Fauna Assessment Lots 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 Doyle Place Margaret River FEBRUARY 2017 Version 2 On behalf of: Halsall and Associates PO Box 29 MARGARET RIVER WA 6285 T: (08) 9758 8676 E: [email protected] Prepared by: Greg Harewood Zoologist PO Box 755 BUNBURY WA 6231 M: 0402 141 197 E: [email protected] LOTS 4, 5, & 7 - 11 - DOYLE PLACE - MARGARET RIVER – FAUNA ASSESSMENT – FEBRUARY 2017 – V2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 2. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL ...................................................................................... 1 3. SCOPE OF WORKS ..................................................................................................... 1 4. METHODS .................................................................................................................... 2 4.1 POTENTIAL FAUNA INVENTORY – LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................... 2 4.1.1 Database Searches ............................................................................................. 2 4.1.2 Previous Fauna Surveys in the Area ................................................................... 2 4.1.3 Existing Publications ........................................................................................... 4 4.1.4 Fauna of Conservation Significance ................................................................... 5 4.1.5 Invertebrate Fauna of Conservation Significance ............................................... 7 4.1.6 Taxonomy and Nomenclature ............................................................................. 7 4.1.7 Likelihood of Occurrence – Fauna of Conservation Significance ........................ 7 4.2 SITE SURVEYS ............................................................................................................ 8 4.2.1 Fauna Habitat Assessment ................................................................................. 8 4.2.2 Opportunistic Fauna Observations ...................................................................... 9 4.2.3 Western Ringtail Possum Assessment ............................................................... 9 4.2.4 Black Cockatoo Habitat Assessment .................................................................. 9 4.2.4.1 Black Cockatoo Breeding Habitat .................................................................... 10 4.2.4.2 Black Cockatoo Foraging Habitat .................................................................... 11 4.2.4.3 Black Cockatoo Roosting Habitat .................................................................... 12 5. SURVEY CONSTRAINTS ........................................................................................... 12 6. RESULTS ................................................................................................................... 13 6.1 POTENTIAL FAUNA INVENTORY - LITERATURE REVIEW .................................... 13 LOTS 4, 5, & 7 - 11 - DOYLE PLACE - MARGARET RIVER – FAUNA ASSESSMENT – FEBRUARY 2017 – V2 6.2 SITE SURVEYS .......................................................................................................... 14 6.2.1 Fauna Habitat Assessment ............................................................................... 14 6.2.2 Opportunistic Fauna Observations .................................................................... 18 6.2.3 Western Ringtail Possum Assessment ............................................................. 18 6.2.4 Black Cockatoo Habitat Assessment ................................................................ 19 6.2.4.1 Black Cockatoo Habitat Tree Assessment ...................................................... 19 6.2.4.2 Black Cockatoo Foraging Habitat Assessment ............................................... 21 6.2.4.3 Black Cockatoo Roosting Habitat Assessment ............................................... 21 6.3 FAUNA INVENTORY – SUMMARY ............................................................................ 21 6.3.1 Vertebrate Fauna .............................................................................................. 21 6.3.2 Vertebrate Fauna of Conservation Significance ................................................ 22 6.3.3 Invertebrate Fauna of Conservation Significance ............................................. 24 7. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ............................................................................................... 24 8. RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................... 29 9. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................ 30 10. REFERENCES............................................................................................................ 32 LOTS 4, 5, & 7 - 11 - DOYLE PLACE - MARGARET RIVER – FAUNA ASSESSMENT – FEBRUARY 2017 – V2 FIGURES FIGURE 1: Air Photo FIGURE 2: Draft Structure Plan (Courtesy Halsall - February 2017 – Revision H) FIGURE 3: Possum Observations FIGURE 4: Habitat Trees (DBH >50cm) TABLES TABLE 1: Summary of potential cockatoo breeding habitat trees (DBH >50cm) TABLE 2: Summary of Potential Vertebrate Fauna Species (as listed in Appendix B) TABLE 2: Likelihood of Occurrence and Possible Impacts – Fauna Species of Conservation Significance PLATES PLATE 1: Peppermint Woodland in Far North West Corner of Lot 4 PLATE 2: Proposed Building Envelope Site (Lot 103) – Planted Non-Endemic Eucalypts PLATE 3: Proposed Building Envelope Site (Lot 109) – Grove of Marri Trees PLATE 4: Proposed Building Envelope Site (Lot 114) – Old Orchard APPENDICES APPENDIX A: Conservation Categories APPENDIX B: Fauna Observed or Potentially in Subject Site APPENDIX C: DPaW & EPBC Database Search Results APPENDIX D: Habitat Tree Details APPENDIX E: Significant Species Profiles LOTS 4, 5, & 7 - 11 - DOYLE PLACE - MARGARET RIVER – FAUNA ASSESSMENT – FEBRUARY 2017 – V2 Acronyms/Abbreviations: ALA: Atlas of Living Australia www.ala.org.au BA: Birdlife Australia (Formerly RAOU, Birds Australia). BC Bill: Biodiversity Conservation Bill (2015). WA Government. °C: Degrees Celsius. CALM: Department of Conservation and Land Management (now DPaW), WA Government. CAMBA: China Australia Migratory Bird Agreement 1998. CBD: Central Business District. DBH: Diametre at Breast Height – tree measurement. DEC: Department of Environment and Conservation (now DPaW), WA Government. DEH: Department of Environment and Heritage (now DotE), Australian Government. DEP: Department of Environment Protection (now DER), WA Government. DER: Department of Environment Regulation (formerly DEC, DoE), WA Government. DEWHA: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (now DotE), Australian Government DMP: Department of Mines and Petroleum (formerly DoIR), WA Government. DoE: Department of Environment (now DER/DPaW), WA Government. DotE: Department of the Environment (now DotEE), Australian Government. DotEE: Department of the Environment and Energy (formerly DotE, SEWPaC, DWEHA, DEH), Australian Government. DoIR: Department of Industry and Resources (now DMP), WA Government. DPaW: Department of Parks and Wildlife (formerly DEC, CALM, DoE), WA Government. EP Act: Environmental Protection Act 1986, WA Government. EPA: Environmental Protection Authority, WA Government. EPBC Act: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Australian Government. ha: Hectare (10,000 square metres). IBRA: Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia. LOTS 4, 5, & 7 - 11 - DOYLE PLACE - MARGARET RIVER – FAUNA ASSESSMENT – FEBRUARY 2017 – V2 IUCN: International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources – commonly known as the World Conservation Union. JAMBA: Japan Australia Migratory Bird Agreement 1981. km: Kilometre. m: Metre. mm: Millimetre. P: Priority - DPaW fauna conservation ranking. POS: Public Open Space. RAOU: Royal Australia Ornithologist Union. ROKAMBA: Republic of Korea-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement 2007. S: Schedule - Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act (1950) Threatened Fauna Category. SEWPaC: Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (now DotE, formerly DEH, DEWHA), Australian Government. SRE: Short Range Endemic. SSC: Species Survival Commission, International. WA: Western Australia. WAM: Western Australian Museum, WA Government. WAPC: Western Australian Planning Commission, WA Government. WC Act: Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, WA Government. WRP: Western Ringtail Possum LOTS 4, 5, & 7 - 11 - DOYLE PLACE - MARGARET RIVER – FAUNA ASSESSMENT – FEBRUARY 2017 – V2 SUMMARY This report details the results of a fauna assessment of Lots 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 Doyle Place, Margaret River (the subject site). The Lots are located about four kilometres west of the main Margaret River town site in south west Western Australia and have a total area of about 22.5 ha (Figure 1). Halsall & Associates Town Planning Consultants have been engaged by the owners of the subject site to present a proposal to the Shire seeking support for a Scheme Amendment to Local Planning Scheme No.1 (“the Scheme”) and an associated Structure Plan to provide a mechanism for consideration of subdivision of the relevant lots. The Lots in question are subject to an application for a Scheme Amendment to Local Planning Scheme No.1 (“the Scheme”) and an associated Structure Plan to provide a mechanism for subdivision.