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Land Acquisition and Management Plan Roe Highway Extension Land Acquisition and Management Plan November 2016 Roe Highway Extension. Land Acquisition and Management Plan – Ministerial Statement 1008 Roe Highway Extension. Land Acquisition and Management Plan – Ministerial Statement 1008 Prepared for Main Roads Western Australia by AECOM Pty Ltd November 2016 Document No: D16#689759 AECOM Land Acquisition and Management Plan Table of Contents Summary i 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Project Location 1 1.3 Objective of document 3 Statement 1008 – Residual impacts and risk management measures 3 EPBC 2009/5031 – Offsetting of residual impacts 4 2.0 Offset Properties 6 2.1 Description of the Lake Clifton Offset site 6 2.1.1 Vegetation values 6 2.1.2 Flora assemblage 7 2.1.3 Condition 8 2.1.5 Black Cockatoo assessment 8 2.1.6 Wetlands at Lake Clifton property 11 2.1.7 Summary of environmental values 11 2.2 Description of Nirimba offset site 11 2.2.1 Vegetation Values 11 2.2.2 Black Cockatoo Assessment 12 2.2.3 Wetlands 12 2.2.4 Summary of environmental values 13 3.0 Suitability of offset package 14 3.1 Suitability of offset package 14 3.1.1 Area of land to be acquired (MS 1008) 14 3.1.2 Forest Red-tailed Black cockatoo potential foraging habitat (MS 1008) 14 3.1.3 Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo potential foraging habitat (MS 1008) 14 3.1.4 Black Cockatoo Potential Breeding habitat (MS 1008) 14 3.1.5 Total Black Cockatoo habitat (EPBC 2009/5031) 15 3.1.6 Wetlands (MS 1008) 15 3.1.7 Flora Assemblages 21 3.1.8 Rehabilitation 21 4.0 Funding and Governance 22 4.1 State Requirements 22 4.2 Commonwealth Requirements 23 4.3 Monitoring and reporting requirements 23 5.0 Offset Summary 24 6.0 References 27 Appendix A Biological Assessment of Lake Clifton Offset Site A Appendix B Flora and Fauna Species Comparison B Appendix C Land Transfer Evidence C Revision 4 – 30-Nov-2016 Prepared for – Main Roads Western Australia – ABN: 50 860 676 021 AECOM Land Acquisition and Management Plan List of Tables Table 1 Offset sites i Table 2 Relevant condition requirements 3 Table 3 Heddle et al. (1980) vegetation complexes mapped within the offset site and the extent remaining using the Perth @ 3.5 million document (EPA, 2015) 7 Table 4 Vegetation Condition mapped within the Lake Clifton offset properties 8 Table 5 Black Cockatoo habitat at Clifton Lake offset site 8 Table 6 Wetland occurring within the Offset Area 11 Table 7 Summary of environmental values at Lake Clifton offset site 11 Table 8 Black Cockatoo Habitat at Nirimba offset site 12 Table 9 Geomorphic Wetlands at the Nirimba offset site 12 Table 10 Summary of environmental values at the Nirimba offset site 13 Table 11 Offset package 14 Table 12 Vegetation complexes 21 Table 13 Condition Requirements 24 List of Figures Figure 1 Project Location 2 Figure 2 Offset Location 9 Figure 3 Offset locations and proximity to DPaW managed parks and reserves 10 Figure 4 Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo foraging habitat 16 Figure 5 Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo foraging Habitat 17 Figure 6 Black cockatoo breeding habitat 18 Figure 7 Black cockatoo habitat 19 Figure 8 Conservation Category Wetland offset 20 Revision 4 – 30-Nov-2016 Prepared for – Main Roads Western Australia – ABN: 50 860 676 021 AECOM Land Acquisition and Management Plan I Summary Two properties (three lots at Lake Clifton and one at Nirimba) have been chosen for the offset. These were selected based on site attributes required by the approval conditions (Table 1). Table 1 Offset sites Condition Offset Attributes Lake Clifton (ha) Nirimba (ha) Total (ha) MS 1008 Land acquired 522.4 101.6 624 12-4 (1) EPBC Black Cockatoo Habitat 459.6 69.4 529 2009 / 5031 MS 1008 Carnaby’s Cockatoo Foraging 459.6 69.4 529 12-4 (3)(a) Habitat MS 1008 Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo 200.1 52.5 252.6 12-4 (3)(a) Foraging Habitat MS 1008 Black Cockatoo Breeding Habitat 167.5 69.4 235.9 12-4 (3)(b) MS 1008 Conservation Category Wetlands 7.1 11.7 18.8 12-4 (3)(c) MS 1008 Vegetation condition Good to Excellent Good to Excellent 12-4 (3)(d) MS 1008 Flora and fauna assemblage Similar to Roe Similar to Roe 12-4 (3)(e) Highway Highway Revision 4 – 30-Nov-2016 Prepared for – Main Roads Western Australia – ABN: 50 860 676 021 AECOM Land Acquisition and Management Plan 1 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background Main Roads Western Australia (Main Roads) proposes to construct the Roe Highway Extension which is part of the Perth Freight Link project. This document presents the offset package as required as a condition of approval. The Project involves the construction of approximately 5 km of highway, extending Roe Highway from its current terminus at the Kwinana Freeway in Jandakot to Stock Road in Coolbellup. The proposed extension to Roe Highway is largely located within a primary regional road reserve which adjoins Beeliar Regional Park. EPA Ministerial Statement 1008 was published on 2 July 2015 for the construction and operation of the extension of Roe Highway from the Kwinana Freeway in Jandakot to Stock Road in Coolbellup, pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) (EP Act). Due to significant residual impacts on the environment as a result of the proposal, including impacts on threatened species, priority flora, fauna habitat, migratory birds, native vegetation, wetlands, Beeliar Regional Park and Bush Forever sites Main Roads is required to provide a suitable offset in accordance with conditions 12-2 to 12-16 of Ministerial Statement 1008. The Commonwealth Government also approved the project with conditions on 21 October 2015 under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Comm) (EPBC Act) in EPBC 2009/5031. 1.2 Project Location The Roe Highway Extension is located approximately 14 kilometres south of Perth within the Swan Coastal Plain Bioregion (Figure 1). The project area is largely contained within the City of Cockburn, however, parts of the design extend northward into the City of Melville along Murdoch Drive and Kwinana Freeway. Generally, the proposed project is oriented east-west, within a road reserve that was set aside in the Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) in 1963. The alignment is between North and Bibra Lakes, which are part of the Eastern Chain of the Beeliar Wetlands. Revision 4 – 30-Nov-2016 Prepared for – Main Roads Western Australia – ABN: 50 860 676 021 AECOM does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of information displayed in this map and any person using it does so at their ownAECOM risk. shall bear no responsibility or liability any for errors, faults, defects, or omissions in the information. PROJECT ID 60100953 LEGEND CREATED BY DGF Project Location APPROVED BY LK Project Location LAST MODIFIED 14 SEP 2016 www.aecom.com ´ Main Roads DATUM GDA 1994, PROJECTION PERTH COASTAL GRID 1994 Figure 0 175 350 525 700 LAND ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT metres Data sources: Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, Intermap, PLAN increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri 1 1:30,000 when printed at A4 Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), swisstopo, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS Map Document: \\AUPER1FP001.AU.AECOMNET.COM\Projects\601X\60100953\60100953 - Roe Hwy Ext\4 Tech work area\4.4 Environment\4.4.9 Offsets Ecology\GIS\02_MXDs\Land Acquisition Management Plan Figures\G60100953_Figure1_ProjectLocation_DF_20160914_v01_A4.mxd (fotheringhamd) A4 size AECOM Land Acquisition and Management Plan 3 1.3 Objective of document This Land Acquisition and Management Plan (LAMP) is submitted to satisfy the requirements of Ministerial Statement 1008, Conditions 12-2 to 12-6 for the Roe Highway Extension Project and EPBC 2009/5031 Conditions 7 to 9. The requirements of these conditions are addressed in Table 2. Table 2 Relevant condition requirements Report Condition Requirement Section Statement 1008 – Residual impacts and risk management measures Land Acquisition and Management Plan 12-1 In view of the significant residual impacts to the environment, including impacts to threatened species, priority flora, fauna habitat, migratory birds, native vegetation, wetlands, Beeliar Regional Park and Bush Forever sites, as a result of implementation of the proposal, the proponent shall undertake the following requirements relating to offsets as outlined in conditions 12-2 to 12-16. 12-2 Prior to commencement of construction, or as otherwise agreed by the CEO, the proponent shall submit a Land Acquisition and Management Plan to the requirements of the CEO. 12-3 The proponent shall implement the Land Acquisition and Management This plan Plan, prior to commencement, or as otherwise agreed by the CEO, until the CEO advises implementation may cease. 12-4 The Land Acquisition and Management Plan shall: Section 2.1 (1) identify at least 234 hectares of land to be acquired; and 2.2 (2) demonstrate that individual land parcels to be acquired are at least Section 3.1.1 100 hectares in area; (3) identify the environmental attributes of the land to be acquired Section 2.0 which must contain: (a) at least 234 hectares of Calyptorhynchus latirostris (Carnaby’s Section 3.1.3 Cockatoo) and 219 hectares of Calyptorhynchus banksii naso (Red- Section 3.1.2 tailed Black Cockatoo) potential foraging habitat; (b) at least 7.5 hectares of Calyptorhynchus latirostris (Carnaby’s Cockatoo) and Calyptorhynchus banksii naso (Red-tailed Black Section 3.1.4 Cockatoo) potential breeding habitat; (c) at least 7 hectares of Conservation Category Wetland areas and an Section 3.1.6 appropriate buffer; (d) unless subject to condition 12-4(4) remnant native vegetation Section 2.1.3 similar or better than the vegetation association being impacted by the and 2.2.1 proposal; and (e) an assemblage of fauna and flora species similar to those being Section 3.1.7 impacted.
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