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State Forest Wedding Bells Compartments 540, 546 & 547

Management Area Coffs Harbour IFOA Region Upper North East

Harvest Plan No. 59810 Supply Zone/Price 2/Coffs Harbour Zone

Legal Conditions Native Forest Harvesting under the UNE IFOA. Survey expiry date for this plan is 12/04/2028

Certification Timber products removed from the plan area are within the Defined Forest Area covered by Australian Forestry Standard and ISO14001 Certificate 13761 Senior Planner Date: Prepared by Signature held on file 02/05/2018 Dan Cook Senior Planner Date: Reviewed by Signature held on file

Philip McKenzie 01/05/2018

Planning Supervisor Date: Approved by Signature held on file 11/05/2018 Matthew Kinny Abbreviations FT = Forest Technician, HC = Harvesting Coordinator, PtS= Protection Supervisor, HS = Harvesting Supervisor, RC = Roading Coordinator, Crew = Harvest Contractor/Forest Operators, IFOA = Integrated Forestry Operations Approval, TSL = Threatened Species Licence, EPL = Environment Protection Licence, FL = Fisheries Licence, CH = Cultural Heritage, SOP = Standard Operating Procedure, HPOM = Harvest Plan Operational Map.

1. Harvest Area Details (all Slope info is LiDAR derived) Cpt 540 Cpt 546 Cpt 547 Total PlanCpt ID 129251 129252 129253 Gross Area (ha) 241 256 225 722 Harvest Area 158 203 140 501 Estimated Yield 4,000 7,000 5,000 16,000 Yield/ha 25 35 35 Slope (% 0-20 degrees) 96 99 98 Slope (% 20-25 degrees) 3 1 2 Slope (% 25-30 degrees) 1 0 0 Contractor must ensure timber removed is allocated to the correct compartment when entered into Electronic Delivery Docket.

Document title: FRONT_PLAN_C_540_546_547 Version No.: 1 Page 1 of 13 Harvest Plan no.: 59810 Approval Date: 11/05/2018 Expiry Date: 12/04/2028 Warning: a printed copy of this document may be uncontrolled. Please verify this is the latest version prior to use. 2. Management Conditions on Boundaries Boundary Conditions FMZ FMZ 2 and 3a – are rainforest, HCVOG and wetlands and are mapped on HPOM as exclusion zones. HCVOG is embedded in the Mapped Limited Falling Exclusion Zones. FMZ 3B - Visual protection zone marked by green hatching in the vicinity of Tramway Trail. Areas are available for harvesting. Harvesting operations within this area must aim at retaining the visual amenity of the forest by one or more of the following options, or an appropriate alternative: - Minimise snig tracks within visible forest areas. - Retain understorey vegetation where practical to provide visual screening. - Limit trees removals to maximum 50 percent of canopy. FMZ 4 – Displayed on the HPOM as net harvest area. Available for harvesting under the conditions of the Harvest & Haul Plan. FMZ 7 – Non-harvest area surrounding a dam on a third order drainage line. Plantation There are two small areas of plantation located as shown on the forest type map as Type 218 (Forestry Plantations). They are available for harvesting under the conditions of this plan and will be treated as native forest. Pacific Motorway HC is to ensure that harvesting is not permitted within two tree lengths of the Pacific Motorway. FT to mark harvesting exclusion two tree lengths from the Motorway. Crew is to use directional falling techniques to fall trees away from the Motorway easement when working in close proximity to this boundary. PGP’s There are four Permanent Growth Plots (PGP’s) located as shown on the HPOM. The plot areas are to be harvested as native forest under the conditions of this plan. The crew must not remove or damage the centre peg (star picket) during harvesting. HC must inspect PGP prior to and after harvesting to ensure the centre peg is not damaged. European Cultural There are three sites located in the planning unit. Heritage 1. The site to the east of dump 6 was unable to be located during planning. If a significant site is found during mark-up or harvesting then the Planning Supervisor must be contacted immediately to develop a protective prescription for the site. 2. The site to the north of dump 2 is located just on the eastern side of Arrawarra Road and has a 20m harvesting exclusion area to protect it. FT must mark this harvesting exclusion boundary during compartment mark-up. 3. There are remnants of an historic tramway to the north of dump 26 as shown on the HPOM. The site consists of a raised mound of soil with borrow pits either side. The site has been GPS’d and has a 10m harvesting exclusion applied to it. The crew must implement this exclusion using GPS. Harvesting Exclusions Site CU1 - Unable to be located in the field. FT to locate and mark 10m (large red dots on harvesting exclusion. Site CV1 and A5 - 10m harvesting exclusion marked with HPOM) 3 bars in yellow paint. Log dump 9 can be used but must not impact on site A5. For sites CV1 and A5 - existing Roads can be maintained (with minimal disturbance to the road surface) and used if road passes through the Harvesting Exclusion.

Document title: FRONT_PLAN_C_540_546_547 Version No.: 1 Page 2 of 13 Harvest Plan no.: 59810 Approval Date: 11/05/2018 Expiry Date: 12/04/2028 Warning: a printed copy of this document may be uncontrolled. Please verify this is the latest version prior to use. Boundary Conditions Aboriginal Cultural Surveys have been conducted during January 2018. If any potential heritage Heritage sites are identified an interim 100m exclusion buffer must be applied and Planning Supervisor notified immediately. Private Property Private property adjoins the compartments on the western, eastern and south- eastern sides. Parts of these boundaries are fenced. Harvesting must not impact on private property or any fence line. Where physical markers cannot be located, the boundaries must be marked conservatively by the FT. Any damage to a functional fence must be immediately repaired by the contractor.

3. Expected Yields

Volume Product Estimates Species Species Mix (Sawlog) (m3) HQ Large Sawlog (Quota) 6,500 BBT 24% HQ Small Sawlog 2,000 SPG 41% Poles, Piles, Girders, Veneer 2,500 SBG/TWD 22% LQ Sawlog (Salvage) 5,000 IBK/GYG/OTHER 13% Total 16,000

4. Haulage Route and Contractor Travel Route Haul Route Internal compartments trails to Embankment Rd, Arrawarra Rd and Nobby’s Road – then via Bark Hut Rd to the Old Pacific Highway then onto various sawmill sites. BEWARE – This haulage route is frequently used by the community and is narrow in places. All traffic associated with this harvesting and haulage operation must keep to the left and be courteous to other road users. Dust and blueberry A 25 km/h speed limit will apply to trucks along Nobby’s and Arrawarra Road past farms/Residences - the blueberry farms and residences. The HC must erect speed advisory signage Speed Limit prior to log haulage. The HC must monitor conditions and liaise with the neighbour (contact details held on file) and consider additional measures (such as water carts) to manage the issue during operations. Wire over Arrawarra There is a tension wire associated with blueberry farm netting on Arrawarra Road Road between the Nobby’s Road intersection and the State Forest boundary. The private property owner has agreed to remove the wire for the duration of the harvesting and roading operation. Planner must be notified one week in advance of machinery floating operations or haulage. Planner will then arrange with the private property owner to have the wire temporarily removed. Traffic Management The Crew and HC must develop a Traffic Management Plan for managing traffic Plan when State Forest roads are closed due to tree felling adjacent the road. (Refer to FCNSW WHS Procedure ‘4.11 – Traffic Management’ for guidance).

Document title: FRONT_PLAN_C_540_546_547 Version No.: 1 Page 3 of 13 Harvest Plan no.: 59810 Approval Date: 11/05/2018 Expiry Date: 12/04/2028 Warning: a printed copy of this document may be uncontrolled. Please verify this is the latest version prior to use. Operating Hours There are numerous residences in close proximity to Nobby’s Road and the southern end of Arrawarra Road (log dumps 11 – 15). Log Trucks must not pass these residences prior to 7 AM or after 6 PM. Chainsaws and harvesting machinery must also abide by these hours of operation when working in this area.

5. Community Issue Detail Conditions

Bike Track/Mountain There is a MTB trail 1. HC/RC to erect barriers and signage to exclude Bike (MTB) Race located as shown on unexpected visitors/bike riders from the the HPOM by a red worksite. dashed line. There is 2. The MTB trail must be kept clear of all harvesting an approved permit debris including tree heads and off cuts. MTB race on this 3. No harvesting or haulage is permitted on the trail on 25/26 August weekend of the 25/26 August 2018. 2018. 4. The event organizer has been notified of the harvesting and haulage in the area. Contact details are available from the Planner.

Unapproved Mountain Exist within the The FT must attempt to map active mountain bike Bike Tracks compartments. tracks during tree marking so the HC and Crew can develop a strategy to erect barriers and signage to exclude bike riders from the worksite.

Bee Sites There are Apiary The apiarists have been notified of the harvesting and Permits over the roading operation. Hives were detected in the planning unit harvesting area during planning. HC/HS to contact Apiarist if bee hives are constraining the harvesting operation. Contact details are available from the Planner.

Permit to Enter Sections of A Permit to Enter has been obtained from the landholder Arrawarra Road may to maintain and use this section of road for the duration deviate slightly off of the harvesting operation. the Crown Road Reserve between Nobby’s Road and the State Forest boundary.

6. Infrastructure Infrastructure Conditions

Crown Road Reserve Parts of Nobbys Road and the southern end of Arrawarra Road are located on a Crown Road Reserve. Consent has been granted from the Department of Industry – Lands and Water to maintain and use these roads.

Document title: FRONT_PLAN_C_540_546_547 Version No.: 1 Page 4 of 13 Harvest Plan no.: 59810 Approval Date: 11/05/2018 Expiry Date: 12/04/2028 Warning: a printed copy of this document may be uncontrolled. Please verify this is the latest version prior to use. Infrastructure Conditions

Underground Cables Damage to underground cables must not occur as result of harvesting or marked on the HPOM as roading operations. The RC must engage an Accredited Cable Locater prior to a purple dashed line. road work commencing on Nobby’s Road and the southern end of Arrawarra Road. A list of Accredited Cable Locators is available from the Planner. There is also an underground cable running along a fenced boundary in the vicinity of the Old Pacific Highway (North of dump 26). Crossbank drains must not be constructed along this boundary track near the underground cable.

All Mapped Fire Trails Mapped trails must be reinstated to similar or better condition for management access to that prior to harvesting/snigging and comply with the EPL.

7. Harvesting Conditions

Silviculture Type Harvesting Objectives and Condition for each stand condition

STS Medium It is intended that STS based on harvesting trees that have reached their maximum economic end use be implemented. BA removal may exceed 40% in Location: some localized areas <1ha but is unlikely to occur across large contiguous Coastal Blackbutt areas. Forest Types The intention is to retain enough trees to initiate another harvest in 10-15

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Crew to retain well-formed seed trees of preferred species at ~40 m spacing. Where there is good quality advanced regeneration surrounding trees that will be harvested, there is no requirement to retain seed trees. Crew to ensure mechanical disturbance creates a suitable seed bed for regeneration. Crew must remove all merchantable low quality trees within the NHA in preference to HQS trees which should be retained for a future cut. No more than 1 in 2 trees containing HQS with a DBHOB < 42 cm can be removed in this harvesting operation. The crew is responsible for retaining patches of advanced regeneration.

STS Medium In these stands dominated by mixed species Spotted Gum stands, the objective is to implement a harvesting treatment to remove the merchantable size class, Location: high and low quality logs and to create conditions suitable to establish Spotted Gum Forest regeneration. Types The aim is to return to the compartments for another harvesting treatment in around 15 years time, so retention of a proportion (1 in 2 trees) of trees containing HQS with a DBHOB < 42 cm is required. Poles may be harvested if they are sub-dominant or suppressed or if there are 2 poles close together. HC to instruct crew to retain patches of quality advanced regeneration where they occur.

Document title: FRONT_PLAN_C_540_546_547 Version No.: 1 Page 5 of 13 Harvest Plan no.: 59810 Approval Date: 11/05/2018 Expiry Date: 12/04/2028 Warning: a printed copy of this document may be uncontrolled. Please verify this is the latest version prior to use. Silviculture Type Harvesting Objectives and Condition for each stand condition

Monitoring The HC must monitor basal area removal throughout the net harvest area to ensure basal area removal does not exceed the limits detailed in this plan. Any changes to silvicultural treatment needs to be endorsed by the Planning Supervisor.

IFOA Limits STS Medium Total STS Tract 501 ha 501 ha Pre-harvest BA (m3/ha) 27 m2/ha 13,527 m2 Post harvest BA (m3/ha) 19 m2/ha 9,519 m2 Planned Removal (%) 30% 30%

8. Tree Retention - refer to TSL booklet for full conditions

Prescription Condition/Responsibility

Mark-Up – the FT is responsible for marking up the forest ahead of harvesting operations consistent with SOP 2 Exclusion Zone Boundary Mark Up - and SOP 3 - Forest Mark Up

Compartment Mark-Up Survey Compartment mark-up surveys must be conducted at least 300m in advance of operations. The survey must search for threatened (5.1, 5.2, 5.13) and protected species features listed in conditions 5.1 and 5.2 of the TSL. Koala star search triggers were identified during pre- harvest surveys, however no intermediate or high use prescriptions are to be implemented within the planning unit.

Hollow-bearing and Regrowth Zone - 5.6 d), e) and f) conditions apply. Recruitment tree retention (H Glossy Black Cockatoo feed trees – 5.6 g) (iii) and R)

Significant Food Resources FT must mark for retention - 6 Eucalypt feed trees/2 ha where they occur, glider sap feed trees, stands of forest oak and forest (5.6 g) oak feed trees. White Mahogany, Bloodwood and Ironbark are suitable E tree species present in these compartments.

Harvesting - Crew and HC responsibilities

Protection of Retained Trees Trees marked or selected for retention must not be felled. (5.6h) The crew must minimise damage to H, R and E trees by using directional felling. Harvesting debris should not accumulate within 5 m of retained trees. Where debris does accumulate the crew must remove or flatten to < 1m high. The HC must be notified of any badly damaged retained trees and they must assess and record if a replacement retained tree is required.

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Stag Retention (Dead standing The crew should retain stags where safe to do so. trees 5.6f) The crew must record the date, DBH, risk and location of unsafe stags removed

Significant food resources The crew should avoid damaging flowering or fruiting banksias or grass trees.

Impenetrable Understory Areas identified as Impenetrable Understory by the FT must be managed as per the requirements of SOP3.

9. Site-Specific Flora and Fauna (see SOP 1, 2 and 3)

Boundary Prescription Condition Type

Nest Box Trees N/A As a part of a fauna monitoring program a number of nest boxes have been temporarily installed in trees located in net harvest area in State Forest around the new Pacific Motorway. The nest boxes are shown on the tilepack and Harvest Plan Operational Map. The Forest Technicians must locate the nest boxes during mark-up and mark nest box trees with a ring of paint at eye height and also mark with them with an “N”. The harvesting crew must retain and protect all nest box trees and must use directional falling techniques to avoid damage to trees with nest boxes in them.

Threatened Solid Mapped exclusion zones for Lowland Rainforest, Lowland Ecological Rainforest on Floodplain and TEC buffer are to be located and Communities marked by FT. Two areas of Forest Type 218 (Forestry Plantations), one, to the east of log dump 11 and two, to the north of 546-4 Road, falls outside the mapped TEC extent (see forest type map). FT is to assess and mark for exclusion all areas of actual TEC in these areas.

Riparian Habitat 2 bars Implement filter strip (hard) and protection zone (soft) around Protection (5.7) drainage features as shown on the HPOM. Refer to SOP1. FT must mark unmapped drainage lines and 1st order protection zone boundary with 2 bars. (The HPOM indicates LIC drainage order The crew will locate and protect all 2nd order and above corrected by LiDAR) streams with GPS.

Dams and Solid 10m – total exclusion on all dams or waterbodies to be Waterbodies (5.12) marked by FT.

Rainforest (5.4) Accidental Mapped exclusion zones located within the compartments must be located by the crew using GPS. The FT must continue to search for unmapped Rainforest and mark for exclusion if found.

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Wetlands > 2.0ha & Accidental Mapped exclusion zones located within the compartments SEPP 14 (5.9) must be located by the crew using GPS.

Giant Barred or Machinery Mapped 30m harvesting exclusion zone on mapped streams Stuttering Frog (6.3) within 200m of a record to be located by GPS in harvester.

HCVOG (5.3) Limited Exclusion zone embedded in Mapped Limited Falling Exclusion Zone (see HPOM). Crew to identify and implement mapped exclusion zone using GPS.

Ridge & Headwater Limited Mapped Exclusion zone to be located by GPS in harvester. Habitat (5.8) Crew to identify and implement mapped exclusion zone using GPS.

Owl Landscapes Limited Exclusion zone embedded in Mapped Limited Falling Exclusion (6.9) (7b)v) Zone (see HPOM). Crew to identify and implement mapped exclusion zone using GPS.

Squirrel Glider (6.16) Limited Mapped exclusion zones located within the compartments must be located by the crew using GPS.

Yellow-bellied Glider Limited FT to search for and mark all sap feed trees for retention. (7b)xii) Within a 100m radius of sap feed trees, or within 200m of a call detection site record, 15 feed trees must be retained. A 50m radius exclusion zone must be implemented around Yellow-bellied Glider dens.

Fish N/A Compartments have been assessed as Class 1 Fisheries Aquatic Habitat. Fisheries licence conditions apply. • Crossings must be approved and marked in the field prior to use. • Crossings may only be used where it is not reasonably practicable to use another route or site. An aquatic habitat assessment of the site of each proposed crossing where in-stream maintenance is required must be completed prior to use. Consultation with the Planner is required prior to construction and use of such crossings.

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Issue Assessment Conditions

EPL Scheduled Activity No

EPL Licencing Yes Roading Supervisor/Harvesting Supervisor to update IFOA report prior to commencement/on completion of operations.

Unmapped drainage Line Not Permitted Apply all EPL drainage buffer widths to harvesting unmapped drainage lines. Fisheries Aquatic Habitat Class 1 (Purple Fisheries Licence conditions apply (see Section 9). Spotted

Gudgeon)

Inherent hazard level 2 Refer SOP 1

Harvesting Slope Limits 30 degrees EPL – Sch 4 Condition 3.

Dispersible Soils No

Mass Movement / Instability No Nil

Acid Sulphate Soils Yes Nil. Small area in the north east of the planning unit located in a harvesting exclusion zone.

Seasonality Conditions No Nil

Historical or existing erosion Yes Some rutting and rilling of forest roads which will be repaired (haulage roads graded) prior to the commencement of harvesting.

Ground cover >70% Nil. Mosaic burn conducted in Spring 2017. Groundcover will be > 70% prior to the commencement of harvesting.

Burning conditions No Nil

Log Dumps Refer to SOP 5 HC is responsible for authorising moving the location of a log dump.

Roading management during Refer to SOP 6. harvesting HC is responsible for monitoring road and crossing drainage during haulage.

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Wet Weather and Rutting Refer to SOP 6. Crew is responsible for implementing automatic closures and following notified closures. HC is responsible for ensuring crew notified when notified closure is lifted.

Snigging Refer to SOP 8 Crew is responsible for progressive drainage of snig tracks

Snig Track Crossings Refer to SOP 8 HC is responsible to ensure snig track crossings are approved prior to use and rehabilitated upon completion.

11. Crossing Approvals All crossing approvals are shown on the operational map – any other feature crossings must be assessed, recorded below and approved by the Planning Supervisor before use.

Crossing EPA Conditions Approval

No crossings have been approved for this harvesting area.

12. Induction Questions

1. Where is the Helipad/Emergency meeting Point located? 2. What are the conditions regarding European Heritage? 3. What are the Aboriginal Heritage conditions in the plan? 4. How will the nest box trees be protected throughout the operation? 5. What are the operation hour/speed limit restrictions applying to the operation? 6. What are the conditions concerning the areas of plantation in the compartments?

13. Operational Plan Briefing: A briefing of this operational plan was conducted by Person Role Nature of Briefing Date

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14. Acknowledgement of Briefing: I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the plan documents and that I have been briefed on the conditions of the Plan. I understand the operational control requirements as outlined in the plan and take responsibility for the implementation of plan conditions relevant to my responsibilities Name Role Signature Date

15. Standard Operating Procedures: The following SOP’s apply to this plan. FCNSW staff and the crew must hold a copy on site whilst operating and comply with the conditions set out in each SOP.

Procedure Title Number 1 Drainage Feature Protection

2 Exclusion Zone Boundary Management

3 Forest Mark-Up

4 Operating in Inherent Hazard Level 3 Areas

5 Log Dump Operation and Use

6 Road and Crossing Management and Wet Weather Controls

7 Safety Requirements

8 Snig Tracks and Extraction Tracks

9 Tree Felling and Servicing Logs

10 Fire Precautions and miscellaneous requirements

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Operational Diary: Action Action Date Issue Initials Required Completed

Record: Daily activities (e.g. tree marking, dump 2); Condition 5.2 of TSL items - EEC locations, rocky outcrops, koala scats, feed tree identification etc.), discussions with stakeholders/neighbours/ site visitors; areas of impenetrable understorey; unviable areas not marked, non-conformances; harvesting issues identified, twice weekly road and crossing drainage checks

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Emergency Meeting points are shown on the attached Locality Map

Description MGA Zone for EMP; Lat/Long for helicopter landing point Phone Reception Good Emergency Meeting Intersection of Solitary Islands Way (Old Pacific Hwy) and Bark 518 095 E / 6671 123 N Zone 56 Point Hut Road Helicopter Landing Quarry at the intersection of Quarry Trail and Arrawarra Road 30° 03’41.636” S / 153° 09’42.721” E point

Procedures to obtain ambulance assistance

1. Dial 000 The nearest Forestry Corporation of NSW office is: 2. If there is no mobile coverage, dial 112 (which will work on any COFFS HARBOUR accessible mobile phone system).

3. If no response on 112: Contact on: VHF Channel 193

• use a radio link (TARA, be discrete with personal information) Telephone: 02 6652 0111 • move to an area with mobile coverage • find a landline Give details of the situation and ask for a 000 call to • use another network (e.g. a contractor’s VHF radio) be placed.

000 operator question: Response: Police, fire or ambulance as required 1. Police, Fire, Ambulance? Nearest operations centre for ambulance: Newcastle Operations Centre 2. Suburb? State Forest name: Wedding Bells State Forest Nearest town or locality: Woolgoolga

Nearest ambulance station: Woolgoolga 3. Address? Intersection of Arrawarra Rd and Embankment Rd; Wedding Bells State Forest 4. Nearest road junction/cross street? Intersection of Arrawarra Rd and Embankment Rd; Wedding Bells State Forest 5. Local Government Area? Coffs Harbour Council Describe the accident, number, age and condition of casualties. Are they 6. Nature of the problem? conscious, are they breathing? 7. Where is the accident? Directions to navigate from nearest ambulance station to the emergency meeting Directions to navigate from nearest point: From the Woolgoolga ambulance station, head west along Beach Street to ambulance station to the emergency the roundabout on Solitary Islands Way (Old Pacific Highway). Turn right and meeting point. travel along Solitary Islands Way for approximately 2.5 km to where Bark Hut Road turns off to the left. This is the Emergency Meeting Point.

8. 4WD ambulance required? Yes/ No: UHF radio channel to use: Give detailed information about the condition of the casualty (do not mention 9. Injuries? names over radio system) 10. Your name and call back number:

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