Shire of Roebourne Town Planning Scheme No. 8 Amendment No. 30 APPENDIX B ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT KARRATHA LAZY LANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Prepared for: TME Report Date: 24 September 2012 Version: 1 Report No. 2012-50 CONTENTS Contents ............................................................................................................................................................. i List of Attachments .......................................................................................................................................... iv 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Purpose and Scope ............................................................................................................................ 1 2 REGIONAL DATA ........................................................................................................................................ 3 2.1 Geology and Soils .............................................................................................................................. 3 2.2 Acid Sulphate Soils Risk ..................................................................................................................... 3 2.3 Groundwater ..................................................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Biogeography ..................................................................................................................................... 3 2.5 Botanical District ............................................................................................................................... 4 3 DATABASE SEARCH RESULTS ..................................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Flora ................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Threatened Ecological Communities ................................................................................................. 5 3.3 Fauna ................................................................................................................................................. 6 3.4 Protected Matters Search Tool ......................................................................................................... 7 3.5 Commonwealth Lands ..................................................................................................................... 10 4 SITE P13 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................... 11 4.1 Site Location .................................................................................................................................... 11 4.2 Past and Present Land Use .............................................................................................................. 11 4.3 Topography ..................................................................................................................................... 11 4.4 Surface Drainage ............................................................................................................................. 12 4.5 Vegetation and Flora ....................................................................................................................... 12 4.6 Fauna ............................................................................................................................................... 13 4.7 Heritage ........................................................................................................................................... 13 4.7.1 Aboriginal heritage .................................................................................................................. 13 4.7.2 European Heritage................................................................................................................... 13 4.8 Environmental Impact of Development .......................................................................................... 13 5 SITE P17 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................... 14 5.1 Site Location .................................................................................................................................... 14 5.2 Past and Present Land Use .............................................................................................................. 14 5.3 Topography ..................................................................................................................................... 14 10097_002_jh V1.docx i 5.4 Surface Drainage ............................................................................................................................. 15 5.5 Vegetation and Flora ....................................................................................................................... 15 5.6 Fauna ............................................................................................................................................... 16 5.7 Heritage ........................................................................................................................................... 16 5.7.1 Aboriginal heritage .................................................................................................................. 16 5.7.2 European Heritage................................................................................................................... 16 5.8 Environmental Impact of Development .......................................................................................... 16 6 SITE P28 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................... 17 6.1 Site Location .................................................................................................................................... 17 6.2 Past and Present Land Use .............................................................................................................. 17 6.3 Topography ..................................................................................................................................... 17 6.4 Surface Drainage ............................................................................................................................. 17 6.5 Vegetation and Flora ....................................................................................................................... 18 6.6 Fauna ............................................................................................................................................... 19 6.7 Heritage ........................................................................................................................................... 19 6.7.1 Aboriginal heritage .................................................................................................................. 19 6.7.2 European Heritage................................................................................................................... 19 6.8 Environmental Impact of Development .......................................................................................... 19 7 SITE P31 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................... 20 7.1 Site Location .................................................................................................................................... 20 7.2 Past and Present Land Use .............................................................................................................. 20 7.3 Topography ..................................................................................................................................... 20 7.4 Surface Drainage ............................................................................................................................. 20 7.5 Vegetation and Flora ....................................................................................................................... 21 7.6 Fauna ............................................................................................................................................... 22 7.7 Heritage ........................................................................................................................................... 22 7.7.1 Aboriginal heritage .................................................................................................................. 22 7.7.2 European Heritage................................................................................................................... 22 7.8 Environmental Impact of Development .......................................................................................... 22 8 SITE P44 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................... 24 8.1 Site Location .................................................................................................................................... 24 8.2 Past