PROPOSED GENEX KIDSTON CONNECTION PROJECT Corridor Selection Report PREPARED BY QUEENSLAND ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (ACN 078 849 233) trading as “POWERLINK” 50 3.1.4 Woody vegetation assessment The woody vegetation assessment performed by Virtual GIS, used GIS remote sensing to predict the extent of woody remnant vegetation, and the potential extent of woody remnant vegetation and regrowth vegetation in each corridor investigation area. The results of the woody vegetation mapping is useful for identifying potential areas of inconsistency between the woody vegetation assessment and the DNRM mapping, for which such areas would be targeted as part of the ground-truthing surveys during the next phase of the Project. The woody vegetation that is of potential relevance to each corridor option, as an output of remote sensing of woody vegetation, is presented on Figure 3.35–Figure 3.49. The area (ha) of dominant and sub-dominant of concern regional ecosystems that is of potential relevance to each corridor investigation area is presented in Table 3.5. The results of the analysis of woody vegetation for each corridor option is presented in Appendix G. In reference to the predicted and potential woody remnant vegetation in Table 3.5, Option C is of least constraint in terms of potential impacts upon potential and predicted of concern dominant. On the other hand, Option B is of least constraint in terms of potential impacts upon potential and predicted of concern sub- dominant regional ecosystems. However, a greater emphasis should be applied to the predicted of concern dominant remnant vegetation being of greater significance, which therefore suggests that Option C is of least ecological constraint. Initial Desktop Assessment and Preliminary Ecological Constraints Advice WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Proposed Genex Kidston Connection Project Project No 2270434A Powerlink Confidential 51 Table 3.5 Remotely sensed predicted and potential extent of woody remnant and regrowth vegetation of relevance to each corridor option CORRIDOR PREDICTED WOODY REMNANT POTENTIAL WOODY REMNANT POTENTIAL REGROWTH NON-REMNANT VEGETATION (HA) VEGETATION (HA) OF OF CONCERN LEAST OF OF CONCERN LEAST OF LEAST UNCLASSIFIED VEGETATION BARE EARTH, CONCERN SUB- CONCERN CONCERN SUB- CONCERN CONCERN CONCERN REGROWTH WATER AND DOMINANT DOMINANT DOMINANT DOMINANT DOMINANT EASEMENT Option A 1,535 549 37,602 240 364 9,002 6.9 48 235 2,174 4,670 Option B 1,460 295 37,969 344 87 8,439 6.6 214 219 1,812 5,428 Option C 1,223 618 38,808 431 37 8,494 28.8 172 291 1,718 5,771 Initial Desktop Assessment and Preliminary Ecological Constraints Advice WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Proposed Genex Kidston Connection Project Project No 2270434A Powerlink Confidential CONJUBOY EINASLEIGH LYNDHURST LYNDHURST Legend Corridor investigation area Potential Least concern Woody vegetation Regrowth (2014) Of concern - dominant Non-remnant Of concern - sub dominant Bare/very low vegetated cover Least concern Built structures Potential Of concern - dominant Linear easements Potential Of concern - subdominant Waterways/Dams LYNDHURST Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Map: 2270434A_GIS_E010_A2a Author: VD 0 1,300 2,600 m Kidston Power Transmission Line Date: 12/12/2016 Approved by: RH ° 1:100,000 Figure 3.35 Data source: Virtual GIS (2016) Coordinate system: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 Woody Vegetation Scale ratio correct when printed at A3 Option A © Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Ltd ("PB") Copyright in the drawings, information and data recorded ("the information") is the property of PB. 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NCSI Certified Quality System to ISO 9001. © APPROVED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Ltd. \\APBNEFIL03\proj\P\Powerlink_QLD\2270434A_KIDSTON_POWER_TRANSMISSION_LI\10_GIS\Projects\Maps\2270434A_GIS_E010_A2a.mxd www.pbworld.com CONJUBOY GREENVALE LYNDHURST Legend Corridor investigation area Potential Least concern Woody vegetation Non-remnant Of concern - dominant Bare/very low vegetated cover Of concern - sub dominant Built structures Least concern Linear easements Potential Of concern - dominant Waterways/Dams Potential Of concern - subdominant Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Map: 2270434A_GIS_E010_A2a Author: VD 0 1,300 2,600 m Kidston Power Transmission Line Date: 12/12/2016 Approved by: RH ° 1:100,000 Figure 3.36 Data source: Virtual GIS (2016) Coordinate system: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 Woody Vegetation Scale ratio correct when printed at A3 Option A © Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Ltd ("PB") Copyright in the drawings, information and data recorded ("the information") is the property of PB. 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NCSI Certified Quality System to ISO 9001. © APPROVED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Ltd. \\APBNEFIL03\proj\P\Powerlink_QLD\2270434A_KIDSTON_POWER_TRANSMISSION_LI\10_GIS\Projects\Maps\2270434A_GIS_E010_A2a.mxd www.pbworld.com V A L L E Y O F LAGOONS GREENVALE Legend Corridor investigation area Potential regrowth Woody vegetation Non-remnant Least concern Bare/very low vegetated cover Potential Least concern Linear easements Regrowth (2014) Waterways/Dams Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Map: 2270434A_GIS_E010_A2a Author: VD 0 1,300 2,600 m Kidston Power Transmission Line Date: 12/12/2016 Approved by: RH ° 1:100,000 Figure 3.38 Data source: Virtual GIS (2016) Coordinate system: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 Woody Vegetation Scale ratio correct when printed at A3 Option A © Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Ltd ("PB") Copyright in the drawings, information and data recorded ("the information") is the property of PB. 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NCSI Certified Quality System to ISO 9001. © APPROVED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Ltd. \\APBNEFIL03\proj\P\Powerlink_QLD\2270434A_KIDSTON_POWER_TRANSMISSION_LI\10_GIS\Projects\Maps\2270434A_GIS_E010_A2a.mxd www.pbworld.com UPPER STONE M O U N T F O X V A L L E Y O F LAGOONS Legend PALUMA Corridor investigation area Potential regrowth Woody vegetation Non-remnant Of concern - dominant Bare/very low vegetated cover Least concern Built structures Potential Least concern Linear easements Regrowth (2014) Waterways/Dams Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Map: 2270434A_GIS_E010_A2a Author: VD 0 1,300 2,600 m Kidston Power Transmission Line Date: 12/12/2016 Approved by: RH ° 1:100,000 Figure 3.39 Data source: Virtual GIS (2016) Coordinate system: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 Woody Vegetation Scale ratio correct when printed at A3 Option A © Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Pty Ltd ("PB") Copyright in the drawings, information and data recorded ("the information") is the property of PB. 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