Engineers & Consultants 21 Bardia Street, Heidelberg West Flora and Fauna Assessment Report Final Prepared for Department of Health and Human Services by Morphum Environmental Ltd & Do It on the Roof 22/12/2016 03 9111 5640 | [email protected] | www.morphum.com.au Engineers & Consultants Document Control Client Name: Department of Health and Human Services Project Name: Flora and Fauna Desktop Assessment Report – 21 Bardia Street Heidelberg Project Number: P01230 Document: Flora and Fauna Assessment Report Revision History Status Date Issued Author Reviewed By Released By Final 22/12/2016 Stuart Joyce, Michael Antequera, Mark Lowe Damian Young Pip Hildebrand Reviewed by: Reviewer: Mark Lowe Signature: Released by: Reviewer: Damian Young Signature: Level 17, 31 Queen Street, Melbourne 3000 03 9111 5640 | [email protected] | www.morphum.com.au Flora and Fauna Assessment Report 22/12/2016 Prepared for Department of Health and Human Services Final Contents Figures ............................................................................................................................................................................................. ii Tables ............................................................................................................................................................................................ iii 1.0 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Project Background ............................................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 2.3 Morphum Flora & Fauna Assessment Checklist Tool ........................................................................... 3 2.4 Assessment Site ................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.0 Methods............................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DELWP, 2016) ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 3.2 DELWP Biodiversity Interactive Map (BIM) (DELWP, 2016a) .............................................................. 6 3.2.1 Bioregions .............................................................................................................................................. 6 3.2.2 Ecological Vegetation Classes ....................................................................................................... 6 3.3 Biosites ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.4 Protected Matters Search tool of the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPC) ........................................................................................... 6 3.5 Planning Overlays ................................................................................................................................................ 6 3.6 Flora & Fauna Assessment ............................................................................................................................... 7 4.0 Results .................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 4.1 Desktop Assessment .......................................................................................................................................... 8 4.1.1 Flora Vegetation Classes .................................................................................................................. 8 4.1.2 Flora Species ......................................................................................................................................... 8 4.1.3 Threatened Flora Species ................................................................................................................ 8 4.1.4 Best or Remaining 50% Habitat for Rare and Threatened Flora Species ..................... 8 4.1.5 Fauna ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.1.6 Threatened fauna species ................................................................................................................ 9 4.1.7 Best or Remaining 50% Habitat for Threatened Fauna Species....................................... 9 4.1.8 Ecological communities ................................................................................................................ 10 4.2 Field Assessment ............................................................................................................................................... 11 4.2.1 Flora ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 4.2.2 Shrubs & Herbaceous species .................................................................................................... 12 4.2.3 Trees ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 4.2.4 Threatened Species, Vegetation and Habitat Considerations ....................................... 16 4.2.5 Fauna Species .................................................................................................................................... 17 Morphum Environmental Ltd and Do it on the Roof i Flora and Fauna Assessment Report 22/12/2016 Prepared for Department of Health and Human Services Final 5.0 Relevant Policy and Legislation ............................................................................................................................... 18 5.1 Commonwealth .................................................................................................................................................. 18 5.1.1 Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ............................ 18 5.2 State ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18 5.2.1 Planning and Environment Act (1987) ..................................................................................... 18 5.2.2 Catchment and Land Protection Act (1994) .......................................................................... 18 5.2.3 Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988) .................................................................................... 18 5.2.4 Victoria’s native vegetation management – a framework for action (DNRE, 2002) ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 5.2.5 Wildlife Act 1975 .............................................................................................................................. 19 5.2.6 Environmental Effects Act 1978 (DPCD, 2016) ..................................................................... 19 5.2.7 The Fisheries Act (1995) ................................................................................................................ 19 6.0 Potential Impacts .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 7.0 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 References .................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Appendix 1 Threatened species and community status categories Vic – Conservation Status abbreviations for Fauna in Victoria (DELWP,2007) Vic – Bioregional Conservation Status of Ecological Vegetation Classes (EVCs) (DNRE 2002) Conservation Status abbreviations for Fauna in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC*) (DELWP,2007) FFG- Status under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (DELWP, 2007) Appendix 2 Natureprint Appendix 3 Ecological Vegetation Class Maps 1775 & 2005 Appendix 4 Flora Species Record Tables Appendix 5 Fauna Species Record Tables Appendix 6 Threatened Ecological communities Appendix 7 EPBC Threatened Species Appendix 8 EPBC Protected Matters Report Appendix 9 Bannyule City Council Planning Report Appendix 10 Vegetation Protection Overlay Appendix 11 General Residential Zone information