Cattle Hill Wind Farm Weed Management Plan (WMP) Developed to satisfy the requirements of Condition 22 of the Commonwealth EPBC Approval 2009/4839 for the Cattle Hill Wind Farm Date Revision Prepared Reviewed Approved 12/08/2017 Draft 1 R Barnes and C McCoull R Barnes R Barnes 16/08/2017 Draft 1 R Barnes and C McCoull S Marsh S Marsh 12/10/2017 Draft 2 R Barnes and C McCoull R Barnes R Barnes 12/10/2017 Draft 2 R Barnes and C McCoull S Marsh S Marsh 02/12/2017 Draft 3 R Barnes and C McCoull R Barnes R Barnes 02/12/2017 Draft 3 R Barnes and C McCoull S Marsh S Marsh 04/12/2017 Final R Barnes and C McCoull R Barnes R Barnes 04/12/2017 Final R Barnes and C McCoull S Marsh S Marsh 1 Cattle Hill Wind Farm Weed Management Plan Table of Contents Definitions and Acronyms ....................................................................................................................... 5 1. Objectives of the Weed Management Plan .................................................................................... 8 2. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1 The Project .............................................................................................................................. 9 2.2 The Proponent (Approval Holder) ................................................................................................. 9 2.3 Relevant Permit Conditions and Pre‐Existing Requirements ........................................................ 9 2.3.1 Commonwealth EPBC approval 2009/4839 ........................................................................... 9 2.3.2 Conservation Covenant and Operations Plan ............................................................... 10 2.4 Data Sources ......................................................................................................................... 13 2.4.1 Significant Flora Species ....................................................................................................... 13 2.4.2 Conservation Covenant ........................................................................................................ 14 2.4.3 Weed Records ............................................................................................................... 14 2.5 Existing Environment ............................................................................................................ 14 2.5.1 Topography ................................................................................................................... 14 2.5.2 Geology and Soils .......................................................................................................... 14 2.5.3 Climate .......................................................................................................................... 15 3. What is a weed? ............................................................................................................................ 18 3.1 Weed Prioritisation for Nature Conservation Values ............................................................ 18 3.2 Relevant Weeds and Classification ....................................................................................... 18 3.2.1 Weed of National Significance ...................................................................................... 18 3.2.2 Declared weeds ............................................................................................................. 18 3.2.3 Sleeper weeds ............................................................................................................... 19 3.2.4 Weed Groups ................................................................................................................ 19 3.3 Weed Location Data .............................................................................................................. 19 3.3.1 Existing Data .................................................................................................................. 19 3.3.2 New Data records ......................................................................................................... 20 4 Administrative Controls ................................................................................................................ 29 4.1 Roles and Responsibilities ..................................................................................................... 29 4.1.1 Proponent ..................................................................................................................... 29 4.1.2 Site Manager ................................................................................................................. 29 4.1.3 Staff and General Contractors ...................................................................................... 29 4.1.4 Weed Spraying Contractors .......................................................................................... 29 4.1.5 Expert Consultants ........................................................................................................ 30 2 Cattle Hill Wind Farm Weed Management Plan 4.2 Inductions and Training ........................................................................................................ 30 4.2.1 General Training ................................................................................................................... 30 4.2.2 Specialist Training ................................................................................................................ 30 4.3 Machine Log Book ....................................................................................................................... 31 4.4 Construction Environment Management Plan ........................................................................... 31 5 Preventative Management Actions .............................................................................................. 32 5.1 Education and Training ......................................................................................................... 32 5.2 Pre‐Construction Flagging ..................................................................................................... 32 5.3 Construction Materials ......................................................................................................... 32 5.4 Machinery and Equipment Floated to Site ........................................................................... 33 5.5 Vehicles Travelling to Site on Public Roads ........................................................................... 33 5.6 Machinery Washdown within Site ........................................................................................ 34 5.6.1 Designated Washdown Facility ..................................................................................... 34 5.6.2 In‐field Washdown ........................................................................................................ 34 5.7 Vegetation Sheet and Soil/Vegetation Mix Reuse ................................................................ 35 5.7.1 Native Species Dominated Vegetation Sheets .............................................................. 35 5.7.2 Exotic Species Dominated Vegetation Sheets .............................................................. 36 6 Responsive Management Actions ................................................................................................. 37 6.1 Physical Removal and/or Burying Material ........................................................................... 37 6.1.2 Physical Removal of Seed and Mature Flowerheads ........................................................... 37 6.1.2 Burying Material .................................................................................................................. 37 6.2 Weed Spraying Program ....................................................................................................... 38 6.3 New Weed Incursion ................................................................................................................... 39 7 Performance Monitoring .............................................................................................................. 40 7.1 Weed Surveys........................................................................................................................ 40 7.2 Staff and Contractor Weed Records ..................................................................................... 40 8 Review of Plan and Procedures .................................................................................................... 41 8.1 Plan Review ........................................................................................................................... 41 8.2 Detection of listed species .................................................................................................... 41 9 Reporting ...................................................................................................................................... 42 9.1 Training and Induction of staff and contractors ................................................................... 42 9.2 Machine Log Books ............................................................................................................... 42 9.3 Inspection Sheets .................................................................................................................. 42 9.4 Weed