Ecology Assessment Report Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 6 2. Site Context .............................................................................................................. 6 3. Methodology ............................................................................................................. 6 3.1 Desktop and Literature Review ................................................................... 6 3.2 Field Survey ................................................................................................ 7 3.2.1 Vegetation Community Survey ...................................................... 7 3.2.2 Habitat Survey ............................................................................... 7 3.2.3 Threatened Flora and Fauna Survey ............................................. 7 3.2.4 Exotic Flora and Fauna Surveys .................................................... 8 3.2.5 Disturbance Survey ....................................................................... 8 4. Results and Discussion ............................................................................................ 8 4.1 Desktop and Literature Review ................................................................... 8 4.1.1 Matters of National Environmental Significance ............................. 8 4.1.2 Weeds ......................................................................................... 12 4.1.3 Pest Fauna .................................................................................. 13 4.1.4 Nature Conservation Act ............................................................. 13 4.1.5 Environmentally Sensitive Areas –Of Concern and Endangered Regional Ecosystems ................................................................................ 14 4.2 Field Survey .............................................................................................. 19 4.2.1 Matters of National Environmental Significance ........................... 19 4.2.2 Nature Conservation Act ............................................................. 21 4.2.3 Weeds ......................................................................................... 27 4.2.4 Pest Fauna .................................................................................. 29 4.2.5 Other Significant Flora and Fauna ............................................... 29 4.2.6 Environmentally Sensitive Areas – Of Concern and Endangered Regional Ecosystems ................................................................................ 30 4.2.7 Wetland Ecosystems ................................................................... 35 4.2.8 Disturbance ................................................................................. 37 4.2.9 Sensitive Areas ........................................................................... 37 5. Recommendations .................................................................................................. 37 6. References ............................................................................................................. 39 7. Attachments............................................................................................................ 40 Appendix A - Results of EPBC Protected Matters Search Tool conducted on 28 July 2011 .. 41 Appendix B - Results of Wildnet Search conducted on 28 July 2011 .................................... 42 Appendix C - Results of DERM Referrable Wetland search conducted on 28 July 2011 ....... 43 commercial-in-confidence Q-4500-15-RP-0022 Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited ABN 68 001 646 331 Level 3, 135 Coronation Drive, Milton, Qld, 4064 GPO Box 148, Brisbane, Qld, 4001 • Telephone (07) 3858 0280• Facsimile 1300 863 446 • www.aplng.com.au 2 Ecology Assessment Report Appendix D - Fauna recorded at Condabri South during field survey .................................... 44 Appendix E - Flora recorded at Condabri South during field survey ...................................... 50 Appendix F - Field survey sites at Condabri South ............................................................... 61 commercial-in-confidence Q-4500-15-RP-0022 Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited ABN 68 001 646 331 Level 3, 135 Coronation Drive, Milton, Qld, 4064 GPO Box 148, Brisbane, Qld, 4001 • Telephone (07) 3858 0280• Facsimile 1300 863 446 • www.aplng.com.au 3 Ecology Assessment Report Tables Table 1 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for Threatened Ecological Communities predicted to occur at Condabri South and their likelihood of occurrence ................................ 8 Table 2 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for scheduled threatened flora predicted to occur at Condabri South and their likelihood of occurrence ............................................... 9 Table 3 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for scheduled threatened fauna predicted to occur at Condabri South and their likelihood of occurrence ................................ 9 Table 4 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for migratory species predicted to occur at Condabri South and their likelihood of occurrence ........................................................... 11 Table 5 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for Marine Species predicted to occur at Condabri South and their likelihood of occurrence ............................................................... 11 Table 6 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for weeds predicted to occur at Condabri South and their likelihood of occurrence .............................................................................. 12 Table 7 EPBC Protected Matters search tool results for pest fauna predicted to occur at Condabri South and their likelihood of occurrence ............................................................... 13 Table 8 Nature Conservation Act (Wildnet) search tool results for Condabri South ............. 14 Table 9 Endangered Regional Ecosystems mapped as present on Condabri South ........... 16 Table 10 Of Concern Regional Ecosystems mapped as present on Condabri South ........... 17 Table 11 Not Of Concern Regional Ecosystems mapped as present on Condabri South .... 18 Table 12 Threatened Ecological Communities identified during the field survey at Condabri South ................................................................................................................................... 19 Table 13 EPBC protected flora species potentially occurring at Condabri South based on field survey results ............................................................................................................... 19 Table 14 EPBC protected fauna species potentially occurring at Condabri South based on field survey results ............................................................................................................... 20 Table 15 EPBC migratory fauna occurring or potentially occurring at Condabri South based on field survey results .......................................................................................................... 21 Table 16 Nature Conservation Act scheduled threatened flora identified during the field survey at Condabri South .................................................................................................... 22 Table 17 Nature Conservation Act scheduled threatened fauna recorded at Condabri South during the field survey ......................................................................................................... 24 commercial-in-confidence Q-4500-15-RP-0022 Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited ABN 68 001 646 331 Level 3, 135 Coronation Drive, Milton, Qld, 4064 GPO Box 148, Brisbane, Qld, 4001 • Telephone (07) 3858 0280• Facsimile 1300 863 446 • www.aplng.com.au 4 Ecology Assessment Report Table 18 Nature Conservation Act scheduled threatened fauna potentially occurring at Condabri South based on field survey results ...................................................................... 26 Table 19 Non-native flora recorded during the ecological field survey at Condabri South .... 27 Table 20 Pest fauna species identified during the ecological field survey at Condabri South29 Table 21 Endangered Regional Ecosystems identified on Condabri South.......................... 32 Table 22 Of Concern Regional Ecosystems identified to be present on Condabri South ..... 33 Table 23 Not of Concern Regional Ecosystems identified to be present on Condabri South 34 commercial-in-confidence Q-4500-15-RP-0022 Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited ABN 68 001 646 331 Level 3, 135 Coronation Drive, Milton, Qld, 4064 GPO Box 148, Brisbane, Qld, 4001 • Telephone (07) 3858 0280• Facsimile 1300 863 446 • www.aplng.com.au 5 Ecology Assessment Report 1. Introduction This report has been completed by Boobook Ecological Consultants approved by the Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC) in writing on the 31st of March and 28th of June 2011. The field surveys were conducted by a team of ecologists lead by Craig Eddie, approved by DSEWPaC in writing on the 31st of March 2011, Principal Ecologist for Boobook Ecological Consultants. 2. Site Context Condabri South comprises three land parcels described individually as Lot 48 on Plan RG46, Lot 52 on Plan RG46 and Lot 2 on Plan SP179380. The total area of the property aggregation is approximately 1361 ha. It is located approximately 32km south south east of Miles