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2. Management Conditions on Boundaries Boundary Conditions SMZ / FMZ FMZ 2 and 3A – occur within the Planning Unit and are mapped on HPOM as exclusion zones. These areas include High Conservation Value Old Growth (HCVOG), Rainforest and Dunn’s White Gum Forest Type. FMZ 3B - Visual protection zone marked by Green hatching along the Armidale Road. 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. - Snig tracks to run perpendicular to the road where practical. - Retain understorey vegetation where practical to provide visual screening. - Limit trees removals to maximum 50 percent of canopy. Log dumps are permitted within the visual protection zone. Measures should be taken to retain the visual amenity, e.g. minimise dump size, select location not on top on ridgeline. FMZ 4 – Available and displayed in a yellow colour on the HPOM as net harvest area. Normal harvest conditions apply. FMZ 7 – A transmission line easement runs along the western part of the Planning Unit in the vicinity of the Armidale Road. Harvesting is not permitted within the easement. Directional falling techniques must be used when working in close proximity to the transmission line and harvesting must not impact upon the transmission line. Aboriginal Cultural Surveys have been conducted during late 2016. One existing Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Heritage site is shown on the HPOM. A 25m total harvesting exclusion has been placed around the site. The site has been marked by an Aboriginal Partnerships Liaison Officer, but must be checked by the FT prior to harvest (repaint faded paint). Existing roads can be maintained (with minimal disturbance to the road surface) and used if they pass through the exclusion zone. NOTE: Log dumps must not be located within this harvesting exclusion. If any potential heritage sites are identified during mark-up or harvesting, an interim 100m exclusion buffer must be applied and the Planning Supervisor notified immediately. National Park Nymboi-Binderay National Park forms the southern boundary of the Planning Unit. The boundary from the Armidale Road along Surveyors Road and Muck Creek Road to the corner approximately 250m to the east of log dump 38 is 20m south of the centreline of the road in use. For harvesting purposes the harvesting boundary is Surveyors Road/Muck Creek Road. From this point, north and then east the boundary is the right bank of the drainage line except for the section of boundary immediately to the south of log dump 39 where the GPS/tilepack must be used to conservatively locate the boundary.

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Volume Product Estimates Species Species Mix (Sawlog) (m3) HQ Large Sawlog (Quota) 2,450 SPG 60% HQ Small Sawlog 1,760 BBT 15% Poles, Piles, Veneer & 420 TWD,SBG,BBX 15% Girders LQ Sawlog (Salvage) 3,600 OTHER 10% Total 8,230

4. Haulage Route and Contractor Travel Route Haul Route There are two haulage routes for this operation. The wood from the northern part of the Planning Unit will go out along Pidcocks Road then Surveyors Road and onto the Armidale Road. The haul route for the southern part of the block will go west out Muck Creek and Surveyors Road then onto the Armidale Road. Armidale Road Signage “Caution Trucks Turning” signs must be erected on both approaches to roads and dumps adjoining the Armidale Road when in use. HC and Crew are to undertake a risk assessment regarding adequate sight distances prior to using roads and dumps adjoining and/or intersecting the Armidale Rd. School Bus Routes Refer Attachment 1 - Communication Procedure Caution must be exercised by harvesting and haulage traffic on the Armidale Road (especially in the vicinity of Dunburrabin) and on the Tyringham Road as School Buses use these routes on school days. CAUTION - There are 40 km/hr school zones on the Armidale Road during school drop up and pick up times at Nymboida and Coutts Crossing. Traffic Control Plan / A Traffic Control Plan (TCP) must be developed, by an accredited company and implemented when harvesting within 2 tree lengths of the Armidale Rd Traffic Management (managed by Clarence Valley Council). A Traffic Management Plan (TMP) must Plan be implemented when harvesting within 2 tree lengths of forest roads within the harvesting unit. The HC should review WHS Procedure 4.11 - Traffic Management for more information. Dust and Mud HC must ensure mud is not dragged onto the Armidale Road during haulage.

Operating hours No restrictions apply to haulage traffic for this operation.

5. Community Issue Detail Conditions

Notifications Required Nil All relevant notifications have been conducted. A notification list for FCNSW staff is available from the Planner.

Neighbours National Park to the Harvest area is surrounded by State Forest and National south of the harvest Park. The National Parks office in Dorrigo has been area notified of the harvesting and roading operations.

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Forest Permits (Bees) Apiary permits exists The Apiary Permit holders have been notified regarding over the net harvest the harvest event. No hives were detected during area. planning however if hives are constraining harvesting operations then the apiarist must be contacted by the HC at least two weeks prior to commencement of harvesting to allow hives to be moved and again on completion of harvesting in the area.

Forest Permits (Grazing) A grazing The permit holder has been notified of roading, Occupational Permit harvesting and haulage operations. The HC must notify exists over the net the permit holder at least one week prior to harvesting harvest area operations commencing. Contact details are held on the Harvest Planning folder

6. Infrastructure Infrastructure Conditions

Roads Haulage roads within the planning unit have been maintained to haulage standard as shown on the HPOM. No cross banks are to be installed on completion of logging on these roads as they are to remain open for fire control and general management access. Non haulage roads are shown in a light brown colour on the HPOM. Non haulage roads must also remain trafficable. A transmission line traverses the compartments, as shown by the easement in Overhead Powerlines compartment 174 (in the vicinity of the Armidale Road) as shown on the HPOM. The transmission line is a 132Kv powerline. Appropriate safety procedures must be in place before any work is undertaken in proximity to this power line (see site safety plan).

Directional falling techniques are to be used when working within close proximity to powerlines.

SMS Toolbox Talk 4.8 – Working in the Vicinity of Overhead and Underground Powerlines must be conducted prior to the commencement of harvesting operations.

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Silviculture Type Harvesting Objectives and Condition for each stand condition

STS Light In stands dominated by mixed age spotted gum forest type, the objective is to harvest the mature cohort within the stand and to open up the canopy and Mixed Spotted Gum mechanically disturb the soil to encourage vigorous regeneration (both forest type lignotuberous and from seed). Crew to remove all merchantable stems not marked for retention and ensure that mechanical disturbance creates a suitable seed bed for regeneration. Forest Technician to mark growers for retention. The crew is responsible for selecting retained seed trees and retaining patches of advanced regeneration.

STS Medium In the Coastal Blackbutt/mixed age moist hardwood stand, the objective is to harvest the merchantable component of the mature aged crop and retain the Coastal vigorous younger age class trees for a future cut. Blackbutt/Mixed age Moist Mixed Crew to retain well formed seed trees of preferred species at a spacing of no Hardwoods species more than one and half times tree height. type Forest Technician to mark growers for retention if required.

Crew is to select trees for removal and avoid damage to retained growers.

Not Economically Areas will not be harvested in this harvesting operation. Viable/Pre Merchantable

Monitoring The HC is not required to conduct basal area monitoring during this harvesting operation.

IFOA Limits STS Light STS Medium Not Economically Total Viable STS Tract 467 ha 150ha 100 ha 717 ha Pre-harvest BA (m2) 25 m2/ha 25 m2/ha 20 m2/ha 17,425 m2 Post harvest BA (m2) 20 m2/ha 17 m2/ha 20 m2/ha 13,890 m2 Planned Removal (%) 20 % 32 % 0 20 %

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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. The FT must field check and map areas of impenetrable understory during mark-up and handover unmarked areas to the HC (refer SOP 3).

Hollow-bearing and Regrowth Zone - 5.6 d), e) and f) conditions apply. Recruitment tree retention (H Additional H trees for Greater Glider condition does not apply. and R) Glossy Black Cockatoo feed trees – 5.6 g) (i) All Forest Oak trees, where there is evidence of Glossy Black-cockatoos feeding on them, must be retained.

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, Ironbark and Spotted Gum are suitable E tree species present in these compartments.

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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.

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.

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Harvesting - Crew and HC responsibilities

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

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. No unmapped drainage line harvesting permitted. First order (The HPOM indicates drainage lines to be marked with 2 bars. LIC drainage order The crew will locate and protect all 2nd order and above corrected by LiDAR) streams with GPS.

Ground Habitat N/A Commercial firewood collection in these compartments is not (5.17) permitted.

Rainforest (5.4) Accidental Mapped Exclusion zone to be located by GPS in harvester.

Giant Barred or Machinery Mapped Exclusion zone to be located by GPS in harvester. Stuttering Frog (6.3) 30m exclusion on mapped streams within 200m of a record. Revert to 10m UMDL EPL protection – FT to mark these areas with 2 bars.

Stephens’ Banded Machinery Mark and retain all hollow bearing trees with DBHOB of Snake (6.06) >60cm within 100m of record. Damage to these trees must be avoided

HCVOG (5.3) Limited Exclusion embedded in Mapped Limited Falling Exclusion Zone. Mapped Exclusion zone to be located by GPS in harvester.

Ridge & Headwater Limited Mapped Exclusion zone to be located by GPS in harvester. Habitat (5.8)

Koala High-use Area Limited Mapped Exclusion zone to be located by GPS in harvester. (6.14)

Koala Intermediate Modified Retain 10 trees/2ha primary browse species consisting of E. Use (6.14) microcorys, Grey Gum E. spp, E. tereticornis, E. robusta or E. microcorys, E. viminalis, E. obliqua, E. pauciflora, E. Compartment 172 dalrympleana, E. nobilis, E. saligna, E. andrewsii (may be Only counted as other retained trees).

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Powerful Owl, Limited Landscape Approach applied to Large Forest Owls within the Masked Owl, Barking planning unit. No Owl Landscape mapped exclusions occur Owl (7b)v)) within the planning unit.

Yellow-bellied Glider Limited Mark and retain all observed feed trees & 15 trees within (7b)xii)) 100m of sap feed trees, mark and retain 15 trees within 100m of record, mark and retain 15 trees within 200m of record Yellow-bellied Glider Mark and retain all observed feed trees & 15 trees within Modified sap feed tree (6.17) 100m of sap feed tree.

Yellow-bellied Glider Mark and retain 15 trees within 200m of record. Modified call detection (6.17)

10. Soil & Water – Refer to EPL Booklet for full conditions

Issue Assessment Conditions

EPL Scheduled Activity No

EPL Licencing Yes Roading Supervisor/Harvesting Supervisor to notify EPA prior to commencement/on completion of operations.

Unmapped drainage Line Not Permitted harvesting

Fisheries Aquatic Habitat Class 1 Fisheries Licence conditions apply

Inherent hazard level 2 Refer SOP 1

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

Dispersible Soils No Nil

Mass Movement / Instability No Nil

Acid Sulphate Soils No Nil

Seasonality Conditions No Nil

Issue Assessment Conditions

Historical or existing erosion No Nil

Ground cover >70% Nil

Burning conditions No Nil

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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.

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

Nil

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

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13. 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

14. 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 (eg 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 Poor (Optus Network) Emergency Meeting CLOU5 - Hortons Creek Picnic Area – Armidale Road 469274 E / 6681130 N Zone 56 Point Helicopter Landing CLOU5 - Hortons Creek Picnic Area – Armidale Road 30° 00’1.399” S / 152° 40’53.144” E point

Procedures to obtain ambulance assistance

1. Dial 000 The nearest Forestry Corporation of NSW office is: COFFS HARBOUR 2. If there is no mobile coverage, dial 112 (which will work on any accessible mobile phone system). Contact on: VHF Channel 193 3. If no response on 112: Telephone: 02 6652 0111 • use a radio link (TARA, be discrete with personal information) • move to an area with mobile coverage Give details of the situation and ask for a 000 call to • find a landline be placed. • use another network (e.g. a contractor’s VHF radio)

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: Clouds Creek State Forest Nearest town or locality: Nymboida

Nearest ambulance station: Grafton 3. Address? Intersection of Surveyors Rd (northern end) and Armidale Rd; Clouds Creek S F 4. Nearest road junction/cross street? Intersection of Surveyors Rd (northern end) and Armidale Rd; Clouds Creek S F 5. Local Government Area? Clarence Valley 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? E.g. Oaky Rd, Clouds Creek State Forest Directions to navigate from nearest ambulance station to the emergency meeting point: From the Grafton ambulance station, take the Armidale Road from South Grafton through the townships of Coutts Crossing and Nymboida. Continue south on the Armidale road for 7.2 km from the Nymboida Police Station to Hortons Creek Picnic Area located on the left-hand side of the road. This is the Safety Directions to navigate from nearest Meeting Point and Helipad. ambulance station to the emergency meeting point. From Dorrigo ambulance station, go north west on Tyringham road for approximately 25 Km. At the “T” intersection where Tyringham Rd meets Armidale-Grafton Road, turn right and travel north approximately 36 Km to Hortons Creek Picnic Area on the right-hand side of the road. This is the Emergency Meeting Point and Helipad.

8. 4WD ambulance required? Yes: 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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