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MNES Assessment Green Mountains Camping Ground, Lamington National Park for O’Reilly’S Rainforest Retreat MNES ASSESSMENT GREEN MOUNTAINS CAMPING GROUND, LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK Prepared for O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd PO Box 1376 CLEVELAND 4163 Specialised ecological knowledge that reduces your risk Document Control Sheet File Number: 0081-005 Project Manager/s: Dr Penn Lloyd Client: O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat Project Title: MNES Assessment, Green Mountains Camping Ground, Lamington National Park Project Author/s: Dr Penn Lloyd and Shelley Trevaskis Project Summary: This report presents the results of an assessment of Matters of National Environmental Significance within an area associated with a proposed expansion of Green Mountains Camping Ground at Lamington National Park in the Scenic Rim local government area. Draft Preparation History: Draft No. Date draft Reviewed by Issued by completed 0081-005 Draft A 28/03/2017 Paulette Jones Jedd Appleton Revision/ Checking History Track: Version Date of Issue Checked by Issued by 0081-005 Version 0 28/04/2017 Jedd Appleton Paulette Jones Document Distribution: Destination Revision 1 Date 2 Date 3 Date 4 Date Dispatched Dispatched Dispatched Dispatched Client Copy 1 - A 28/03/2017 0 28/04/2017 digital Client Copy 1- hard copy PDF - server A 28/03/2017 0 28/04/2017 PDF – backup – A 28/03/2017 0 28/04/2017 archived Hard Copy -library BAAM Pty Ltd File No. 0081-005 Version 0 NOTICE TO USERS OF THIS REPORT Copyright and reproduction This report and all indexes, schedules, annexures or appendices are subject to copyright pursuant to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Subject to statutory defences, no party may reproduce, publish, adapt or communicate to the public, in whole or in part, the content of this report without the express written consent of Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd. Purpose of Report Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd has produced this report in its capacity as {consultants} for and on the request of O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat (the "Client") for the sole purpose of providing an assessment of Matters of National Environmental Significance within an area associated with a proposed expansion of Green Mountains Camping Ground at Lamington National Park (the "Specified Purpose"). This information and any recommendations in this report are particular to the Specified Purpose and are based on facts, matters and circumstances particular to the subject matter of the report and the Specified Purpose at the time of production. 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This report is supplied on the basis that while Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd believes all the information in it is deemed reliable at the time of publication, it does not warrant its accuracy or completeness and to the full extent allowed by law excludes liability in contract, tort or otherwise, for any loss or damage sustained by any person or body corporate arising from or in connection with the supply or use of the whole or any part of the information in this report through any cause whatsoever. Signed on behalf of Date: 28/04/2017 Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd Director BAAM Pty Ltd File No. 0081-005 Version 0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MNES Assessment Green Mountains Camping Ground, Lamington National Park for O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose of the report Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd has prepared this report for O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat for the purpose of providing an independent assessment of Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) within an area associated with a proposed redevelopment of the Green Mountains public camping ground at O’Reilly’s in the Green Mountains section of Lamington National Park (the subject area). The specific objectives of this study are to identify, through a desktop review and targeted terrestrial flora and fauna survey of the subject area, ecological values representing MNES under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and the World and National heritage values of the subject area. Study approach This assessment is based on a desktop review of relevant ecological databases and the results of a targeted flora and fauna field survey conducted by two ecologists over two days during 26-27 April 2016. The flora field survey included random meander searches across the whole of the subject area to search for conservation significant flora species, and quaternary sites surveys to ground-truth vegetation communities. The fauna field survey included habitat assessment, diurnal bird survey, ground searching (including leaf litter raking) for herpetofauna and nocturnal aural survey for calling frogs. Terrestrial ecological and heritage values Vegetation in the subject area is mapped by the State as Regional Ecosystem 12.8.5: Complex notophyll vine forest. The field survey confirmed the vegetation in the subject area is regrowth complex notophyll vine forest (as defined by Queensland vegetation mapping criteria). Regional Ecosystem 12.8.5 is not analogous to any currently listed Threatened Ecological Community and it is concluded that the subject area does not support any Threatened Ecological Communities. Database searches recorded or predicted the presence of 14 EPBC Act listed threatened flora species in the vicinity of the subject area, one of which is assessed as having the potential to occur within the subject area. The field survey did not locate any of the species returned by data searches within or immediately adjoining the subject area. Accordingly, it is considered that significant impacts upon threatened flora species are unlikely. Database searches recorded or predicted the presence of 22 EPBC Act listed threatened terrestrial fauna species in the vicinity of the subject area. The field survey did not locate any of the species returned by data searches within or immediately adjoining the subject area, although an assessment of habitat suitability within the subject area and consideration of previous records within the vicinity of the subject area suggests two EPBC Act listed threatened terrestrial fauna species are likely to occur and a further five species or have the potential to occur. Database searches recorded or predicted the presence of 15 terrestrial fauna species listed as migratory species under the EPBC Act in the vicinity of the subject area, six of which are considered known or likely to occur. As a component of Lamington National Park, the Green Mountains camping ground subject area is included in the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area. The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia are also listed on the National Heritage List – a list of Australia’s natural, historic and indigenous places of outstanding significance to the nation. Impact assessment The proposed camping ground redevelopment is located within and adjacent to the existing camping ground and the proposed clearing is confined to a 1 ha area of immature rainforest where there are areas of existing disturbance from camping activities beneath the canopy. BAAM Pty Ltd File No. 0081-005 Version 0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MNES Assessment Green Mountains Camping Ground, Lamington National Park for O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat No threatened ecological communities or threatened flora species listed under the EPBC Act have been recorded within the subject area despite targeted search effort. Therefore, no significant impacts are expected in relation to threatened ecological communities or threatened flora species. The proposed redevelopment will result in the loss of habitat for two threatened fauna species that are likely to occur, Large-eared Pied Bat and Grey-headed Flying-fox. These are wide-ranging species with large home ranges and the subject area does not support habitat that is important for these species. No significant direct or indirect impacts on these species are predicted as a result of the project. Of those species with potential to occur: Three-toed Snake-tooth Skink was not found during ground-searching and the habitat for the species within the proposed clearing area had shallow leaf-litter and little to no fallen timber; as such it is considered that this location does not provide ideal or important habitat for the species. No significant direct or indirect impacts on the species are predicted as a result of the project.
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