23052 Cape River Eco Constraints 20161005 Client Comments 131016

04 October 2016

Andrew Jensen Senior Environmental Consultant Coffey 47 Doggett Street NEWSTEAD QUEENSLAND 4006

Dear Andrew

Re: Ecological constraints assessment for proposed new substation at Cape River Project no. 23052

Biosis Pty Ltd and Ecological Survey & Management were commissioned by Coffey on behalf of Kennedy Energy Park Pty Ltd to complete an ecological assessment to verify the ecological values and associated legislative constraints relevant to the proposed construction of an electrical substation at Cape River, Queensland.

It is understood that construction of the substation forms part of the proposed Kennedy Energy Park, a wind energy and solar development approximately 20 kilometres south-east of Hughenden in northern Queensland. The proposed electrical substation is located approximately 117 kilometres north-east of the Kennedy Energy Park and will form part of the energy transmission and distribution network.

The objective of this ecological constraints assessment is to determine the presence of any threatened ecological communities (TECs) within the study area and, where applicable, assess the impacts of the project on any species, populations and/or ecological communities (biota), or their habitat, that are regulated by Commonwealth, State and Local Government legislation.

Background

The proposed substation is located on the northern side of the Flinders Highway approximately 190 kilometres south-west of Townsville. For the purposes of this ecological constraints analysis, the study area was confined to an area of approximately 0.6 hectares (Figure 1; Appendix 1). The study area is wholly located within the:

• Desert Uplands Bioregion

• Cape-Campaspe Plain subregion

• Charters Towers Regional Council Local Government Area (LGA).

The study area is situated on the mid to lower slopes of a gently undulated low rise on the edge of very broad ancient river terrace associated with the Cape River. The surrounding landscape is characterised by a mosaic of native woodland vegetation and lands that have been cleared and modified for pastoral and

Biosis Pty Ltd Melbourne Resource Group

38 Bertie Street Phone: 03 9646 9499 ACN 006 175 097 Port Melbourne VIC 3207 Fax: 03 9646 9242 ABN 65 006 175 097 Email: [email protected] biosis.com.au

agricultural pursuits. An existing electricity substation and a meat processing plant are situated on land adjacent to the study site.

Method

Database and literature review The following desktop sources were used to provide an initial assessment of the ecological values of the study area:

• Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) Protected Matters Search Report (PMST)

• Queensland Government’s:

– Regulated Vegetation Management Map and Vegetation Management Supporting Map

– Wildlife Online Database

– Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map

– Essential habitat mapping

• Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) database.

A 20 kilometre radial search area around a central coordinate was used for the PMST, Wildlife Online and ALA searches (the search area).

Defining the legislative framework for assessment The implications for the project were assessed in relation to key biodiversity legislation and policy including:

• Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), which regulated impacts to matters of national environmental significance (MNES)

• Queensland’s

– Vegetation Management Act 1999 (VM Act), which regulates impacts to native vegetation communities

– Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NC Act), which regulates impacts to threatened, near threatened and special least concern flora and fauna

– Environmental Offsets Act 2014 (EO Act), conditions offsets for significant residual impacts to MNES and matters of state environmental significance (MSES), e.g. species protected under the NC Act, mapped regulated vegetation

– Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002 (LP Act), which guides management of declared pest plants

• Dalrymple Shire Planning Scheme 2006.

Field investigation A field investigation of the study area was undertaken on 14 September 2016 to validate the remnant regional ecosystems (RE) present in the survey area and assess the potential for threatened flora and fauna species and communities to occur. The timing of the flora survey provided sub-optimal conditions for the detection of all flora species, particularly annual herbaceous and grass species due to the dry conditions. However, the threatened flora species most likely to be present within the survey area were considered

likely to be identifiable at the time of the field survey. Fauna species incidentally observed during the flora survey were recorded and habitat characteristics assessed for suitability to support threatened fauna species.

The study area was surveyed in compliance with the Methodology for Survey and Mapping of Regional Ecosystems and Vegetation Communities in Queensland, Version 3.2 (Neldner et al. 2012). The Queensland Government has mapped the study area and surrounds as supporting remnant vegetation (Figure 2; Appendix 1). The validation and mapping of remnant vegetation within the study area was undertaken using one detailed secondary site, and two quaternary photo monitoring points were (Figure 3; Appendix 1). The less detailed sampling (quaternary photo points) was conducted to provide additional information relating to the vegetative structure and composition and to assist in mapping the extent and distribution of the identified remnant vegetation within the study area and assessment of habitat for threatened species.

A detailed flora species lists was collected at the secondary site (Figure 3) and a traverse list was compiled to account for additional species that were recorded within the same vegetation type but outside of the secondary site plot.

Data recorded at the secondary site included:

• date and precise location (with reference to handheld GPS)

• soils, slope, aspect and landform observations

• ground-layer, mid-stratum and canopy species composition and abundance

• structural characteristics

• condition and disturbance of existing vegetation communities (including distribution of weed species)

• quantitative and qualitative species composition within a 1000 m2 quadrat, and documentation of ancillary species identified within the immediate area or during foot traverse

• basal area of vegetation (Bitterlich Stick methodology)

• photographs of the community (north, east, south, west, groundcover and soils).

A habitat based assessment was completed to determine the presence of suitable habitat for threatened species previously recorded or predicted to occur within the search area. This list was filtered according to species descriptions, life history, habitat preference and soil preference to determine those species most likely to be present within the study area.

Results

The desktop review of databases and other relevant resources returned the following results.

• No threatened ecological communities (TECs) under the EPBC Act have been identified as potentially occurring within the search area.

• The site and surrounds have the potential to provide habitat for:

– a number of flora and fauna species listed as threatened under the EPBC Act

– a number of flora and fauna species listed as threatened or near threatened under the NC Act.

• A number of bird species listed as migratory under the EPBC Act and/or and special least concern under the NC Act (Appendix 2 and 3).

• The entire study area is identified as supporting remnant vegetation containing least concern Regional Ecosystems (REs), namely RE 10.3.6a/RE 10.3.12a (90:10 ratio) (Figure 2; Appendix 1).

• The study area does not support any mapped essential habitat on the Essential Habitat Map.

• The study area does not occur within or adjoining a high risk area (HRA) on the Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map.

The on-ground ecological values of the study area as determined by the desktop review and field survey are presented below.

Vegetation communities The study area has been mapped by the Queensland Government as supporting remnant least concern vegetation containing RE 10.3.6a/RE 10.3.12a (90:10 ratio). These REs are described as follows.

• RE 10.3.6a: Reid River Box Eucalyptus brownii dominates the very sparse to sparse canopy. Dallachy’s Gum Corymbia dallachiana and Silver-leaved Ironbark E. melanophloia frequently occur in the canopy and sometimes as co-dominants. Red-flowered Bauhinia Lysiphyllum carronii, Ironwood Acacia excelsa, Beefwood Grevillea striata, Whitewood Atalaya hemiglauca, False Sandalwood Eremophila mitchellii, Yellow-barked Paperbark Melaleuca nervosa and Vine Tree Ventilago viminalis frequently occur in the very sparse lower tree layer. Occurs on alluvial plains.

• RE 10.3.12a: Corymbia plena dominates the canopy usually with Dallachy’s Gum co-dominant. The low tree layer is usually very sparse or more commonly there are scattered small trees including Acacia sericophylla, A. torulosa and Yellow-barked Paperbark. Aristida ingrata usually dominates the very sparse to sparse ground layer. Occurs on sandy alluvial terraces (eastern).

A key focus of the field survey was to verify the accuracy or otherwise of the RE mapping for the study area and confirm that vegetation present does not support the structural and/or floristic elements of any TECs described under the EPBC Act. A summary of the field survey results is provided below.

The study area supports a moderately fragmented patch of Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark Eucalyptus crebra woodland with Dallachy’s Gum on deep sands. The community is situated on the mid to lower slopes of a gently undulated low rise on the edge of very broad ancient river terrace associated with the Cape River.

The species composition and structure are broadly representative of Regional Ecosystem (RE) 10.5.4a that grades to RE 10.3.12a on the lower slopes (beyond the eastern boundary of the study area. The western half of the community was moderately intact but became more fragmented in the eastern portion due to historic clearing. The ground layer was dominated by the introduced pasture grass Buffel Grass *Pennisetum ciliare.

The canopy was comprised of Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark with Dallachy’s Gum also prevalent on the eastern edge. Ironwood, Silver-leaved Ironbark and Variable-barked Bloodwood Corymbia erythrophloia were less frequently encountered. The canopy layer had a height range of 8 to 13 m (median 11 m) and a canopy intercept cover of 10 to 25%.

The very sparse shrub layer was comprised of Ironwood and juvenile Dallachy’s Gum and Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark. The shrub layer had a median height of 4 m (range 3 to 7 m).

A very sparse low shrub layer was also present and dominated by Currant Bush Carissa lanceolata with juvenile species from the taller shrub layer also present.

The sparse ground cover was primarily comprised of Buffel Grass. Other prominent species included Sabi Grass *Urochloa mosambicensis, Golden Beard Grass Chrysopogon fallax, Pitted Blue Grass Bothriochloa

decipiens var. decipiens, Dark Wire Grass Aristida calycina var. calycina, Shrubby Stylo *Stylosanthes scabra, Spiny Sida *Sida spinosa and Shrub Sida Sida rohlenae subsp. rohlenae.

Observations made during the field survey indicate the soils and geology of the study area are more representative to land zone 5, not land zone 3 as indicated by the Queensland Government mapping. The soils were pale cream brown sands.

The remnant status of the vegetation within the study area is difficult to discern due to the disturbance history of the area. For the purposes of this assessment, a precautionary approach has been adopted and the vegetation is being treated as remnant. However, based on the soils, geology and species present, RE 10.5.4a is considered to best describe the vegetation within the study area. This RE has a least concern status under the VM Act and is described by the Queensland Herbarium as follows:

‘Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark usually dominates often with Dallachy’s Gum in the very sparse canopy. Denhamia cunninghamii and Currant Bush are often in the very sparse shrub layer. Golden Beard Grass and Heteropogon contortus often dominate the very spare to spare ground layer. Occurs on sandplain.’

Vegetation within the study area does not support the floristic and structural elements of any TECs listed under the EPBC Act that have the potential to occur in the Desert Uplands Bioregion.

Threatened species The desktop investigation identified five flora species and 13 fauna species of conservation significance as having been recorded or having the potential to occur within the search area. A discussion of the likelihood of each of these species occurring in the study area is presented in Appendix 2. Those species considered most likely to have habitat within the study area based on the background review and field surveys are as follows:

• Black-throated Finch (southern) Poephila cincta cincta (Endangered, EPBC Act and NC Act)

• Koala (combined populations of Qld, NSW and the ACT) Phascolarctos cinereus (Vulnerable, EPBC Act and NC Act)

• Squatter Pigeon (southern subspecies) Geophaps scripta scripta (Vulnerable EPBC Act and NC Act)

The Black-throated Finch (southern) occurs at two general locations: in the Townsville region, where it is considered to be locally common at a few sites around Townsville, and at Charters Towers (Garnett et al. 2011).

The Black-throated Finch (southern) is known from dry, open grassy woodlands and forests and grasslands of the sub-tropics and tropics with seeding grasses and ready access to water (Higgins et al. 2006). This species is also thought likely to require a mosaic of different habitats in the wet season to provide capacity for it to find seed (Garnett et al. 2011). Black-throated Finch mainly inhabit dry open to very open eucalypt woodlands with dense grassy ground cover, often along watercourses or in the vicinity of water (Commonwealth of Australia 2016a, Higgins et al. 2006). This species has been recorded in degraded habitats such as heavily grazed paddocks (Commonwealth of Australia 2016a) and is known from the Townsville and Charters Towers regions. Given the proximity of the study area to Cape River, the potential exists for Black-throated Finch to occur in the area during the wet season and when the Cape River is in flow. However, due to the dominance of exotic grasses, it is unlikely that the study area would support populations of this species for extended periods of time or for breeding purposes.

Koalas use a range of habitats that contain known Koala food trees, including forest and woodlands or shrublands with emergent food trees (Commonwealth of Australia 2016b). Koala food trees are defined by the Department of Environment and Energy (DotEE) as species of the genera Eucalyptus, Lophostemon, Angophora, Corymbia and Melaleuca (Commonwealth of Australia 2016b). Therefore, although no Koalas or

evidence of Koalas was identified in the study area during the field assessment, remnant least concern vegetation within and adjacent to the study area constitutes suitable habitat for the Koala as it supports potential feed and shade trees. Non-remnant vegetation that supports Koala habitat trees are also likely to be used by this species during broader movements through the locality.

In accordance with the Koala Habitat Assessment Tool in the EPBC Act referral guidelines for the vulnerable Koala (Commonwealth of Australia 2014), the study area is considered to support habitat critical to the survival of the Koala (i.e. eucalypt woodlands of RE 10.5.4a) (Table 1).

Table 1: Assessment against DotEE’s critical habitat criteria for the Koala

Attribute Inland distribution criteria Score Discussion

Koala Evidence of one or more Koalas: 0 There are no Wildlife Online, ALA or occurrence • within the impact area in the last 5 years Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) records for the Koala within 2 km of the • one or more koalas within 2 km of the study area. edge of the impact area within the last (AKF records can be viewed here - 10 years https://www.savethekoala.com/koala- map). There is one ALA record (date unknown) for the Koala from Pentland, approximately 10 km south-west of the study area. No Koalas or signs of their recent presence within the study area (i.e. scats and characteristic scratch marks) were recorded during the field survey.

Vegetation Has forest, woodland or shrubland with 2 or more 2 The study area supports woodland composition known koala food tree species, OR vegetation that is dominated by Koala feed trees, namely: 1 food tree species that alone accounts for >50 % • Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark of the vegetation in the relevant strata. Eucalyptus crebra

• Dallachy’s Gum Corymbia dallachiana

• Silver-leaved Ironbark Eucalyptus melanophloia

• Variable-barked Bloodwood Corymbia erythophloia

Habitat Area is part of a contiguous landscape ≥1000 ha. +2 The study area encompasses connectivity approximately 0.6ha of mapped remnant vegetation, which forms part of a larger area of remnant vegetation that exceeds 1000 ha.

Key existing Areas which score 0 for koala occurrence and +1 There is no evidence or other information threats are likely to have some degree of dog or to indicate Koala mortality from vehicle vehicle threat present. strike or dog attack. However, the study area is located next to Flinders Highway

Attribute Inland distribution criteria Score Discussion

and the Great Northern Line railway, so a vehicle-strike threat is present. Further, the study area is located in a remote rural setting and both domesticated and wild dogs are likely to be active in the area.

Recovery Habitat is unlikely to be important for achieving 0 The study area encompasses value the interim recovery objectives for the inland approximately 0.6 ha of woodland context. vegetation that provides potential Koala habitat. However, given the small size of the study area and lack of Koala records in the surrounding area, it is unlikely that the study area will important to the recovery of the Koala.

Total score 5 Koala habitat in the study area satisfies the criteria for critical habitat under the EPBC Act referral guidelines for the vulnerable Koala. (see also Ecological constraints and opportunities: Threatened fauna habitat, below)

The Squatter Pigeon is known from tropical dry, open sclerophyll woodlands with a patchy native, perennial tussock grass layer, although the groundcover layer rarely exceeds 33 % of the ground area (Commonwealth of Australia 2016c). It appears to favour sandy soil and is usually found within 3 km of permanent water. The Squatter Pigeon is likely to forage and breed in most remnant wooded communities within and adjacent to the study area, particularly during the wet season when the Cape River is in flow. This species has been known to use degraded and largely cleared areas in relatively close proximity, i.e. within 100 m of wooded habitats, therefore these areas are considered to be dispersal and potentially foraging habitat in the study area. In line with the DotEE SPRAT Profile for the Squatter Pigeon the following is considered to form habitat for the Squatter Pigeon (southern) within the study area:

• breeding habitat - vegetation on land zones 3 , 5 (i.e. RE 10.5.4a) and 7 within 1 km of permanent water

• foraging habitat - all remnant vegetation and cleared areas within 100 m of remnant vegetation within 3 km of permanent or seasonal water

• dispersal habitat - all remaining remnant, regrowth vegetation and cleared areas within 100 m of vegetation.

No EPBC Act or NC Act listed flora species are considered likely to occur in the study area due to a general lack of suitable habitat. A targeted foot traverse of the most suitable habitat areas failed to locate any species of conservation significance (Appendix 3). An incidental fauna species list, collated during the field assessment, is provided in Appendix 4.

Migratory fauna Fifteen birds listed as migratory under the EPBC Act and/or special least concern under the NC Act were returned from database searches as follows:

• Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

• Cattle Egret Ardea ibis

• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

• Eastern Great Egret Ardea alba modesta

• Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus

• Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

• Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

• Latham’s Snipe Gallinago hardwickii

• Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

• Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus

• Osprey Pandion haleatus

• Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus

• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata

• Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava.

There is a moderate to high likelihood that a number of these species use habitat (e.g. remnant vegetation, Cape River) within the study area during broader movements throughout the locality. One of these, the Rainbow Bee-eater, was recorded on the site during the filed survey. The Cattle Egret has potentially to also occur and the Fork-tailed Swift and White-throated Needletail may overfly the site. The remaining species are considered unlikely to occur in the survey area due to a lack of suitable habitat or that the species are vagrants in the region. It is unlikely, given the lack of wetland habitat in the survey area, that the survey area would support an ecologically significant portion of any migratory bird population.

Exotic flora Eleven exotic plant species were recorded within the study area during the field survey (Appendix 8). None of these species are listed as declared pest plants under the Biosecurity Act or as Weeds of National Significance.

Ecological constraints and opportunities

The results of the desktop investigation and field survey have been used to assess the proposal against the requirements of Commonwealth, State and Local Government legislation with a biodiversity conservation focus. Generally, construction of the proposed substation is considered to be subject to a low-level of constraint under most pieces of legislation given the relatively small area of impact. However, there are two areas of potential constraint that warrant further discussion:

• Clearing of habitat for threatened fauna.

• Clearing within mapped remnant vegetation.

Threatened fauna habitat

No threatened fauna were identified as occurring within the study area during the field survey. However, three fauna species of conservation significance are considered to have a moderate likelihood of occurring within the study area (Appendix 2), namely Black-throated Finch, Squatter Pigeon and Koala. Clearing of habitat for listed flora and fauna species is generally not supported by both the Commonwealth and State Governments. If significant disturbance to habitat for listed species is unavoidable, an environmental offset will be required under the either the Commonwealth’s Environmental Offset Policy and/or Queensland’s EO Act. In order for an offset to be considered by Commonwealth and State regulatory authorities, it must be demonstrated that all efforts have been made to avoid or minimise impacts as far as possible.

The quantum of impact in relation to the availability of suitable habitat for the Black-throated Finch and dispersal, foraging and breeding habitat for the Squatter Pigeon in the study area and broader locality would not be considered to result in a significant residual impact in accordance with Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1: Matters of National Environmental Significance (Commonwealth of Australia 2013).

The study area supports habitat critical to the survival of the Koala (i.e. eucalypt woodland of REs 10.5.4a) according to the Commonwealth’s referral guidelines (Table 1). DotEE consider projects involving clearing of less than 2 ha of Koala habitat with a habitat assessment score of 5 (refer Table 1) as being unlikely to have a significant impact on the Koala. Therefore a Referral based on impacts to the Koala is not considered necessary.

The level of impact to Black-throated Finch, Koala and Squatter Pigeon habitat is also unlikely to constitute a significant residual impact to a matter of state environmental significance (MSES) in accordance with the Queensland Environmental Offset Policy – Significant Residual Impact Guideline (EHP 2016c). Specifically, it is unlikely that habitat clearance associated with the proposed substation will:

• lead to a long-term decrease in the size of a local population of the Black-throated Finch, Squatter Pigeon or Koala; or

• reduce the extent of occurrence of the Black-throated Finch, Squatter Pigeon or Koala; or

• fragment an existing population of the Black-throated Finch, Squatter Pigeon or Koala; or

• result in genetically distinct populations of the Black-throated Finch, Squatter Pigeon or Koala forming as a result of habitat isolation; or

• result in invasive species that are harmful to the Black-throated Finch, Squatter Pigeon or Koala becoming established habitat for these species; or

• introduce disease that may cause populations of the Black-throated Finch, Squatter Pigeon or Koala to decline, or

• interfere with the recovery of the Black-throated Finch, Squatter Pigeon or Koala; or

• cause disruption to ecologically significant locations (breeding, feeding, nesting, migration or resting sites) of Black-throated Finch, Squatter Pigeon or Koala.

If any design changes result in increase of the extent of vegetation clearing required for construction of the proposed substation, potential impacts to the above threatened fauna should be reassessed to ensure legislative requirements are being satisfied.

Regulated vegetation clearance

The Queensland Government assesses impacts and requires proponents to minimise any impacts to regulated vegetation by avoiding clearing, minimising their footprint and locating their infrastructure in areas of existing clearing. Where impacts cannot be avoided or minimised, the government can require regulated vegetation to be offset under Queensland’s EO Act. Clearing mapped remnant least concern REs (Figure 3; Appendix 1) for the purposes of constructing the substation infrastructure will be required to comply with Module 8: Clearing native vegetation of the State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP). Under the current provisions, the most significant constraint will be demonstrating why the proposed substation must be located within mapped remnant least concern vegetation as opposed to utilising adjoining areas of non-remnant vegetation. If this can be sufficiently demonstrated, an application to clear remnant least concern vegetation should be relatively straightforward given that the proposed clearing will not take place within:

• 100m of a natural wetland

• 50m of the high bank of watercourse with a stream order of 5 (i.e. Cape River)

• of concern or endangered REs

• mapped essential habitat

• 200m of a discharge area

• vegetation on land zone 1, 2 or 3.

Further to the above, the proposed clearing of approximately 0.6 ha of remnant least concern vegetation is consistent with the following thresholds for clearing to maintain connectivity in that the clearing will not:

• occur in areas of vegetation that are less than 50 hectares

• reduce the extent of vegetation to less than 50 hectares

• occur in areas of vegetation less than 200 metres wide

• reduce the width of vegetation to less than 200 metres

• occur where the extent of vegetation within and adjoining the study area is reduced to or less than 30 per cent of the total area.

Should there any changes to the location or an increase in the extent of remnant vegetation clearing, the proposal may be subject to an increased degree of constraint under the VM Act.

Recommendations

In order to minimise impacts on the ecology of the study area and to avoid delays through the approval process, the following actions are recommended:

• To the fullest extent practicable, minimise disturbance to any native vegetation surrounding the study area.

• Where possible, any trees to be retained should be protected in accordance with Australian Standard AS4970 – 2009 Protection of trees on development sites, during construction, operation and decommissioning of the site compound.

• In the unlikely event that unexpected threatened species are identified during the project, works should cease and advice obtained from a qualified ecologist.

• Minimise soil transportation within, into or out of the study area to reduce the spread of weeds.

• Appropriate erosion and sediment control measures should be installed at all sites to avoid sedimentation of receiving water bodies or other indirect impacts to surrounding biodiversity values.

I trust that this advice is of assistance to you. Please contact me if you would like to discuss any elements of this ecological advice further.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Venosta

Team Leader Ecology

References

Churchill, S. 2009. Australian Bats. Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest. Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and amphibians of Australia. Ralph Curtis Books, Melbourne. Commonwealth of Australia 2016a. Poephila cincta cincta - Black-throated Finch (southern) SPRAT Profile. Department of the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi- bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=64447. Commonwealth of Australia 2016b. Phascolarctos cinereus (Combined populations of Qld, NSW and the ACT) - Koala SPRAT Profile. Department of the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=85104. Commonwealth of Australia 2016c. Geophaps scripta scripta - Squatter Pigeon (southern) SPRAT Profile. Department of the Environment, Commonwalth Government, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=64440. Commonwealth of Australia 2016d. Rostratula australis - Australian Painted Snipe SPRAT Profile. Department of the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi- bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=77037. Commonwealth of Australia 2016e. Calidris ferruginea - Curlew Sandpiper SPRAT Profile. Department of the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi- bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=856. Commonwealth of Australia 2016f. Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli - Masked Owl (northern) SPRAT Profile. Department of the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi- bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=26048.

Commonwealth of Australia 2016g. Macrotis lagotis - Greater Bilby SPRAT Profile. Department of the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi- bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=282. Commonwealth of Australia 2016h. Denisonia maculata - Ornamental Snake SPRAT Profile. Department of the Environment, Australian Govermnet, Canberra. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi- bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=1193. Commonwealth of Australia 2016i. Egernia rugosa - Yakka Skink SPRAT Profile. Department of the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi- bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=1420. Commonwealth of Australia 2014. EPBC Act referral guidelines for the vulnerable koala (combined populations of Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory). Department of the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra. Available at: http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/dc2ae592-ff25-4e2c-ada3- 843e4dea1dae/files/koala-referral-guidelines.pdf. Commonwealth of Australia 2013. Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1: Matters of National Environmental Significance. Department of the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra. Forster, P., Thompson, E. J. 1997. Borya inopinata (Antheriaceae), a new species of resurrection plant from north Queensland. Austrobaileya, 4 (4): 597-600. Garnett, S.T., Szabó, J., Dutson, G. 2011. The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria.

Higgins, P., Davies, S.J.J.F. (Eds.) 1996. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 3 Snipe to Pigeons. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. Higgins, P.J., Peter, J.M., Cowling, S.J. (Eds.), 2006. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 7 Boatbill to Starlings. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. Marchant, S. and Higgins, P. (Eds.) 1994. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds: Volumes 1 & 2. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. Marchant, S. and Higgins, P.J. (Eds.) 1993. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds, Volume 2. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. Menkhorst, P., Knight, F. 2011. Field Guide to Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. Neldner, 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. Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts, Queensland Government, Brisbane. http://www.qld.gov.au/environment/assets/documents/plants-animals/herbarium/herbarium-mapping- methodology.pdf. Simon, B. K. (1994). Studies in Australian Grasses 9. Two new species of Aristida (Arundineae: Aristideae) from Queensland. Austrobaileya Vol. 4, No. 2 (1994), pp. 145-148. Sharp, D. and Simon, B.K. 2002. AusGrass: Grasses of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government, Canberra. TSSC 2016. Approved Conservation Advice for Ghost Bat (Macroderma gigas). Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/pubs/174-conservation-advice- 05052016.pdf. TSSC 2008. Commonwealth Conservation Advice on Cajanus mareebensis. Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi- bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=8635 TSSC 2005. Commonwealth Listing Advice on Northern Quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus). Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi- bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=331 van Dyck, S., Gynther, I. and Baker, A. (Eds.) 2013. Field Companion to The Mammals Of Australia. New Holland Publishers, Chatswood. van Dyck, S. and Strahan, R. 2008a. The Mammals of Australia. New Holland Publishers, Sydney. van Dyck, S. and Strahan, R.. 2008b. Mammals of Australia: Third Edition. New Holland, Sydney. World Wide Wattle 2016. Acacia longipedunculata. Published by Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra and Department of Parks and Wildlife, Perth. http://worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/longipedunculata.php?id=23723 Wilson, S. 2005. A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland. New Holland, Sydney.

Appendices

Appendix 1 Figures

CAIRNS

MACKAY Study Area

BRISBANE Cape River 7,736,000 7,736,000

s Cr Tyler eek 7,735,000 7,735,000

Flinders Highway 7,734,000 7,734,000

S a p li ng Gu lly

339,000 340,000 341,000

Legend Study Area Highway Figure 1 : Location of the study area Local Road Secondary Road Cape River Sub-station Railway Vegetation Management Act Watercourse

Cadastral Boundary Map Number: 16022_CRS_01_A Date: 25 September 2016 Map Projection: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 Imagery: Nearmap - 2 July 2016 Data: Roads, Watercourse, DCDB - (c)DNRM 2016

0 100 200 400 600 800 1,000 ± Metres 339,500 340,000

7,735,500 10.3.13a/10.3.13b 7,735,500 10.3.13a/10.3.13b

Ca pe R iver 10.3.14c

10.3.6a/10.3.12a 10.3.14h 7,735,000 7,735,000

10.3.6a/10.3.12a

339,500 340,000

Legend Study Area Figure 2 : NRM (Version 8) regulated Vegetation Management Act Watercourse vegetation mapping Cadastral Boundary Vegetation Management Supporting Map Vegetation Management Act Status Cape River Sub-station Category A or B area that is a least concern regional ecosystems

Map Number: 16022_CRS_02_A Date: 25 September 2016 Map Projection: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 Imagery: Nearmap - 2 July 2016 Data: Roads, Watercourse, DCDB - (c)DNRM 2016

0 50 100 200 ± Metres 339,700 339,800 339,900 340,000 7,735,300 7,735,300 7,735,200 7,735,200

10.5.4 S1 7,735,100 7,735,100

0 7,735,000 7,735,000

339,700 339,800 339,900 340,000

Legend Study Area Figure 3 : Field-validated vegetation Cadastral Boundary mapping and survey sites Vegetation Assessment Sites Secondary Assessment Site Quaternary Assessment Site (Photo Point) Cape River Sub-station Vegetation Management Act Status Least Concern Map Number: 16022_CRS_03_B Date: 26 September 2016 Map Projection: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 Imagery: Nearmap - 2 July 2016 Data: Roads, Watercourse, DCDB - (c)DNRM 2016

0 50 100 ± Metres

Appendix 2 Likelihood of occurrence assessment

The likelihood of species occurring within the study area was classified using the criteria presented in Table 7.1. The assessment was based on the species’ known ranges and habitat preferences, which were evaluated based on characteristics of the study area observed during field surveys.

Table 7.1: Criteria to assess potential for species to occur in the study area

Likelihood to Definition Occur

Present The species was recorded within the survey area during the field assessment.

High The species was not recorded within the survey area during field assessment, but is known to occur within the surrounding area, and habitat of suitable quality exists within the survey area.

Moderate The species was not recorded within the survey area during field surveys, although it is known to occur in the wider region. Habitat was identified for the species in the survey area during the field surveys however, it is marginal, fragmented and/or small in size, or degraded.

Low The species was not recorded within the survey area during the field surveys. The species is either:

a) unlikely to occur in the wider region and due to the lack of, or due to extremely poor quality habitat in the study area, the species is not expected to occur within the survey area

b) in the case of fauna, may forage periodically in the wider region and may overfly the survey area, but the habitat in the survey area is generally not suitable.

The results of the likelihood of occurrence assessment are provided in Table 7.2.

Table 7.2. Likelihood of threatened species returned from database searches to occur in the study area

Species EPBC Act NC Source Preferred Habitat Likelihood to occur in the Status Regulation survey area Status

Plants

Acacia longipedunculata Near Wildlife Online Restricted to shallow sandy and rocky soils, in open forest, near Low: There are records for Threatened Herberton and in the Paluma Ra., north-eastern Qld (World this species approximately ALA 15 km north-east of the Wide Wattle 2016). study area. However, the

study area does not have the

underlying geology and vegetation assemblages from which this species has been recorded.

Aristida thompsonii Endangered Wildlife Online This species is known from two specimens from the same Low: The known records for locality west of Homestead in central QLD. These specimens this species are ALA were collected from a flat rocky area in a heathland dominated approximately 15 km north- by Kunzea calida (Simon 1994). east of the study area. However, the study area does not have the underlying geology and vegetation assemblages from which this species has been recorded.

Borya inopinata Endangered Wildlife Online This species is known from areas with an annual rainfall of Low: There are records for 500mm falling predominantly in summer (Forster & Thompson this species approximately ALA 1997). Borya inopinata occurs in the driest known habitat for 15 km north-east of the Borya species. It is typically found at altitudes of 780-860 m, in study area. However, the shallow depression on rock pavements with shallow gravelly soil study area does not have the derived from granitic rock on the upper slopes of hilly terrain. underlying geology and Vegetation is typically open shrubland to low open woodland. vegetation assemblages

Species EPBC Act NC Source Preferred Habitat Likelihood to occur in the Status Regulation survey area Status

Borya is typically associated with Callistemon chiselli, Kunzea from which this species has calida, Grevillea sessilis, Thryptomene parviflora and herbs and been recorded. grasses such as Aristida thompsonii, Gonocarpus acanthocarpus, Plectrachne pungens and Trachymene montana (Forster & Thompson 1997)

Cajanus mareebensis Endangered Endangered PMST Cajanus mareebensis occurs in grassy woodlands of Melaleuca- Low: There is no suitable Acacia, Eucalyptus-Callitris and Eucalyptus-Corymbia woodlands habitat for this species in the on sandy soils derived from granite with a lower horizon of study area. The preferred impeded drainage. Before 2002, it was known only from two underlying geology and sites but it has recently been located at a further eight sites near vegetation assemblages are Musgrave on Cape York Peninsula; at three sites from the not present. Irvinebank to Petford area; and at one site south-west of Mt Garnet. It has been recollected from the original type locality only once in 40 years despite thorough searching (Queensland Herbarium, 2008; M. Thomas, 2008, pers. comm.). None of the known localities occur in a conservation reserve (Queensland Herbarium, 2008). This species occurs within the Cape York and Northern Gulf (Queensland) Natural Resource Management Regions. (TSSC 2008)

Kunzea calida Endangered Wildlife Online This species has been recorded from heathlands in shallow Low: There are records for depression on rock pavements with shallow gravelly soil derived this species approximately ALA from granitic rock on the upper slopes of hilly terrain. 15 km north-east of the Vegetation is typically open shrubland to low open woodland study area. However, the (Forster & Thompson 1997). study area does not have the underlying geology and vegetation assemblages from which this species has been recorded.

Species EPBC Act NC Source Preferred Habitat Likelihood to occur in the Status Regulation survey area Status

Birds

Australian Painted Endangered Vulnerable PMST The Australian Painted Snipe has been recorded at wetlands in Low: Suitable wetland Snipe all states of Australia. It is most common in eastern Australia, habitat with fringing where it has been recorded at scattered locations throughout vegetation is not present in Rostratula australis much of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and south- or adjacent to the study area. eastern South Australia. This population is considered to occur as a single, contiguous breeding population (Commonwealth of Australia 2016b).

This secretive, cryptic, crepuscular (active at dawn, dusk and during the night) species occurs in terrestrial shallow wetlands, both ephemeral and permanent, usually freshwater but occasionally brackish. They also use inundated grasslands, saltmarsh, dams, rice crops, sewage farms and bore drains with rank emergent tussocks of grass, sedges, rushes or reeds or samphire, and often with scattered clumps of Lignum (Muehlenbeckia florulenta), Canegrass or sometimes Tea Trees (Melaleuca spp.). It has been known to use areas lined with trees, or that have some scattered fallen or washed-up timber (Commonwealth of Australia 2016d).

Black-throated Finch Endangered Endangered PMST The Black-throated Finch (southern) occurs at two general Moderate: Suitable riparian (southern) Poephila locations: in the Townsville region, where it is considered to be habitat with nearby open cincta cincta Wildlife Online locally common at a few sites around Townsville and Charters grassy woodland or forest Towers (Garnett et al. 2011). It has also been recorded at habitat with dense grassy

scattered sites in central-eastern Queensland (between Aramac groundcover and ready and Great Basalt Wall National Park) (Commonwealth of access to water is may be Australia 2016a). DotEE consider birds recorded since 1998, at available during the wet the following locations to be part of the southern: season when the Cape River is carrying water. ° Townsville and its surrounds (Giru, Serpentine Lagoon,

Species EPBC Act NC Source Preferred Habitat Likelihood to occur in the Status Regulation survey area Status

Toonpan, and near Ross River Dam)

° Ingham, and sites nearby (near Mutarnee [at Ollera Creek], and near Mount Fox)

° scattered sites in central-eastern Queensland (Great Basalt Wall, Yarrowmere Station, Moonoomoo Station, Doongmabulla Station, Fortuna Station and Aramac)

This species is known from dry, open grassy woodlands and forests and grasslands of the sub-tropics and tropics with seeding grasses and ready access to water (Higgins et al. 2006). Also thought likely to require a mosaic of different habitat in the wet season to find seed (Garnett et al. 2011). Black-throated Finch mainly inhabit dry open to very open eucalypt woodlands with dense grassy ground cover and often along watercourses or in the vicinity of water (Commonwealth of Australia 2016a, Higgins et al. 2006). Almost all recent records of this species, south of the tropics, have been from riparian habitat (Commonwealth of Australia 2016a). It is thought that permanent sources of water and surrounding habitat provides refuge for this species during the dry season and particularly during drought conditions (Commonwealth of Australia 2016a). This species has been recorded in degraded habitats such as heavily grazed paddocks (Commonwealth of Australia 2016a). This species has undergone a significant range contraction from the southern parts of its former distribution. It has not been recorded in south-east Queensland since the early 1980s and is now thought to be extinct in NSW. It is noted as being mostly absent from the coastal plain but occasionally recorded from the area around Townsville and Ingham (Higgins et al. 2006).

Curlew Sandpiper Critically Least concern PMST This species occurs along the coasts but is also widespread inland. In Queensland there are scattered records in the Gulf of Low: Suitable wetland

Species EPBC Act NC Source Preferred Habitat Likelihood to occur in the Status Regulation survey area Status

(Calidris ferruginea) Endangered Carpentaria, widespread records along the coast, south of habitat is not present in or Cairns, and sparsely scattered records inland. adjacent to the study area.

Near the coast it inhabits intertidal mudflats in sheltered areas, such as estuaries, bays inlets and lagoons and non-tidal swamps, lakes, lagoons, ponds in saltworks and sewage farms. Inland they are occasionally recorded around ephemeral and permanent lakes, dams, waterholes and bore drains, usually with bare edges of mud or sand. The will use fresh and brackish habitats and floodwaters.

The species usually wades and forages in waters 15-30 mm deep, but up to 60 mm deep at the edge of saltmarsh, emergent vegetation and inundated saltflats. It feeds on invertebrates, including worms, molluscs, crustaceans and insects.

The species usually roosts on bare dry shingle, shell or sand beaches, sandspits and islets and sometimes in dunes.

This species does not breed in Australia (Commonwealth of Australia 2016e).

Masked Owl Vulnerable Vulnerable PMST Three subpopulations of this species are known: in Kimberley, Low: Closed forest habitat is (northern) Northern Territory and Cape York. In Queensland it is known on not present within or Cape York Peninsula along the southern rim of the Gulf of adjacent to the study area. Tyto novaehollandiae Carpentaria near Normanton and south to the Atherton kimberli Tablelands and the Einasleigh-Burdekin divide (Commonwealth of Australia 2016f).

It requires large trees with large hollows for nesting and usually within closed forests (Commonwealth of Australia 2016f).

Red Goshawk Vulnerable Vulnerable PMST This species is sparsely dispersed across coastal and sub-coastal Low: Riverine forest and Erythrotriorchis Australia from western Kimberley Division to north-eastern New suitable permanent water is

Species EPBC Act NC Source Preferred Habitat Likelihood to occur in the Status Regulation survey area Status radiatus South Wales and occasionally on continental islands. not present within or adjacent to the study area. This species occurs in woodlands and forests, ideally with a mosaic of vegetation types and permanent water, particularly riverine forests. The species avoids both very dense and very open habitats. They are solitary and secretive birds and hunt mainly from ambush. Their prey is mostly birds, but also mammals, reptiles and insects (Marchant and Higgins 1994).

Squatter Pigeon Vulnerable Vulnerable PMST The southern sub-species for the Squatter Pigeon (southern Moderate: The vegetation (southern) Geophaps subspecies) is described as occurring south of the Burdekin types and landforms scripta scripta Wildlife Online River-Lynd divide in the southern region of Cape York Peninsula throughout the study area to the Border Rivers region of northern New South Wales, and are likely to be suitable for ALA from the east coast to Hughenden, Longreach and Charleville this species. However, the (Higgins and Davies 1996). The known distribution of the permanency of water in and southern sub-species overlaps with the known distribution of near the survey area is the northern subspecies (Commonwealth of Australia 2016c). variable. The Cape River is located within 200 m of the This species is known from tropical dry, open sclerophyll study area, but only carries woodlands and sometimes savannah with Eucalyptus, Corymbia, water during the wet season Acacia or Callitris species in the overstorey. The groundcover and high rainfall events. layer is patchy consisting of native, perennial tussock grasses or a mix of grasses and low shrubs or forbs. However, the groundcover layer rarely exceeds 33% of the ground area. It appears to favour sandy soil dissected with low gravely ridges and is less common on heavier soils with dense grass cover. It is nearly always found in close association i.e. within 3 km, with permanent water. While the species is unlikely to move far from woodland trees, where scattered trees still occur and the distance of cleared land between remnant trees or patches of habitat does not exceed 100 m, individuals may be found foraging in, or moving across modified or degraded environments (Commonwealth of Australia 2016c).

Species EPBC Act NC Source Preferred Habitat Likelihood to occur in the Status Regulation survey area Status

Star Finch Endangered Endangered PMST In Queensland this species’ range has largely contracted to Low: Suitable wetland, (southern) southern Cape York. There have not been any confirmed grassland and savannah (Neochmia ruficauda records from the Cairns to Townsville region for some time and woodland habitat for this ruficauda) none were recorded during the Birds Australia Atlas project. species is not present in the Recent records around Rockhampton are thought likely to be study area and it has not aviary escapees (Higgins et al. 2006). been recorded from Central Queensland for some time. This species usually inhabits low dense damp grasslands bordering wetlands and waterways and also open savannah woodlands near water or subject to inundation but is absent from expanses of open country and uplands usually occurring in valleys (Higgins et. al. 2006). Woodland communities in which it occurs include Coolabah, E. tereticornis, E. tessellaris, Melaleuca leucadendra, River Red Gum and River Oak.

Mammals

Ghost Bat Vulnerable Vulnerable PMST It is predicted, based on analysis of historic climatic data, fossils, Low: Suitable cave habitat Macroderma gigas and modelling that the Ghost Bat is a geographically relict does not occur within or in species in southern, arid landscapes, present only because close proximity to the study caves provide suitable roost microclimates (TSSC 2016). area. There is no record of Although this species is thought to have once occupied much of this species in close Australia, its current range is discontinuous across northern proximity to the study area. Australia, with colonies known in the Pilbara, Kimberley, Top End of Northern Territory, the Gulf of Carpentaria, coastal and near coastal eastern Queensland from Cape York to near Rockhampton and the Riversleigh and Cammoweal districts in western Queensland and occupying both arid and lush rainforest habitats (TSSC 2016 van Dyck and Strahan 2008a).

Habitat is comprised of thicket, open woodland, and spinifex and black soil grasslands (van Dyck and Strahan 2008a van Dyck et al. 2013). Monsoon forests, open savannah woodland,

Species EPBC Act NC Source Preferred Habitat Likelihood to occur in the Status Regulation survey area Status

tall open forest, deciduous vine forest and tropical rainforest is also used (Churchill 2009). Cave habitat is important for roosting and breeding (van Dyck and Strahan 2008a). Ghost bats usually require a number caves to move between seasonally (TSSC 2016).

Greater Bilby Vulnerable Endangered PMST The Bilby is now thought to be restricted in Queensland to an Low: This species is not Macrotis lagotis area of south-western Queensland north of Birdsville. This known from the region and species occurs in a range of habitats including Mitchell Grass the study area lacks sand downs and stony downs country with cracking clays, desert plains and dunal systems sand plains and dunefields sometimes with laterite, hummock that support this species. Spinifex grasslands and massive red earths with wattle shrublands (van Dyck and Strahan 2008b).

It is known to occur in a variety of habitats, usually on landforms with level to low slope topography and light to medium soils within three major vegetation types; open tussock grassland on uplands and hills, mulga woodland/shrubland on ridges and rises, and hummock grassland in plains and alluvial areas (Commonwealth of Australia 2016g).

Koala Vulnerable Vulnerable PMST This species is widespread in sclerophyll forest and woodlands Moderate: The study area Phascolarctos on foothills and plains on both sides of the Great Dividing Range supports habitat suitable for cinereus from about Chillagoe, Queensland to Mt Lofty Ranges in South the Koala. However, the Australia (Menkhorst and Knight 2011). number of records for this species in the general locality Koalas use a range of habitats, including temperate, sub-tropical is very low. No Koalas or and tropical forest, woodland and semi-arid communities signs of their recent dominated by Eucalyptus species. Essentially any forest or presence (i.e. scratch marks woodland containing species that are known Koala food trees, and scats) were recorded or shrubland with emergent food trees provides potential Koala during the field survey. It is habitat. Koalas are known to occur in modified or regenerating possible that Koalas move native vegetation communities (Commonwealth of through the study area from

Species EPBC Act NC Source Preferred Habitat Likelihood to occur in the Status Regulation survey area Status

Australia 2016b). time-to-time. However if this species is present within the survey area, it is likely to be at low abundance.

Northern Quoll Endangered Least Concern PMST The Northern Quoll was once widespread in Queensland but Low: Suitable habitat (i.e. has undergone a severe range contraction and is now absent rocky escarpments) are not from much of its former range. This species is usually associated present in the study area with dissected rocky escarpments but also known from eucalypt and the species has not been forest and woodlands, around human settlement and recorded within 20 km of the occasionally rainforest. In the Northern Territory Northern Quoll study area. populations are becoming extinct within one year of the arrival of the Cane Toad (*Rhinella marina), although in Queensland some remnant quoll populations persist in areas where Cane Toads have long been present (VanDyck & Strahan 2008). The areas where the quoll persists in Queensland tend to be steep, rocky areas, close to water that have not been recently burnt. They appear to have become extinct in many formerly occupied lowland habitats (Woinarski et al. 2008).

Breeding habitat: Dens are made in rock crevices, tree holes or occasionally termite mounds (TSSC 2005). Breeding success is higher in animals that have a den near a creek line (Braithwaite & Begg 1995).

Reptiles

Ornamental Snake Vulnerable Vulnerable PMST This snake species is known from the Brigalow Belt North and Low: Preferred gilgai habitat (Denisonia maculata) parts of the Brigalow Belt South Bioregions, with the main was not identified in the occurrences in the drainage system of the Fitzroy and Dawson study area. This species is Rivers. not known to occur in close proximity to the study area. This snake is found in close association with frogs which form

Species EPBC Act NC Source Preferred Habitat Likelihood to occur in the Status Regulation survey area Status

the majority of its prey. It is known to prefer woodlands and open forests associated with moist areas, particularly gilgai (melon-hole) mounds and depressions with clay soils but is also known from lake margins, wetlands and waterways. This species has been recorded mostly in Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla), Gidgee (Acacia cambagei), Blackwood (Acacia argyrodendron) or Coolibah (Eucalyptus coolabah) - dominated vegetation communities or pure grassland associated with gilgais. REs in which it has been recorded include; 11.3.1, 11.3.3, 11.4.3, 11.4.6, 11.4.8 and 11.4.9 and 11.5.16. It shelters in logs, under coarse woody debris and in ground litter. It appears to prefer a diversity of size and depth of gilgai and with some fringing groundcover vegetation and ground timber and where soils are of a high clay content with deep-cracking characteristics. Habitat patches greater than 10 ha and connected to larger areas of remnant vegetation are preferred (Commonwealth of Australia 2016h). The Draft Referral guidelines for the nationally listed Brigalow Belt reptiles describes gilgai depressions and mounds as being important habitat with habitat connectivity between gilgais and other suitable habitats also being important (SEWPaC 2011).

Yakka Skink (Egernia Vulnerable Vulnerable PMST The distribution of this species is highly fragmented. It extends Low: The study area does not rugosa) from the coast to the hinterland of sub-humid to semi-arid support rocky habitat and eastern Queensland. It has been recorded between the lacks log piles and large Queensland/New South Wales border to Mungkan Kandju hollow logs. There are no National Park on Cape York Peninsula, and from Bundaberg and records of this species within the region west of Gympie to Mariala National Park west of 20 km of the study area. Charleville (Commonwealth of Australia 2016i).

This species occurs in woodland and open forest habitats, wet/dry sclerophyll forest and ecotonal rainforest habitats. This species is commonly found in cavities under and between partly

Species EPBC Act NC Source Preferred Habitat Likelihood to occur in the Status Regulation survey area Status

buried rocks, logs or tree stumps, root cavities and abandoned animal burrows. The species often takes refuge in large hollow logs and has been known to excavate deep burrow systems, sometimes under dense ground vegetation (Cogger 2000; Wilson 2005). In cleared habitat, this species can persist where there are shelter sites such as raked log piles, deep gullies, tunnel erosion/sinkholes and rabbit warrens. The species has also been found sheltering under sheds and loading ramps.

Appendix 3 Flora species list

Flora species recorded from the study area

Flora species recorded by EcoSM, 14/09/2016

Family Scientific name Common name NC Act 10.5.4a status S14 Traverse

Native species

Mimosaceae Acacia excelsa subsp. excelsa Ironwood LC 3

Mimosaceae Acacia salicina Sally Wattle LC +

Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower LC 1

Amaranthaceae Alternanthera nana (a) Joyweed LC 1

Poaceae Aristida calycina var. calycina Dark Wiregrass LC 2

Poaceae Aristida lazaridis ncn LC 1

Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca Whitewood LC 1

Lamiaceae Basilicum polystachyon Musk Basil LC 1

Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia dominii Tarvine LC +

Bothriochloa decipiens var. Poaceae Pitted Blue Grass LC 2 decipiens

Acanthaceae Brunoniella acaulis Blue Trumpet LC 2

Apocynaceae Carissa lanceolata Currant Bush LC 1

Euphorbiaceae Chamaesyce australis Caustic Weed LC +

Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax Golden Beard Grass LC 2

Myrtaceae Corymbia dallachiana Dallachy's Gum LC 3

Variable-barked Myrtaceae Corymbia erythrophloia LC +(e) Bloodwood

Myrtaceae Corymbia tessellaris Carbeen LC +(e)

Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum Vernonia LC +-2

Twirly Windmill Poaceae Enteropogon acicularis LC + Grass

Asteraceae Epaltes australis ncn LC +

Narrow-leaved Red Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra LC 5 Ironbark

Silver-leaved Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia LC 1 +(e) Ironbark

Family Scientific name Common name NC Act 10.5.4a status S14 Traverse

Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. villosicalyx Creeping Speedwell LC +

Fabaceae Galactia tenuifolia Snail Flower LC 1

Fabaceae Glycine tomentella Woolly Glycine LC +

Malvaceae Grewia latifolia Dysentery Bush LC 1

Poaceae Heteropogon contortus Black Spear Grass LC 1

Fabaceae Indigofera linnaei Birdsville Indigo LC 2

Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata ncn LC 1

Poaceae Panicum effusum Hairy Panic LC 1

Asteraceae Pterocaulon redolens ncn LC +

Malvaceae Sida cordifolia Flannel Weed LC 1

Malvaceae Sida rohlenae ncn LC 2

Malvaceae Sida subspicata Shrubby Sida LC +-2

Rubiaceae Spermacoce stenophylla ncn LC +

Rhamnaceae Ventilago viminalis Vine Tree LC +

Fabaceae Zornia muriculata subsp. muriculata ncn LC 1

Exotic species

Poaceae Bothriochloa pertusa Indian Blue Grass * +-2

Poaceae Cenchrus setigerus Birdwood Grass * 2

Amaranthaceae Gomphrena celosiodes Gomphrena Weed * +-2

Megathyrsus maximus var. Green Panic Poaceae * + pubiglumis

Poaceae Melinis repens Red Natal Grass * 1

Oxalidaceae Oxalis corniculata Creeping Oxalis * +

Poaceae Pennisetum ciliare Buffel Grass * 5-6

Chenopodiaceae Portulaca oleracea Pigweed * 1

Malvaceae Sida spinosa Spiny Sida * 2

Fabaceae Stylosanthes scabra Shrubby Stylo * 2

Poaceae Urochloa mosambicensis Sabi Grass * 2 NC Act Status- LC, Least concern; *exotic species.

Relative abundance of species was based on the Braun-Blanquet technique cover-abundance scale (Hurst and Allen 2007, Whittaker 1975, Mueller-Dombois 1974) as follows:

+ = one or two individuals only; 1 = sparse, <5%; 2 = any number; <5%; 3 = 5 – 24%; 4 = 25 – 49%; 5 = 50 – 74%; 6 = 75 – 100%.

[Note: within the species count numbers may be annotated with a “(e)”, the species was recorded at the edge of the patch (e)]

Appendix 4 Fauna

Fauna species recorded from the study area

Fauna species recorded by Coffey, 14/09/2016

Status Scientific name Common name

Birds

O Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater

O Cracticus torquatus Grey Butcherbird

O Trichoglossus haematodus Rainbow Lorikeet

O Grallina cyanoleuca Magpie-lark

O Aviceda subcristata Pacific Baza

O Corvus coronoides Australian Raven

O Milvus migrans Black Kite

O Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

O Cacatua sanguinea Little Corella

O Oriolus sagittatus Olive-backed Oriole

O Dicaeum hirundinaceum Mistletoebird

O Coracina novaehollandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

O Centropus phasianinus Pheasant Coucal

O Cracticus nigrogularis Pied Butcherbird

O Aprosmictus erythropterus Red-winged Parrot

O Ocyphaps lophotes Crested Pigeon

O Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote

O Manorina flavigula Yellow-throated Miner

O Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra

O Vanellus miles Masked Lapwing

O Cracticus tibicen Australian Magpie

O Platycercus adscitus Pale-headed Rosella

O Eolophus roseicapillus Galah O = observed, W = heard call, F = scratchings.

Appendix 5 Protected plants flora survey trigger map

Appendix 6 Database Search Results

This report provides general guidance on matters of national environmental significance and other matters protected by the EPBC Act in the area you have selected.

Information on the coverage of this report and qualifications on data supporting this report are contained in the caveat at the end of the report.

Information is available about Environment Assessments and the EPBC Act including significance guidelines, forms and application process details.

Report created: 13/09/16 22:43:43

Summary Details Matters of NES Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act Extra Information Caveat Acknowledgements

Coordinates Buffer: 20.0Km Summary

Matters of National Environmental Significance

This part of the report summarises the matters of national environmental significance that may occur in, or may relate to, the area you nominated. Further information is available in the detail part of the report, which can be accessed by scrolling or following the links below. If you are proposing to undertake an activity that may have a significant impact on one or more matters of national environmental significance then you should consider the Administrative Guidelines on Significance.

World Heritage Properties: None National Heritage Places: None Wetlands of International Importance: None Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: None Commonwealth Marine Area: None Listed Threatened Ecological Communities: None Listed Threatened Species: 13 Listed Migratory Species: 8

Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act

This part of the report summarises other matters protected under the Act that may relate to the area you nominated. Approval may be required for a proposed activity that significantly affects the environment on Commonwealth land, when the action is outside the Commonwealth land, or the environment anywhere when the action is taken on Commonwealth land. Approval may also be required for the Commonwealth or Commonwealth agencies proposing to take an action that is likely to have a significant impact on the environment anywhere.

The EPBC Act protects the environment on Commonwealth land, the environment from the actions taken on Commonwealth land, and the environment from actions taken by Commonwealth agencies. As heritage values of a place are part of the 'environment', these aspects of the EPBC Act protect the Commonwealth Heritage values of a Commonwealth Heritage place. Information on the new heritage laws can be found at http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage

A permit may be required for activities in or on a Commonwealth area that may affect a member of a listed threatened species or ecological community, a member of a listed migratory species, whales and other cetaceans, or a member of a listed marine species.

Commonwealth Land: None Commonwealth Heritage Places: None Listed Marine Species: 14 Whales and Other Cetaceans: None Critical Habitats: None Commonwealth Reserves Terrestrial: None Commonwealth Reserves Marine: None

Extra Information

This part of the report provides information that may also be relevant to the area you have nominated.

State and Territory Reserves: None Regional Forest Agreements: None Invasive Species: 15 Nationally Important Wetlands: None Key Ecological Features (Marine) None Details

Matters of National Environmental Significance

Listed Threatened Species [ Resource Information ] Name Status Type of Presence Birds Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper [856] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area

Erythrotriorchis radiatus Red Goshawk [942] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda Star Finch (eastern), Star Finch (southern) [26027] Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Poephila cincta cincta Southern Black-throated Finch [64447] Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Rostratula australis Australian Painted Snipe [77037] Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli Masked Owl (northern) [26048] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area

Mammals Dasyurus hallucatus Northern Quoll, Digul [331] Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Macroderma gigas Ghost Bat [174] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Macrotis lagotis Greater Bilby [282] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Phascolarctos cinereus (combined populations of Qld, NSW and the ACT) Koala (combined populations of Queensland, New Vulnerable Species or species habitat South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory) may occur within area [85104] Plants Cajanus mareebensis [8635] Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area

Reptiles Denisonia maculata Ornamental Snake [1193] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur Name Status Type of Presence within area Egernia rugosa Yakka Skink [1420] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Listed Migratory Species [ Resource Information ] * Species is listed under a different scientific name on the EPBC Act - Threatened Species list. Name Threatened Type of Presence Migratory Marine Birds Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift [678] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Migratory Terrestrial Species Cuculus optatus Oriental Cuckoo, Horsfield's Cuckoo [86651] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail [642] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail [644] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Migratory Wetlands Species Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper [856] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area

Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe, Japanese Snipe [863] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Pandion haliaetus Osprey [952] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank, Greenshank [832] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act Listed Marine Species [ Resource Information ] * Species is listed under a different scientific name on the EPBC Act - Threatened Species list. Name Threatened Type of Presence Birds Anseranas semipalmata Magpie Goose [978] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift [678] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Ardea alba Great Egret, White Egret [59541] Species or species habitat known to occur within area

Ardea ibis Cattle Egret [59542] Species or species habitat may occur within area Name Threatened Type of Presence Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper [856] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area

Cuculus saturatus Oriental Cuckoo, Himalayan Cuckoo [710] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe, Japanese Snipe [863] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle [943] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater [670] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail [642] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail [644] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Pandion haliaetus Osprey [952] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Rostratula benghalensis (sensu lato) Painted Snipe [889] Endangered* Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank, Greenshank [832] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Extra Information Invasive Species [ Resource Information ] Weeds reported here are the 20 species of national significance (WoNS), along with other introduced plants that are considered by the States and Territories to pose a particularly significant threat to biodiversity. The following feral animals are reported: Goat, Red Fox, Cat, Rabbit, Pig, Water Buffalo and Cane Toad. Maps from Landscape Health Project, National Land and Water Resouces Audit, 2001.

Name Status Type of Presence Birds Lonchura punctulata Nutmeg Mannikin [399] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Passer domesticus House Sparrow [405] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Name Status Type of Presence Frogs Rhinella marina Cane Toad [83218] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Mammals Felis catus Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat [19] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Mus musculus House Mouse [120] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit, European Rabbit [128] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Rattus rattus Black Rat, Ship Rat [84] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Sus scrofa Pig [6] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Vulpes vulpes Red Fox, Fox [18] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area

Plants Acacia nilotica subsp. indica Prickly Acacia [6196] Species or species habitat may occur within area

Cryptostegia grandiflora Rubber Vine, Rubbervine, India Rubber Vine, India Species or species habitat Rubbervine, Palay Rubbervine, Purple Allamanda likely to occur within area [18913] Jatropha gossypifolia Cotton-leaved Physic-Nut, Bellyache Bush, Cotton-leaf Species or species habitat Physic Nut, Cotton-leaf Jatropha, Black Physic Nut likely to occur within area [7507] Parkinsonia aculeata Parkinsonia, Jerusalem Thorn, Jelly Bean Tree, Horse Species or species habitat Bean [12301] likely to occur within area

Parthenium hysterophorus Parthenium Weed, Bitter Weed, Carrot Grass, False Species or species habitat Ragweed [19566] likely to occur within area

Prosopis spp. Mesquite, Algaroba [68407] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Caveat The information presented in this report has been provided by a range of data sources as acknowledged at the end of the report. This report is designed to assist in identifying the locations of places which may be relevant in determining obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It holds mapped locations of World and National Heritage properties, Wetlands of International and National Importance, Commonwealth and State/Territory reserves, listed threatened, migratory and marine species and listed threatened ecological communities. Mapping of Commonwealth land is not complete at this stage. Maps have been collated from a range of sources at various resolutions.

Not all species listed under the EPBC Act have been mapped (see below) and therefore a report is a general guide only. Where available data supports mapping, the type of presence that can be determined from the data is indicated in general terms. People using this information in making a referral may need to consider the qualifications below and may need to seek and consider other information sources.

For threatened ecological communities where the distribution is well known, maps are derived from recovery plans, State vegetation maps, remote sensing imagery and other sources. Where threatened ecological community distributions are less well known, existing vegetation maps and point location data are used to produce indicative distribution maps.

For species where the distributions are well known, maps are digitised from sources such as recovery plans and detailed habitat studies. Where appropriate, core breeding, foraging and roosting areas are indicated under 'type of presence'. For species whose distributions are less well known, point locations are collated from government wildlife authorities, museums, and non-government organisations; bioclimatic distribution models are generated and these validated by experts. In some cases, the distribution maps are based solely on expert knowledge.

Only selected species covered by the following provisions of the EPBC Act have been mapped: - migratory and - marine The following species and ecological communities have not been mapped and do not appear in reports produced from this database: - threatened species listed as extinct or considered as vagrants - some species and ecological communities that have only recently been listed - some terrestrial species that overfly the Commonwealth marine area - migratory species that are very widespread, vagrant, or only occur in small numbers The following groups have been mapped, but may not cover the complete distribution of the species: - non-threatened seabirds which have only been mapped for recorded breeding sites - seals which have only been mapped for breeding sites near the Australian continent Such breeding sites may be important for the protection of the Commonwealth Marine environment.

Coordinates

-20.4758 145.4643 Acknowledgements This database has been compiled from a range of data sources. The department acknowledges the following custodians who have contributed valuable data and advice: -Office of Environment and Heritage, New South Wales -Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria -Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania -Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, South Australia -Parks and Wildlife Commission NT, Northern Territory Government -Department of Environmental and Heritage Protection, Queensland -Department of Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia -Environment and Planning Directorate, ACT -Birdlife Australia -Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme -Australian National Wildlife Collection -Natural history museums of Australia -Museum Victoria -Australian Museum -South Australian Museum -Queensland Museum -Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums -Queensland Herbarium -National Herbarium of NSW -Royal Botanic Gardens and National Herbarium of Victoria -Tasmanian Herbarium -State Herbarium of South Australia -Northern Territory Herbarium -Western Australian Herbarium -Australian National Herbarium, Atherton and Canberra -University of New England -Ocean Biogeographic Information System -Australian Government, Department of Defence Forestry Corporation, NSW -Geoscience Australia -CSIRO -Other groups and individuals

The Department is extremely grateful to the many organisations and individuals who provided expert advice and information on numerous draft distributions.

Please feel free to provide feedback via the Contact Us page.

Search Criteria: Species List for a Specified Point Species: All Type: All Status: All Records: All Date: All Latitude: -20.478 Longitude: 145.4643 Distance: 20 Email: [email protected] Date submitted: Monday 26 Sep 2016 13:00:20 Date extracted: Monday 26 Sep 2016 13:10:03 The number of records retrieved = 483

Disclaimer

As the DSITIA is still in a process of collating and vetting data, it is possible the information given is not complete. The information provided should only be used for the project for which it was requested and it should be appropriately acknowledged as being derived from Wildlife Online when it is used. The State of Queensland does not invite reliance upon, nor accept responsibility for this information. Persons should satisfy themselves through independent means as to the accuracy and completeness of this information. No statements, representations or warranties are made about the accuracy or completeness of this information. The State of Queensland disclaims all responsibility for this information and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages and costs you may incur as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way for any reason.

Feedback about Wildlife Online should be emailed to [email protected] Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad Y 4 animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C 1 animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C 4/2 animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C 1 animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C 1/1 animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia littlejohni Einasleigh gungan C 1/1 animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C 11 animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C 6/3 animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C 5/2 animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C 1 animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C 5 animals birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C 1 animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C 9 animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C 2 animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C 4 animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C 4 animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C 13 animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C 27 animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C 4 animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C 20 animals birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C 1 animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C 7 animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C 4 animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C 1 animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C 8 animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C 2 animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C 1 animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret SL 4 animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C 14 animals birds Ardeidae Ardea ibis cattle egret SL 1 animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C 1 animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C 2 animals birds Artamidae Cracticus tibicen Australian magpie C 19 animals birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C 2 animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C 20 animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C 3 animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C 2 animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C 1 animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C 6 animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C 4 animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapillus galah C 15 animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C 2 animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C 1 animals birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C 1 animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C 6 animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C 1

Page 1 of 11 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 26/09/2016 at 13:10:03 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C 1 animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C 6 animals birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C 2 animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C 1 animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C 6 animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C 1 animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C 1 animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V 1 animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C 13 animals birds Columbidae Geopelia striata peaceful dove C 5 animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C 1 animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C 13 animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C 7 animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C 10 animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. 1 animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C 1 animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C 2 animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C 7 animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped E E 1 subspecies) animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C 1 animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C 2 animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C 1 animals birds Gruidae Grus rubicunda brolga C 5 animals birds Halcyonidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C 2 animals birds Halcyonidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C 5 animals birds Halcyonidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C 1 animals birds Halcyonidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C 2 animals birds Halcyonidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C 1 animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C 1 animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C 2 animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C 2 animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C 2 animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern SL 1 animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C 1 animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C 4/1 animals birds Megaluridae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C 1 animals birds Megaluridae Megalurus gramineus little grassbird C 1 animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C 12 animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C 6 animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C 8 animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C 3 animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C 4 animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina sp. 1 animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C 10 animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C 1

Page 2 of 11 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 26/09/2016 at 13:10:03 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C 2 animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C 8 animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater SL 2 animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C 15 animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C 1 animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C 1 animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C 1 animals birds Nectariniidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C 1 animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C 2/1 animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C 2 animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C 2 animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C 6 animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C 1 animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C 1 animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C 20 animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow Y 1 animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C 6 animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C 1 animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C 4/1 animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C 3 animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C 4 animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C 1 animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C 11 animals birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C 1 animals birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C 1 animals birds Psittacidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C 7 animals birds Psittacidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C 4 animals birds Psittacidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C 3 animals birds Psittacidae Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C 13 animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis great bowerbird C 4 animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus maculatus spotted bowerbird C 6 animals birds Rallidae Porzana pusilla Baillon's crake C 1 animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C 7 animals birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C 1 animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C 4 animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C 6 animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus himantopus black-winged stilt C 11 animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C 5 animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C 20 animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL 1 animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL 1 animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C 3 animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C 16 animals birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL 4 animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C 4 animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C 3

Page 3 of 11 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 26/09/2016 at 13:10:03 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart C 1 animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat Y 1 animals mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C 1 animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C 1/1 animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C 1 animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C 1 animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C 1 animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C 1/1 animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus pumilus eastern forest bat C 1/1 animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C 1/1 animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C 1/1 animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C 1/1 animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C 2/1 animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C 1 animals reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C 1 animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C 1/1 animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C 2/2 animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C 1 plants conifers Cupressaceae Callitris endlicheri black cypress pine C 1/1 plants ferns Adiantaceae Cheilanthes brownii C 1/1 plants ferns Adiantaceae Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi C 1/1 plants ferns Marsileaceae Marsilea hirsuta hairy nardoo C 1/1 plants higher dicots Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens subsp. adscendens C 1/1 plants higher dicots Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C 2/2 plants higher dicots Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C 1/1 plants higher dicots Anacardiaceae Pleiogynium timorense Burdekin plum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. australis C 1/1 plants higher dicots Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C 1/1 plants higher dicots Araliaceae Trachymene hookeri C 3/3 plants higher dicots Araliaceae Trachymene montana C 2/2 plants higher dicots Araliaceae Hydrocotyle grammatocarpa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Centipeda racemosa snuffweed C 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Peripleura bicolor C 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus parthenium weed Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Peripleura hispidula var. setosa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Peripleura hispidula var. hispidula C 2/2 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Centipeda borealis C 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Calotis squamigera C 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C 2/2 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Bidens bipinnata bipinnate beggar's ticks Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Olearia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Asteraceae Acomis macra C 1/1 plants higher dicots Bignoniaceae Dolichandrone heterophylla C 2/2

Page 4 of 11 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 26/09/2016 at 13:10:03 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants higher dicots Boraginaceae Heliotropium ovalifolium C 1/1 plants higher dicots Boraginaceae Heliotropium pauciflorum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Boraginaceae Heliotropium peninsulare C 1/1 plants higher dicots Boraginaceae Heliotropium tenuifolium C 1/1 plants higher dicots Boraginaceae Heliotropium consimile C 1/1 plants higher dicots Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C 1/1 plants higher dicots Byttneriaceae Seringia corollata C 1/1 plants higher dicots Byttneriaceae Seringia lanceolata C 3/3 plants higher dicots Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia tumidifructa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa C 2/2 plants higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Dysphania rhadinostachya subsp. rhadinostachya C 1/1 plants higher dicots Cleomaceae Cleome viscosa tick-weed C 1/1 plants higher dicots Cochlospermaceae Cochlospermum gregorii C 1/1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata C 1/1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C 1/1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Ipomoea plebeia bellvine C 1/1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C 1/1 plants higher dicots Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C 1/1 plants higher dicots Dilleniaceae Hibbertia cistoidea C 1/1 plants higher dicots Dilleniaceae Hibbertia sp. (Isla Gorge P.Sharpe 598) C 1/1 plants higher dicots Dilleniaceae Hibbertia stelligera C 2/2 plants higher dicots Elatinaceae Bergia trimera C 1/1 plants higher dicots Ericaceae Leucopogon cuspidatus C 1/1 plants higher dicots Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. mitchelliana C 1/1 plants higher dicots Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila C 1/1 plants higher dicots Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C 1/1 plants higher dicots Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia papillata var. laevicaulis C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Vigna C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Tephrosia sp. (Copperfield River P.I.Forster C 2/2 PIF14768) plants higher dicots Fabaceae Glycine C 3/3 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Indigofera C 3/3 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Rhynchosia minima C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Zornia adenophora C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Zornia floribunda C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C 2/2 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Desmodium triflorum Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Tephrosia barbatala C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria goreensis gambia pea Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria verrucosa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Indigofera pratensis C 2/2 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Jacksonia thesioides C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Tephrosia leptoclada C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Indigofera bancroftii C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Jacksonia ramosissima C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Tephrosia delestangii C 1/1

Page 5 of 11 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 26/09/2016 at 13:10:03 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants higher dicots Fabaceae Jacksonia rhadinoclona Miles dogwood C 2/2 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Leptosema oxylobioides C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria laburnifolia Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Tephrosia astragaloides C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Indigofera sericovexilla C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Gastrolobium grandiflorum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Galactia tenuiflora var. lucida C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Tephrosia filipes forma vestita C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Tephrosia purpurea var. sericea C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Tephrosia filipes var. latifolia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Vigna lanceolata var. lanceolata C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Galactia tenuiflora forma sericea C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Zornia muriculata subsp. angustata C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Crotalaria mitchellii subsp. mitchellii C 1/1 plants higher dicots Fabaceae Zornia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Goodeniaceae Goodenia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Goodeniaceae Goodenia glabra C 1/1 plants higher dicots Goodeniaceae Goodenia disperma C 1/1 plants higher dicots Goodeniaceae Goodenia grandiflora C 1/1 plants higher dicots Goodeniaceae Goodenia viridula C 2/2 plants higher dicots Goodeniaceae Velleia macrocalyx C 2/2 plants higher dicots Goodeniaceae Goodenia rosulata C 1/1 plants higher dicots Haloragaceae Gonocarpus acanthocarpus C 3/3 plants higher dicots Lamiaceae Plectranthus C 1/1 plants higher dicots Lamiaceae Anisomeles macdonaldii C 2/2 plants higher dicots Lamiaceae Hemigenia sp. (Homestead E.J.Thompson+ CHA203) C 4/4 plants higher dicots Lamiaceae Prostanthera C 1/1 plants higher dicots Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe homoplastica C 1/1 plants higher dicots Lythraceae Rotala occultiflora C 1/1 plants higher dicots Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C 1/1 plants higher dicots Malvaceae Gossypium australe C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia excelsa subsp. excelsa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia julifera subsp. julifera C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia victoriae subsp. victoriae C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia drepanocarpa subsp. drepanocarpa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia decora pretty wattle C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia laccata C 2/2 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia salicina doolan C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia torulosa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia acradenia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia lazaridis C 2/2 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia elachantha C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia hemignosta C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia hyaloneura C 2/2

Page 6 of 11 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 26/09/2016 at 13:10:03 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia melleodora C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia platycarpa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia polyadenia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia tenuissima C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia falciformis broad-leaved hickory C 4/4 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia holosericea C 3/3 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C 4/4 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia longispicata C 3/3 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia multisiliqua C 3/3 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Vachellia bidwillii C 2/2 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Vachellia farnesiana Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Neptunia dimorphantha C 1/1 plants higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia longipedunculata NT 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia hendersonii C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia dallachiana C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca chisholmii C 3/3 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia lamprophylla C 3/3 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia leichhardtii rustyjacket C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus chartaboma C 4/4 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus persistens C 3/3 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus portuensis C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca tamariscina C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia erythrophloia variable-barked bloodwood C 4/4 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus xanthoclada yellow-branched ironbark C 6/6 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Leptospermum anfractum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Leptospermum neglectum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Thryptomene parviflora C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Leptospermum lamellatum C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus quadricostata C 13/13 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Lysicarpus angustifolius budgeroo C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus brownii x E.crebra C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus persistens x E.shirleyi C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia setosa subsp. pedicellaris C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. acuta C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla x E.tereticornis C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Lophostemon grandiflorus subsp. riparius C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla x E.melanophloia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia subsp. melanophloia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia sp. (Pentland Hills P.I.Forster+ PIF16644) C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus sp. (Mt Hope Homestead E.J.Thompson+ C 1/1 BUC175) plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Kunzea calida E 4/4 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia plena C 4/4 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Corymbia peltata yellowjacket C 3/3

Page 7 of 11 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 26/09/2016 at 13:10:03 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C 5/5 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus whitei White's ironbark C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus brownii Reid River box C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus similis Queensland yellowjacket C 4/4 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca uncinata C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exilipes fine-leaved ironbark C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus farinosa C 3/3 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus shirleyi C 8/8 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tenuipes narrow-leaved white mahogany C 2/2 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Harmogia densifolia C 4/4 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Triplarina paludosa C 1/1 plants higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus ammophila sandplain red gum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C 1/1 plants higher dicots Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C 1/1 plants higher dicots Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus collinus C 2/2 plants higher dicots Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Picrodendraceae Petalostigma banksii C 1/1 plants higher dicots Picrodendraceae Pseudanthus ligulatus subsp. ligulatus C 3/3 plants higher dicots Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C 1/1 plants higher dicots Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C 2/2 plants higher dicots Polygalaceae Polygala pycnantha C 3/3 plants higher dicots Polygalaceae Polygala triflora C 4/4 plants higher dicots Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia rhyticarya C 1/1 plants higher dicots Portulacaceae Portulaca filifolia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Proteaceae Grevillea decora subsp. decora C 2/2 plants higher dicots Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C 2/2 plants higher dicots Proteaceae Grevillea parallela C 1/1 plants higher dicots Proteaceae Grevillea sessilis C 2/2 plants higher dicots Proteaceae Persoonia falcata C 1/1 plants higher dicots Proteaceae Grevillea glauca bushy's clothes peg C 2/2 plants higher dicots Proteaceae Grevillea longistyla C 1/1 plants higher dicots Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rhamnaceae Pomaderris argyrophylla C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Spermacoce C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Oldenlandia mitrasacmoides subsp. trachymenoides C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Oldenlandia mitrasacmoides subsp. mitrasacmoides C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Psydrax attenuata forma megalantha C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Pomax umbellata C 2/2 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Oldenlandia laceyi C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Larsenaikia ochreata C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Oldenlandia galioides C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Spermacoce brachystema C 2/2 plants higher dicots Rubiaceae Psydrax saligna forma saligna C 1/1

Page 8 of 11 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 26/09/2016 at 13:10:03 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants higher dicots Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C 1/1 plants higher dicots Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C 2/2 plants higher dicots Rutaceae Phebalium nottii pink phebalium C 3/3 plants higher dicots Rutaceae Boronia occidentalis C 1/1 plants higher dicots Sapindaceae Dodonaea boroniifolia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C 3/3 plants higher dicots Sapindaceae Dodonaea tenuifolia C 1/1 plants higher dicots Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca C 1/1 plants higher dicots Solanaceae Solanum ellipticum potato bush C 1/1 plants higher dicots Solanaceae Physalis angulata Y 1/1 plants higher dicots Sterculiaceae Brachychiton chillagoensis C 2/2 plants higher dicots Stylidiaceae Stylidium rotundifolium C 1/1 plants higher dicots Stylidiaceae Stylidium cordifolium C 1/1 plants higher dicots Stylidiaceae Stylidium adenophorum C 1/1 plants higher dicots Thymelaeaceae Pimelea linifolia subsp. linifolia C 2/2 plants higher dicots Thymelaeaceae Thecanthes sanguinea C 1/1 plants lower dicots Phrymaceae Mimulus C 1/1 plants monocots Anthericaceae Chlorophytum laxum spider plant C 1/1 plants monocots Boryaceae Borya inopinata E 5/5 plants monocots Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis exserta C 1/1 plants monocots Colchicaceae Iphigenia indica C 1/1 plants monocots Commelinaceae Commelina lanceolata C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Abildgaardia ovata C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Tetraria capillaris C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Fimbristylis oxystachya C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Lipocarpha microcephala C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus conicus var. conicus C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan subsp. haspan C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus castaneus C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus lucidus C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Scleria rugosa C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C 1/1 plants monocots Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C 1/1 plants monocots Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia var. stupata C 1/1 plants monocots Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia C 2/2 plants monocots Johnsoniaceae Tricoryne elatior yellow autumn lily C 1/1 plants monocots Pandanaceae Pandanus spiralis C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Cymbopogon queenslandicus C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida calycina var. calycina C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C 1/1

Page 9 of 11 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 26/09/2016 at 13:10:03 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants monocots Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. pubiglumis Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. sericeum C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. decipiens C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Urochloa holosericea subsp. holosericea C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne sp. (Dugald River B.K.Simon+ 3007) C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne mucronata forma (Alpha C.E.Hubbard 7882) C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne rara C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Eulalia aurea silky browntop C 3/3 plants monocots Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Sarga plumosum C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida spuria C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Chloris pumilio C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne obtusa C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Panicum effusum C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Triodia pungens C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida exserta C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis minor smaller stinkgrass Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne armitii C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne ciliata C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne humilis C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida pruinosa C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Digitaria brownii C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Digitaria diffusa C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Enneapogon virens C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Paspalidium rarum C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus caroli fairy grass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Triodia bitextura C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Urochloa piligera C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Urochloa pubigera C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida warburgii C 3/3 plants monocots Poaceae Arundinella setosa C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis sororia C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida burraensis C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida perniciosa C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida thompsonii E 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon grass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Cymbopogon obtectus C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Digitaria ammophila silky umbrella grass C 4/4 plants monocots Poaceae Digitaria ramularis C 3/3 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne pallescens C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Paspalidium gracile slender panic C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Dichanthium fecundum curly bluegrass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Digitaria longiflora C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Digitaria parviflora C 1/1

Page 10 of 11 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 26/09/2016 at 13:10:03 Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis lacunaria purple lovegrass C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus contiguus C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Tripogon loliiformis five minute grass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Urochloa holosericea C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Alloteropsis cimicina C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida superpendens C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis filicaulis C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C 3/3 plants monocots Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Arundinella nepalensis reedgrass C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Bothriochloa ewartiana desert bluegrass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Enneapogon polyphyllus leafy nineawn C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus pyramidalis Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis leptostachya C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus actinocladus katoora grass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Thaumastochloa pubescens C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Capillipedium parviflorum scented top C 1/1 plants monocots Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii C 1/1 plants monocots Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C 1/1

CODES I - Y indicates that the taxon is introduced to Queensland and has naturalised. Q - Indicates the Queensland conservation status of each taxon under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. The codes are Extinct in the Wild (PE), Endangered (E), Vulnerable (V), Near Threatened (NT), Least Concern (C) or Not Protected ( ). A - Indicates the Australian conservation status of each taxon under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The values of EPBC are Conservation Dependent (CD), Critically Endangered (CE), Endangered (E), Extinct (EX), Extinct in the Wild (XW) and Vulnerable (V). Records – The first number indicates the total number of records of the taxon for the record option selected (i.e. All, Confirmed or Specimens). This number is output as 99999 if it equals or exceeds this value. The second number located after the / indicates the number of specimen records for the taxon. This number is output as 999 if it equals or exceeds this value.

Page 11 of 11 Queensland Government Wildlife Online - Extract Date 26/09/2016 at 13:10:03

Atlas of Living Australia database searcg

Scientific Name Amphibians Cyclorana alboguttata (Gunther, 1867) Cyclorana brevipes (Peters, 1871) Cyclorana novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1867 Limnodynastes terraereginae Fry, 1915 Litoria caerulea (J. White, 1790) Litoria fallax (Peters, 1880) Litoria inermis (Peters, 1867) Litoria latopalmata Gunther, 1867 Litoria rubella (J.E. Gray, 1842) Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) Uperoleia lithomoda Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981 Aves Acanthagenys rufogularis Gould, 1838 Acanthiza (Geobasileus) chrysorrhoa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) Acanthiza (Geobasileus) reguloides reguloides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 Accipiter (Leucospiza) fasciatus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) Accipiter (Leucospiza) fasciatus fasciatus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) Accipiter (Paraspizias) cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1817) Acrocephalus (Acrocephalus) australis (Gould, 1838) Aegotheles (Aegotheles) cristatus (Shaw, 1790) Anas (Anas) superciliosa superciliosa Gmelin, 1789 Anas (Nettion) gracilis Buller, 1869 Anas (Spatula) rhynchotis rhynchotis Latham, 1801 Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1798) Anthus (Anthus) novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1789) Aprosmictus erythropterus (Gmelin, 1788) Aquila (Uroaetus) audax (Latham, 1801) Ardea (Ardea) pacifica Latham, 1801 Ardea (Bubulcus) ibis Linnaeus, 1758 Ardea (Casmerodius) modesta J.E. Gray, 1831 Ardea (Mesophoyx) intermedia intermedia Wagler, 1829 Ardea (Mesophoyx) Sharpe, 1894 Ardea Linnaeus, 1758 Ardeotis australis (J.E. Gray, 1829) Artamus (Angroyan) cinereus cinereus Vieillot, 1817 Artamus (Angroyan) minor minor Vieillot, 1817 Artamus (Artamus) leucorynchus (Linnaeus, 1771) Artamus (Campbellornis) personatus (Gould, 1841) Artamus (Campbellornis) superciliosus (Gould, 1837) Aythya (Nyroca) australis (Eyton, 1838) Burhinus (Burhinus) grallarius (Latham, 1801) Cacatua (Cacatua) galerita (Latham, 1790) Cacomantis (Vidgenia) pallidus (Latham, 1801)

Scientific Name Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) banksii (Latham, 1790) Centropus (Polophilus) phasianinus (Latham, 1801) Certhionyx (Certhionyx) pectoralis (Gould, 1841) Certhionyx (Certhionyx) variegatus Lesson, 1830 Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801) Chlidonias (Pelodes) hybrida (Pallas, 1811) Chrysococcyx basalis (Horsfield, 1821) Cincloramphus (Cincloramphus) cruralis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) Cincloramphus (Maclennania) mathewsi Iredale, 1911 Cisticola (Cisticola) exilis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) Climacteris (Climacteris) picumnus picumnus Temminck, 1824 Colluricincla (Colluricincla) harmonica (Latham, 1801) Conopophila (Conopophila) rufogularis (Gould, 1843) Coracina (Coracina) novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1789) Coracina (Coracina) novaehollandiae melanops (Latham, 1801) Coracina (Coracina) papuensis (Gmelin, 1788) Coracina (Edolisoma) Pucheran, 1853 Coracina (Pteropodocys) maxima (RÃ¼ppell, 1839) Corvus bennetti North, 1901 Corvus coronoides coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 Corvus orru cecilae Mathews, 1912 Corvus orru orru Bonaparte, 1850 Coturnix (Coturnix) pectoralis Gould, 1837 Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837) Cracticus nigrogularis nigrogularis (Gould, 1837) Cracticus tibicen (Latham, 1801) Cracticus torquatus (Latham, 1801) Cracticus torquatus leucopterus Gould, 1848 Cracticus Vieillot, 1816 Cuculus (Cuculus) optatus Gould, 1845 Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus (Latham, 1790) Dacelo (Dacelo) leachii leachii Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 Dacelo (Dacelo) novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) Dacelo (Dacelo) novaeguineae novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) Daphoenositta (Neositta) chrysoptera (Latham, 1801) Daphoenositta (Neositta) chrysoptera striata (Gould, 1869) Dendrocygna (Dendrocygna) arcuata (Horsfield, 1824) Dendrocygna (Leptotarsis) eytoni (Eyton, 1838) Dicaeum (Dicaeum) hirundinaceum (Shaw, 1792) Dicrurus bracteatus bracteatus Gould, 1843 Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) Elanus axillaris (Latham, 1801) Elanus scriptus Gould, 1842

Scientific Name Entomyzon cyanotis (Latham, 1801) Eolophus roseicapillus (Vieillot, 1817) Ephippiorhynchus (Ephippiorhynchus) asiaticus (Latham, 1790) Epthianura (Parepthianura) tricolor Gould, 1841 Erythrura (Chloebia) gouldiae (Gould, 1844) Eudynamys orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766) Eudynamys orientalis cyanocephala (Latham, 1801) Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766) Falco (Falco) longipennis longipennis Swainson, 1838 Falco (Hierofalco) hypoleucos Gould, 1841 Falco (Hierofalco) peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 Falco (Hierofalco) subniger G.R. Gray, 1843 Falco (Ieracidea) berigora berigora Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 Falco (Tinnunculus) cenchroides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 Gallinago (Gallinago) hardwickii (J.E. Gray, 1831) Gallinula (Gallinula) tenebrosa tenebrosa Gould, 1846 Gallirallus (Hypotaenidia) philippensis (Linnaeus, 1766) Gavicalis versicolor (Gould, 1843) Gavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) Geopelia cuneata (Latham, 1801) Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766) Geopelia striata placida Gould, 1844 Geophaps (Geophaps) scripta (Temminck, 1821) Gerygone olivacea (Gould, 1838) Gerygone olivacea olivacea (Gould, 1838) Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1801) Grus (Mathewsia) rubicunda (Perry, 1810) Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) Hamirostra melanosternon (Gould, 1841) Hieraaetus (Hieraaetus) morphnoides (Gould, 1841) Hirundo (Hirundo) neoxena Gould, 1843 Irediparra gallinacea (Temminck, 1828) Lalage (Lalage) sueurii (Vieillot, 1818) Lichmera (Lichmera) indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) Lichmera (Lichmera) indistincta ocularis (Gould, 1838) Lonchura (Munia) castaneothorax (Gould, 1837) Lophoictinia isura (Gould, 1838) Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1801) Malurus (Leggeornis) lamberti lamberti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 Malurus (Musciparus) melanocephalus (Latham, 1801) Manorina (Myzantha) flavigula (Gould, 1840) Manorina (Myzantha) melanocephala (Latham, 1801)

Scientific Name Megalurus gramineus (Gould, 1845) Megalurus timoriensis Wallace, 1864 Melanodryas (Melanodryas) cucullata (Latham, 1801) Melithreptus (Eidopsarus) gularis (Gould, 1837) Melithreptus (Melithreptus) albogularis albogularis Gould, 1848 Melithreptus (Melithreptus) lunatus (Vieillot, 1802) Melithreptus Vieillot, 1816 Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805) Merops (Merops) ornatus Latham, 1801 Microeca (Microeca) fascinans (Latham, 1801) Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) Myiagra (Myiagra) ruficollis (Vieillot, 1818) Myiagra (Seisura) inquieta (Latham, 1801) Neochmia (Aidemosyne) modesta (Gould, 1837) Neochmia (Neochmia) phaeton (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) Nettapus (Cheniscus) coromandelianus (Gmelin, 1789) Nettapus (Cheniscus) pulchellus Gould, 1842 Ninox (Ninox) novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1788) Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789) Nymphicus hollandicus (Kerr, 1792) Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) Oreoica gutturalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) Oriolus (Mimeta) sagittatus (Latham, 1801) Oxyura australis Gould, 1837 Pachycephala (Alisterornis) rufiventris (Latham, 1801) Pardalotus (Pardalotinus) rubricatus rubricatus Gould, 1838 Pardalotus (Pardalotinus) striatus (Gmelin, 1789) Pardalotus (Pardalotinus) striatus melanocephalus Gould, 1838 Passer (Passer) domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Petrochelidon (Hylochelidon) nigricans (Vieillot, 1817) Petrochelidon (Petrochelidon) ariel (Gould, 1842) Petroica (Petroica) goodenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) Phaps (Phaps) chalcoptera (Latham, 1790) Philemon (Microphilemon) citreogularis (Gould, 1837) Philemon (Tropidorhynchus) corniculatus (Latham, 1790) Philemon (Tropidorhynchus) corniculatus corniculatus (Latham, 1790) Platycercus (Violania) adscitus (Latham, 1790) Plectorhyncha lanceolata Gould, 1838 Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) Podargus strigoides (Latham, 1801) Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Poephila (Poephila) cincta (Gould, 1837) Poephila (Poephila) cincta cincta (Gould, 1837) Pomatostomus (Pomatostomus) temporalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Scientific Name Porphyrio (Porphyrio) porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758) Porphyrio (Porphyrio) porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820 Porzana (Porzana) pusilla (Pallas, 1776) Ptilonorhynchus Kuhl, 1820 Ptilonorhynchus maculatus Gould, 1837 Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis Jardine & Selby, 1830 Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) Ptilotula plumula (Gould, 1841) Rhipidura (Rhipidura) albiscapa albiscapa Gould, 1840 Rhipidura (Sauloprocta) leucophrys (Latham, 1801) Scythrops novaehollandiae novaehollandiae Latham, 1790 Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838) Smicrornis brevirostris brevirostris (Gould, 1838) Sphecotheres vieilloti vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 Stagonopleura (Stagonopleura) guttata (Shaw, 1796) Sterna Linnaeus, 1758 Stictonetta naevosa (Gould, 1841) Stiltia isabella (Vieillot, 1816) Stizoptera bichenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) Strepera (Strepera) graculina (Shaw, 1790) Streptopelia (Spilopelia) chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) Struthidea cinerea cinerea Gould, 1837 Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) Taeniopygia guttata (Vieillot, 1817) Taeniopygia guttata castanotis (Gould, 1837) Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) Threskiornis spinicollis (Jameson, 1835) Todiramphus (Cyanalcyon) pyrrhopygius (Gould, 1840) Todiramphus (Lazulena) macleayii (Jardine & Selby, 1830) Todiramphus (Todiramphus) sanctus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) Tribonyx ventralis (Gould, 1837) Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus (Gmelin, 1788) Mammals Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837) Chalinolobus gouldii (J.E. Gray, 1841) Lagorchestes conspicillatus conspicillatus Gould, 1842 Macropus robustus erubescens Sclater, 1870 Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis Maeda, 1982 Miniopterus schreibersii orianae Thomas, 1922 Nyctophilus geoffroyi geoffroyi Leach, 1821 Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817) Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837 Scotorepens greyii (J.E. Gray, 1843)

Scientific Name Scotorepens sanborni (Troughton, 1937) Vespadelus pumilus (J.E. Gray, 1841) Reptiles Aspidites melanocephalus (Krefft, 1864) Carlia munda (De Vis, 1885) Cryptoblepharus adamsi Horner, 2007 Cryptoblepharus pannosus Horner, 2007 Cryptoblepharus virgatus (Garman, 1901) Ctenotus hebetior hebetior Storr, 1978 Ctenotus pantherinus acripes Storr, 1975 Ctenotus robustus Storr, 1970 Ctenotus spaldingi (Macleay, 1877) Ctenotus strauchii strauchii (Boulenger, 1887) Diporiphora australis (Steindachner, 1867) Diporiphora nobbi (Witten, 1972) Gehyra dubia (Macleay, 1877) Gehyra versicolor Hutchinson, Sistrom, Donnellan & Hutchinson, 2014 Heteronotia binoei (J.E. Gray, 1845) Lerista cinerea Greer, McDonald & Lawrie, 1983 Lerista wilkinsi (Parker, 1926) Menetia greyii J.E. Gray, 1845 Morethia taeniopleura Peters, 1874 Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861) Oedura castelnaui (Thominot, 1889) Pseudonaja mengdeni Wells & Wellington, 1985 Varanus storri storri Mertens, 1966 Varanus tristis (Schlegel, 1839)

Appendix 7 Summary of legislative requirements

Table 9.1. Summary of legislative requirements

Legislation Potential Ecological Values Legislative Requirements

Environment Protection No Threatened Ecological A Referral to the Commonwealth Government’s Department of the and Biodiversity Communities (TECs) have the Environment and Energy (DotEE) will be required for any proposal that Conservation Act 1999 potential to occur within the study is likely to have a significant impact on MNES. (EPBC Act) area. DotEE will take into account construction and operational phase Desktop resources: impacts such as: No threatened flora species either recorded or identified as having the • Protected Matters • clearance of TECs and/or habitat for threatened flora and potential to occur within the search Search Tool fauna for construction of infrastructure area. • Wildlife Online • indirect impacts during construction such as erosion and Database Three threatened fauna species degradation of adjoining habitats identified as having the potential to • An avoid, minimise and mitigate approach to planning and design will Regulated occur within the study area, need to be demonstrated. Vegetation including two terrestrial birds and Management Map one mammal. Where impacts are unavoidable, assessments against DotEE’s significant • Atlas of Living impact criteria must be undertaken. Fifteen migratory bird species either Australia recorded or identified as having the Where significant impacts are unavoidable, an environmental offset in potential to occur within the search accordance with DotEE’s Environmental Offset Policy will be required. area. The study area supports potential habitat for threatened fauna species, specifically Black-throated Finch, Koala and Squatter Pigeon. However, it is unlikely that the project will have a significant impact on these species given the relatively small area of impact. Further, if these species use the study area it is anticipated that they are more likely to do so temporarily (e.g. during broader movements throughout the locality and/or following high rainfall) rather than as permanent residents.

Vegetation Management Remnant least concern vegetation The VM Act will regulate clearing of least concern vegetation required to Act 1999 (VM Act) mapped within the study area construct the substation, unless an exemption for clearing exists.

Legislation Potential Ecological Values Legislative Requirements

Desktop resources: Compliance with the relevant components of Module 8: Native vegetation clearing of the SDAP. The key area of constraint is • Regulated demonstrating why the substation must be located within a Vegetation mapped area of remnant vegetation as opposed to using adjoining Management Map areas of non-remnant vegetation.

Nature Conservation Act The study area comprises potential The NC Act will regulate impacts to threatened, near threatened or 1992 (NC Act) habitat for: special least concern flora and fauna species or their habitat as a result of construction of the substation. Desktop resources: • one vulnerable mammal species An approach of avoid, minimise and mitigate in planning and design will • Protected Matters need to be demonstrated. Search Tool • two vulnerable bird species Where impacts to identified habitat features are unavoidable, an • Wildlife Online The survey area has the potential to assessment against the ‘Significant residual impact guideline - Nature support animal breeding places. Database Conservation Act 1992, Environmental Protection Act 1994 and Marine Parks Act 2004’ to determine if an offset under Queensland’s

• Protected Plants Environmental Offset Act 2014 will be required. Flora Survey Trigger Map As discussed under the EPBC Act requirements, at this stage the project is unlikely to have a significant residual impact on species • Regulated of conservation significance under the NC Act. Vegetation Disturbance to animal breeding places will require an approved Species Management Map Management Program under the Nature Conservation (Wildlife • Essential habitat Management) Regulation 2006. Removal of native vegetation is likely to mapping require the disturbance of potential animal breeding places.

• Atlas of Living The study area is not located within a high risk area (HRA) on the Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map. The need to carry out a flora Australia survey in accordance with QLD Government guidelines is not required.

Darymple Shire Planning The planning scheme has a shire The project must demonstrate compliance with the following Scheme (2006) wide Natural features and Natural performance criteria (PC) of the Code Resources Code (the Code). Development of premises maintains, protects, restores and manages

Legislation Potential Ecological Values Legislative Requirements

areas of ecological significance to -

• provide natural Buffer Areas of native vegetation to diffuse potential impacts on water quality

• improve the condition and values of watercourses and wetlands and their associated terrestrial ecosystems

• prevent the loss of premises by providing improved bank stability;

• maintain the biological integrity, diversity and functioning of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

• provide native vegetation Habitat linkages throughout the Shire

• create aesthetic and recreational benefits for the community

• optimise the connectivity of native vegetation Habitat linkages throughout the Shire

• protect ecosystems as representative of their ecosystem type

• improve the condition and values of land within the Shire by addressing weed and pest management.

Given the ecological vales of the study area addressed herein and the relatively small size of the impact area, the project is consistent with the purpose and intent of the Code.