarpheta spp. Heteropogan contortus, Gahnia aspera, Eleocharis minuta, Dianella caerulea, Crinum angustifolium and Aristida spp. There is currently no Regional Ecosystem classification that accurately describes this community and it has therefore been subsumed into RE 11.12.13.

This community occurs in four distinct patches in the Project Area, entirely on igneous hills. The monotypic to monodominant canopy is dominated by open Eucalyptus Eucalyptus crebra but occasionally contains Myrtaceous species from the adjacent mixed woodland. (RE 11.12.7) crebra woodland community such as Eucalyptus acmenoides, Corymbia clarksoniana, Corymbia dallachiana Corymbia erythrophloia.

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The secondary tree layer consists of a sparse cover of Planchonia careya, Acacia leptostachya, Alphitonia excelsa, Petalostigma pubescens and very occasionally Cochlospermum gillivraei. Hibiscus divaricatus and Brachychiton acerifolius are common throughout the shrub layer along with immature species from upper canopy and tree layers. The dense grass layer consists almost entirely of Arisitda spp. along with occassional Paspalidium sp. Some areas with vine thicket elements have been incorporated into the E.crebra open woodland including the following Ficus opposita, Drypetes deplanchei, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Ficus virens, Brachychiton acerifolius, Antidesma parvifolium, Alphitonia excelsa and Jasminum didymum.

The E.acmenoides mixed open woodland community covers the greatest extent within the Project Area and surrounding hills but is variable in species composition and structure. E.acmenoides is the dominant canopy species, with Eucalyptus crebra, Corymbia erythrophloia and C. dallachiana in varying proportions from common to rare. Some small, localised, monotypic patches of Eucalyptus crebra, Corymbia erythrophloia and C. dallachiana also occur. These areas are too small to be mapped and have been subsumed into the E.acmenoides mixed woodland. A sparse to dense secondary tree layer consisting of Acacia leptostachya, Acacia sp, Planchonia careya, Petalostigma pubescens, Ficus opposita, and Alphitonia excelsa. commonly forms a dense, narrow shrubland at the base of Eucalyptus acmenoides mixed Acacia leptostachya open woodland (RE 11.12.13) rock pavements in the Project Area. These shrublands form a mosaic within the open woodland community but are generally too narrow to be mapped. The community has been subsumed into the E.acmenoides mixed open woodland and occupies approximately 10% of the area. In other areas the shrub layers is sparser and consists of immature canopy and secondary tree species. Other shrub species in include Labichea nitida, Breynia oblongifolia, Hibiscus divaricatus, Senna spp, Platysace valida, Alyxia spicata, and Capparis canescens. The generally dense grass layer consists predominantly of Aristida spp. Only Aristida gracilipes was confirmed due to the absence of flowers on the vast majority of plants. Other species present in the ground layer include Cajanus reticulatus, Crotalaria pallida var. obovata, Jasminum didymum subsp. lineare, Sida hackettiana, Melhania ovata, Paspalidium criniforme, and Crinum angustifolium.

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4 Requirements for the PVMP

In accordance with section 11 of the Vegetation Management Regulation 2012, the matters to be included in a Property Vegetation Management Plan to which a concurrence agency application relates are:  The location and extent of the area proposed to be cleared under the application;  The relevant purpose under section 22A (2) of the Act to which the application relates;  Details of location and extent of: – Infrastructure, including buildings, fences, roads and electrical, telecommunication or sewerage services; and – Firebreaks and fire management lines.  Details of the way the proposed clearing achieves the performance outcomes under state code 16 (native vegetation clearing) of the state development assessment provisions; and  If an offset is proposed to satisfy a performance outcome mentioned in paragraph (d) – details on how the clearing of vegetation has been avoided or minimised. The location and extent of the area proposed to be cleared must be shown by:  A map showing: – The boundary of the area on an image base; – 5 or more points visible in the image base that corresponds to identifiable fixed features; – The Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates and zone references for each point, acquired by GPS or similar system of satellites that receives and processes information; and – A description of the feature that each point represents.  A description of the boundary of the area by reference to Map Grid of Australia 1994 coordinates and zone references for the area. The relevant matters are addressed in the following sections.

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5 Relevant purposes

Under section 22A of the Vegetation Management Act 1999 and Queensland Vegetation Management State Code of the State Development Assessment Provisions, 28th November 2016 – Version 1.10, this vegetation clearing application is for a relevant purpose because it fulfils the definitions provided in Table 3 below.

Table 3 Relevant purposes

Relevant Purpose Reason

For relevant infrastructure activities and the clearing cannot Clearing of remnant vegetation will be required for the reasonably be avoided or minimised. development of a quarry.

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6 Compliance with Queensland Vegetation Management State Code

Queensland state code 16: Native vegetation clearing (hereafter referred to as ‘the Code’) has been prepared in accordance with provisions set out in the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (VMA) and is applied where the VMA allows acceptance of an application for assessable clearing. The code which sets out relevant performance outcomes for extractive industry are identified below:  Table 16.2.2: General - PO1 to PO4 (Table 4); and  Table 16.2.3: Specific – PO7, PO11, PO16, PO22 – PO24, PO27 – PO28 (Table 5). An assessment of compliance with the performance requirements of the relevant provisions is provided in Table 4 and Table 5 below.

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Table 4 Compliance with the general provisions (Table 16.2.2 – PO1 to PO4)

Performance outcomes Acceptable outcomes Response

Clearing avoids or minimises impacts

PO1 Clearing and adverse impacts of clearing do not occur No acceptable outcome is prescribed. The proposed project will be located on part of Lot 11 on unless the application has demonstrated that the clearing HR1950 located on West Euri Road, Bowen. The proposed and the adverse impacts of clearing have been: quarry site is considered to be the best hard rock resource 1. reasonably avoided; or available within the property holdings of the proponent. Whilst other sites within the property hold a potentially 2. reasonably minimised where it cannot be reasonably equivalent resource quality, all alternative sites would result avoided. in an equivalent vegetation clearing area. Furthermore, clearing cannot be reasonably avoided on the subject lot as the extractive resource coincides with the mapped areas of regulated vegetation (Category B). However, it has been minimised in accordance with dot points 5-10 below. The subject site is a preferred location for extractive industry due to: - 1. The availability of the hard rock extractive resource; 2. The land owner’s interest 3. Its location adjoining the southern boundary of the Abbott Point State Development Area (including 2 industry precincts and the Abbott Point Galilee Basin Railway corridor) which is an area of major works (project of national significance) which requires the extractive resource; 4. The availability of the extractive resource on the surface; 5. Its accessibility by motor vehicle from the Bruce Highway via existing roads and farm tracks that require only minor improvement; 6. Its proximity to an existing dam which is suitable to re- use as a sediment basin to manage water quality; 7. The type (of least concern) and extent (area & width) of regional ecosystem on the quarry area, which allows it

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Performance outcomes Acceptable outcomes Response

to be quarried without adversely impacting on connectivity, endangered or of concern regional ecosystems or essential habitat, among other matters; 8. The ability to adequately separate the quarry from wetlands, watercourses, salinity expressions areas and acid sulfate soils 9. The ability to stage the clearing of vegetation in line with operational needs that restrict clearing to the current operational area; and that only occurs in the area from which material will be extracted, and any reasonably associated infrastructure; and 10. The ability to quarry the subject site in accordance with an environmental management plan to avoid any potential adverse environmental impacts

Clearing on land in particular circumstances

PO2 Clearing is consistent with any notice requiring No acceptable outcome is prescribed. Not Applicable as no notices apply to the land compliance on the land subject to the development application, unless a better environmental outcome can be achieved.

Note: The discharge of the vegetation management requirements under the notice requiring compliance can only occur in conjunction with the better environmental outcome being legally secured.

Further guidance on meeting the requirements of a better environmental outcome can be found in State Development Assessment Provisions Guidance Material: State code 16: Native vegetation clearing, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 2018.

PO3 Clearing is consistent with vegetation management No acceptable outcome is prescribed. Not applicable – The subject land isn’t a particular requirements for particular regulated areas unless a better regulated area. environmental outcome can be achieved.

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Performance outcomes Acceptable outcomes Response

Note: The discharge of the vegetation management requirements under the notice requiring compliance can only occur in conjunction with the better environmental outcome being legally secured.

Further guidance on meeting the requirements of a better environmental outcome can be found in State Development Assessment Provisions Guidance Material: State code 16: Native vegetation clearing, Department of Natural Resources and Mines 2018.

PO4 Clearing of a legally secured offset area: No acceptable outcome is prescribed. Not applicable – The subject land doesn’t include any is consistent with the offset delivery plan; or agreement for legally secured offset area. the offset area on the land subject to the development application; or only occurs if an additional offset is provided that is consistent with the Environmental Offsets Act 2014 and the relevant policy in the Queensland Environmental Offsets Policy, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, 2014.

Note: Reference to ‘agreement’ above includes the ‘agreed delivery arrangement’ for the offset area as well as instruments associated with the legally secured offset area. Clearing should be consistent with any agreement however described.

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Table 5 Compliance with the specific provisions (Table 16.2.3 – PO7, PO11, PO16, PO12 – PO24, PO27 – PO28)

Performance outcomes Acceptable outcomes Response

Clearing associated with wetlands (public safety, relevant infrastructure activities consequential development of IPA approval, a coordinated project, extractive industry)

PO7 Clearing maintains the current extent of vegetation AO7.1 Clearing does not occur in a natural wetland or Complies with PO7 by meeting AO7.1 associated with any natural wetland to protect: within 100 metres of the defining bank of any natural 11. bank stability by protecting against bank erosion wetland. 12. water quality by filtering sediments, nutrients and other OR pollutants AO7.2 Clearing within 100 metres of the defining bank of 13. aquatic habitat; and any natural wetland: 14. terrestrial habitat. 15. does not occur within 50 metres of the defining bank of any natural wetland; and 16. does not exceed widths in table 16.3.1 in this code. OR

AO7.3 Where clearing cannot be reasonably avoided, and clearing has been reasonably minimised, an offset is provided for any acceptable significant residual impact from clearing of vegetation associated with a natural wetland (matter of state environmental significance).

Clearing associated with watercourses and drainage features (public safety, relevant infrastructure activities, consequential development of IPA approval, coordinated project, extractive industry)

PO11 Clearing maintains the current extent of vegetation AO11.1 Clearing does not occur in any watercourse or Complies with PO11 by meeting AO11.2. associated with any watercourse or drainage feature to drainage feature, or within the relevant distance of the protect: defining bank of any watercourse or drainage feature in table 16.3.2 of this code. Clearing will not occur in any watercourse or drainage 17. bank stability by protecting against bank erosion feature, or within 10m of the defining bank of the 1st and 18. water quality by filtering sediments, nutrients and other OR 2nd order watercourses near the quarry. pollutants AO11.2 Clearing within any watercourse or drainage 19. aquatic habitat; and feature, or within the relevant distance of the defining bank 20. terrestrial habitat. of any watercourse or drainage feature in table 16.3.2 of this code: does not exceed the widths in table 16.3.1 of this code; and

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does not occur within five metres of the defining bank, unless clearing is required into or across the watercourse or drainage feature. OR

AO11.3 Where clearing cannot be reasonably avoided, and clearing has been reasonably minimised, an offset is provided for any acceptable significant residual impact from clearing of vegetation associated with any watercourse or drainage feature (a matter of state environmental significance).

AO15.2 Clearing does not include the application of root- absorbed broad-spectrum herbicides within 50 metres of the defining bank of a watercourse or drainage feature or within the distance specified from a watercourse or drainage feature in the directions for use on the label for the product, whichever is the greater.

Maintaining connectivity (public safety, relevant infrastructure activities, consequential development of IPA approval, extractive industry)

PO16 In consideration of vegetation on the land subject to AO16.1 Clearing occurs in accordance with table 16.3.3 in Complies with PO16 by:

the development application and on adjacent land, this code.  meeting items 1 to 4 of table 16.3.3 for coastal sufficient vegetation is retained to maintain ecological bioregions and subregions processes and remains in the landscape despite threatening processes.  proposing an alternative outcome to item 5 that achieves the performance outcome given the subject lot is a 5123.6 ha grazing property with 1338.76 ha of mapped remnant vegetation on its hillsides. 95% of this mapped remnant vegetation will remain after 68.88ha is cleared for the quarry.

RPS holds the view that sufficient vegetation will be retained within the existing vegetated corridor post impact to maintain the existing ecological processes of the area. Following clearing, a corridor exceeding 1km in width on the adjacent property will remain (i.e. SP220411). This is sufficient to support animal movement, including dispersal,

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throughout a patch of Land Zone 12 connected to the site that exceeds 3800 Ha. The landscape fragmentation and connectivity tool has been utilised to ascertain whether a Significant Residual Impact (SRI) on connectivity is likely to occur following the clearing of vegetation and establishment of the proposed quarry. The analytical results from the tool determined that any impact on connectivity areas is not significant (i.e. a significant reduction in core remnant or a change from core to non-core remnant at the local scale will not occur). The assessment log and relevant mapping is provided in Appendix A.

Salinity (public safety, relevant infrastructure activities, consequential development of IPA approval, coordinated project, extractive industry, necessary environmental clearing, fodder harvesting)

PO22 Clearing does not contribute to or accelerate land AO22.1 Clearing does not occur within 100 metres of a Complies with PO22 by meeting AO22.1 degradation through waterlogging, or through the salinity expression area. salinisation of groundwater, surface water or soil.

Conserving endangered and of concern regional ecosystems (public safety and relevant infrastructure activities, consequential development of IPA approval, coordinated project, extractive industry)

PO23 Clearing maintains the current extent of endangered AO23.1 Clearing does not occur in an endangered regional Complies with PO23 by meeting AO23.1 regional ecosystems and of concern regional ecosystems. ecosystem or an of concern regional ecosystem. OR AO23.2 Total clearing of endangered regional ecosystems and of concern regional ecosystems combined does not exceed the widths prescribed in table 16.3.1 of this code. OR

AO23.3 Total clearing of endangered regional ecosystems and of concern regional ecosystems combined does not exceed areas prescribed in table 16.3.1 of this code. OR

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AO23.4 Where clearing cannot be reasonably avoided, and clearing has been reasonably minimised, an offset is provided for any acceptable significant residual impact from clearing of endangered regional ecosystems and of concern regional ecosystems (a matter of state environmental significance).

Essential habitat (public safety, relevant infrastructure activities, consequential development of IPA approval, coordinated project, extractive industry, fodder harvesting)

PO24 Clearing maintains the current extent of essential AO24.1 Clearing does not occur in essential habitat. Complies with PO24 by meeting AO24.1 habitat. OR

AO24.2 Clearing in essential habitat does not exceed the widths prescribed in table 16.3.1 of this code. OR

AO24.3 Clearing in essential habitat does not exceed the areas prescribed in table 16.3.1 of this code. OR

AO24.4 Where clearing cannot be reasonably avoided, and clearing has been reasonably minimised, an offset is provided for any acceptable significant residual impact from clearing of essential habitat (a matter of state environmental significance).

AO26.2 Clearing in essential habitat does not exceed the widths prescribed in table 16.3.1 of this code. OR

AO26.3 Clearing in essential habitat does not exceed the areas prescribed in table 16.3.1 of this code. OR

AO26.4 Where clearing cannot be reasonably avoided, and clearing has been reasonably minimised, the cleared area is rehabilitated. OR

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AO26.5 Where clearing cannot be reasonably avoided, and: 21. clearing has been reasonably minimised; and 22. the cleared area cannot be reasonably rehabilitated 23. an offset is provided for any acceptable significant residual impact from clearing of essential habitat (a matter of state environmental significance).

Acid sulfate soils (public safety, relevant infrastructure activities, consequential development of IPA approval, coordinated project, extractive industry, necessary environmental clearing, necessary to control non-native plants or declared pests, managing thickened vegetation, encroachment)

PO27 Clearing does not result in, or accelerate, AO27.1 Clearing does not occur in land zone 1, land zone Complies with PO27 by meeting AO27.1 disturbance of acid sulfate soils or changes to the 2 or land zone 3. hydrology of the location that will result in either of the OR following: 24. aeration of horizons containing iron sulphides; or AO27.2 Clearing in land zone 1, land zone 2 or land zone 3 25. mobilisation of acid or metals. in areas below the five metre Australian Height Datum only occurs where: it does not involve mechanical clearing; and acid sulfate soils are managed consistent with the State Planning Policy, Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, July 2017, and with the soil management guidelines in the Queensland Acid Sulfate Soil Technical Manual, Department of Science Information Technology Innovation and the Arts, 2014. OR

AO27.3 The local government is the assessment manager for the development application.

Clearing is staged (extractive industry)

PO28 Clearing: No acceptable outcome is prescribed. Complies with PO28 26. is staged in line with operational needs that restrict Clearing will be: clearing to the current operational area 29. Staged in line with operational needs that restrict 27. only occurs in the area from which material will be clearing to the current operational area; extracted, and any reasonably associated

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infrastructure, within the term of the development 30. Limited to the area from which material will be approval; and extracted, and any reasonably associated 28. does not occur without required permits. infrastructure, within the term of the development approval; and 31. Will not commence until all required permits are obtained.

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7 Mapping

In accordance with the requirements for a PVMP in section 11 of the Vegetation Management Regulation 2012, the applicant provides the following PVMP map (Figure 2). This broad-scale plan provides details on the location and extent of vegetation communities, showing the extent of proposed clearing. A list of coordinates corresponding to the points shown in Figure 2 is provided in Table 6.

Table 6 PVMP Reference points

Reference Easting Northing

Area A

1 612718 7786349

2 612872 7786370

3 612898 7786266

4 613373 7786392

5 613792 7785804

6 613475 7785787

7 613439 7785810

8 613424 7785811

9 613391 7785830

10 613340 7785827

11 613313 7785799

12 613311 7785794

13 613311 7785781

14 613309 7785778

15 613233 7785774

16 613221 7785782

17 613145 7785809

18 613118 7785828

19 613026 7785938

20 612962 7785962

21 612885 7785969

22 612857 7785978

23 612795 7786186

24 612757 7786182

Area B

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Reference Easting Northing

25 612864 7785955

26 612880 7785950

27 612956 7785943

28 613012 7785924

29 613093 7785825

30 613135 7785792

31 613192 7785772

32 612922 7785757

Area C

33 613535 7785652

34 613934 7785651

35 614077 7785234

36 613562 7785058

37 613467 7785192

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8 References

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

Walker and Hopkins (1990) Vegetation in Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook. CSIRO Publishing.

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Appendix A Landscape fragmentation and connectivity map

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Legend impact site Cleared regulated vegetation (Cat. B) impact site local buffer patch edge perforated core (< 100 hectares) core (100-500 hectares) core (> 500 hectares) other

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INPUT PARAMETERS Output Workspace: C:\Working\2018\LFC\March_Anton\Results16 Threshold lookup table: Y:\Script_Library\Scripts_Python\LFC_Toolbox_dev\LFC_data.gdb\tbl_Regional_frag_local_threshold Remnant cover layer: Y:\Script_Library\Scripts_Python\LFC_Toolbox_dev\LFC_data.gdb\QLD_VEG_RVM_100K_v1_48 Remnant cover layer edited: False Regional buffer extent: 20 kilometres Local buffer extent: 5 kilometres Impact layer: C:\Working\2018\LFC\March_Anton\ImpactArea\ImpactArea.shp layer projection: GDA_1994_MGA_Zone_55 Raster cell resolution for analysis: 10 metres Edge Width: 50 metres (The distance from non-remnant landscapes through to the core ecosystem - the edge of remnant ecosystems) Default projection: C:\Users\duncanc\AppData\Roaming\ESRI\Desktop10.4\ArcMap\Coordinate Systems\GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55.prj

09:03:29 Checking out the spatial analyst tool - required for LFC

09:03:29 ______BEGINNING LANDSCAPE FRAGMENTATION AND CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS______

09:03:29 This tool will categorise the landscape into: {0: 'non-rem', 1: 'patch', 2: 'edge', 3: 'perforated', 4: 'core (< 100 hectares)', 5: 'core (100-500 hectares)', 6: 'core (> 500 hectares)', 7: 'water'}

09:03:33 C:\Working\2018\LFC\March_Anton\Results16\lyr_file does not exist, creating it now. 09:03:33 Copying across impact site feature(s) and calculating area in hectares (AreaHA) 09:03:34 Making a local copy of the impact site 09:03:35 Preparing remnant cover layer for analysis 09:03:36 Created regional scale buffer of 20 kilometres 09:03:36 Created local scale buffer of 5 kilometres 09:03:49 Clipped the remnant cover to the regional buffer extent 09:03:52 Unioned the pre impact remnant layer with the impact site 09:03:55 Attributed the impact area as not RVM Cat B 09:03:55 Area of RVM Cat B clearing is 68.91 hectares 09:03:55 SQL selection used is "RVM_CAT" = 'B' and "Cover" = 'Not RVM Cat B' on shapefile C:\Working\2018\LFC\March_Anton\Results16\main_output\clip_remcover_post.shp

09:03:57 Categorised the cover attributes in clip_remcover_pre.shp ready for raster conversion 09:04:08 Converted clip_remcover_pre.shp to raster

09:04:09 Categorised the cover attributes in clip_remcover_post.shp ready for raster conversion 09:04:20 Converted clip_remcover_post.shp to raster

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REGULATED VEGETATION TYPES BEING EXTRACTED FROM LAND COVER IDENTIFICATION OF CORE, PATCH, EDGE AND PERFORATIONS COMBINING FRAGMENTATION CLASSES CLASSIFYING CORE FOREST PATCHES BY AREA COMPOSING FINAL FRAGMENTATION MAP COMPOSING FINAL FRAGMENTATION MAP (FRAGMENTATION CALCULATION TIME WAS 3.8 MINUTES)

09:08:08 Run Landscape fragmentation analysis on the post impact regional landscape

REGULATED VEGETATION TYPES BEING EXTRACTED FROM LAND COVER IDENTIFICATION OF CORE, PATCH, EDGE AND PERFORATIONS COMBINING FRAGMENTATION CLASSES CLASSIFYING CORE FOREST PATCHES BY AREA COMPOSING FINAL FRAGMENTATION MAP COMPOSING FINAL FRAGMENTATION MAP (FRAGMENTATION CALCULATION TIME WAS 3.4 MINUTES)

Extracting a local subset of lfc_regional_pre_impact Extracting a local subset of lfc_regional_post_impact

Collating pre and post impact statistics and trigger assessment 09:11:44 Summarising area statistics for: lfc_localmsk_pre_impact 09:11:44 Summarising area statistics for: lfc_localmsk_post_impact 09:11:44 Summarising area statistics for: lfc_regional_pre_impact 09:11:44 Summarising patch count for lfc_localmsk_pre_impact 09:11:49 Summarising patch count for lfc_localmsk_post_impact

Analysing impact on Connectivity Areas

SIGNIFICANCE TEST ONE

The regional total area is 134018.77 The regional extent of core remnant is 45495.08 The regional extent of core remnant is 33.95 percent This level of regional fragmentation sets a local impact threshold of: 10.0 percent

The table below lists the local impact thresholds for categories of regional core remnant extent:

REGIONAL CORE CATEGORY LOCAL IMPACT THRESHOLD < 10 2.0 10 - 30 5.0 30 - 50 10.0 50 - 70 20.0 70 - 90 30.0 >90 50.0

Area of core at the local scale (pre impact): 4025.65 Area of core at the local scale (post impact): 3930.08 Percent change of core at the local scale (post impact): 2.37 percent

SIGNIFICANCE TEST TWO file:///tsvfs04/ECCData/PROJECTS/PR138397-1_Dale%20Smith/Word%20-%20Reports/PVMP/AppendixA_LOGFILE.txt[20/08/2018 1:20:07 PM] The number of core remnant areas occurring on the site: 1 The number of core remnant areas remaining on the site post impact: 1 (Only core polygons greater than or equal to 1 hectare are included)

RESULT

09:11:57 This analysis has determined any impact on connectivity areas is NOT significant (A significant reduction in core remnant at the local scale is False OR a change from core to non-core remnant at the site scale is False)

The significance table has been written to: ..\main_output\lfc_significance_assessment.csv The local scale summary table has been written to: ..\main_output\lfc_local_scale_summary.csv The site scale summary table has been written to: ..\main_output\lfc_site_scale_summary.csv GIS layer files copied into folder \lyr_file within the project folder. View layers in ArcMAP using..\C:\Working\2018\LFC\March_Anton\Results16\lyr_file\lyr_file\Connectivity Area Impact Assessment.lyr

Please scrutinise the output tables and spatial layers to confirm the desktop modelling of connectivity area impact

This analysis used an unedited copy of the Regulated Vegetation layer.

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Appendix G Threatened fauna likelihood of occurrence

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Table 13 Threatened fauna likelihood of occurrence

Species Name Common Name NCA EPBC Habitat Record Likelihood Status Status

Reptiles

Denisonia ornamental V Known only from limited records in the Brigalow Belt North and parts No Unlikely: The project maculata Snake of the Brigalow Belt South biogeographical regions. The core area does not contain distribution occurs within the drainage system of the Fitzroy and suitable habitat (i.e. land Dawson Rivers (McDonald et al. 1991; Cogger et al. 1993). Thought zone 4). to prefer woodlands and open forests associated with moist areas, particularly gilgai (melon-hole) mounds and depressions in Queensland Regional Ecosystem Land Zone 4, but also lake margins and wetlands (DotE 2015a).

Egernia rugosa yakka skink V The known distribution of the Yakka skink extends from the coast to No Unlikely: Whilst broad- the hinterland of sub-humid to semi-arid eastern Queensland. scale habitat features Locations range from the Queensland/New South Wales border to occur on site, land zone Cape York Peninsula. It is known to occur in open dry sclerophyll 12 within the Brigalow forest, woodland and scrub and within these habitats is commonly Belt region is not found in cavities under and between partly buried rocks, logs or tree considered suitable stumps, root cavities and abandoned animal burrows. In cleared habitat. habitat, this species can persist where there are shelter sites such as raked log piles, deep gullies, tunnel erosion/sinkholes and rabbit warrens (DotE 2015b). Open-forests to low-woodlands and scrub in QLD RE Land Zones (LZ) 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 (LZ 8 not considered core habitat; LZ 12 in Wet Tropics bioregion only) (DSEWPC 2011).

Birds

Calidris canutus Red Knot SL E The Red knot occurs on tidal mudflats, sandflats, beaches, No Unlikely: No suitable saltmarshes, flooded pastures and ploughed lands (Pizzey and habitat for the species Knight 2010). occurs onsite.

Calidris ferruginea curlew E CE Prefers tidal mudflats, saltmarshes and saltfields, or fresh, brackish Yes (5) Unlikely: No suitable sandpiper or saline wetlands. It has also been recorded in sewage ponds habitat for the species (Pizzey and Knight 2010). occurs onsite.

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Erythrotriorchis red goshawk E V The Red goshawk occurs in coastal and sub-coastal areas of No Unlikely: The survey radiatus tropical and warm-temperate Australia (Marchant and Higgins 1993). area is situated within It nests in large trees, which are invariably within 1km of permanent the known range of the water. Forests of intermediate density or ecotones between habitats species but it has not of differing densities are favoured (DERM 2012). been recorded within 10km of the site. Habitat quality for the species is considered marginal. The open vegetation structure provides limited ambush opportunities for the species and the survey area is more likely used for flyover with some minor opportunistic foraging potential.

Fregetta grallaria White-bellied V The white-bellied storm petrel is an oceanic species inhabiting areas No Unlikely: No suitable grallaria Storm-Petrel near the continental shelf and further to sea along Australia's east habitat for the species (Australasian) coast. The species only occassionally visits inshore habitats occurs onsite. (Morcombe 2007).

Geophaps scripta squatter pigeon V V The Squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) occurs mainly in grassy Yes (4) Possibly: The species scripta woodlands and open forests that are dominated by eucalypts. It has previously recorded also been recorded in sown grasslands with scattered remnant within 10km of the site trees, disturbed habitats, in scrub and acacia growth, and remains and suitable habitat common in heavily-grazed country north of the Carnarvon Ranges. It features occur on site. is almost always found close to bodies of water (DotE 2015c).

Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed V Bar-tailed godwit has been recorded in coastal areas of all Australian No Unlikely: No suitable baueri Godwit (baueri) states, with core habitat areas in the Torres Strait and east coast. habitat for the species The distribution of bar-tailed godwit (western Alaskan) in Australia is occurs onsite. mainly along the north and east coast. Occurs on sandflats, banks, mudflats, estuaries, inlets, harbours, coastal lagoons and bays. Foraging areas are usually near the waters edge or in shallow waters in the intertidal zone, especially sandy and soft mud.

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Roosting areas are located on sandy substrates including beaches and sandbars or saltmarsh (TSSC 2016a).

Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed CE Bar-tailed godwit has been recorded in coastal areas of all Australian No Unlikely: No suitable menzbieri Godwit states, with core habitat areas in the Torres Strait and east coast. habitat for the species (menzbieri) The distribution of bar-tailed godwit (western Alaskan) in Australia is occurs onsite. mainly along the north and east coast. Occurs on sandflats, banks, mudflats, estuaries, inlets, harbours, coastal lagoons and bays. Foraging areas are usually near the waters edge or in shallow waters in the intertidal zone, especially sandy and soft mud. Roosting areas are located on sandy substrates including beaches and sandbars or saltmarsh (TSSC 2016b).

Neochima star finch - E E The distribution of the Star finch (eastern subspecies) is very poorly No Unlikely: Although ruficauda ruficausa eastern known. It was last seen in the Townsville region in 1978 (Wieneke suitable habitat occurs subspecies 1989).The subspecies now occurs only in central Queensland. on site within the area of Based on the small number of accepted records, the distribution of the dam, species the subspecies is believed to extend north to Bowen, west to beyond records from the locality Winton and, based on recent records, south to near Wowan. Within are historical from the this range it occurs mainly in grasslands and grassy woodlands that 1970’s. are located close to bodies of fresh water (DotE 2015d).

Numenius eastern curlew V CE Occurs in estuaries, tidal mudflats saltmarshes, mangroves, Yes (1) Unlikely: No suitable madagascariensis occasionally fresh or brackish lakes, bare grasslands near water habitat occurs on the (Pizzey and Knight 2010). Estuaries, tidal mudflats saltmarshes, site. mangroves, occasionally fresh or brackish lakes, bare grasslands near water.

Poephila cincta black-throated C E The Black-throated finch (southern subspecies) occurs mainly in No Unlikely: The species cincta finch – southern grassy, open woodlands and forests, typically dominated by has not been recorded in subspecies Eucalyptus (especially E. platyphylla), Corymbia and Melaleuca, and the region and the occasionally in tussock grasslands or other habitats (for example landform (i.e. hills and freshwater wetlands), often along or near watercourses, or in the mountains) is not the vicinity of water (DEWHA 2009). It is likely that permanent sources preferred habitat of the of water provide refuge for this species during the dry season, species. especially during drought years.

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Rostratula australis Australian V E The Australian painted snipe generally inhabits shallow terrestrial Yes (2) Unlikely: Limited habitat syn Rostratula Painted Snipe freshwater (occasionally brackish) wetlands, including temporary is associated with the benghalensis and permanent lakes, swamps and claypans. They also use on-site dam. (sensu lato) inundated or waterlogged grassland or saltmarsh, dams, rice crops, sewage farms and bore drains (DotE 2015e). Typical sites include those with rank emergent tussocks of grass, sedges, rushes or reeds, or samphire.

Tyto masked owl V This owl occurs across tropical northern Australia, west to the No Unlikely: The project novaehollandiae Kimberley (WA). In Qld, it occurs in the northern third from area is located outside Kimberli Townsville north and west to the NT border (Curtis et al. 2012). This of the species known owl species is recorded from riparian forest, rainforest, open forest, distribution. Melaleuca swamps, edges of mangroves, and along the margins of sugar cane fields (DotE 2015f).

Mammals

Dasyurus northern quoll E The Northern quoll is known to occur as far south as Gracemere and No Possibly: The survey hallucatus Mt Morgan, south of Rockhampton, and as far north as Cooktown. It area is within the occupies a diversity of habitats including rocky areas, eucalypt forest modelled distribution of and woodlands, rainforests, sandy lowlands and beaches, the species, and the site shrubland, grasslands and desert. However, habitat generally contains the species’ encompasses some form of rocky area or hollow logs for denning preferred habitat (i.e. purposes with surrounding vegetated habitats used for foraging and large, structurally dispersal (DotE 2015g). diverse rocky range containing potential denning opportunities).

Macroderma gigas ghost bat V V The Ghost bat is distributed around the coast and up to 400km No Possibly: The Project inland, throughout northern Australia, generally north of the Tropic of Area is within the Capricorn. It has been recorded from a wide range of habitats from modelled distribution of rainforest, monsoon and vine scrub in the tropics to open woodlands the species, where one and arid areas. It is an obligate troglodyte, and survival is critically record 50km to the dependent on finding natural roosts in caves, crevices, deep south-east of the site overhangs, and artificial roosts such as abandoned mines (TSSC has been recorded. 2016c). Potential roosting or maternity roosting

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habitats are likely to occur within or immediately adjacent to the development footprint area. Habitat in the form of caves and rock crevices are located throughout the development footprint.

Petauroides volans greater glider V This species occurs only in eastern Australia from the Windsor No Unlikely: Preferred Tablelands in north Queensland to central Victoria. Greater glider is habitat does not occur mostly restricted to Eucalypt forest and woodlands due to a diet onsite (i.e. tall, moist consisting of eucalypt leaves and flowers. The species is most eucalypt forest) and few abundant in tall, moist eucalypt forest with abundant hollows, but hollows were observed. prefers habitats with a diversity of Eucalypt species (TSSC 2016d).

Phascolarctos koala V V Distribution extends from Cairns to the NSW- border in range of No Unlikely: Koala records cinereus temperate, sub-tropical and tropical forest, woodland and semi-arid are sparse in the Bowen veg dominated by Eucalyptus diet is restricted mainly to foliage of region, with only three Eucalyptus spp also eat foliage of related genera, incl. Corymbia and records within 20km of Lophostemon may supplement diet with other spp, incl. spp from the the site. Marginal habitat genera Leptospermum and Melaleuca (Moore & Foley 2000). In the occurs within the Project Townsville area, they are uncommon and occur in naturally very low Area including densities much lower than in south-east Qld or Magnetic Island vegetation that contains (DotE 2016a). E.crebra, a known koala food tree. However due to the landscape position and the freely draining sand soils it is unlikely that vegetation has sufficient access to moisture to provide koalas with a sufficiently high leaf moisture content, which is a key determinant of species

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presence. In the northern Brigalow belt koala tend to in habitat sites with greater water availability.

Xeromys myoides water mouse V The preferred habitat for this species included mangroves and the No Unlikely: No suitable associated saltmarsh, sedgelands, clay pans, heathlands and habitat for the species freshwater wetlands. The main habitat difference at each location is occurs onsite. the littoral, supralittoral and terrestrial vegetation which differs in structure and composition. These differences dictate the species' nesting behaviour (DotE, 2016b).

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Appendix H Migratory fauna likelihood of occurrence

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Table 14 Migratory fauna likelihood of occurrence

Species Name Common Name NCA Status EPBC Status Migratory Habitat Record Likelihood

Apus pacificus SL - Migratory (CAMBA, The Fork-tailed swift is a non- Yes (1) Possibly: May occur JAMBA, ROKAMBA) breeding visitor to all states and as a flyover species. territories of Australia (Higgins 1999). In north-east Queensland there are many records east of the Great Divide from near Cooktown and south to Townsville. The species is almost exclusively aerial, and mostly occur over inland plains, over dry or open habitats, including riparian woodland and tea-tree swamps, low scrub, heathland or saltmarsh. They also occur over settled areas, including towns, urban areas and cities (DotE 2016c).

Cuculus optatus Oriental cuckoo SL - Migratory (CAMBA, The oriental cuckoo is distributed No Possibly: Four JAMBA, ROKAMBA) throughout coastal and sub-coastal records of the regions of northern and eastern species occur in the Australia. Broad scale vegetation Bowen Region. The groups used by the species include species inhabits a monsoon forest, rainforest edges, range of vegetation dense tree canopies within communities and paddocks, mangroves and islands therefore has the (Pizzey and Knight 2010). This potential to occur on species is a non-breeding migrant the site. (September-May) to Australia (Pizzey and Knight 2010).

Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated SL - Migratory (CAMBA, Occupies airspace over forests, No Possibly: May occur needletail JAMBA, ROKAMBA) woodlands, farmlands, plains, lakes, as a flyover species. coasts and towns, frequently foraging over hilltops and timbered areas (DotE 2015h; Pizzey and Knight 2010).

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Species Name Common Name NCA Status EPBC Status Migratory Habitat Record Likelihood

Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced Monarch SL - Migratory (Bonn) The Black-faced monarch is found No Possibly: The along the coast of eastern Australia, eucalypt woodlands becoming less common further present in the Project south. The species inhabits Area provide the rainforests, eucalypt woodlands, broad habitat coastal scrub and damp gullies. It features used by the may be found in more open species. woodland when migrating. It forages for insects among foliage, or catches flying insects on the wing (Marchant & Higgins 1993).

Monarcha trivirgatus Spectacled monarch SL - Migratory (Bonn) Is found throughout coastal north- No Unlikely: There are eastern and eastern Australia and no records of the coastal islands, from Cape York (Qld) species occurring in to the Watson River on the west the Bowen region coast and to Port Stephens (NSW) and the preferred on the east coast. It inhabits the vegetation groups do understorey of mountain and lowland not occur in the rainforests, thickly wooded gullies, Project Area. waterside vegetation including mangroves, mostly well below the canopy (Pizzey and Knight 2010).

Myiagra cyanoleuca Satin Flycatcher SL - Migratory (Bonn) The Satin flycatcher is widespread in No Unlikely: Whilst eastern Australia. In Queensland, it is there are numerous widespread but scattered in the east records from the (DotE 2016d). Satin flycatchers Airlie Beach region, inhabit heavily vegetated gullies in records from the eucalypt-dominated forests and taller Bowen Area are less woodlands. They especially prefer common. Vegetation wet sclerophyll forest with a tall on the site is less shrubby understorey of tall acacias dense than the (Blakers et al. 1984), but are species normally sometimes seen in littoral forest inhabits. (Unpublished data).

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Species Name Common Name NCA Status EPBC Status Migratory Habitat Record Likelihood

Rhipidura rufifrons Rufous Fantail - Migratory (Bonn) The rufous fantail occupies a range No Unlikely: Although of coastal and near coastal habitats the species occurs of northern and eastern Australia. regionally, preferred Occurs in understorey of rainforest, habitat with a denser wetter eucalypt forest, gullies, understorey does not monsoon forest, paperbarks, sub occur on the site. inland and coastal scrubs, watercourses, parks and gardens (Pizzey and Knight 2010).

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Appendix I Microbat call interpretation report Prepared by Balance! Environment

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Microbat Call Interpretation Report

Prepared for (“Client”): RPS Survey location/project name: Mount Pring, Bowen, NE Qld Survey dates: 19-26 October 2017 Client project reference: Job no.: RPS-1705 Report date: 20 December 2017

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Data received

Balance! Environmental received 7479 full-spectrum audio files (WAV format), recorded by three Song Meter SM2BAT detectors (Wildlife Acoustics, USA), over seven consecutive nights (19-25 October 2017) at Mount Pring, west of Bowen, NE Queensland.

Call analysis and identification

All WAV files were analysed in Wildlife Acoustics’ Kaleidoscope Viewer (Version 4.5.1), with species identification achieved manually by comparing call spectrograms and derived metrics with those of reference calls from central and northern Queensland and/or with published call descriptions (e.g. Reinhold et al. 2001; Milne 2002). Consideration was also given to the probability of species’ occurrence based on published distribution information (e.g. Churchill 2008; van Dyck et al. 2013) and on-line database records (e.g. http://www.ala.org.au).

Species identification was based largely on sequences of more than four search-phase pulses; however, where good-quality foraging sequences were available (i.e. a call sequence with contiguous search-phase, attack-phase and feeding-buzz components), those calls were used to provide additional evidence of some species’ presence. The feeding buzzes of Miniopterus species (bent- winged bats) and some Molossids (free-tailed bats) are quite distinctive, compared with those of Vespertilionids (vesper bats) with which they often share search-phase characteristics (Corben 2010).

Only one species identity was attributed to each WAV file, despite many files containing call sequences from two or more species/individuals. For most files containing multiple calls, only the strongest or longest-duration sequence was identified; however, sequences representing rare call types in the data set were given precedence over calls that represented frequently-recorded species. For example, Saccolaimus flaviventris calls were present in about two-thirds of the useable files recorded by SM2-02, but only 41% of those files were attributed to S. flaviventris. In contrast, every file containing a recognisable call of Miniopterus australis was attributed to that species, but it still represented less than one percent of recorded files.

Reporting standard

The format and content of this report follows Australasian Bat Society standards for the interpretation and reporting of bat call data (Reardon 2003), available on-line at http://www.ausbats.org.au/.

Species nomenclature follows Jackson & Groves (2015), which elevates the sub-genus names proposed by Reardon et al. (2014) for the Mormopterus free-tailed bats to genus level; hence Ozimops (O. lumsdenae and O. ridei) and Setirostris (S. eleryi) are used herein.

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Data quality

Of the 7479 WAV files analysed, 12% (884 files) contained only background noise, produced mainly by insects, and/or very poor-quality bat calls that were of no use for species identification (e.g. a few weak pulses swamped by noise).

Ninety percent (5946) of the useable WAV files were reliably identified to either single species or one of two known indistinguishable groups (Scotorepens greyii/S. sanborni and Myotis macropus/Nyctophilus spp.), while the remaining 649 files (10%) contained unresolved calls that potentially belonged to several species.

Species recorded

At least 14 and up to 19 species were recorded during the Mount Pring surveys in October 2017. Twelve species were positively identified (see Table 1), with two species (Chaerephon jobensis and Saccolaimus flaviventris) contributing over 60% of the total call volume (see Appendix 1). All other species each contributed less than five percent of the identified calls, except for one group of unresolved species that contributed 12% of the identified calls (refer discussion below).

Two call types were identified to groups of species that are reliably differentiated from all other bats that were encountered, but which are very difficult to distinguish below group level. These included:

 Myotis macropus / Nyctophilus species

o 169 calls recorded by SM2-02 plus a single call recorded by SM2-05

o Many calls attributed to this group appeared to be more like those of M. macropus than of Nyctophilus spp., as the linear frequency sweeps had only one change in slope, inter- pulse interval was relatively brief and the sweeps terminated below 40 kHz

o Several calls attributed to the group were at higher frequencies (final frequency of the sweep >45 kHz) and were considered more likely from one of the three Nyctophilus species that are likely to occur in study area (N. bifax, N. geoffroyi or N. gouldi)

 Chalinolobus nigrogriseus / Scotorepens greyii / Scotorepens sanborni / Setirostris eleryi

o This group contributed 821 of the unresolved calls (about 12% of all useable files)

o Calls of all four species have steep, curvilinear pulses with characteristic frequency (Fc) in the range 37-42 kHz

o Scotorepens spp. calls tend to have relatively short-duration pulses with curved pulse- bodies (often hooked with up-sweeping tail)

o C. nigrogriseus often have relatively longer pulse-duration with abrupt change of slope into an almost-flat pulse body, but these features are highly variable

o S. eleryi calls are generally considered indistinguishable from those of the Scotorepens spp., although it is possible that feeding buzz characteristics may separate the species

o All four species are shown as “possible” for every night on each detector (Table 1) and example spectrograms potentially attributable to each species are shown in Appendix 2

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 Chalinolobus gouldii / Ozimops ridei;

 Chalinolobus morio / Vespadelus troughtoni;

 Saccolaimus flaviventris / Chaerephon jobensis; and

 S. flaviventris / Ozimops lumsdenae

Technical terms used in the above call descriptions are explained in the Glossary. Sample spectrograms of each species or unresolved group are shown at Appendix 2.

Table 1 Microbat species recorded at Mt Pring, 19-26 October 2017. ♦ = at least one call from the site was attributed unequivocally to the species □ = calls similar to those of the species were recorded, but could not be reliably identified See Appendix 1 for detailed table showing numbers of calls allocated to each species/group.

Detector / site: SM2-07 / BOWEN-A SM2-05 / BOWEN-B SM2-02 / BOWEN-C Rhinolophus megaphyllus ♦ ♦ Chalinolobus gouldii ♦ ♦ ♦ Chalinolobus morio ♦ ♦ ♦ Chalinolobus nigrogriseus □ □ □ Myotis macropus □ □ Nyctophilus species □ □ Scotorepens greyii □ □ □ Scotorepens sanborni □ □ □ Vespadelus troughtoni ♦ ♦ Miniopterus australis ♦ ♦ ♦ Miniopterus orianae ♦ ♦ ♦ Chaerephon jobensis ♦ ♦ ♦ Ozimops lumsdenae ♦ ♦ ♦ Ozimops ridei ♦ ♦ ♦ Setirostris eleryi □ □ □ Saccolaimus flaviventris ♦ ♦ ♦ Taphozous troughtoni ♦ ♦ ♦

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Churchill, S. (2008). Australian Bats. Jacana Books, Allen & Unwin; Sydney. Corben, C. (2010). Feeding Buzzes. Australasian Bat Society Newsletter 35, 40-44. Jackson, S. and Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. Milne, D.J. (2002). Key to the bat calls of the Top End of the Northern Territory. Technical Report No. 71; Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, Darwin. Reardon, T. (2003). Standards in bat detector based surveys. Australasian Bat Society Newsletter 20, 41-43. Reardon, T. B., McKenzie, N. L., Cooper, S. J. B., Appleton, B., Carthew, S. and Adams, M. (2014). A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera: Molossidae). Aust. J. Zool. 62, 109–136. Reinhold, L., Law, B., Ford, G. and Pennay, M. (2001). Key to the bat calls of south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Brisbane. van Dyck, S., Gynther, I. and Baker, A. (ed.) (2013). Field Companion to the Mammals of Australia. New Holland; Sydney.

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Technical terms used in this report are described in the following table.

Approach phase The part of a bat call emitted as the bat starts to home in on a detected prey item; a transitional series of pulses between the search phase and feeding buzz, that become progressively steeper and shorter in duration. Call Refers to a single bat call, made up of a series of individual sound pulses in one or more phases (search, approach, feeding buzz). CF (=Constant Frequency) A type of pulse in which the dominant component consists of a more- or-less ‘pure tone’ of sound at a Constant Frequency; with shape appearing flat on the sonogram. Often also contains a brief FM component at the beginning and/or end of the CF component (viz. FM- CF-FM). Characteristic frequency (Fc) The frequency of the flattest part of a pulse; usually the lowest frequency reached in the qCF component of a pulse. This is often the primary diagnostic feature for species identification. Duration The time period from the beginning of a pulse to the end of the pulse. Feeding buzz The terminal part of a call, following the approach phase, emitted as the bat catches a prey item; a distinctive, rapid series of very steep, very short-duration pulses. FM (=Frequency Modulated) A type of pulse in which there is substantial change in frequency from beginning to end; shape ranges from almost vertical and linear through varying degrees of curvature. FC range Refers to the range of frequencies occupied by the characteristic frequency section of pulses within a call or set of calls. Frequency sweep or “band-width” The range of frequencies through which a pulse sweeps from beginning to end; Maximum frequency (Fmax) – minimum frequency (Fmin). Knee The transitional part of a pulse between the initial (usually steeper) frequency sweep and the characteristic frequency section (usually flatter); time to knee (Tk) and frequency of knee (Fk) can be diagnostic for some species. Pulse An individual pulse of sound within a bat call; the shape, duration and characteristic frequency of a pulse are the key diagnostic features used to differentiate species. Pulse body The part of the pulse between the knee and tail and containing the characteristic frequency section. Pulse shape The general appearance of a pulse on the sonogram, described using relative terms related to features such as slope and degree of curvature. See also CF, qCF and FM. qCF (=quasi Constant Frequency) A type of pulse in which there is very little change in frequency from beginning to end; shape appears to be almost flat. Some pulses also contain an FM component at the beginning and/or end of the qCF component (viz. FM-qCF). Search phase The part of a bat call generally required for reliable species diagnosis. A consistent series of pulses emitted by a bat that is searching for prey or and/or navigating through its habitat. Search phase pulses generally have longer duration, flatter slope and more consistent shape than approach phase and feeding buzz pulses. Sequence Literally, a sequence of pulses that may be from one or more bats; but generally refers to a call or part (e.g. phase) of a call. Tail The final component of a pulse, following the characteristic frequency section; may consist of a short or long sweep of frequencies either upward or downward from the Fc; or may be absent.

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Night of: 19/10 20/10 21/10 22/10 23/10 Total WAV files: 20 86 91 54 84 No. unusable files: 4 5 2 3 3 Positively identified Rhinolophus megaphyllus 1 1 Chalinolobus gouldii 1 12 5 2 9 Chalinolobus morio 2 1 Vespadelus troughtoni 1 1 1 Miniopterus australis 6 3 3 3 Miniopterus orianae 2 2 3 Chaerephon jobensis 4 10 5 4 Ozimops lumsdenae 1 22 15 5 10 Ozimops ridei 2 2 Saccolaimus flaviventris 4 9 30 3 24 Taphozous troughtoni 1 Total positively identified 8 58 66 22 56 Unresolved call types C. gouldii / O. ridei 1 1 C. morio / V. troughtoni 2 C. nigrogriseus / S. greyii / S. sanborni / Setirostris eleryi 5 21 21 18 17 Myotis macropus / Nyctophilus sp. S. flaviventris / C. jobensis 1 1 10 1 S. flaviventris / O. lumsdenae 2 1 1 6 Total unresolved calls 8 23 23 29 26

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Night of: 19/10 20/10 21/10 22/10 23/10 24/10 Total WAV files: 41 88 63 33 45 30 No. unusable files: 6 9 7 2 7 2 Positively identified Rhinolophus megaphyllus Chalinolobus gouldii 8 14 5 8 3 8 Chalinolobus morio 1 2 4 3 Vespadelus troughtoni Miniopterus australis 1 3 Miniopterus orianae 4 3 1 1 Chaerephon jobensis 2 12 8 3 3 Ozimops lumsdenae 2 29 15 7 7 4 Ozimops ridei 3 1 3 Saccolaimus flaviventris 8 3 8 0 4 0 Taphozous troughtoni 1 1 1 Total positively identified 21 62 43 23 26 19 Unresolved call types C. gouldii / O. ridei C. morio / V. troughtoni C. nigrogriseus / S. greyii / S. sanborni / Setirostris eleryi 10 7 7 8 8 4 Myotis macropus / Nyctophilus sp. 1 S. flaviventris / C. jobensis 3 10 5 4 4 S. flaviventris / O. lumsdenae 1 1 Total unresolved calls 14 17 13 8 12 9

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Overall total counts across three detectors Total WAV files: 7479 No. unusable files: 884 Positively identified Rhinolophus megaphyllus 7 Chalinolobus gouldii 113 Chalinolobus morio 32 Vespadelus troughtoni 58 Miniopterus australis 59 Miniopterus orianae 111 Chaerephon jobensis 1242 Ozimops lumsdenae 303 Ozimops ridei 58 Saccolaimus flaviventris 2770 Taphozous troughtoni 534 Total positively identified 5287 Unresolved call types C. gouldii / O. ridei 25 C. morio / V. troughtoni 145 C. nigrogriseus / S. greyii / S. sanborni / Setirostris eleryi 821 Myotis macropus / Nyctophilus sp. 169 S. flaviventris / C. jobensis 132 S. flaviventris / O. lumsdenae 17 Total unresolved calls 1309

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Rhinolophus megaphyllus Chalinolobus gouldii Chalinolobus morio

Probably Myotis macropus Probably Nyctophilus sp. Vespadelus troughtoni

Probably Chalinolobus nigrogriseus Probably Scotorepens sanborni Possibly Setirostris eleryi (feeding buzz)

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Chaerephon jobensis Ozimops lumsdenae Ozimops ridei

Saccolaimus flaviventris Taphozous troughtoni

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Appendix J Laurence Liessmann curriculum vitae

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Laurence Liessmann

Environment Manager

Areas of expertise

Laurence is an environmental scientist with over 14 years’ experience in environmental consultancy within Queensland. He has experience in environmental investigations and project management for a wide range of client types including mining, utilities, defence, urban development and all levels of government. He is experienced in project management, client relations, interpreting environmental legislation, preparing and co- ordinating environmental approval documentation, environmental research, assessment and reporting. His specific expertise and experience covers numerous aspects of environmental services including; aquatic/terrestrial ecology, water quality, contaminated land and acid Location: sulphate soils. Townsville, QLD Laurence’s extensive knowledge and understanding of environmental Australia legislation along with exemplary data interpretation and reporting skills has seen him take lead roles in multiple large-scale projects. On these projects Education: he has coordinated, prepared and delivered environmental monitoring Associated Diploma in Applied programs, environmental management plans, environmental approvals, Science (Plant Protection), University environmental impact assessments, offset management plans and of Queensland Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 referrals. Laurence also possesses Queensland and New South Wales Australian Bachelor of Science (Marine River Assessment System accreditation. Science), James Cook University Graduate Certificate (Research Methods), James Cook University Master of Biomedical Science (Aquatic Microbiology), James Cook University

Memberships: Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) Australia Society of Soil Sciences (ASSS) Australian Minerals Institute (AusIMM)

Sectors: Infrastructure Energy & Mining

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Selected project experience

Energy & Mining  Skardon River Bauxite Project, Freshwater Ecological Impact Assessment – Gulf Alumina  Gove Pond 5 Pre-Feasibility Study, Flora and Fauna Survey, Alcan Gove Pty Ltd - RPS was Limited – An impact assessment of the freshwater commissioned by Alcan Gove Pty Ltd to undertake ecological characteristics and aquatic values within a fauna and flora survey for the proposed Pond 5 the project area and downstream receiving capping project for the Rio Tinto Aluminium Gove environment was undertaken of the proposed bauxite Operations, located on the Gove Peninsula in North mining operation. The field program included the East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The survey of aquatic flora, macroinvertebrates, fish and flora and fauna survey was conducted over a the collection and analysis of water quality and 300Ha area potential borrow pit area. A wet and dry sediment. season ecological survey was conducted in  Townsville Copper Refinery Biodiversity accordance with the Northern Territory and Assessment – Mount Isa Mines Limited – Commonwealth survey guidelines. Responsible for project direction and delivery of a

 Mining Lease EMP-Multi-user Rail Loading Biodiversity Assessment of Stuart Creek and the Facility - A Joint-venture comprising Glencore immediate riparian zone which allowed the Xstrata Plc (lead proponent), CuDeco and MMG development of measurable indicators that will be – Responsible for project direction and delivery of used for future impact assessments. The assessment an EMP (Mining Lease) and associated baseline included using the Tropical Rapid Appraisal of environmental assessments to obtain a mining Riparian Condition (TRARC) to conduct the riparian lease over a site located in Cloncurry to establish a habitat assessment and the aquatic ecosystem proposed Multi-user Rail Loading Facility. The component involved the assessment of baseline assessments included a post-wet and pre- macroinvertebrates, sediment and water quality wet season aquatic and terrestrial ecological analysis. assessments. The aquatic assessment involved the  Burton Gorge Dam Accommodation Village, assessment of the following; macroinvertebrates, Ecological Impact Assessment and Ecological water quality, sediment, aquatic flora and aquatic Equivalence Assessment Report – Peabody habitat condition. The terrestrial assessment Energy – Responsible for preparation of an involved the following survey techniques; Elliot Ecological Impact Assessment and Ecological trapping, drift fence/funnel trapping, diurnal bird Equivalence Assessment Report for the proposed surveys, camera trapping, ultrasonic bat detection Burton Gorge Dam Accommodation Village. The and bat roost searches and active diurnal reptile Ecological Equivalence Assessment was required to searches. A Receiving Environmental Monitoring assist in the provision of vegetation offset in Program was also prepared for the proposed Multi- accordance with the Vegetation Management Act user Rail Loading Facility. 1999.  Mount Isa Mines, Receiving Environment Monitoring Program, MIM REMP 2016 Report – Infrastructure Mount Isa Mines Limited – RPS were engaged to prepare the Receiving Environmental Monitoring Utilities Program (Round 7 – post-wet season 2016) report for Mount Isa Mines. This report provided statistical  Dingo Solar Farm, Ecological Assessment – analysis and reporting of water quality and aquatic ESCO Pacific – An ecological assessment was macroinvertebrate results for the 2016 wet season undertaken for ESCO Pacific proposed solar farm sampling round. The assessment of the condition located at Dingo. The assessment included included (or ecological ‘health’) of aquatic ecosystems in the targeted surveys for bridled nail-tail wallaby, koala vicinity of the MIM involved comparing ‘impact sites’ and ornamental snake and searches for the and ‘reference sites’ using quantitative or semi- bluegrass (Dichanthium setosum). quantitative data, and by assessing water chemistry  Ross River Solar Farm, Species Impact results against conditioned guideline values for Assessment, Species Management Plan – ESCO selected parameters. The results for the 2015/2016 Pacific – A Black-throated finch significant impact wet season sampling round has also been assessment pursuant to the EPBC Act and a species compared to sampling rounds undertaken in the management plan pursuant to the NC Act was 2013 to 2015 assessment period. prepared for a proposed 148MW solar farm.

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 Mount Emerald Wind Farm, Ecological  Clarke Creek Solar Farm Environmental Assessment and Management Plans - RATCH Assessment - Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd - Responsible Australia Corporation Ltd (RACL) – Technical for Project management and delivery of an review of ecological reports and management plans environmental assessment for a proposed solar which were required in accordance with the EPBC power (PV) facility at Clarke Creek. Act approval and Sustainable Planning Act 2009,  Ross to Millchester Initial Assessment Report for 63 wind turbines wind farm. Management plans (IAR), Final Assessment Report (FAR) and included habitat clearing and management plans, Environmental Management Plan (EMP) - Ergon pest management plan, quoll management plan, Energy – Responsible for Project Management and construction environmental management plan and delivery of the environmental investigations required offset management plan. Targeted field surveys to produce the IAR, FAR and EMP for the proposed were also undertaken on the northern quoll 132kV overhead powerline (approximately 94 km) (Dasyurus hallucatus) which is listed as from the Ross Zone Substation to the Millchester endangered under the EPBC Act and NC Act. Zone Substation. Investigations undertaken by the  Telecommunication Towers, Ecological project team included; ecology, hydrology, Assessments, Protected Plant Flora Surveys, contaminated land, soils, air and noise, visual Property Vegetation Management Plans - amenity assessment, stakeholder consultation; and a VisionStream Pty Ltd - Responsible for Project review of all relevant legislative requirements to management and delivery of ecological facilitate the necessary statutory approvals required assessments, protected plant flora surveys and allowing for the construction of the project. Targeted property vegetation management plans were terrestrial ecological surveys were undertaken for the conducted for over 15 proposed telecommunication threatened species Black-throated finch (Poephila facilities within Queensland. cincta cincta), northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) and bare-rumped sheathtail bat (  Whitsunday Solar Farm, Ecological Assessment Saccolaimus and Environmental Management Plan - saccolaimus nudicluniatus) and included camera Whitsunday Solar Farm Pty Ltd – Responsible for trapping, ultrasonic bat detection and diurnal bird Project management and delivery of an ecological surveys. assessment and construction environmental  Collinsville North Substation EIS and EMP - management plan for a proposed solar power (PV) Powerlink Queensland – Responsible for project facility at Bowen Developmental Road, Collinsville. direction and delivery of the Environmental Impact The total area of the lots on which the development Statement and Environmental Management Plan for was proposed was approx. 8000 ha. Targeted the Collinsville Northern Substation. This project surveys for the koala were also conducted. involved a detailed assessment of all relevant environmental, social and town planning issues to  Racecourse Mill to Glenella 66KV Line and Substation, Review of Environmental Factors - inform the preparation of a Ministerial Designation for Ergon Energy – Preparation of a Review of the development as Community Infrastructure. Local Environmental Factors for the proposed area knowledge and experience enabled completion Racecourse Mill Substation and the construction of of works in a timely and cost-effective manner to approximately 5.6km 66KV overhead electricity line minimise impacts to Powerlink’s project budget and from Racecourse Mill Substation (Switching schedule. Station) to the connection point on the Glenella  Ooralea Substation IAR, FAR and EMP - Ergon 66KV Feeder. The assessment included desktop Energy – Responsible for Project Management and studies, mapping and field investigations for flora delivery of the environmental investigations required and fauna including threatened species and to produce the Initial and Final Assessment Report remnant vegetation, water, soils including erosion and Environmental Management Plan for the and acid sulphate soils. proposed 66/11kV Ooralea Substation and 66kV Line Route which extends from the substation to  Oonoonba Substation and Realignment of the Stuart to Hermit Park Feeder, Water Quality Racecourse Mill. Investigations undertaken by the Monitoring Program - Ergon Energy – project team included; ecology, hydrology, Development of a Water Quality Monitoring contaminated land, soils, air and noise, visual Program and undertaking water quality monitoring amenity assessment, stakeholder consultation; and a for the construction of the Oonoonba Substation review of all relevant legislative requirements to and Realignment of the Stuart to Hermit Park facilitate the necessary statutory approvals required. Feeder.

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 Realignment of the Stuart to Hermit Park Feeder, Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan - Ergon Energy – A soil erosion and sediment control plan was prepared for the construction of the realignment of the Stuart to Hermit Park Feeder

 Bluff to Blackwater Transmission Line, Corridor Selection and Preliminary Alignment Report - Powerlink Queensland – Corridor Selection and Preliminary Alignment Report involving the identification and undertaking of an investigation into possible routes for a proposed transmission line that will connect between Powerlink’s existing T032 Blackwater substation and Queensland Rail’s proposed Bluff substation.

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Appendix K Aristida granitica sample confirmation Provided by Queensland Herbarium

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Appendix L Flora list

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Table 15 E.crebra woodland

Taxon Family

Acacia excelsa Benth. Mimosaceae

Acacia leptostachya Benth. Mimosaceae

Acacia simsii A.Cunn. ex Benth. Mimosaceae

Ageratum conyzoides L. subsp. conyzoides Asteraceae

Antidesma parvifolium Thwaites & F.Muell. Phyllanthaceae

Aristida granitica B.K.Simon Poaceae

Aristida warburgii Mez Poaceae

Brachychiton acerifolius (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) Macarthur Sterculiaceae

Breynia cernua (Poir.) Muell.Arg. Phyllanthaceae

Capparis arborea (F.Muell.) Maiden Capparaceae

Capparis canescens Banks ex DC. Capparaceae

Cassytha pubescens R.Br. Lauraceae

Cheilanthes sieberi Kunze Adiantaceae

Clematicissus opaca (F.Muell.) Jackes & Rossetto Vitaceae

Cochlospermum gillivraei Benth. Cochlospermaceae

Corymbia clarksoniana (D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson Myrtaceae

Corymbia dallachiana (Benth.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson Myrtaceae

Corymbia erythrophloia (Blakely) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson Myrtaceae

Crinum angustifolium R.Br. Amaryllidaceae

Cyperus flaccidus R.Br. Cyperaceae

Dampiera ferruginea R.Br. Goodeniaceae

Denhamia oleaster (Lindl.) F.Muell. Celastraceae

Dianella caerulea Sims Hemerocallidaceae

Eleocharis minuta Boeck. Cyperaceae

Eragrostis spartinoides Steud. Poaceae

Eucalyptus crebra F.Muell. Myrtaceae

Fimbristylis cinnamometorum (Vahl) Kunth Cyperaceae

Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides (F.Muell.) G.L.Webster Phyllanthaceae

Fuirena arenosa R.Br. Cyperaceae

Grewia retusifolia Kurz Sparrmanniaceae

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Taxon Family

Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae

Hibiscus divaricatus Graham Malvaceae

Jasminum didymum G.Forst. Oleaceae

Lantana camara L. Verbenaceae

Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. Myrtaceae

Mimosa pudica L. Mimosaceae

Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC. Rubiaceae

Pachygone ovata (Poir.) Hook.f. & Thomson Menispermaceae

Panicum seminudum Domin Poaceae

Petalostigma pubescens Domin Picrodendraceae

Planchonia careya (F.Muell.) R.Knuth Lecythidaceae

Pleiogynium timorense (DC.) Leenh. Anacardiaceae

Psydrax saligna S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. Rubiaceae

Pterocaulon sphacelatum (Labill.) F.Muell. Asteraceae

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl Verbenaceae

Thecanthes cornucopiae (Vahl) Wikstr. Thymelaeaceae

Themeda triandra Forssk. Poaceae

Trema tomentosa (Roxb.) Hara Ulmaceae

Xanthorrhoea johnsonii A.T.Lee Xanthorrhoeaceae

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Table 16 E.acmenoides mixed woodland

Taxon Family

Acacia leptostachya Benth. Mimosaceae

Ageratum conyzoides L. subsp. conyzoides Asteraceae

Aristida granitica B.K.Simon Poaceae

Aristida warburgii Mez Poaceae

Brachychiton acerifolius (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) Macarthur Sterculiaceae

Breynia cernua (Poir.) Muell.Arg. Phyllanthaceae

Capparis canescens Banks ex DC. Capparaceae

Cheilanthes sieberi Kunze Adiantaceae

Clematicissus opaca (F.Muell.) Jackes & Rossetto Vitaceae

Cochlospermum gillivraei Benth. Cochlospermaceae

Corymbia clarksoniana (D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & Myrtaceae L.A.S.Johnson

Corymbia dallachiana (Benth.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson Myrtaceae

Crinum angustifolium R.Br. Amaryllidaceae

Cyperus flaccidus R.Br. Cyperaceae

Denhamia oleaster (Lindl.) F.Muell. Celastraceae

Dianella caerulea Sims Hemerocallidaceae

Eucalyptus crebra F.Muell. Myrtaceae

Grewia retusifolia Kurz Sparrmanniaceae

Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae

Hibiscus divaricatus Graham Malvaceae

Lantana camara L. Verbenaceae

Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC. Rubiaceae

Petalostigma pubescens Domin Picrodendraceae

Pleiogynium timorense (DC.) Leenh. Anacardiaceae

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl Verbenaceae

Xanthorrhoea johnsonii A.T.Lee Xanthorrhoeaceae

Acacia spirorbis subsp. solandri (Benth.) Pedley Mimosaceae

Alyxia spicata R.Br. Apocynaceae

Aristida holathera Domin var. holathera Poaceae

Aristida spuria Domin Poaceae

Arundinella nepalensis Trin. Poaceae

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Atractocarpus fitzalanii (F.Muell.) Puttock Rubiaceae

Breynia oblongifolia (Muell.Arg.) Muell.Arg. Phyllanthaceae

Bridelia leichhardtii Baill. ex Muell.Arg. Phyllanthaceae

Bursaria tenuifolia F.M.Bailey Pittosporaceae

Cajanus reticulatus (Dryand.) F.Muell. var. reticulatus Fabaceae

Chamaecrista absus (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. absus Caesalpiniaceae

Cissus penninervis (F.Muell.) Planch. Vitaceae

Cleistanthus dallachyanus (Baill.) Baill. ex Benth. Phyllanthaceae

Cleistochloa subjuncea C.E.Hubb. Poaceae

Clerodendrum floribundum R.Br. Lamiaceae

Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merr. Byttneriaceae

Crotalaria pallida var. obovata (G.Don) Polhill Fabaceae

Croton arnhemicus Muell.Arg. Euphorbiaceae

Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob. Asteraceae

Cyclophyllum coprosmoides (F.Muell.) S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. Rubiaceae

Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf Poaceae

Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae

Digitaria parviflora (R.Br.) Hughes Poaceae

Dockrillia bowmanii (Benth.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones Orchidaceae

Drypetes deplanchei (Brongn. & Gris) Merr. Putranjivaceae

Ectrosia leporina R.Br. Poaceae

Elaeodendron melanocarpum F.Muell. Celastraceae

Eriachne rara R.Br. Poaceae

Eucalyptus acmenoides Schauer Myrtaceae

Euroschinus falcatus Hook.f. var. falcatus Anacardiaceae

Eustrephus latifolius R.Br. ex Ker Gawl. Laxmanniaceae

Exocarpos cupressiformis Labill. Santalaceae

Exocarpos latifolius R.Br. Santalaceae

Ficus opposita Miq. Moraceae

Ficus virens Aiton Moraceae

Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae

Gahnia aspera (R.Br.) Spreng. Cyperaceae

Gossia bidwillii (Benth.) N.Snow & Guymer Myrtaceae

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Grevillea striata R.Br. Proteaceae

Gymnanthera oblonga (Burm.f.) P.S.Green Apocynaceae

Heteropogon triticeus (R.Br.) Stapf Poaceae

Hoya australis R.Br. ex Traill Apocynaceae

Hypericum gramineum G.Forst. Clusiaceae

Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. Lamiaceae

Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. Poaceae

Jagera pseudorhus (A.Rich.) Radlk. var. pseudorhus Sapindaceae

Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense P.S.Green Oleaceae

Labichea nitida Benth. Caesalpiniaceae

Leptosema oxylobioides F.Muell. Fabaceae

Lophostemon grandiflorus (Benth.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. Myrtaceae

Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Peter G.Wilson & Myrtaceae J.T.Waterh.

Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven Onagraceae

Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb. Fabaceae

Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. Myrtaceae

Melaleuca nervosa (Lindl.) Cheel Myrtaceae

Melhania ovata (Cav.) Spreng. Pentapetaceae

Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka Poaceae

Memecylon pauciflorum Blume var. pauciflorum Memecylaceae

Pandanus cookii Martelli Pandanaceae

Paraserianthes toona (F.M.Bailey) I.C.Nielsen Mimosaceae

Parsonsia lanceolata R.Br. Apocynaceae

Paspalidium criniforme S.T.Blake Poaceae

Paspalidium gracile (R.Br.) Hughes Poaceae

Passiflora suberosa L. Passifloraceae

Pavetta australiensis Bremek. Rubiaceae

Planchonella pohlmaniana (F.Muell.) Pierre ex Dubard Sapotaceae

Platysace valida (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Apiaceae

Plectranthus diversus S.T.Blake Lamiaceae

Pogonolobus reticulatus F.Muell. Rubiaceae

Polyalthia nitidissima (Dunal) Benth. Annonaceae

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Praxelis clematidea R.M.King & H.Rob. Asteraceae

Psydrax odorata (G.Forst.) A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin Rubiaceae

Rhynchospora pterochaeta F.Muell. Cyperaceae

Schoenus sparteus R.Br. Cyperaceae

Scleria sphacelata F.Muell. Cyperaceae

Sersalisia sericea (Aiton) R.Br. Sapotaceae

Setaria surgens Stapf Poaceae

Sida cordifolia L. Malvaceae

Sida hackettiana W.Fitzg. Malvaceae

Sterculia quadrifida R.Br. Sterculiaceae

Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Taccaceae

Themeda arguens (L.) Hack. Poaceae

Tinospora smilacina Benth. Menispermaceae

Tridax procumbens L. Asteraceae

Waltheria indica L. Byttneriaceae

Xyris complanata R.Br. Xyridaceae

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Table 17 Melaleuca woodland

Taxon Family

Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. Myrtaceae

Crinum angustifolium R.Br. Amaryllidaceae

Dianella caerulea Sims Hemerocallidaceae

Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae

Hibiscus divaricatus Graham Malvaceae

Lantana camara L. Verbenaceae

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl Verbenaceae

Bursaria tenuifolia F.M.Bailey Pittosporaceae

Clerodendrum floribundum R.Br. Lamiaceae

Croton arnhemicus Muell.Arg. Euphorbiaceae

Exocarpos latifolius R.Br. Santalaceae

Gahnia aspera (R.Br.) Spreng. Cyperaceae

Gossia bidwillii (Benth.) N.Snow & Guymer Myrtaceae

Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. Poaceae

Lophostemon grandiflorus (Benth.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. Myrtaceae

Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven Onagraceae

Pandanus cookii Martelli Pandanaceae

Praxelis clematidea R.M.King & H.Rob. Asteraceae

Eleocharis minuta Boeck. Cyperaceae

Melaleuca fluviatilis Barlow Myrtaceae

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