Towrie Development Significant Species Management Plan June 2021 Santos Ltd l Significant Species Management Plan l June 2021 Page i Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose and Scope of the SSMP ....................................................................................... 1 2.0 Legal and Other Requirements .................................................................................................. 2 2.1 Legal Requirements ............................................................................................................ 2 3.0 Significant Species in the Towrie Development Area ............................................................. 5 3.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................. 5 3.2 Significant Flora .................................................................................................................. 5 3.3 Significant Fauna ................................................................................................................ 6 3.4 Threatened Ecological Communities .................................................................................. 8 4.0 Management of Significant Species and TECs ........................................................................ 9 4.1 Management Hierarchy ....................................................................................................... 9 Avoid and Minimise ................................................................................................ 9 Mitigate ................................................................................................................... 9 4.2 Mitigation and Monitoring .................................................................................................. 10 Mitigation .............................................................................................................. 10 Monitoring and Corrective Actions ....................................................................... 32 5.0 Recording and Reporting Requirements ................................................................................ 39 5.1 Recording MNES .............................................................................................................. 39 5.2 Recording and Tracking Disturbances to MNES .............................................................. 39 5.3 Reporting ........................................................................................................................... 40 6.0 Review ........................................................................................................................................ 41 7.0 Species and Community Profiles ............................................................................................ 42 7.1 Acacia grandifolia .............................................................................................................. 42 Status ................................................................................................................... 42 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 42 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 44 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 44 7.3 Arthaxon hispidus .............................................................................................................. 45 Status ................................................................................................................... 45 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 45 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 46 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 46 7.4 Bertya opponens ............................................................................................................... 47 Status ................................................................................................................... 47 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 47 Santos Ltd l Significant Species Management Plan l June 2021 Page ii Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 49 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 49 7.5 Cadellia pentastylis ........................................................................................................... 50 Status ................................................................................................................... 50 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 50 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 51 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 51 7.6 Dichanthium setosum ........................................................................................................ 52 Status ................................................................................................................... 52 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 52 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 53 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 53 7.7 Thesium australe ............................................................................................................... 54 Status ................................................................................................................... 54 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 54 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 55 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 56 7.8 Tylophora linearis .............................................................................................................. 57 Status ................................................................................................................... 57 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 57 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 58 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 58 7.9 Xerothamnella herbacea ................................................................................................... 59 Status ................................................................................................................... 59 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 59 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 61 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 61 7.10 Curlew sandpiper .............................................................................................................. 62 Status ................................................................................................................... 62 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 62 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 64 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 64 7.11 Red goshawk .................................................................................................................... 65 Status ................................................................................................................... 65 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 65 Habitat .................................................................................................................. 67 Santos Ltd l Significant Species Management Plan l June 2021 Page iii Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 68 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 68 7.12 Squatter pigeon – southern subspecies ............................................................................ 69 Status ................................................................................................................... 69 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 69 Habitat .................................................................................................................. 71 Anticipated threats and potential impacts