Ecology Assessment Report – Lot 4ROG3414 Ecology Assessment Report Release notice This document is available through the Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Project controlled document system TeamBinder™. The responsibility for ensuring that printed copies remain valid rests with the user. Once printed, this is an uncontrolled document unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy. Third-party issue can be requested via the Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Project Document Control Group. Document conventions The following terms in this document apply: • Will, shall or must indicate a mandatory course of action • Should indicates a recommended course of action • May or can indicate a possible course of action. Document custodian The custodian of this document is the Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Project – Environmental Approvals Manager. The custodian is responsible for maintaining and controlling changes (additions and modifications) to this document and ensuring the stakeholders validate any changes made to this document. Deviations from document Any deviation from this document must be approved by the Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Project – Environmental Approvals Manager. Doc Ref: Q-4300-15-RP-012 Revision: 0 Page 2 of 48 Approvals, Land and Stakeholder, Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Uncontrolled when printed unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy. Ecology Assessment Report – Lot 4ROG3414 Ecology Assessment Report Table of contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................... 5 1.1. Scope of works ............................................................................................. 5 1.2. Abbreviations and references ........................................................................... 6 1.2.1. Abbreviations ............................................................................................. 6 1.2.2. Document references .................................................................................... 7 2. Site context ........................................................................................... 10 2.1. Soils and geology......................................................................................... 10 2.2. Climate .................................................................................................... 10 2.3. Site description .......................................................................................... 10 3. Methodology .......................................................................................... 11 3.1. Desktop and literature review ......................................................................... 11 3.2. Field survey ............................................................................................... 11 3.2.1. Vegetation community survey ......................................................................... 11 3.2.2. Habitat surveys .......................................................................................... 12 3.2.3. Flora and fauna surveys ................................................................................ 12 3.2.4. Fauna surveys ............................................................................................ 13 3.2.5. Exotic flora and fauna surveys ........................................................................ 13 3.2.6. Disturbance survey ...................................................................................... 13 3.2.7. Survey limitations ....................................................................................... 13 4. Results and discussion ............................................................................... 14 4.1. Desktop and literature review ......................................................................... 14 4.1.1. Commonwealth environmental matters .............................................................. 14 4.1.2. Queensland environmental matters .................................................................. 16 4.2. Field survey ............................................................................................... 19 4.2.1. Commonwealth environmental matters .............................................................. 19 4.2.2. Queensland environmental matters .................................................................. 26 4.2.3. Fauna habitat ............................................................................................ 30 4.2.4. Least concern fauna .................................................................................... 32 4.2.5. Pest flora and fauna .................................................................................... 32 4.2.6. Disturbance .............................................................................................. 33 5. Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................ 34 6. Appendix A: Site location and survey points ..................................................... 35 7. Appendix B: Herbarium report ..................................................................... 36 8. Appendix C: EPBC Act Protected Matters Search results ...................................... 37 9. Appendix D: Wildlife Online database search results ........................................... 38 10. Appendix E: Historical extent of HVR- 1990 and 2002 .......................................... 39 Doc Ref: Q-4300-15-RP-012 Revision: 0 Page 3 of 48 Approvals, Land and Stakeholder, Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Uncontrolled when printed unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy. Ecology Assessment Report – Lot 4ROG3414 Ecology Assessment Report 11. Appendix F: DEHP mapping of ESA and other environmental values ......................... 40 12. Appendix G: DEHP referable wetlands mapping................................................. 41 13. Appendix H: Flora and fauna species lists ........................................................ 42 14. Appendix I: Records of Eleocharis blakeana ..................................................... 46 15. Appendix J: Ground-truthed regional ecosystems and high value regrowth ................ 47 16. Appendix K: Ground-truthed weed locations .................................................... 48 List of tables Table 1: Abbreviations .................................................................................................... 6 Table 2: Associated document references ............................................................................ 7 Table 3: EPBC Act protected matters search tool results for threatened ecological communities potentially occurring on site. .......................................................................................... 14 Table 4: EPBC Act protected matters search tool results for threatened species potentially occurring on Site ......................................................................................................................... 15 Table 5: NC Act threatened species potentially occurring on Site.............................................. 17 Table 6: No concern at present REs mapped as potentially present on Site .................................. 18 Table 7: HVR mapped as potentially present on Site ............................................................. 18 Table 8: Weeds and pest fauna potentially present on Site ..................................................... 18 Table 9: Analysis of potential occurrence of TECs within the Site ............................................. 20 Table 10: Analysis of potential occurrence of EPBC Act protected flora species on Site ................... 20 Table 11: Analysis of potential occurrence of EPBC Act protected fauna species on Site .................. 21 Table 12: Analysis of potential occurrence of EPBC Act listed migratory species on the Site ............. 24 Table 13: Analysis of potential occurrence of EPBC Act listed marine species on Site ..................... 25 Table 14: Analysis of potential occurrence of NC Act listed threatened flora. .............................. 26 Table 15: NC Act listed threatened fauna potentially occurring on Site subsequent to the results of the field surveys. ............................................................................................................. 27 Table 16: HVR present on Site......................................................................................... 29 Table 17: Fauna survey locations and the results of the fauna habitat assessments ........................ 31 Table 18: Least concern bat species recorded during the fauna surveys. ..................................... 32 Table 19: Pest flora recorded during the ecological field survey on Site ..................................... 32 Table 20: Pest fauna species identified during the ecological field survey on Site .......................... 33 Doc Ref: Q-4300-15-RP-012 Revision: 0 Page 4 of 48 Approvals, Land and Stakeholder, Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Uncontrolled when printed unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy. Ecology Assessment Report – Lot 4ROG3414 Ecology Assessment Report 1. Introduction Origin Energy Pty Ltd (Origin) engaged Ecosure Pty Ltd (Ecosure) to complete an ecological assessment of Lot 4 ROG3414 (the Site; Appendix A: Site location and survey points). Field surveys were undertaken on 27 July 2012. Dr Con Lokkers and Dr Carissa Free were approved to undertake terrestrial flora and