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Page 1: EXPERT ADVICE IN ECOLOGY (MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL) AND

TOONDAH HARBOUR ANDWEINAM CREEK, REDLAND CITY

EXPERT ADVICE IN ECOLOGY(MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL)AND COASTAL PROCESSES

FOR INPUT TO THE PREPARATIONOF A STRUCTURE PLAN AND

DEVELOPMENT SCHEME FORTOONDAH HARBOUR AND

WEINAM CREEKPRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREAS

Report preparedfor

Redland City Council

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Document Control Sheet

File Number: 0015-063

Project Manager/s: Dr Penn Lloyd (BAAM) and Dr Simon Walker (frc environmental)

Client: Redland City Council

Project Title: Expert advice in ecology (marine and terrestrial) and coastal processes for input tothe preparation of a structure plan and development scheme for Toondah Harbour and WeinamCreek Priority Development Areas (PDAs)

Project Author/s: Dr Penn Lloyd, Adrian Caneris, Dr Jo Chambers and Lui Weber (BAAM), and DrSimon Walker (frc environmental)

Project Summary: This project provides a review and preliminary field assessment of theecological values with the Toondah Harbour and Weinam Creek Priority Development Areas(PDAs), provides expert advice in ecology (marine and terrestrial), coastal processes and impactassessment to inform the comparative assessment of alternative development options for thePDAs, and provides an assessment of benefits and legislative considerations for the preferredoptions for each PDA.

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NOTICE TO USERS OF THIS REPORT

Copyright and reproduction

This report and all indexes, schedules, annexures or appendices are subject to copyright pursuant tothe Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Subject to statutory defences, no party may reproduce, publish, adaptor communicate to the public, in whole or in part, the content of this report without the expresswritten consent of Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd.

Purpose of Report

Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd has produced this report in its capacity as{consultants} for and on the request of Redland City Council (the "Client") for the sole purpose ofproviding expert advice in ecology (marine and terrestrial) and coastal processes for input to thepreparation of a structure plan and development scheme for Toondah Harbour and Weinam CreekPriority Development Areas (the "Specified Purpose"). This information and any recommendations inthis report are particular to the Specified Purpose and are based on facts, matters andcircumstances particular to the subject matter of the report and the Specified Purpose at the time ofproduction. This report is not to be used, nor is it suitable, for any purpose other than the SpecifiedPurpose. Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd disclaims all liability for any loss and/ordamage whatsoever arising either directly or indirectly as a result of any application, use or relianceupon the report for any purpose other than the Specified Purpose.

This report has been produced solely for the benefit of the Client. Biodiversity Assessment andManagement Pty Ltd does not accept that a duty of care is owed to any party other than the Client.This report is not to be used by any third party other than as authorised in writing by BiodiversityAssessment and Management Pty Ltd and any such use shall continue to be limited to the SpecifiedPurpose. Further, Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd does not make any warranty,express or implied, or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any third party's use in whole orin part of the report or application or use of any other information or process disclosed in this reportand to the full extent allowed by law excludes liability in contract, tort or otherwise, for any loss ordamage sustained by any person or body corporate arising from or in connection with the supply oruse of the whole part of the report through any cause whatsoever.

Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd has used information provided to it by the Clientand governmental registers, databases, departments and agencies in the preparation of this report.Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd does not know, nor does it have any reason tosuspect, that the information provided to it was false, inaccurate, incomplete or misleading at thetime of its receipt. This report is supplied on the basis that while Biodiversity Assessment andManagement Pty Ltd believes all the information in it is deemed reliable at the time of publication, itdoes not warrant its accuracy or completeness and to the full extent allowed by law excludes liabilityin contract, tort or otherwise, for any loss or damage sustained by any person or body corporatearising from or in connection with the supply or use of the whole or any part of the information in thisreport through any cause whatsoever.

Signed on behalf of Date: 17th January, 2014Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty Ltd

Managing Director

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EXPERT ADVICE IN ECOLOGY (MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL)AND COASTAL PROCESSES FOR INPUT TO THE

PREPARATION OF A STRUCTURE PLAN ANDDEVELOPMENT SCHEME FOR TOONDAH HARBOUR AND

WEINAM CREEK PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREAS

REDLAND CITY

Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................11.1 Background......................................................................................................................11.2 Project Objectives ............................................................................................................11.3 Project Scope...................................................................................................................11.4 Study Areas......................................................................................................................2

1.4.1 Toondah Harbour PDA .....................................................................................21.4.2 Weinam Creek PDA..........................................................................................2

1.5 Statutory Framework........................................................................................................51.5.1 Commonwealth legislation ................................................................................51.5.2 State legislation.................................................................................................51.5.3 Redlands Planning Scheme 2006 ....................................................................9

2.0 PROJECT APPROACH AND METHODS............................................................................... 102.1 Stage 1 – Project inception and mobilisation ................................................................102.2 Stage 2 – Technical investigation and analysis, generation of draft options ................ 10

2.2.1 Literature Review ............................................................................................102.2.2 Marine Ecology Field Surveys ........................................................................112.2.3 Terrestrial Ecology Field Surveys ...................................................................112.2.4 Reporting and Contribution to Options ...........................................................11

2.3 Stage 3 – Scenario Development, Testing and Development of Preferred Scenario...122.4 Stage 4 – Draft Development Scheme and Infrastructure Plan....................................12

3.0 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT.....................................................................................................123.1 Matters of National Environmental Significance............................................................12

3.1.1 World Heritage Properties...............................................................................123.1.2 National Heritage Places ................................................................................123.1.3 Wetlands of International Importance.............................................................123.1.4 Listed Threatened Species and Ecological Communities ..............................163.1.5 Listed migratory species .................................................................................213.1.6 Commonwealth marine environment ..............................................................23

3.2 Matters of State Environmental Significance.................................................................233.2.1 Protected Area Estates ...................................................................................243.2.2 Marine Parks ...................................................................................................243.2.3 Marine Plants and Declared Fish Habitat Areas.............................................243.2.4 Threatened and Near Threatened Species ....................................................273.2.5 Regulated Vegetation......................................................................................323.2.6 High Conservation Value Wetlands ................................................................333.2.7 Legally Secured Offset Areas .........................................................................33

3.3 Matters of Local Environmental Significance ................................................................343.3.1 Locally Significant Vegetation.........................................................................343.3.2 Koalas, Koala habitat and non-juvenile habitat trees .....................................343.3.3 Locally significant native species and their habitats .......................................343.3.4 Foreshores, Wetlands and Waterways...........................................................373.3.5 Council Reserves............................................................................................383.3.6 Conservation Management Priorities..............................................................38

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4.0 PREFERRED STRUCTURE PLANS....................................................................................... 394.1 Toondah Harbour PDA..................................................................................................39

4.1.1 Ecological Benefits..........................................................................................394.1.2 Legislative Considerations ..............................................................................40

4.2 Weinam Creek PDA....................................................................................................... 424.2.1 Ecological Benefits..........................................................................................424.2.2 Legislative Considerations ..............................................................................43

5.0 REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................47

Table of FiguresFigure 1.1a: Location of the Toondah Harbour PDA within Redland City

Figure 1.1b: Location of the Weinam Creek PDA within Redland City

Figure 3.1: Matters of National Environmenta l Significance within the Toondah Harbour PDA

Figure 3.2: Matters of National Environmenta l Significance within the Weinam Creek PDA

Figure 3.3: Grey-headed Flying-fox numbers present at the Weinam Creek flying-fox camp overthe period July 2007 to May 2013

Figure 3.4: Matters of State Environmenta l Significance within the Toondah Harbour PDA

Figure 3.5: Matters of State Environmenta l Significance within the Weinam Creek PDA

Figure 3.6: Ecological Values under State Government Legislation within Toodah Harbour PDA

Figure 3.7: Ecological Values under State Government Legislation within Weinam Creek PDA

Figure 3.8: Numbers of Black, Grey-headed and Little Red flying-foxes present at the WeinamCreek flying-fox camp over the period July 2007 to May 2013

Figure 3.9: Matters of Local Environmental Significance within the Toondah Harbour PDA

Figure 3.10: Matters of Local Environmental Significance within the Toondah Harbour PDA

Table of AppendicesAppendix 1: EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool Results and Wildlife Online DatabaseSearch Results for Toondah Harbour PDA

Appendix 2: EPBC Act Protected Matters Search Tool Results and Wildlife Online DatabaseSearch Results for Weinam Creek PDA

Appendix 3: Conservation significant f lora and fauna species identified in the desktopassessment and their likelihood of occurrence in the Toondah Harbour PDA

Appendix 4: Conservation significant f lora and fauna species identified in the desktopassessment and their likelihood of occurrence in the Weinam Creek PDA

Table of Terms and Abbreviations

BAAM Biodiversity Assessment and Management Pty LtdDEHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage ProtectionDERM Queensland Department of Resource Management (now DEHP)DEWHA Commonwealth Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (now

DoE)DoE Commonwealth Department of the Environment (previously DEWHA, SEWPaC)ED Act Queensland Economic Development Act 2012

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EDQ Economic Development QueenslandEPBC Act Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999EVNT Species listed as endangered, vulnerable or near threatened under the EPBC Act

and/or NC ActKSPRP South East Queensland Koala Conservation State Planning Regulatory

ProvisionsILUP Interim Land Use PlanMNES Matters of National Environmental Significance (under the EPBC Act)MSES Matters of State Environmental Significance (under the SPP)NC Act Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992PDA Priority Development AreaRamsar Convention Convention on Wetlands of International Importance 1971RCC Redland City CouncilRE Regional EcosystemSEWPaC Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population

and Communities (now Department of the Environment)SPA Queensland Sustainable Planning Act 2009SPP Queensland State Planning PolicyTEC Threatened Ecological Community (under the EPBC Act)VM Act Queensland Vegetation Management Act 1999

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND

Toondah Harbour and Weinam Creek weredeclared as Priority Development Areas (PDAs)in Redland City by the State Government underthe Economic Development Act 2012 (ED Act)on 21 June 2013. Redland City Council (RCC)has identified the potential for these PDAs todeliver long-term, sustainable economic growthfor Redland City in a number of ways, includingbut not limited to:

the generation of employment in a range ofsectors across the economy;

providing much needed infrastructure thatwill generate economic activity andimproved public amenity both for themainland and the islands; and

working towards Council’s goal ofemployment containment within the Citythrough the generation of increasedeconomic activity and industry growth.

An Interim Land Use Plan (ILUP) has beenprepared for each site. This is a legislatedrequirement under Section 38 of the ED Act,which will regulate development in the PDA.This ILUP expires 12 months after thedeclaration of a PDA or when a developmentscheme is adopted, whichever is sooner.

The next step, under Section 55 of the ED Act,is the preparation of a Development Scheme forthe PDAs, which is a statutory instrument andwill include:

a land use plan that regulates developmentin the PDAs;

an infrastructure plan for the PDAs; and

an implementation strategy, if this is notachieved through the land use orinfrastructure plans.

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) hastaken the lead role as plan maker for the sites,while RCC has responsibility for undertakingdevelopment assessment. The Structure Planwill be integrated into the proposedDevelopment Scheme. The proposedDevelopment Scheme was presented to theEDQ Board on 25 November 2013, with a view

to public notification from 16 December 2013to 21 February 2014.

To assist in achieving one of the EDQ’sobjectives to streamline the planning process,it is important that the Development Schemeguides future development assessment inthese areas and ‘frontloads’, as much aspracticable, requirements for desired planningand development outcomes. The implicationof this approach is that elements such as theidentification of ecology (marine and terrestrial)and coastal process issues within the PDAsneed to be assessed and incorporated into thepreparation of the Development Scheme ratherthan deferred to the development assessmentphase.

1.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The primary objective of the project is toprovide expert advice on ecology (marine andterrestrial) and coastal processes to inform thepreparation of the Structure Plan and PDADevelopment Scheme including:

specialist advice in relation to ecology(marine and terrestrial) and coastalprocesses of relevance to the preparationof the Development Scheme; and

specialist advice, if requested from RCCand the EDQ, in relation to issuespertaining to ecology (marine andterrestrial) and coastal processes that mayarise during the public notification phaseof the Proposed Development Scheme.

1.3 PROJECT SCOPE

The project scope is to provide expert adviceto inform all ecology (marine and terrestrial)and coastal processes considerations thatneed to be addressed and incorporated in theStructure Plan and, ultimately, the PDADevelopment Scheme. These aspects include:

1. The assessment of fauna and flora, theinvestigation of environmental constraints,and the assessment of options andstrategies for the PDAs in relation to:

- Matters of national environmentalsignificance reflecting those protectedunder the Commonwealth EnvironmentProtection and Biodiversity

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Conservation Act 1999 relevant toRedland City;

- Matters of state environmentalsignificance reflecting those naturalvalues and areas protected underQueensland’s environmental legislationrelevant to Redland City, including (butnot limited to) the Nature ConservationAct 1992, the Marine Parks Act 2004,the Fisheries Act 1994, the CoastalProtection and Management Act 1995 ,the Vegetation Management Act 2009,the Environmental Protection Act 1994and the Environmental Protection(Water) Policy 2009; and

- Matters of local environmentalsignificance as defined by the RedlandsPlanning Scheme.

2. Determine and evaluate options for the sitesthat:

- protect core ecological values in areaswith important vegetation, biodiversity,waterways and wetlands;

- enhance the ecological values of theseareas by the provision of selected buffersand wildlife linkages ;

- preserve important habitat andlandscapes where deemed important;and

- provide sport and recreation linkages.

3. Produce a report outlining the requirementsto be incorporated into the ProposedDevelopment Scheme.

1.4 STUDY AREAS

Toondah Harbour PDA is located on thesouthern shores of Moreton Bay in Cleveland,approximately 33 km east of the Brisbane citycentre (Figure 1.1a). It is a recognised boatlanding and acts as the point of departure andarrival for vehicular ferry and water taxi servicesbetween the mainland and North StradbrokeIsland. The area is also comprised of residentialand open space lands. The PDA coverslandholdings located at Middle Street,Cleveland, and incorporates both land and seaareas with a total area of approximately 67hectares (17.5 hectares over land, and 49.5hectares within Moreton Bay).

Cleveland and its water transport facilities atToondah Harbour are recognised as the maingateway to North Stradbroke Island. Theharbour serves as the principal base for watertaxi, passenger and vehicular ferry services toand from the island. The harbour is alsoutilised for the launch of recreational boats andtrailers. Continuing growth of user numbers atToondah Harbour will increase demand andplace pressure on the existing small scaleharbour facilities, which may have an impacton the environment.

The Weinam Creek Marina is located at theintersection of Banana Street and MeissnerStreet in Redland Bay, approximately one hourdrive south of the Brisbane city centre (Figure1.1b). The bus stop/ferry interchange is animportant item of community infrastructure,providing access for the island residents toshopping, health, education, employment andentertainment opportunities throughoutRedland City and the greater Brisbane area.This facility links the southern Moreton Bayislands (Macleay, Lamb, Karragarra andRussell islands) with the mainland. This linkalso allows visitors and tourists to access theislands. Facilities at the marina include a jettyused by various commercial ferry operatorsservicing the Moreton Bay islands, recreationboat ramp facilities and long term parkingareas for residents of the Moreton Bay islandsto park their mainland vehicle. The existingbus stop is located within the marina car parkadjacent to the jetty building and is configuredas a linear stop with space for up to threebuses. The surrounding area features a mix ofurban development, which is predominantlysuburban in character, with significant areas ofcoastal processes along the foreshore. Theseareas vary from walkway corridors and smallpicnic areas to large sporting areas. Thisforeshore open space presents significantviews to Moreton Bay and the SouthernMoreton Bay Islands. The PDA covers a totalarea of approximately 42 hectares (36.2hectares over land, and 5.8 hectares withinMoreton Bay).

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1.5 STATUTORY FRAMEWORK

Statutory instruments relevant to this ecologicalassessment cover Commonwealth, State andLocal Government legislation and otherinstruments.

The Commonwealth Environmental Protectionand Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBCAct) protects matters of national environmentalsignificance (MNES), which include the followingwith potential relevance to the study areas:

listed threatened species and ecologicalcommunities;

migratory species protected underinternational agreements;

Ramsar wetlands of internationalimportance;

the Commonwealth marine environment;

World Heritage properties; and

National Heritage places.

Should a project propose to take an action thatwill have, or is likely to have, a significant impacton a matter of national environmentalsignificance, the proponent must refer thataction to the Commonwealth Department of theEnvironment (DoE) for assessment as towhether the action is a ‘controlled action’requiring Commonwealth approval for theproject or proposed action. A ‘significant impact’is an impact which is important, notable, or ofconsequence, having regard to its context orintensity. Whether or not an action is likely tohave a significant impact depends upon thesensitivity, value, and quality of the environmentwhich is impacted, and upon the intensity,duration, magnitude and geographic extent ofthe impacts (DEWHA 2009a).

The Toondah Harbour PDA requires referral tothe DoE with respect to a Wetland ofInternational Importance, a Listed ThreatenedEcological Community, 46 Listed threatenedspecies and 64 Listed Migratory species ofrelevance to the EPBC Act (Section 3.1).

The Weinham Creek PDA requires referral withrespect to a Wetland of InternationalImportance, a Listed Threatened EcologicalCommunity, 47 Listed threatened species and

64 Listed Migratory species of relevance to theEPBC Act (Section 3.1).

Economic Development Act 2012

The Economic Development Act 2012 (EDA)takes precedence over a number of theprovisions given in the Sustainable PlanningAct 2009, where the subject land is declared aPriority Development Area prior to anapplication being made.

Section 57 (5) of the EDA states that, in themaking of a development scheme for adeclared Priority Development Area, theMinister for Economic DevelopmentQueensland must consider requirementsdefined by a relevant planning instrument, or aplan, policy or code made under theSustainable Planning Act 2009; however, theMinister is not bound to adhere to thoserequirements. BAAM makes no claims ofexpertise in the interpretation of the EDA andits relationship with the Sustainable PlanningAct 2009.

Sustainable Planning Act 2009

The Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA)provides a framework to integrate planning anddevelopment assessment so that developmentand its effects are managed in a way that isecologically sustainable, and for relatedpurposes.

The SPA seeks to achieve ecologicalsustainability by:

Managing the process by whichdevelopment takes place;

Managing the effects of development onthe environment;

Continuing the coordination andintegration of planning at the local,regional and State levels.

Planning instruments produced under the SPAinclude:

State Planning Regulatory Provisions;

State Planning Policies;

Regional Plans;Standard Planning Scheme Provisions;

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Structure Plans;Master Plans;

Planning Schemes; and

Local Planning Policies.

South East Qld Koala State PlanningRegulatory Provisions

The South East Qld Koala State PlanningRegulatory Provisions (KSPRP) regulateassessable development at the developmentassessment stage with mapping and associatedcodes. The KSPRP identifies the Koala Coastand Pine Rivers areas as ‘priority Koalaassessable development areas’ as Koalapopulations within these two areas are known tobe under the most significant risk.

The KSPRP identifies and maps Koala habitatvalues under the following categories:

bushland habitat (low, medium, high);

suitable for rehabilitation (low, medium,high);

other areas of value (low, medium, high);and

generally not suitable.

The clearing of bushland habitat within a priorityKoala assessable development area isprohibited.

While State Planning Policies do not binddevelopment in PDAs they represent areference point to guide planning andmanagement issues the state considersimportant (UDLA 2012).

The new State Planning Policy (SPP) took effecton 2 December 2013, replacing the 10 formerState planning policies.

The SPP defines the Queensland Government’spolicies about matters of state interest in landuse planning and development. One of theidentified state interests is Biodiversity, and oneof the stated aims of the SPP is that matters ofenvironmental significance are valued andprotected, and the health and resilience ofbiodiversity is maintained or enhanced tosupport ecological integrity.

Biodiversity

One of the identified state interests isBiodiversity. A statutory requirement of theSPP is that matters of environmentalsignificance are valued and protected, and thehealth and resilience of biodiversity ismaintained or enhanced to support ecologicalintegrity. This includes addressing matters ofnational, state and local environmentalsignificance. Matters of national environmentalsignificance are summarised above.

Matters of state environmental significanceneed to be identified, and developmentsshould avoid significant adverse impacts onthem. Ecological connectivity should bemaintained, and in order of priority,developments should avoid, mitigate, andwhere applicable offset any residual adverseimpacts.

Matters of state environmental significanceinclude: protected areas; marine parks;declared fish habitat areas; essential habitatfor wildlife listed as endangered or vulnerable,and the habitat for iconic species; regulatedvegetation; wetlands of high ecologicalsignificance or in wetland protection areas;waters of High Ecological Value, wild rivers,and legally secured offset areas.

As with the former State Planning Policy 2/10Koala Conservation in South EastQueensland, the new SPP complements theKSPRP by informing future local governmentplan making, such as planning schemeamendments, and land-use planning decisionsthrough structure plans, master plans, localarea plans, community infrastructuredesignations and biodiversity developmentoffset areas.

A key goal of the SPP and KSPRP is tocontribute to the net increase in Koalabushland habitat in south-east Queenslandand to assist in the long-term retention ofviable Koala populations in the region.Achievement of this goal is assisted by theOffsets for Net Gain of Koala Habitat inSouth East Queensland Policy whichprovides a framework and direction for usingenvironmental offsets to counterbalanceunavoidable clearing of Koala habitat.

Coastal Environments

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A statutory requirement of the SPP is that thecoastal environment is protected and enhanced,while supporting opportunities for coastal-dependent development, compatible urban formand safe public access along the coast.Coastal-dependent development requires landadjoining the foreshore and access to tidalwaters to function. Coastal resources includenatural and physical features and landforms,vegetation, wildlife, quarry material, soil andwater.

Water Quality

A statutory requirement of the SPP is that theenvironmental values and quality of QueenslandWaters are protected and enhanced. The SPPaddressed risks to water quality by informingplanning and development assessmentdecisions aimed at helping to achieve waterquality objectives in the EnvironmentalProtection (Water) Policy 2009.

Natural Hazards are also identified as a keyconcern under the SPP, and include CoastalHazards.

South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031

The primary purpose of the South EastQueensland Regional Plan 2009-2031 (SEQRP)is to provide a sustainable growth managementstrategy for South East Queensland to the year2031.

Regulatory provisions within the SEQRP triggerthe need for certain developments to meetspecific codes. The SEQRP categorises all landas one of three regional land use categories,which provide the spatial context for theregulatory provisions:

Regional Landscape and Rural ProductionArea;

Urban Footprint; and

Rural Living Area.

Regulatory mapping is also provided for ‘areasof ecological significance’ and ‘major Koalapopulation and habitats’.

The SEQRP requires local government toprepare local nature conservation strategies thatidentify local biodiversity values, includingterrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, ecological

corridors and threatening processes. They alsoset local targets and performance indicatorsthat have the capacity to be integrated withState reporting.

The Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NC Act) isthe principal legislation for the conservationand management of the State’s native floraand fauna and is administered by theQueensland Department of Environment andHeritage Protection (DEHP). The key goal ofthe NC Act is the protection of endangered,vulnerable and near threatened (EVNT)species of flora and fauna as listed under theNature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation1994.

Under section 332 of the Nature Conservation(Wildlife) Regulation 1994, an approvedspecies management program is required fortampering with an animal breeding place thatis being used by a protected animal (includingleast concern native species) to incubate orrear the animal's offspring.

Under section 29 of the NC Act a licence,permit or authority (issued under the NC Act),or an exemption, is required to ‘take’ protectedplants (currently including least concern nativeplants). The Nature Conservation (ProtectedPlants) Conservation Plan 2000 (ConservationPlan) outlines how clearing permits, licencesand exemptions can be issued to takeprotected plants.

The Nature Conservation and OtherLegislation Amendment and RepealRegulation 2104 is currently under review andis likely to be finalised in early 2014. Keychanges include implementing a risk-basedapproach for activities that pose a risk toendangered, vulnerable and near threatenedplants.

The purpose of the Vegetation ManagementAct 1999 (VM Act) is to regulate the clearing ofnative remnant vegetation mapped asEndangered, Of Concern and Not of ConcernRegional Ecosystems (REs) to maintainecological processes, ensure there is no lossof biodiversity or increase in land degradationfrom vegetation clearing, and manage theeffects of clearing. In addition, some areas ofremnant vegetation are further classified as

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Essential Habitat under the VM Act with specificreference to significant species listed under theNC Act.

At the time of writing, the regulation of Stateprotected vegetation has very recentlyundergone a process of reform. One aspect ofreform that is applicable to the PDAs is the de-regulation of the clearing of high-value regrowthon freehold and Indigenous land. Clearingactivities that are exempt from the VM Actframework have also been revised.

The main purpose of the Land Protection (Pestand Stock Route Management) Act 2002 (LPAct) legislation is to provide pest managementfor agricultural lands. The LP Act lists severalspecies of flora and fauna that are consideredClass 1, 2 or 3 pests under the Act, and forwhich landholders have certain obligationsregarding their management.

The purpose of the Coastal Protection andManagement Act 1995 (CP Act) is to provide forthe protection, conservation, rehabilitation andmanagement of the coastal zone. Undersection 54 of this Act, ‘coastal managementdistricts’ can be declared over tidal wetlands,estuaries, mangrove areas, coastal streams,dune systems or declared key coastal sites.Both PDA sites contain land that falls within thecoastal management district. Thereafter, undersection 59 of the Act the chief executive of theAgency may issue a Coastal Protection Noticerequiring certain action to be taken, orprohibiting a particular activity in a controldistrict, which is likely to cause erosion, or havea significant effect on coastal management.

The Fisheries Act 1994 (Fisheries Act) andsubordinate Fisheries Regulations 2008 providefor the regulation of both commercial andrecreational fisheries, and for the protection ofendangered species and habitat critical tosustaining fish stocks. All waters of the stateare protected against degradation by direct orindirect impact under section 125 of theFisheries Act. Fish habitats are specificallyprotected through the designation of FishHabitat Areas and the protection of marine

plants as they provide substantial value tofisheries through provision of nursery habitatand nutrient cycling. The nearest designatedFish Habitat Area is more than 5 km from theToondah Harbour PDA and more than 8 kmfrom the Weinam Creek PDA.

All marine plants, including mangroves,seagrass and saltmarsh plants that grow onintertidal and subtidal lands are protectedunder Section 123 of the Fisheries Act. It is anoffence to unlawfully remove, damage ordestroy a marine plant, being a plant thatusually grows on, or adjacent to tidal lands. Apermit to undertake these activities may beobtained on application to the chief executiveof the relevant agency.

Plants of highest significance to fisheriesinclude plants that usually grow on tidal lands,including mangroves, seagrass, samphires,saltcouch and saltmarsh plants and marinealgae (Couchman & Beumer 2007). Plants ofhigh significance to fisheries also includeplants that usually grow next to tidal land,including Melaleuca and Casuarina species;particularly where Melaleuca swamps next totidal areas are either permanently orperiodically tidally connected, and whereCasuarina stands on the landward boundary oftidal flats have saltcouch or samphirecommunities growing underneath them(Couchman & Beumer 2007). Marine benthicalgae are now also considered to be marineplants and are protected by the Fisheries Act.

Under Division 8 of the Fisheries Act, anywaterway barrier that may impact fishmovement within a waterway requires a permit.Waterway barriers include solid barriers, suchas dams and weirs, which block a waterway tostop the flow of water as well as other barriers,such as causeways and culverts, which mayphysically inhibit fish movement. A waterwaybarrier permit may be required to constructworks over waterways for the ProposedDevelopment Scheme.

All works involving state resources requireconsent from the State government, prior tosubmitting a development application.Fisheries Queensland provides consent for theuse of state fisheries resources through aResource Allocation Authority (RAA).Applications for RAAs involving fisheriesresources are made directly to QueenslandFisheries.

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The purpose of the Marine Parks Act 1994 is toprovide for the conservation of the marineenvironment.

Moreton Bay Marine Park was declared in 1993and extended in 1997 to cover most of MoretonBay's tidal lands and tidal waters seawards tothe limit of Queensland waters.

The Park is divided into five managementzones:

General Use Zones

Habitat Protection Zones

Conservation Zones

Buffer Zones

Protection Zones

Each zone has objectives defining the specificactivities that are either allowed, require permits,or are prohibited. In addition, there are sixdesignated areas, which protect ocean beaches,allow shipping operations or conserve marinemammals and reptile populations.

The PDA includes areas of water within aHabitat Protection Zone and General Use Zoneof Moreton Bay Marine Park and therefore anydevelopment proposed within these areas willrequire assessment and approval under theMarine Parks Act 2004.

Projects that require major works within themarine park that are inconsistent with the intentof the marine park zone, but that are necessaryfor the public benefit, may be established asworks areas within the marine park. Majorworks are defined in the Marine Parks Act andinclude port and harbour works, includingdevelopmental dredging of a navigation channelor boat harbour. A work area may only beestablished in a General Use or HabitatProtection Zone and will require ministerialapproval based on consideration of a number ofrequirements, including, public notice of theactivity and an assessment of the social,cultural, financial and environmental outcomesof the proposed development area. It will alsorequire an analysis of the potential impactsassociated with the development and adescription of the mitigation and managementoptions used to avoid, minimise or offsetimpacts.

Proposals incorporating major works that arelikely to have a significant impact on themarine park require the declaration of adesignated [‘works area’ prior to assessmentand approval.

The Department of National Parks, Recreation,Sport and Racing (DNPRSR) will work withRCC, government agencies, potentialdevelopers and other organisations, asrequired, to develop strategies that facilitatethe development assessment process whileprotection the marine park. In particular,DNPRSR will liaise with stakeholders todevelop a strategy to declare a ‘works area’and to protect and enhance the marineenvironment.

Further investigations into the social, culturaland financial outcomes are required to assessthe full detail of the impacts and to developeffective mitigation measures in order tosecure declared ‘works areas’.

The purpose of the Redlands PlanningScheme (Planning Scheme) is to provide aframework for managing development in a waythat advances the purposes of the SustainablePlanning Act 2009.

Ecological sustainability is managed throughsix ‘Desired Environmental Outcomes’; No. 1of which aims to ensure development:a) protects and enhances natural

ecosystems, remnant ecosystems,waterways, Koala habitat and locallysignificant patches, corridors and mosaicsof bushland that support wildlife;

b) maintains the health of the City’s naturaldrainage systems, water catchments andMoreton Bay;

c) comprehensively assesses and effectivelymanages the individual and cumulativeand direct and indirect impacts onenvironmental values;

d) manages wastes, emissions and pollutionsources; and

e) minimises the adverse impacts of naturalhazards.

The strategic framework of the PlanningScheme provides a summary of city-wide andlocal strategies to achieve the desired

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environmental outcomes and describes thecontext for strategies and measures used tosecure their implementation.

The Planning Scheme divides the planning areainto 24 zones, including the Conservation Zone,and overlays are used to further define preferreddevelopment outcomes. The Planning Schemeidentifies development that is exempt, self-assessable and assessable and providesSpecific Outcomes by which code or impactassessable developments are assessed.Probable solutions and Acceptable solutions areprovided within the Planning Scheme to achieveSpecific Outcomes.

2.0 PROJECT APPROACH ANDMETHODS

In accordance with the terms of reference forthe project, a staged approach to the delivery ofthe required outputs through each of four stagesoutlined below was adopted.

2.1 STAGE 1 – PROJECT INCEPTION ANDMOBILISATION

Two terrestrial ecologists from BAAM and twomarine ecologists from frc environmentalattended a project inception meeting with EDQ,RCC and other consultants involved in theproject on 2nd July 2013, where the scope ofworks for the consultancy was confirmed andbackground information on possibledevelopment options for each of the PDAs wasprovided.

2.2 STAGE 2 – TECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONAND ANALYSIS, GENERATION OF DRAFTOPTIONS

Available literature and data was reviewed toprovide a description of the aquatic andterrestrial habitats and floral and faunalcommunities and species of the study areas.This included a review and searches of:

reports provided at the project’s inception;

relevant previous surveys completed byfrc environmental and BAAM;

other published reports and literature;

listed threatened aquatic and terrestrialspecies or ecological communities on theCommonwealth’s EPBC Act onlineProtected Matters Search Tool database;

the Queensland DEHP’s Wildlife Onlinedatabase;Queensland Museum records;

data from Birds Australia and theQueensland Wader Study Group;

the Queensland Herbarium’s HerbrecsDatabase;

the Queensland Government’s RegionalEcosystem and Regrowth Mapping;

the Queensland Government’s KoalaHabitat Mapping;

the Queensland Government’s EssentialHabitat Mapping;

data from the Ecosystem HealthMonitoring Program (EHMP);

the Queensland Government’s WetlandsMapping Program database and GISdatasets;

the DAFF Coastal Habitat ResourcesInformation System;

the presence of habitat for species of localsignificance as listed in the RedlandsPlanning Scheme;

foreshores, wetlands and major and minorwaterways listed in the Redlands PlanningScheme;

Moreton Bay Marine Park Zoning Plan;

current and historic aerial imagery;

Council reserves, and

Council conservation priorities as set outin the Environmental Inventory MapVersion 4.3.

This information provided the study team withdetails of: EVNT species; ecologicallysignificant habitat and communities; habitatand communities particularly sensitive todisturbance (including those protected underFederal, State and local legislation andguidelines); and species and communities ofscientific, educational, cultural and historicalinterest. The likely occurrence and distributionof exotic species was also determined.

The reliability and relevance of informationsources were evaluated to identify keyknowledge gaps. This informed the design of

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focused field surveys to verify the informationgathered during the desktop study, and to fillany information gaps.

Marine ecology field surveys were completedover three days between the 5th and 8th July,2013 to assess the current condition, value andextent of marine and estuarine ecosystems inthe Toondah Harbour and Weinam Creek PDAs.The surveys included ground-truthing of habitatmapping to:

verify habitat boundaries using GPS;

characterise habitats (including mangroves,seagrass, soft-sediment benthos and rockyreef) according to species composition andcover;

estimate habitat quality and value using aqualitative assessment of parametersincluding abundance, species composition,percent cover, and presence andabundance of epiphytes and epifauna;

obtain a photographic record of habitattypes (including underwater videography);and

observe coastal processes such as areas ofsiltation or erosion.

All surveys were completed in accordance withthe relevant permits issued to frc environmental.

The field surveys for both sites were undertakenby a team of three terrestrial ecologists in fine,sunny weather on 5th July 2013, and involvedground-truthing of existing habitat mapping,including:

verification of RE mapping;

assessment of the actual or likely presenceof significant terrestrial species andassociated habitat (Commonwealth, Stateand local species);

verification of habitat boundaries (usingGPS plotters) and characterisation of thequality, condition and connectivity of thehabitats present; and

obtaining a photographic record of each ofthe habitat types present.

A particular focus of the terrestrial faunasurvey was surveying all non-juvenile habitattrees for Koala; i.e. a food tree of theEucalyptus, Corymbia, Melaleuca orLophostemon genera, or a preferred shelterspecies such as Angophora species, with aheight of more than four metres, or a trunk witha circumference of more than 31.5 centimetresat 1.3 metres above the ground (DERM 2010).This involved identifying and taking a GPSpoint at each non-juvenile habitat tree (orgroup of clustered trees), estimating the treeheight and searching the base of the tree forKoala scats as confirmation of recent Koalaactivity.

The timing of the project did not allow for apresence/absence survey of migratoryshorebirds, as most migratory shorebirds areabsent from Australia during the austral winter.However, the survey was able to determine ifsuitable habitat for migratory shorebirds ispresent; therefore local knowledge and datafrom existing sources was used to determinethe significance of the foreshore environmentfor these species against the EPBC Actcriteria.

Once the desktop study and field surveys hadbeen completed, the provision of advice onecology (marine and terrestrial) and coastalprocesses to inform the preparation of theStructure Plan and PDA ProposedDevelopment Scheme proceeded along thefollowing steps in accordance with the terms ofreference for the project:

a short briefing paper was prepared toinform attendees of an OptionsDevelopment Workshop (Workshop 1) ofthe key strategic issues that should beconsidered in relation to ecological valuesand coastal ecology and processes;

Adrian Caneris (Principal Wildlife Expert,BAAM), John Thorogood (ManagingPrincipal, frc environmental) and Dr SimonWalker (Senior Ecologist,frc environmental) attended Workshop 1,which developed draft structure planningoptions for the PDAs.

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2.3 STAGE 3 – SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT,TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT OFPREFERRED SCENARIO

The draft structure planning options for thePDAs, developed as an outcome of Workshop1, were reviewed to inform:

the preparation of a second, short briefingpaper covering data, approaches andpreliminary maps to inform attendees of asecond Options Development Workshop(Workshop 2). This allowed attendees ofWorkshop 2 to gain an appreciation of theoptions to be considered and gain anappreciation of how these relate to coastalissues;

attendance at Workshop 2 to assist in thedevelopment of a draft structure plan andprovide attendees on the day with directionand creative ideas that translate the issuesfindings to options being considered; and

consider appropriate planning anddevelopment controls to provide solutionsfor the preferred structure plan arising outof the workshop.

2.4 STAGE 4 – DRAFT DEVELOPMENTSCHEME AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN

The assessment and discussions held as part ofthe options assessment within the prior stagesand specifically the refinement workshopresulted in the identification of preferred Optionsfor the Toondah and Weinam Creek PDA’s

The refinement workshop resulted in theidentification of preferred options for the PDA’sbeing (Option 2) for the Toondah Harbour PDAstructure plan which focused on an urbanharbour with a reduced marina (300-400berths) as central feature of development. TheWeinam Creek PDA structure plan focuses onnew centre with opportunity for a 300-400 berthmarina

Following the selection of the preferred options,a number of elements and items to refine thestructure plan were reviewed and key itemsidentified which included providing input intofinalising the agreed structure plan andsupporting strategies and input into thedevelopment of the ecological components ofthe Proposed Development Scheme.

3.0 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT

This section below describes the existingecological values within each PDA as definedby the application of Federal, State and localstatutes.

3.1 MATTERS OF NATIONALENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE

Any actions that are likely to have a significantimpact on a Matter of National EnvironmentalSignificance are subject to assessment underthe Commonwealth’s EPBC Act approvalprocess. Matters of National EnvironmentalSignificance that are relevant to the ToondahHarbour and Weinam Creek PDAs have beensummarised in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1 Matters of National EnvironmentalSignificance that are relevant to ToondahHarbour and Weinam Creek PDAs.Matter of NationalEnvironmentalSignificance

ToondahHarbourPDA

WeinamCreekPDA

World Heritage Properties – –National Heritage Places – –Wetlands of InternationalImportance

1 1

Great Barrier Reef MarinePark

– –

Commonwealth MarineAreas

– –

Listed ThreatenedEcological Communities

1 1

Listed Threatened Species 46 47Listed Migratory Species 64 64

No World Heritage Properties occur in eitherthe Toondah Harbour PDA or Weinam CreekPDA (Appendices 1 and 2).

No National Heritage Places occur in either theToondah Harbour PDA or Weinam Creek PDA(Appendices 1 and 2).

Both the Toondah Harbour PDA and WeinamCreek PDA are identified as occurring withinthe bounds of the Moreton Bay Wetland ofInternational Importance, listed under theConvention on Wetlands of InternationalImportance 1971 (Ramsar Convention)

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(Appendices 1 and 2). In the Toondah HarbourPDA, the existing channel of the harbour andsome intertidal areas immediately adjoining thechannel are mapped as being outside of theRamsar area (Figure 3.1). Similarly, in theWeinam Creek PDA, the existing channelaccessing the harbour is mapped as beingoutside of the Ramsar area (Figure 3.2).

The Moreton Bay Ramsar site wetlands arenationally and internationally significant as oneof the largest estuarine bays in Australia,enclosed by barrier islands of vegetated dunes,which together with the permanent lakes of thesand island components provide a diverse andrich suite of wetland habitats. The wetlands areparticularly significant as habitat for Dugong(Dugong dugon) and wetland birds, particularlymigratory shorebirds. Moreton Bay alsosupports large numbers of the nationallythreatened Green Turtle, Hawksbill Turtle andLoggerhead Turtle. Other nationally threatenedspecies that the site supports are the OxleyanPygmy Perch, Honey Blue-eye and WaterMouse. The site is ranked among the top tenhabitats in Queensland for the internationallyvulnerable Dugong (DSEWPaC 2013a,b).

An action that will, or is likely to, have asignificant impact on a Ramsar wetland will besubject to assessment and approval under theEPBC Act.

Moreton Bay is internationally significant forwaterbirds, particularly migratory shorebirds(see Section 3.1.5), regularly supporting morethan 50,000 waterbirds.

Toondah Harbour PDA

Based on the results of the field survey, thehabitats within the Moreton Bay RamsarWetland in the Toondah Harbour PDA were ofvarying quality and include:

saltmarsh;

intertidal mud and sand flats;

mangrove forests; and

intertidal seagrass (Figure 3.6).A small area ofsaltmarsh, which is listed as an endangeredecological community under the EPBC Act(Section 3.1.4) was recorded in the south-western corner of the section of the PDA. Thissaltmarsh was of moderate to low habitatquality. There was a larger area of saltmarsh

south of the boundary of the PDA that was ofmoderate quality.

The intertidal mud and sand flats in the PDAprovided low value foraging habitat formigratory shorebirds, and had a relatively highcover of rubble and shells.

Mangroves in the northern section of the PDAprovided moderate habitat value; mangroves inthe southern section of the PDA were of highervalue and are to be retained under theproposed plan.

Intertidal seagrass beds were extensive,particularly in the northern section of the PDA,and provided moderate to high value foraginghabitat for migratory shorebirds, except alongthe fringes of the dredged shipping channel,where the value was low. Seagrass beds arealso known to be important foraging areas forturtles and nursery areas for fish.

Overall, the wetlands in the Toondah HarbourPDA provide moderate value habitat formigratory shorebirds (see Appendix 1 forfurther details).

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Weinam Creek PDA

Based on the results of the field survey, thehabitats within in the Moreton Bay RamsarWetland in the Weinam Creek PDA wererecorded as having moderate to low quality, andwere comprised of predominantly:

intertidal mud and sand flats; and

mangrove forest (Figure 3.7).

Seagrass beds of low to moderate value werealso present just outside of the northern sectionof the PDA; they were of lesser value asforaging habitat relative to seagrass beds on theeastern side of Moreton Bay within the MoretonBay Ramsar Wetland. A saltmarsh communityof moderate to high value was present within thesouthern boundary of the PDA; however, thisarea was outside of the Moreton Bay RamsarWetland.

The intertidal mud and sand flat areas in theMoreton Bay Ramsar Wetland had a relativelyhigh cover of rubble and shells and provided lowvalue foraging habitat for shorebirds, relative tohabitats further north and south of the PDA.

Mangroves within the Moreton Bay RamsarWetland were also of low to moderate value,and were relatively sparse. Mangrove forests inWeinam Creek in the southern section of thePDA were of higher value; however, they wereoutside the boundary of the Moreton BayRamsar Wetland.

Overall, the wetlands in the Weinam Creek PDAprovide low habitat value for migratoryshorebirds.

Listed Threatened Species and EcologicalCommunities

The desktop assessment identified 35 and 39EPBC-listed threatened species as havingpotential to occur in the Toondah Harbour andWeinam Creek PDA study areas, respectively(Appendices 1 and 2). It should be noted thatthe EPBC Online Protected Matters SearchTool, whilst based on some species records,relies on modelling of suitable habitats and islargely predictive.

Appendix 3 lists all significant speciesobtained from the database searches andindicates the likelihood of their occurrence inthe PDAs, given the habitats available. Table3.2 summarises those EPBC-listed threatenedspecies that are known or are considered likelyto occur in either of the Toondah Harbour orWeinam Creek PDAs. Definitions for likelihoodof occurrence used throughout this documentare:

Known – confirmed presence onsite.Likely to occur –there were both local recordsand suitable habitat for the species; means‘high potential’ or good habitat is present butno species were observed onsite.Potential to occur – either suitable habitat orlocal records were present; means ‘lowpotential’ or habitat for species is not definitive.Unlikely to occur – no suitable habitatpresent and/or the site is outside of the knownrange of the species.

Table 3.2 Species listed as threatened or migratory species under the EPBC Act that are knownor are considered likely or to have potential to occur in either of the PDAs.Species Common name EPBC NCA Toondah WeinamThreatened speciesPhascolarctos cinereus Koala (SEQ Bioregion) V V Known KnownPteropus poliocephalus Grey-headed Flying-fox V C Likely KnownCaretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle E,M E Potential PotentialChelonia mydas Green Turtle V,M V Likely LikelyEretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle V,M V Potential PotentialMigratory shorebirdsPluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover M S Likely PotentialPluvialis squatarola Grey Plover M S Potential PotentialCharadrius bicincutus Double-banded Plover M S Likely PotentialCharadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover M S Likely PotentialCharadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover M S Likely PotentialGall inago hardwickii Latham's Snipe M S Unlikely Potential

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Species Common name EPBC NCA Toondah WeinamLimosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit M S Likely UnlikelyNumenius phaeopus Whimbrel M S Known LikelyNumenius madagascariensis Eastern Curlew M NT Known PotentialTringa nebularia Common Greenshank M S Likely UnlikelyXenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper M S Likely UnlikelyActitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper M S Likely PotentialTringa brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler M S Known LikelyArenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone M S Likely PotentialCalidris tenuirostris Great Knot M S Likely PotentialCalidris canutus Red Knot M S Likely PotentialCalidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint M S Known PotentialCalidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper M S Potential PotentialCalidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper M S Likely PotentialOther migratory speciesArdea ibis Cattle Egret M S Unlikely PotentialArdea modesta Great Egret M S Known LikelyEgretta sacra Eastern Reef Egret M S Known LikelyPandion cristatus Eastern Osprey M S Known LikelyHaliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle M S Likely LikelyLimosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit M S Potential UnlikelyTringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper M S Potential UnlikelyLimicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper M S Potential UnlikelyHydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern M S Likely KnownThalasseus bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern M S Potential PotentialThallaseus bergii Crested Tern M S Likely LikelySternula albifrons Little Tern M E Likely LikelyChlidonias leucopterus White-winged Black Tern M S Potential PotentialHirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail M S Likely LikelyApus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift M S Potential PotentialMerops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater M S Likely LikelyRhipidura rufifrons Rufous Fantail M S Unlikely LikelyMonarcha melanopsis Black-faced Monarch M S Unlikely LikelyMyiagra cyanoleuca Satin Flycatcher M S Potential PotentialDugong dugon Dugong M V Likely PotentialAbbreviations: EPBC = Status under Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; NCA = Statusunder Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992; E=Endangered; V=Vulnerable; M=Migratory; NT=Near Threatened; C= LeastConcern; S=Special Least Concern (Migratory).

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Toondah Harbour PDA

Marine Mammals:

The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)is the only marine mammal listed as vulnerableunder the EPBC Act that is commonly reportedfrom within the relatively open central andnorthern waters of Moreton Bay. Humpbackwhales are unlikely to occur in the vicinity of theToondah Harbour PDA due to lack of suitablehabitat.

All of Australia’s six species of marine turtlesoccur in Moreton Bay (Couper 1998); howeveronly three species of marine turtle (loggerheadturtle (Caretta caretta), green turtle (Cheloniamydas), and hawksbill turtle, (Eretmochelysimbricata)) are likely occur in the subtidal andintertidal areas adjacent to the ToondahHarbour PDA. Only sub-adult and adult greenturtles are likely to commonly occur in andadjacent to the PDA.

Green turtles feed extensively on seagrass;particularly on beds dominated by Halophilaovalis, Halophila spinulosa and Haloduleuninervis and may also feed on the fallen fruit ofthe grey mangrove, Avicennia marina and algae(Limpus 1998). Foraging habitat for marineturtles (particularly green turtles) occurs in andadjoining the Toondah Harbour PDA. InMoreton Bay, green turtles are known to spendlarge portions of time in shallow subtidalhabitats (depths less than 3 m), includingdredged channels (Hazal, Lawler & Hamann2009). These habitats coincide with the shallowmargins of the Toondah Harbour PDA.

Terrestrial Fauna:

Based on the results of the field survey andconsideration of the likelihood of occurrence(Appendix 3), one EPBC-listed threatenedterrestrial fauna species is known to occur,namely Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus; EPBCAct: Vulnerable; NC Act: Vulnerable (SEQBioregion)), and one further listed threatenedspecies, namely Grey-headed Flying-fox(Pteropus poliocephalus; EPBC Act: Vulnerable)is likely to occur (Table 3.2).

An action is likely to have a significant impacton a vulnerable species if there is a realchance or possibility that it will:

lead to a long-term decrease in the size ofan important population of a species;

reduce the area of occupancy of animportant population;

fragment an existing important populationinto two or more populations;

adversely affect habitat critical to thesurvival of a species;

disrupt the breeding cycle of an importantpopulation;

modify, destroy, remove or isolate ordecrease the availability or quality ofhabitat to the extent that the species islikely to decline;

result in invasive species that are harmfulto a vulnerable species becomingestablished in the vulnerable species’habitat;

introduce disease that may cause thespecies to decline; or

interfere substantially with the recovery ofthe species (DEWHA 2009a).

Koala: The field survey identified a total of286 habitat trees important for Koala arescattered across the western portion of thePDA as a component of the urban environment(Figure 3.1). Koala scats were observedunder 33 of these trees, confirming recentKoala use of trees in the PDA, but no Koalawas observed. Observations of Koala in thetrees within the PDA, together with the highfrequency of Koala scats observed undersuitable food trees across the PDA during thefield survey, indicates these trees support atleast several individuals of the local urbanKoala population whose home rangesincorporate portions of the PDA. These Koalasare known to move regularly through thewestern portion of the PDA, visiting favouredfood trees. Other important food trees theseKoalas will be visiting include larger patches ofsuitable habitat along the foreshoreimmediately south of the PDA boundary, andscattered food trees in the urban footprint tothe west of the PDA. There is a very limitedoccurrence of Koala food trees north of thePDA.

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There is no bushland habitat within the PDA,therefore there is no ‘habitat critical to thesurvival’ of Koala, as defined in the interimreferral advice (DSEWPaC 2012), present withinthe PDA.

The mainland portion of Redland City occurswithin a region known as the Koala Coast, whichalso incorporates the eastern portion of LoganCity and the south-eastern portion of BrisbaneCity. The Koala population of the Koala Coastis regarded nationally as one of the mostsignificant Koala populations because of itsrelatively large population density and size andthe identified genetic distinctiveness of Koalas inthis population compared with other Koalas inSouth East Queensland (Lee et al. 2010, DERM2012). This population can therefore beregarded as an ‘important population’ under theEPBC Act (DEWHA 2009a).

Development should ensure no net loss ofKoala habitat trees, particularly primary foodtrees available to the local Koala population, nonet increase in Koala mortality, particularly fromvehicle strike, and maintenance of safemovement opportunities for Koala to movebetween food tree resources retained within theurban environment.

Final design should incorporate tree retentionwherever possible and be undertaken inaccordance with PDA Practice Note No.6(http://www.dsdip.qld.gov.au/resources/guideline/pda/practice-note-06-tree-retention.pdf ) Thepractice notes are provided to complement thedraft PDA Development Scheme and guidelines.

Grey-headed Flying-fox: Grey-headed Flying-fox is likely to occur as a regular visitor toflowering trees; however no flying-fox campoccurs within or immediately adjoining the PDA.Given the relatively small quantity of potentialfood trees in the PDA and the abundantavailability of such trees in the region, theproject is unlikely to have a significant impact onthis species.

Furthermore, any offset plantings for Koala (seeSection 4.1) will also benefit Grey-headedFlying-fox.

No other threatened terrestrial fauna speciesare considered likely to occur (Appendix 3).

Threatened Flora: No terrestrial flora specieslisted as endangered or vulnerable under the

EPBC Act are known from or considered likelyto occur in the Toondah Harbour PDA.

Threatened Ecological Communities: Nothreatened ecological communities wereidentified from the database search results ashaving potential to occur within the ToondahHarbour PDA (Appendix 1). However, thefield survey identified a small patch ofSubtropical Coastal Saltmarsh ecologicalcommunity, which equates to RE 12.1.2 andoccurs within the south-western corner of theToondah Harbour PDA (Figure 3.1).Nomination of Subtropical and TemperateCoastal Saltmarsh as an endangeredecological community under the EPBC Act hasbeen accepted. While assessment foreligibility and listing was due for completion by30 June 2013 (TSSC 2013), the assessmentoutcome has yet to be made public. In the firstinstance, impacts on this community should beavoided where possible. When this communitybecomes officially listed as a threatenedecological community, then actions that mayhave negative impacts on this community willrequire referral to the Commonwealth andoffsets may be required.

Weinam Creek PDA

Marine Mammals:

Humpback whales, listed as vulnerable underthe EPBC Act, are the only whale speciescommonly reported from within the relativelyopen central and northern waters of MoretonBay. This species is unlikely to occur in thevicinity of the Weinam Creek PDA due to alack of suitable habitat.

No other marine mammals listed as threatenedare likely to occur in the vicinity of the WeinamCreek PDA.

All of Australia’s six species of marine turtlesoccur in Moreton Bay (Couper 1998); howeveronly three species of marine turtle (loggerheadturtle, green turtle and hawksbill turtle) mayoccur in the subtidal and intertidal areasadjacent to the Weinam Creek PDA. Onlysub-adult and adult green turtles are likely tocommonly occur in and adjacent to the PDA.

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Foraging habitat for marine turtles occurs in andadjoining the Weinam Creek PDA; however, it isof relatively low quality.

Terrestrial Fauna:

Based on the results of the field survey andconsideration of the likelihood of occurrence(Appendix 4), two listed threatened terrestrialfauna species are known to occur within theWeinam Creek PDA, namely Koala(Phascolarctos cinereus; EPBC Act: Vulnerable;NC Act: Vulnerable (SEQ Bioregion)) and Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus;EPBC Act: Vulnerable) (Table 3.2).

Koala: 196 habitat trees important for Koalaare scattered across much of the land portionsof the PDA as a component of the urbanenvironment (Figure 3.2). However, the fieldsurvey located Koala scats under only a singletree surveyed and tree-trunk scratchesconsistent with Koala were generally lacking onmost smooth-barked trees, indicating thatKoalas visit suitable food trees in the PDA veryinfrequently. There is no remnant eucalyptwoodland habitat within the PDA, thereforethere is no ‘habitat critical to the survival’ ofKoala, as defined in the interim referral advice(DSEWPaC 2012), present within the PDA.More suitable habitats for Koala occur alongMoogurrapum Creek approximately 1 km to thewest of the PDA, and within a minor corridoralong Weinam Creek to the south of the PDA.Koala food trees within the PDA are thereforeconsidered of marginal value to the local Koalapopulation.

Grey-headed Flying-fox: A flying-fox roostingcamp currently exists in the Weinam Creekswamp (Figure 3.2), primarily on the northern

side of Moore’s Road, but occasionally spillingover to the southern side of Moore’s Roadwhen very large numbers of flying-foxes arepresent. This is one of the main flying-fox roostsites in Redland City and is used seasonally byup to several thousand Grey-headed Flying-foxfor mating, birthing and as a maternity camp(Figure 3.3).

Threatened Flora: No terrestrial flora specieslisted as endangered or vulnerable under theEPBC Act is known from the Weinam CreekPDA. One species, Lesser Swamp Orchid(Phaius australis; EPBC Act: Endangered), haspotential to occur in the southern portion of thePDA, in association with Melaleucaquinquenervia forest RE12.3.5; however, thisspecies was not located during the field surveyand is considered unlikely to occur.

Threatened Ecological Communities: Nothreatened ecological communities wereidentified from the database search results ashaving potential to occur (Appendix 2). Twosmall patches of RE 12.1.2, which may equateto the Subtropical and Temperate CoastalSaltmarsh ecological community (nominatedfor listing but not yet publically listed), weremapped within or adjoining the Weinam Creekswamp (Figure 3.2). However, these patchescould not be accessed (due to constraints onaccessing private land) to ground-truth whetherthey meet the condition and size criteria forinclusion in the community (TSSC 2013). Untilsuch time that a full assessment can be made,impacts on this community should be avoidedwhere possible as actions that may havenegative impacts on this community mayrequire referral to the Commonwealth andoffsets may be required.

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Figure 3.3. Grey-headed Flying-fox numbers present at the WeinamCreek flying-fox camp over the period July 2007 to May 2013 (Source ofcount data: Queensland Department of Environment and HeritageProtection).

The desktop assessment identified 63 EPBC-listed threatened species as having potential tooccur in each of the Toondah Harbour andWeinam Creek PDA study areas (Appendices1 and 2). It should be noted that the EPBCOnline Protected Matters Search Tool, whilstbased on some species records, relies onmodelling of suitable habitats and is largelypredictive.

Appendix 3 and 4 lists all migratory speciesobtained from the database searches andindicates the likelihood of their occurrence in thePDAs, given the habitats available.

Based on the results of the field survey andconsideration of the likelihood of occurrencebased on the habitats present, there aremigratory species known or considered likely orto have potential to occur in the PDA projectareas, including 19 migratory shorebird species(Table 3.2).

The Moreton Bay Ramsar site is recognised asan internationally important migratory shorebirdarea and supports at least 40 species ofshorebirds that use intertidal habitats in MoretonBay, including 30 migratory shorebird specieslisted by international migratory birdconservation agreements (Clemens et al. 2008).Moreton Bay as a whole supports a maximumabundance of nearly 36,000 migratory

shorebirds, including up to 3,500 EasternCurlew (9% of the flyway population) and3,100 Grey-tailed Tattler (6% of the flywaypopulation) (Clemens et al. 2008). Due to itsrecognition as an internationally importantmigratory shorebird area, habitats utilised bymigratory shorebirds in Moreton Bay arecharacterised as ‘important habitat’ formigratory shorebirds under the EPBC Act(DEWHA 2009b).

An action is likely to have a significant impacton migratory shorebirds should it lead to anyof:

loss of important habitat;

degradation of important habitat leading toa substantial reduction in migratoryshorebirds using the site;

increased disturbance leading to asubstantial reduction in migratoryshorebirds using important habitat; or

direct mortality of birds leading to asubstantial reduction in migratoryshorebirds using important habitat(DEWHA 2009b).

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Toondah Harbour PDA

Migratory Shorebirds:

Habitat for migratory shorebirds within oradjoining the Toondah Harbour PDA includesintertidal mudflats and seagrass beds within andadjoining the PDA, mostly to the north-west ofthe harbour, and several known roost sitesadjoining the PDA, notably a mangrove roostsite to the east and a claypan roost site to thesouth (Figure 3.1). The intertidal seagrassbeds have medium to high value as foraginghabitat for migratory shorebirds, except alongthe fringes of the dredged shipping channelwhere the value is lower, and low value in theintertidal mudflat areas that the aquatic surveydetermined had relatively high rubble and shellcover.

These intertidal mudflats are likely used bysmall numbers of a variety of migratoryshorebirds as foraging habitat. As thesehabitats fall within an internationally importantsite for migratory shorebirds, they arerecognised as important habitat for migratoryshorebirds under the EPBC Act. Any actionsthat negatively impact on migratory shorebirduse of these habitats will require referral to theCommonwealth, and development approval mayrequire substantial environmental offsetsspecific to migratory shorebirds, which could becompleted as part of the redevelopment project.Incorporation of appropriate habitat buffers willalso be an important consideration for limitingimpacts, particularly disturbance impacts, onmigratory shorebirds.

Several other migratory bird species occur orare likely to occur in the PDA (Table 3.2).However, the PDA does not support importanthabitat for any of these species, and projectactions are unlikely to have a significant impacton any of these species.

Marine Mammals:

Several migratory cetacean species have beenrecorded in Moreton Bay including; humpbackwhale, Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni), theIndo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin (Sousachinensis), and the killer whale (Orcinus orca).Sightings of whales and dolphins are mostcommonly reported from within the relativelyopen central and northern waters of MoretonBay. These species are unlikely to occur in thevicinity of the Toondah Harbour PDA due to lack

of suitable habitat. The Indo-Pacifichump-backed dolphin may occasionally usethese waters.

Dugong are also listed as migratory species.They are most often seen foraging onseagrass beds (Lanyon 2003). The distributionof seagrass is predominantly determined bypenetration of light through the water column,which is highly affected by turbidity. In thewestern parts of Moreton Bay where turbidity ishigh, seagrass is restricted to shallower areas.However, two species of seagrass Halophilaspinulosa and Halophila ovalis are recorded atdepths up to 12 m on the eastern side of thebay and coincide with dugong distribution(Lanyon 2003). Six bi-monthly aerial surveysfor dugong in Moreton Bay were undertaken in1995, and confirmed that it supported asignificant population of dugongs (Lanyon2003). The bay was divided into 6 zones, withsouthern Moreton Bay being in zone 6, andwith the highest known dugong populationbeing in the eastern bay (zones 4 and 5)(Lanyon 2003). Only approximately 10% of thedugong sightings in Moreton Bay were in zone6 (which includes the waters near the ToondahHarbour PDA). Most dugongs (80 – 98% ofthe total population) were found in zone 4 inassociation with the extensive seagrass bedsof the ‘eastern banks’ of Moreton Bay (Lanyon2003).

Shallow seagrass beds containing seagrassspecies consumed by dugong were recordedin the Toondah Harbour PDA, particularly inthe north-eastern section of the PDA. Dugongare likely to use these areas for foraging;however, dugong are not likely to occur inlarge numbers due to the marginal nature ofthe seagrass habitat.

Marine Reptiles:

All of Australia’s six species of marine turtlesoccur in Moreton Bay (Couper 1998); howeveronly three species of marine turtle (loggerheadturtle, green turtle and hawksbill turtle) and arelikely to occur in the subtidal and intertidalareas adjacent to the Toondah Harbour PDA.Only sub-adult and adult green turtles are likelyto commonly occur in and adjacent to the PDA.

As discussed previously in Section 3.1.4,foraging habitat for marine turtles wasrecorded in and adjoining the ToondahHarbour PDA. In Moreton Bay, green turtlesare known to spend large portions of time in

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shallow subtidal habitats (depths less than 3 m),including dredged channels. These habitatscoincide with the shallow margins of theToondah Harbour PDA (Hazal, Lawler &Hamann 2009).

Weinam Creek PDA

Migratory Shorebirds:

Intertidal foreshore areas within the WeinamCreek PDA consist largely of bare rubble andsand, with a seagrass bed immediately north ofthe PDA boundary (Figure 3.2). Intertidalhabitat within the PDA is of marginal value tomigratory shorebirds due to the nature of thesubstrate and proximity to existing disturbance.Therefore, the intertidal habitats are likely to beused only infrequently by migratory shorebirds.Consequently, development within the PDA isunlikely to impact negatively on migratoryshorebirds.

Several other migratory bird species occur orare likely to occur in the PDA (Table 3.2).However, the PDA does not support importanthabitat for any of these species, and projectactions are unlikely to have a significant impacton any of these species.

Marine Mammals:

Several migratory cetacean species have beenrecorded in Moreton Bay; humpback whale,Bryde’s whale, the Indo-Pacific hump-backeddolphin, and the killer whale. Sightings ofwhales and dolphins are most commonlyreported from within the relatively open centraland northern waters of Moreton Bay; similar tothe Toondah Harbour PDA, these species areunlikely to occur in the vicinity of the WeinamCreek PDA due to lack of suitable habitat, withthe exception of the Indo-Pacific hump-backeddolphin that is likely to occur in low abundance.

Similar to Toondah Harbour PDA, approximately10% of the dugong sightings in Moreton Baywere in waters near the Weinam Creek PDA.As such, an even lower proportion of thedugong population would be expected to haveoccurred in the vicinity of the Weinam CreekPDA. Most dugongs (80 – 98% of the totalpopulation) were found in zone 4 in associationwith the extensive seagrass beds of the ‘easternbanks’ of Moreton Bay (Lanyon 2003).

More recently, Groom et al. (2004) completeddugong surveys around the southern MoretonBay Islands (east of the Weinam Creek PDA)in relation to a study regarding the risk ofdugongs to vessel strike in this area. Lownumbers of dugong (10) were sighted duringthe 25 day boat-based survey. Most sightingswere recorded in the region between Macleay,Russell, Karragarra and Garden islands(Groom et al. 2004). There was one sightingoffshore of the Weinam Creek Marina EntranceChannel; however, no dugong feeding trailsthrough seagrass beds were observed in thevicinity of the Weinam Creek PDA (Groom etal. 2004). The seagrass beds north theWeinam Creek PDA contain species thatdugong are known to consume; however, areof relatively low to moderate value to dugong,due to the presence of a high proportion ofrubble in the sediment, so individuals areunlikely to occur frequently.

Marine Reptiles:

Similar to the Toondah Harbour PDA, onlythree species of marine turtle (loggerheadturtle, green turtle and hawksbill turtle) mayoccur in the subtidal and intertidal areasadjacent to the Weinam Creek PDA. Onlysub-adult and adult green turtles are likely tocommonly occur in and adjacent to the PDA.Foraging habitat for marine turtles occurs inand adjoining the Weinam Creek PDA;however, it is of relatively low value.

Commonwealth marine waters generallyinclude the area from the edge of the statecoastal waters (3 nautical miles) out to 200nautical miles from the coast. Commonwealthmarine areas are a Matter of NationalEnvironmental Significance under the EPBCAct. Marine Protected Areas that areCommonwealth reserves are also protectedunder the EPBC Act. The Toondah HarbourPDA and the Weinam Creek PDAs are locatedwithin state controlled coastal waters and donot fall within a designated CommonwealthMarine Area.

3.2 MATTERS OF STATE ENVIRONMENTALSIGNIFICANCE

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environmental significance (Figures 3.4 and3.5).

Under the NC Act, Protected Area Estatesinclude conservation parks and areas that aresubject to international agreements. As such,the Moreton Bay Marine Park, being both aconservation park and a Ramsar wetland, issubject to the NC Act.

Toondah Harbour and Weinam Creek eachencompass estuarine, intertidal, marine andforeshore environments within the Moreton BayMarine Park, which is subject to the provisionsof the Marine Parks Act 2004 (Qld.). For majorworks such as dredging and harbourdevelopment to occur in the marine park, a‘works area’ will need to be declared. Thiswould include an assessment of the social,cultural, financial and environmental outcomesof the proposed development, includingidentification of adverse impacts and potentialmitigation measures.

Further work is required to understand both thepotential detrimental and beneficial impactsassociated with the proposed development atWeinam Creek and Toondah Harbour, in orderto designate areas within each PDA as a workarea.

Harbour developments can increaseemployment in the marine construction industry;provide direct or indirect employment to supportmarine and ancillary services; and providesupport to the community through investment inlocal organisations and improvements tocommunity infrastructure. Beneficialenvironmental outcomes of the proposeddevelopment of Weinam Creek and ToondahHarbour may include:

consolidation of coastal development in theMarine Park;

increasing the availability of marina berthsand decreasing the number of boats onswing moorings, which damage seagrassbeds;

preservation of existing remnant coastalwetlands with high ecological significancewhere possible, particularly to the south of

the existing Toondah Harbourdevelopment and in Weinam Creek;

establishment and enhancement ofmangrove areas behind southern seawallsat Toondah Harbour;

additional hard substrate and structuresfor colonisation by a range of differentmarine organisms; andoffsetting the loss of marine plants.

The Proposed Development Scheme hassought to minimise impacts to theenvironmental values of the Marine Park,within and surrounding the PDAs, throughconsideration of appropriate mitigationmethods and biodiversity offsets (refer toSection 1.5.2 of this report).

Toondah Harbour PDA

There is no designated Fish Habitat Area inthe vicinity of the Toondah Harbour PDA. Theclosest declared Fish Habitat Area isapproximately 5 km away, and is not likely tobe affected by development of the PDA.However, there are areas of marine plantswithin the Toondah Harbour PDA, particularlymangroves and seagrass, which havemoderate to high fisheries value, based on thehabitat structure, condition and presence ofparticular species. These areas have largelybeen preserved in the Proposed DevelopmentScheme.

Weinam Creek PDA

There is no declared Fish Habitat Area in thevicinity of the Weinam Creek PDA. Theclosest Fish Habitat Area is approximately 8km away, and is not likely to be affected bydevelopment of the PDA. However, there areareas of marine plants within the WeinamCreek PDA, particularly mangroves andseagrass, which are of low to moderatefisheries value that may be affected under theProposed Development Scheme. Areas ofmoderate fisheries value in Weinam Creekhave largely been preserved in the ProposedDevelopment Scheme.

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The desktop assessment identified 36 and 39NC Act-listed EVNT species as having potentialto occur in the Toondah Harbour and WeinamCreek PDA study areas, respectively(Appendices 1 and 2).

Appendices 3 and 4 lists all significant speciesobtained from the database searches andindicates the likelihood of their occurrence in thePDAs, given the habitats available. Table 3.3summarises those NC-listed EVNT species thatare known or are considered likely to occur ineither of the Toondah Harbour or Weinam CreekPDAs.

Based on the field survey and habitatassessment, three terrestrial fauna species areknown or likely to occur in the Toondah Harbourand Weinam Creek PDAs, namely Koala,

Eastern Curlew and Little Tern, while a fourthspecies, Illidge's Ant-blue Butterfly, haspotential to occur at Weinam Creek (Table3.3).

Both the Toondah Harbour and Weinam CreekPDAs are mapped under the KSPRP asPriority Koala Assessable Development areas.Under the KSPRP, development within PriorityKoala Assessable Development areas mustprovide safe Koala movement opportunitiesand habitat connectivity values, in addition to arequirement to offset clearing of non-juvenileKoala habitat trees in areas mapped asbushland or high to medium valuerehabilitation. Non-juvenile Koala habitat(NJKHT)trees are a food tree of the Corymbia,Melaleuca, Lophostemon or Eucalyptusgenera or preferred shelter species such asAngophora, with a height of more than fourmeters or a circumference of more than 31.5cm at 1.3 m above the ground.

Table 3.3 Species listed as threatened or near threatened species under the NC Act that areknown to occur or are considered likely or to have potential to occur in either of the ToondahHarbour or Weinam Creek PDAs.Species Common name EPBC NCA Toondah WeinamCaretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle E,M E Potential PotentialChelonia mydas Green Turtle V,M V Likely LikelyEretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle V,M V Possible PossibleLepidochelys olivacea Pacific Ridley E,M E Unlikely UnlikelyNatator depressus Flatback Turtle V,M V Unlikely UnlikelyDermochelys coriacea Leathery Turtle E,M E Unlikely UnlikelyNumenius madagascariensis Eastern Curlew M NT Known LikelySternula albifrons Little Tern M E Likely LikelyPhascolarctos cinereus Koala (SEQ Bioregion) V V Known KnownDugong dugon Dugong M V Likely PotentialSousa chinensis Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin M NT Unlikely UnlikelyMegaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale V,M V Unlikely UnlikelyAcrodipsas illidgei Illidge's Ant-blue Butterfly V Unlikely Potential

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Toondah Harbour PDA

Koala: The occurrence of Koala in the PDA isdiscussed earlier under Section 3.1.4. Areaswithin the Toondah Harbour PDA are mappedas ‘medium value rehabilitation’ under theKSPRP (Figure 3.6). Under the KSPRP,clearing of non-juvenile Koala habitat treeswithin ‘medium value rehabilitation’ requiresoffsetting at the rate of five new Koala habitattrees per tree lost, or an equivalent cashcontribution. Non-juvenile Koala habitat treeswithin the PDA comprise 51 primary food trees(Eucalyptus tereticornis, E. robusta or E.microcorys) and 34 other habitat trees (Figure3.6); of all Koala habitat trees, 58 occur withinareas mapped as ‘medium value rehabilitation’under the KSPRP.

Eastern Curlew: Small numbers of EasternCurlew are likely to forage on intertidal mudflatand seagrass beds within the PDA, asdiscussed earlier under Section 3.1.5. Underthe Queensland Biodiversity Offset Policy(DERM 2011), impacts on foraging habitat ofEastern Curlew and other special least concernmigratory species within the PDA may requireoffsets.

Little Tern: Little Tern is a likely regular visitor,foraging for small fish over open coastal waterswithin the PDA; however project actions areunlikely to impact on this species.

EVNT Flora: No EVNT flora species are knownor likely to occur in the Toondah Harbour PDA(Appendix 3).

Marine Mammals:

Whilst two listed vulnerable or near threatenedcetacean species have been recorded inMoreton Bay; (humpback whale and theIndo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin). It ispossible the Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphinwould occasionally occur in the vicinity of theToondah Harbour PDA as these species occurin waters near the coast.

Dugong are also listed as vulnerable. Asdiscussed above, they are most often seenforaging on seagrass, with only approximately10% of the dugong sightings in Moreton Baywere in zone 6 (which includes the waters nearthe Toondah Harbour PDA). Most dugongs (80– 98% of the total population) were found inzone 4 in association with the extensive

seagrass beds of the ‘eastern banks’ ofMoreton Bay (Lanyon 2003).

Shallow seagrass beds containing seagrassspecies consumed by dugong were recordedin the Toondah Harbour PDA, particularly inthe northeast section of the PDA. Dugong arelikely to occur in the area, but are unlikely to becommon due to the relatively poor quality ofseagrass habitat compared with other areas ineastern Moreton Bay.

Marine Reptiles:

As previously discussed, only three species ofmarine turtle (loggerhead turtle, green turtleand hawksbill turtle) are likely to occur in thesubtidal and intertidal areas adjacent to theToondah Harbour PDA. Only sub-adult andadult green turtles are likely to commonlyoccur in and adjacent to the PDA. Greenturtles frequently inhabit shallow areas withseagrass beds, such as those found in thenorthern section of the PDA.

Weinam Creek PDA

Koala: The occurrence of Koala in the PDA isdiscussed earlier under Section 3.1.4. Areaswithin the Weinam Creek PDA are mapped as‘low value rehabilitation’ and ‘high value other’under the KSPRP (Figure 3.7); there are nooffsetting requirements for these two habitatvalue categories.

Under the KSPRP development within PriorityKoala Assessable Development areas mustprovide safe Koala movement opportunitiesand habitat connectivity values, in addition toany offset requirements.

Eastern Curlew: As discussed under Section3.1.5, intertidal habitats within the PDA are ofmarginal value to migratory shorebirds,including Eastern Curlew. Therefore thespecies is likely to be a rare visitor to intertidalhabitats within the PDA, and project activitiesare unlikely to have a significant impact on thespecies or its habitat.

Little Tern: Little Tern is a likely regularvisitor, foraging for small fish over open coastalwaters within the PDA; however project actionsare unlikely to impact on this species or itshabitat.

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Illidge's Ant-blue Butterfly: Potential habitatfor Illidge's Ant-blue Butterfly is present in theform of remnant mangrove and fringingCasuarina glauca trees along Weinam Creek(Figure 3.7). The larvae of this species inhabitthe nests of Crematogaster ants in hollowbranch stubs of trees within and adjoiningmangrove habitats, particularly old-growthAvicennia marina and Casuarina glauca trees.

Flying-fox camp: A flying-fox roosting campcurrently exists in the Weinam Creek swamp(Figure 3.5), primarily on the northern side ofMoore’s Road, but occasionally spilling over tothe southern side of Moore’s Road when verylarge numbers of flying-foxes are present. Thisis one of the key flying-fox roost sites in RedlandCity and is used by up to ten thousand flying-foxes of three species: Black Flying-fox, Grey-headed Flying-fox and Little Red Flying-fox.Total numbers of flying-foxes occupying thecamp vary seasonally (Figure 3.8). The camp isused by both Black and Grey-headed flying-foxes for mating, birthing and as a maternitycamp. With the exception of irregular occasionswhen very large numbers of Little Red Flying-foxinhabit the camp for up to two months at a time,the flying-foxes concentrate within the interior ofthe Weinam Creek swamp where they poselimited nuisance to local residents.

Historically, this flying-fox camp was used by asmall number (200-300) of Black Flying-foxwhich appeared to shift between this site and asite adjoining Pitt Street; however, followingthe arrival of thousands of Little Red Flying-foxat the Pitt Street camp in 2006 and soon afterdevelopment behind this site, there seemed tobe a more permanent shift to the WeinamCreek swamp (Jennifer Davis, SeniorExtension Officer – Wildlife, Redland CityCouncil, personal communication), a locationwhere the camp generally poses less nuisanceto local residents than the Pitt Street camp dueto the greater distance of the camp core fromresidential dwellings.

Under a proposed new State Governmentapproach to managing flying-fox roosts,Redland City Council will have an as-of-rightauthority as the principal manager of flying-foxroosts within the defined urban area ofRedland City to undertake roost managementactivities in the public interest in accordancewith a Code of Practice and Statement ofManagement Intent (DEHP 2013).

Figure 3.8. Numbers of Black, Grey-headed and Little Red flying-foxes present at the WeinamCreek flying-fox camp over the period July 2007 to May 2013 (Source of count data: QueenslandDepartment of Environment and Heritage Protection).

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Marine Mammals:

Of the State listed threatened marine mammals,humpback whales are unlikely to occur in thevicinity of the Weinam Creek PDA. It is possiblethat Indo-pacific humpback dolphins wouldoccur in the area; however, individuals are notlikely to occur frequently or in high abundance.

Similar to Toondah Harbour PDA, approximately10% of the dugong sightings in Moreton Baywere in waters near the Weinam Creek PDA.As such, an even lower proportion of thedugong population would be expected to haveoccurred in the vicinity of the Weinam CreekPDA. Most dugong (80 – 98% of the totalpopulation) were found in zone 4 in associationwith the extensive seagrass beds of the ‘easternbanks’ of Moreton Bay (Lanyon 2003).

As discussed previously, the majority of dugongfound in the southern bay are concentrated inthe Southern Bay Islands between Macleay,Russell, Karragarra and Garden islands (Groomet al. 2004). There was one sighting offshore ofthe Weinam Creek Marina Entrance Channel;however, no dugong feeding trails throughseagrass beds were observed in the vicinity ofthe Weinam Creek PDA (Groom et al. 2004).The seagrass beds north the Weinam CreekPDA are of relatively low to moderate value todugong due to the presence of a high proportionof rubble in the sediment, so individuals areunlikely to occur frequently.

Marine Reptiles:

As previously discussed, only three species ofmarine turtle (loggerhead turtle, green turtle andhawksbill turtle) may occur in the subtidal andintertidal areas adjacent to the Weinam CreekPDA. Only sub-adult and adult green turtles arelikely to commonly occur in and adjacent to thePDA. Foraging habitat for marine turtles occursin and adjoining the Weinam Creek PDA;however, it is of relatively low value.

Proximity of a flying-fox camp to areas of humanuse, particularly habitation and recreationalspaces, often results in conflict between peopleand flying-foxes due to the nuisance of noise,odour and faecal ‘rain’. To avoid the potentialfor conflict, development should maintain asufficient buffer between the existing flying-foxcamp and proposed new areas of human use toavoid nuisance impacts of flying-foxes. Anydevelopment options that might require roost

management actions targeted at destroying theroost or encouraging the flying-foxes to leavethe roost site should first consider theimplications of shifting the flying-foxeselsewhere within the local area where theymay pose an even greater problem. Anyproposed roost management actions may alsorequire referral to the Commonwealth as Grey-headed Flying-fox regularly occupies the camp(Section 3.1.4).

EVNT Flora: Potential habitat for the LesserSwamp Orchid (Phaius australis; NC Act:Endangered) is present in an area ofMelaleuca forest in the south-western corner ofthe Weinam Creek PDA. However, thisspecies was not observed during field surveyin this habitat and is therefore consideredunlikely to occur.

Figures 3.4 and 3.5 show remnant REpolygons currently mapped by DEHP within thePDAs, the indicated extent and status of whichhave been confirmed on the basis of ground-truthing undertaken during the current fieldsurvey. Figures 3.9 and 3.10 (Section 3.3)show all RE patches ground-truthed during thecurrent field survey, including those notcurrently mapped or not “mappable” by DEHPdue to their limited size.

Toondah Harbour PDA

The Toondah Harbour PDA contains patchesof vegetation currently mapped by DEHP asremnant RE 12.1.2 and RE 12.1.3, both ofwhich have a ‘Least Concern’ status under theVM Act (Figure 3.6). One of these polygonswas also found to contain a small area ofRE12.3.5 (also ‘Least Concern’) during recentground-truthing (Figure 3.9).

No Endangered or Of Concern REs arecurrently mapped in the Toondah HarbourPDA, but remnant vegetation that is“intersecting a watercourse” is also regulated.Unless exempt, clearing of watercoursevegetation is restricted under the StateDevelopment Assessment Provisions (Module8).

The Weinam Creek Priority Development Areais currently mapped by DEHP as containingremnant vegetation of RE 12.1.3 (LeastConcern) /12.1.1 (Of Concern) and RE 12.3.5

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(Least Concern). The polygon of RE 12.3.5 isalso currently mapped by DEHP as EssentialHabitat for Crinia tinnula (Wallum Froglet). Thearea mapped as RE12.3.5 was ground-truthedto contain patches of RE12.3.5a and RE12.1.1(Of Concern), while the area mapped as RE12.1.3 /12.1.1 was ground-truthed to containpatches of RE12.1.3, RE12.1.1, 12.1.2 (LeastConcern) and 12.5.2 (Endangered) (Figure 3.7,Figure 3.10). A number of other, small patchesof remnant vegetation were also ground-truthedthat are not currently mapped by DEHP, asdiscussed in Section 3.3.

The clearing of State mapped, regulatedvegetation is assessed under the VegetationManagement Act 1999. Unless the purpose ofthe clearing can be defined as an ‘exemption’under this Act, a permit, and potentially theprovision of offsets, will be required prior to itsremoval.

An area of regulated vegetation is currentlymapped in Weinam creek, which is consistentwith current EHP mapping of a LeastConcern/Of Concern RE (co-dominant) remnantvegetation (Figure. Regulated vegetation that isintersecting a watercourse is also present .

In addition to the intent of the SPP in avoidingimpacts on MSES such as Endangered and OfConcern RES, clearing of Of Concernvegetation mapped by EHP is restricted underthe State Development Assessment Provisions(Module 8) unless the proposed activity isexempt or the RE is shown not to exist throughfield assessment. Figure 3.10 shows patches ofLeast Concern, Of Concern and EndangeredREs in this area that were ground-truthed duringour assessment but are yet to be mapped byEHP. Other mapped regulated vegetation isthat which is “intersecting a watercourse”,

The Toondah Harbour and Weinam CreekPDAs are in the coastal zone and fall within acoastal management district, under the CP Act.Areas of high ecological significance aremapped in both the Toondah Harbour andWeinam Creek PDAs.

Toondah Harbour PDA

There are two areas of high ecologicalsignificance within the Toondah Harbour PDA;

one small area to the north of the PDA, and amuch larger area to the south of the PDA.

The small area of high ecological significancehabitat in the north of the PDA has mangrovesthat are of moderate value to fisheries. Thispatch of mangroves is bordered by low tomoderate value migratory shorebird foraginghabitat.

The area of high ecological significance to thesouth of the PDA consists of a densemangrove forest. This mangrove forest isadjacent to an area of saltmarsh, and isconnected to intertidal seagrass habitats,providing high value fisheries habitat.However, only a small portion of this area ofhigh ecological significance is within theboundary of the PDA; the vast majorityextends to the south of the PDA, and isunlikely to be influenced by development withinthe PDA where appropriate management ofpotential impacts and mitigation measures areused.

Weinam Creek PDA

The lower estuarine reach of Weinam Creek inthe southwest section of the Weinam CreekPDA is designated an area of high ecologicalsignificance. This area consists of densemangrove forest and saltmarsh, and provideshigh value habitat for fisheries.

The recently revised Regulated VegetationManagement Maps published by theDepartment of Natural Resources and Mines(DNRM) indicate legally secured offset areasthrough the ‘Category A’ designation. NoCategory A is shown in either of the PDAareas. Therefore, no legally secured offsetareas occur in either of the PDAs.

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3.3 MATTERS OF LOCAL ENVIRONMENTALSIGNIFICANCE

Recent vegetation management legislationreforms have deregulated regrowth vegetation(this being non-remnant, native vegetation thathas not been cleared since 31 December 1989)on freehold and Indigenous land. Therefore, asof December 2013, regrowth vegetation is nolonger a matter of state environmentalsignificance. However, whilst no longer relevantfrom a state legislative perspective, regrowthvegetation throughout each PDA has localsignificance and was mapped for the purposesof this report.

Similarly, a number of remnant RE patcheshave been ground-truthed during the currentfield survey that are not currently mapped or not“mappable” by DEHP due to their limited size.Whilst not currently protected under Statelegislation, these patches have localsignificance and have been mapped for thepurposes of this report.

Figure 3.9 identifies all areas of remnant andregrowth vegetation ground-truthed within theToondah PDA. This includes remnantvegetation patches equating to RE12.1.2, 12.1.3and 12.3.5 (all Least Concern under the VMAct), and regrowth vegetation patches equatingto RE12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3 and 12.5.2.

Figure 3.10 identifies all areas of remnant andregrowth vegetation ground-truthed within theWeinam PDA. This includes remnantvegetation patches equating to RE12.1.1 (OfConcern under the VM Act), 12.1.2, 12.1.3,12.3.5a (all Least Concern), 12.5.2 and 12.5.3(both Endangered), and regrowth vegetationpatches equating to REs 12.1.1, 12.1.3, 12.5.2.

The occurrence of Koalas in the PDAs isoutlined earlier in Sections 3.1.4 and 3.2.5.The RCC Koala Policy and ImplementationStrategy 2008 (RCC Koala Strategy) identifiedthe need to stop the rapid continuing decline ofKoala in Redland City and aims to take action torecover the existing population to more than5,000 Koalas by 2014. Of particular relevanceto the PDAs are Action 1.1.2 of the StrategyProtection and Enhancement of habitat (with an

overall net gain of habitat within the urbanfootprint…) and Action 1.1.7 No new arterialroads constructed outside of existing priorityinfrastructure network and any unavoidableloss of habitat to be offset; replanting isrequired two to five years prior to habitat loss.

A total of 286 non-juvenile Koala habitat treeswere identified within the Toondah HarbourPDA (Figure 3.9). Of these, 115 habitat treesfall within areas mapped as Open Space underthe Redlands Planning Scheme V3.1. Underthe RCC Koala Strategy, clearing of Koalahabitat trees within open space areas shouldbe offset at the ratio of one Koala habitat treefor every meter in height of Koala habitat treeslost.

Approximately 196 non-juvenile Koala habitattrees were identified within the Weinam CreekPDA (Figure 3.10). Of these, a total of 56Koala habitat trees occur within either openspace, enhancement corridor, or bushlandhabitat overlays. Under the RCC KoalaStrategy, clearing of these trees should beoffset at the ratio of one Koala habitat tree forevery meter in height of Koala habitat tree lost.

The objective of the RCC Biodiversity Strategyis to protect, maintain and rehabilitateenvironmental values and biodiversity.

There are fauna species recognised as locallysignificant species in the RCC BiodiversityStrategy 2008-2012 are known or likely tooccur in the PDAs (Table 3.6). Flora speciesrecognised as locally significant species in theRCC Biodiversity Strategy 2008-2012 werelocated at both Toondah (6 species) andWeinam Creek (8 species) during the fieldsurvey (Table 3.6).

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Table 3.4. RCC locally significant flora andfauna species known or likely to occur in theToondah Harbour and Weinam Creek PDAareas.

Species ToondahWeinamCk

FaunaFrogsTusked FrogAdelotus brevis Unlikely Potential

Clicking FrogletCrinia signifera Potential Likely

Common Green TreeFrog Litoria caerulea Known Likely

Bleating Tree FrogLitoria dentata Unlikely Potential

Peron's Tree FrogLitoria peronii Unlikely Likely

Great BroodfrogPseudophryne major Unlikely Potential

Copper-backedBroodfrogPseudophryne raveni

Unlikely Potential

ReptilesFriendly SunskinkLampropholis amicula Unlikely Potential

Lace MonitorVaranus varius Potential Potential

BirdsMagpie GooseAnseranassemipalmata

Unlikely Potential

Little WattlebirdAnthochaerachrysoptera

Unlikely Potential

Bush Stone CurlewBurhinus grallarius Known Known

White-bellied SeaEagleHaliaeetus leucogaster

Likely Likely

Wandering TattleHeteroscelus incanus

Potential(marine)

Potential(marine)

Variegated Fairy-wrenMalurus lamberti Potential Potential

Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurusmelanocephalus

Likely Likely

Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalis Potential yes

Little CurlewNumenius minutus

Potential(marine)

Potential(marine)

OspreyPandion haliaetus yes yes

Double-barred FinchTaeniopygia bichenovii Potential Likely

MammalsLarge-footed MyotisMyotis macropus Potential Potential

Species ToondahWeinamCk

Squirrel GlidersPetaurus norfolcensis Potential Potential

Black Flying-foxPteropus alecto Known Known

Little Red Flying- foxPteropus scapulatus Known Known

Greater Broad-nosedBat Scoteanaxrueppellii

Potential Potential

Eastern Broad-nosedBat Scotorepens orion Potential Potential

EchidnaTachyglossusaculeatus

Potential Potential

Eastern Forest BatVespadelus pumilus Potential Potential

Eastern Cave BatVespadelus troughtoni Potential Potential

Freshwater FishMegalops cyprinoides Potential

(marine)Potential(marine)

FloraAcronychia imperforata Unlikely KnownAegiceras corniculata Known KnownAvicennia marina Known KnownBruguiera gymnorhiza Unlikely KnownCasuarina glauca Known KnownMelaleucaquinquenervia Known Known

Rhizophora stylosa Known KnownSporobolus virginicus Known Known

Toondah Harbour PDA

No foreshore, wetlands or waterways listed inthe Redland Planning Scheme occur near theToondah Harbour PDA. However, naturalwetlands were recorded in the area, includingmangrove forest and seagrass beds. Themangrove forest on the southern end of thePDA was assessed as having high value. Thisforest contains a high diversity of mangrovespecies, and is adjacent to seagrass andsaltmarsh, providing high quality fisherieshabitat. The seagrass meadows to thenortheast of the PDA are also of moderatevalue, and may provide food for dugong andmarine turtles, as well as a foraging ground forshorebirds. Dugong, turtles and shorebirdsare iconic native fauna recognised in theRedland Planning Scheme.

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Weinam Creek PDA

The Redlands Planning Scheme identifies twomajor waterways (including Weinam Creek anda smaller, unnamed tributary), and waterwayand wetland buffers, within the Weinam CreekPDA. In addition, the Weinam Creek PDAcontains additional wetland habitat comprised ofmoderate to high value mangrove forests and isbordered by low to moderate quality intertidaland subtidal seagrass beds. Weinam Creekcontains particularly high value mangroveforests and saltmarsh. Although the seagrassbeds to the north of the PDA are of low tomoderate value, they may still provide foraginghabitat for marine turtles, shorebirds andoccasionally dugong. Dugong, turtles andshorebirds are iconic native fauna recognised inthe Redland Planning Scheme. Higher valueseagrass beds are found outside the PDA.

One reserve/park is located within the ToondahHarbour PDA, namely GJ Walter Park, locatedon the foreshore north of Middle Street and theferry terminal.

The Weinam Creek PDA includes severalparks/reserves:

Sel Outridge Park, Hamilton Street Parkand New Stafford Park in the north; and

Weinam Creek Corridor-Meissner Street,Toms Park and Rusters Reserve in thesouthern portion of the PDA.

RCC conservation management priorities aremapped under the Environmental Inventory MapVersion 4.3. The map identifies habitat valueswithin the city using categories calledConservation Management Areas (CMA). TheCMA code indicates the area’s status (Priority,Major, General, Enhancement), as well as thearea’s structure and function in the landscape(Habitat, Patch, Corridor, Foreshore, Link,Mosaic).

The Environmental Inventory mapping is usedby RCC to identify areas for environmentalprotection through the application of the RCC‘Habitat Protection Overlay Code’. This overlayrequires development to protect existingenvironmental values through various

measures, such as requiring the developmentto be sited in a suitable area of the propertythat does not interfere with the environmentalvalues, requiring setbacks from bushland ormarine habitat, or outside enhancementcorridors, or requiring improvements inenvironmental values through re-vegetatingdegraded areas with native plants andremoving weed species.

Within the Toondah Harbour PDA, the northernand southern marine habitats are identified asPriority Conservation Management Areas(priority tidal), while the western and easternvegetated habitats bordering GJ Walter Parkare identified as General ConservationManagement Areas (general patch) (Figure3.9).

Within the Weinam Creek PDA, PriorityConservation Management Areas includeintertidal marine habitats (priority tidal) and thecentral portions of the vegetation associatedwith Weinam Creek (priority patch, prioritytidal, enhancement corridor) (Figure 3.10).The northern and southern edges of theWeinam Creek corridor are mapped asEnhancement Corridors.

Vegetation associated with the northern creek(Sel Outridge Park) is mapped as acombination of Priority (priority tidal) and Major(major patch) Conservation Areas, with thenorthern edge and foreshore areas of SelOutridge Park shown as Enhanced Foreshore.The southern edge and a small patch ofvegetation on the western edge of the creekcorridor are identified as EnhancementCorridor. The linear strip of southern foreshorehabitats is mapped as a Major ConservationManagement Area (Figure 3.10).

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4.0 PREFERRED STRUCTUREPLANS

4.1 TOONDAH HARBOUR PDA

The Toondah Harbour PDA contains marine andterrestrial ecological values of significancelocally and in terms of State, Federal andInternational legislation. The foreshore abuts theMoreton Bay Marine Park and Ramsar Wetland,wherein a variety of aquatic and intertidal habitatvalues exist and warrant consideration andprotection.

Key aquatic and terrestrial ecological values andissues identified within the Toondah HarbourPDA include:

subtropical coastal saltmarsh, whichalthough already protected in Queenslandunder the Fisheries Act 1994, will soon beofficially listed as a vulnerable ecologicalcommunity under EPBC Act;

intertidal and shallow subtidal habitat,including extensive flats supportingseagrass, mangroves and saltmarsh, thatare of importance to fish and fisheries;

seagrass and intertidal foraging habitatimportant to migratory shorebirds within theRamsar site of Moreton Bay;

presence of listed threatened and / ormigratory species (such as marine turtlesand dugong) which may be impacted byincreased boat traffic and boat strike;

habitat, including seagrass meadows, ofimportance to Dugong, dolphin and marineturtles;

Koalas and Koala habitat trees;

remnant vegetation;

potential acid sulfate soils; and

erosion-prone shorelines.

The sections below broadly describe how eachproposed option outlined within the DraftStructure Plan Report (Deicke Richards, 2013a)benefits the PDA with regard to the retention ofthese values and where impacts on thesevalues will trigger relevant legislation.

Option 1 – Urban Harbour with Marina andNorthern Channel

Development in accordance with Option 1presents opportunities for ecological benefits,including:

retaining the stand of mangroves at thesouthern end of the PDA, with some areasof natural or assisted revegetation wherepossible;

The small area of subtropical coastalsaltmarsh in the south-western corner ofthe PDA will be retained.

Primary and secondary Koala food treeswill be retained through the PDA whereverpossible, to be supplemented by offsetplantings both within and/or at strategiclocations outside of the PDA.

Retention of these trees in the PDA willspecifically occur within a corridor linkingthe parklands at the northern end of thePDA with a broader habitat corridor southof the PDA. Safe movement opportunitiesbetween habitat tree patches and roadsignage are recommended to increase thefunctionality of this retained link.

the concentration of marine activity;

the diversion of boat traffic away frommigratory shorebird roost sites south andeast of the PDA through the creation of anew northern channel; and

the opportunity to offset environmentalimpacts through encouragement of naturalcolonisation of mangroves adjacent to seawalls (providing additional benefitsthrough defence against storm surge andrising sea level).

Development in accordance with Option 1provides opportunities to enhance thecommunity’s engagement with coastal habitatsin Moreton Bay, through:

improving access to the coastline throughconstruction of boardwalks;

linking the parkland on the site throughvegetated corridors planted with nativeflora;

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planting the perimeters of the northernparklands with Koala habitat trees andnative flora to sustain existing Koalapopulations; and

upgrading marina facilities to improveaccess to Moreton Bay.

Option 2 – Urban Harbour with Marina

Option 2 provides the same ecological benefitsto the PDA as Option 1, with the added featureof an artificial beach at the northern end of thePDA for recreation, thereby further enhancingthe community’s engagement with coastalhabitats.

Development in accordance with Option 2presents opportunities for ecological benefits,including:

a reduced scale of dredging, and thereforea decrease in potential impacts of dredgingcompared with Option 1;

use of existing boat traffic corridors, whichreduces the initial disturbance to the areaand likelihood of increased boat strike ofmarine turtles and dugong; and

the opportunity to offset environmentalimpacts through encouragement of naturalcolonisation of mangroves adjacent to seawalls (providing additional benefits throughdefence against storm surge and rising sealevel).

Development in accordance with Option 2provides opportunities to enhance thecommunity’s engagement with coastal habitatsin Moreton Bay, through:

construction of an artificial beach at thenorthern end of the PDA for recreation;

improving access to the coastline throughconstruction of boardwalks;

linking the parkland on the site throughvegetated corridors planted with nativeflora;

planting the perimeters of the northernparklands with Koala habitat trees andnative flora to sustain existing Koalapopulations; and

upgrading marina facilities to improveaccess to Moreton Bay.

The sections below broadly outlines legislationthat will be triggered as a result of impacts toidentified ecological values in the PDA, as theyapply to each Structure Plan option.

Option 1 – Urban Harbour with Marina andNorthern Channel

Koalas: Option 1 will result in the loss of aproportion of Koala habitat trees identifiedthroughout the PDA, triggering the KSPRP,SPP, and the RCC Koala Strategy.

The impact of any Koala habitat trees clearedmay be offset through planting Koala habitattrees at strategic sites. Locating plantings atstrategic sites assists in consolidatingimportant habitat areas outside the PDA thathave been selected by Council forrehabilitation to improve habitat quality for thelocal Koala population. Offset planting ratioswould be determined by the height, numberand location of the trees proposed to becleared with respect to State and localgovernment regulatory mapping. Developmentand contingent offsetting measures couldeffectively ensure no net loss of Koala habitattrees.

If Koala habitat trees are retained within greenspace areas, safe movement opportunitiesbetween habitat tree patches arerecommended to be provided, includingfurnished overpasses and road signage toreduce the risk of mortality from vehicle strike.Further, road design should include slow trafficpoints where roads bisect green space areaswith Koala habitat trees.

Ramsar, fisheries and nature conservation:Option 1 would result in loss of a substantialarea of intertidal seagrass and migratoryshorebird foraging habitat should a marina,harbour and northern channel be constructed.The loss of marine habitat is greater in Option1 than in Option 2. Based on the scale ofpotential impacts, it is likely that assessmentunder the EPBC Act would be required, soreferral to the Commonwealth is advised. Lossof seagrass and mangrove habitat is also likelyto disrupt the current mosaic of fish habitats,resulting in a loss of nursery, shelter andforaging habitat. Appropriate offsets for theloss of this habitat have been considered in theproposed structure plan.

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Declaration of a works area in the Moreton BayMarine Park would be required to allow fordevelopment of the foreshore and adjacentintertidal and subtidal habitat within the PDA.Assessment of the option-specific potentialdetrimental and beneficial impacts toenvironmental, social, cultural and economicvalues would be required to support theapprovals process.

Offsets for the loss of marine habitat may besought for both options. The development andimplementation of a marine habitat offset plan,would contribute to mitigating the loss of:

marine plants in the north-eastern sectionof the PDA associated with marinadevelopment; and

foraging habitat for migratory shorebirds,particularly toward the western boundary ofthe PDA.

Option 1 may also impact listed threatenedand / or migratory species, such as marineturtles and dugong, through increased boatstrike. The inclusion of “go slow” areas forrecreational vessels in the channels immediatelynorth and south of the harbour would contributeto the mitigation of this potential impact.

Capital dredging to create the shared northernchannel and marina would generate a largequantity of dredge spoil. Development of adredge and spoil disposal management planwould be required to support the impactmanagement / mitigation strategy for dredging.There is likely to be a reduction in the frequencyof maintenance dredging due to the expectedchange in the harbour configuration. Option-specific investigation would be required tosupport the assessment of dredge and spoildisposal-related impacts (for both capital andmaintenance dredging) and the development ofdredge and spoil disposal management plans.

There would be a substantial increase in thearmouring of the shoreline around the existingharbour. However, an opportunity has beenidentified in the Proposed Development Schemeto increase the current extent of mangrovesthrough natural colonisation, which couldenhance protection of the shoreline and mitigateagainst natural shoreward migration of habitatsas sea levels rise.

Remnant vegetation: Option 1 will result inthe clearing of ‘Least Concern’ remnantmangrove vegetation on the coastline. Unlessexempt, the clearing of this vegetation willneed to address the relevant SDAP codes.

State protected animals and plants: Option1 will result in the clearing of some native floraand habitat for native fauna species.

Unless exempt, the following is required inaccordance with the NC Act:

A licence, permit or authority to ‘take’protected plants (currently including leastconcern native plants).

An approved Species ManagementProgram for tampering with an animalbreeding place that is being used by aprotected animal (including least concernnative species) to incubate or rear theanimal's offspring.

Option 2 – Urban Harbour with Marina

Option 2 will result in the loss of a proportion ofKoala habitat trees, ‘Least Concern’ remnantmangrove vegetation and State protectedanimals and plants, as identified and discussedfor Option 1.

Option 2 will also entail the loss of someseagrass and migratory shorebird foraginghabitat for construction of the marina andharbour, although this will be less than underOption 1. Referral to the Commonwealth underthe EPBC Act is advised.

Ramsar, fisheries and nature conservation:Option 2 would likely have a moderatedetrimental impact on intertidal seagrass,which is marginal migratory shorebird foraginghabitat. The development of an urban harbourwith marina would result in the loss of lessfisheries habitat (e.g. seagrass andmangroves) than Option 1, where the existingchannel and harbour are used. Somedisruption of the mosaic of fish habitats andconnections to fish nursery, shelter and foragehabitat would occur.

As with Option 1, offsets may be required forthe loss of marine plants and foraging habitatassociated with the development, and referralto the Commonwealth under the EPBC Act isadvised.

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Declaration of a works area in the Moreton BayMarine Park would be required to allow fordevelopment of the foreshore and adjacentintertidal and subtidal habitat within the PDA, asdiscussed in Section 1.5.2 of this report.

The risk to marine turtles and dugong ofincreased boat strike associated with Option 2 isexpected to be lower than for Option 1, as theProposed Development Scheme would result inwidening of the existing southern channel andcreation of a much narrower northern channel.The inclusion of “go slow” areas for recreationalvessels in the channel may help to mitigate thispotential impact.

Capital dredging of the southern and northernchannels and harbour in Option 2 is expected togenerate less dredge spoil than Option 1, as theexisting harbour and southern channel would beexpanded rather than partially filled. A dredgeand spoil disposal management plan would berequired to support the mitigation strategy fordredging. There is likely to be a reduction in thefrequency of maintenance dredging due to theexpected change in harbour configuration.Option-specific investigation would be requiredsupport the assessment of dredge and spoildisposal-related impacts (for both capital andmaintenance dredging) and the development ofdredge and spoil disposal management plans.

As with Option 1, there would be a substantialincrease in the armouring of the shorelinearound the existing harbour. However, anopportunity has been identified in the ProposedDevelopment Scheme to increase the currentextent of mangroves, which could enhanceprotection of the shoreline and allow for naturalshoreward migration of habitats as sea levelsrise.

4.2 WEINAM CREEK PDA

The Weinam Creek Priority Development Areais characterised by marine, intertidal andterrestrial ecological values that are valued bythe community and protected at local, State,Federal and International levels. Key ecologicalvalues and issues identified within the WeinamCreek Priority Development Area include:

An area of potential subtropical coastalsaltmarsh, which although alreadyprotected in Queensland under theFisheries Act 1994, will soon be officially

listed as a vulnerable ecologicalcommunity under EPBC Act;

intertidal and shallow subtidal habitat,including mangroves that are ofimportance to fish and fisheries;

Koalas and Koala habitat trees;

an important roost and maternity camp forthree species of flying-fox;

potential habitat for the NC Act listedIllidge’s Ant-Blue Butterfly;

the presence of listed threatened and / ormigratory species (such as marine turtlesand dugong) which may be impacted byboat strike from increased boat traffic;

small patches of RE 12.5.2 (VM Act statusEndangered);

Weinam Creek (high cultural heritage andenvironmental value);

potential acid sulfate soils; and

erosion-prone shorelines.

The sections below broadly describe how eachproposed option outlined within the DraftStructure Plan Report (Deicke Richards,2013b) benefits the PDA with regard to theretention of these values and where impactson these values will trigger the relevantlegislation.

Option 1 – New Redland and SMBI Centre

Development in accordance with ‘Option 1’would present opportunities for ecologicalbenefits, including the:

retention of significant subtropicalsaltmarsh and mangrove habitat inWeinam Creek;

potential improvements to the quality ofstormwater runoff through rehabilitation ofexisting marine plant habitat;

Vegetation that supports an importantflying-fox roost in the Weinam Creekswamp in the south-east corner of thePDA will be retained.

Habitat that may support Illidge’s Ant-BlueButterfly Acrodipsas illidgei in WeinamCreek in the south-east corner of the PDAwill be conserved.

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An area of potential subtropical coastalsaltmarsh associated with Weinam Creekswamp in the south-east corner of the PDAwill be retained.

Primary and secondary Koala food treeswill be retained through the PDA whereverpossible, to be supplemented by offsetplantings both within and/or at strategiclocations outside of the PDA.

Most remnant vegetation currentlyoccurring within the PDA will be retained,including an area mapped as ‘essentialhabitat’ for Wallum Froglet Crinia tinnulaunder the VM Act.

The proposed development also includesopportunities to enhance the community’sengagement with Moreton Bay and the naturalenvironment, including:

improving access to the coastline throughthe construction of boardwalks; and

planting the perimeters of the parklandswith Koala habitat trees and native flora tosustain existing Koala populations.

Option 2 – Weinam Creek Village

Option 2 provides similar benefits to Option 1 interms of terrestrial ecology, particularly in termsof the retention of the Weinam Creek swampand associated values in the south-east cornerof the PDA. Development in accordance with‘Option 2’ would present opportunities forecological benefit, including the:

retention of significant subtropical saltmarshand mangrove habitat in Weinam Creek;

potential improvements to the quality ofstormwater runoff through rehabilitation ofexisting marine plant habitat.

Option 3 – Weinam Creek Marina

Option 3 involves the conversion of the WeinamCreek swamp into a higher density residentialdevelopment surrounding a new marinabetween the mouth of the creek and Moores Rd.As such, benefits in terms of terrestrial ecologyare restricted to the retention of primary andsecondary Koala food trees wherever possible,to be supplemented by offset plantings bothwithin and/or at strategic locations outside of thePDA.

Option 1 – New Redland and SMBI Centre

Koalas: Option 1 will result in the loss of aproportion of Koala habitat trees identifiedthroughout the PDA, triggering the KSPRP,SPP, and the RCC Koala Strategy.

The impact of any Koala habitat trees clearedmay be offset through planting Koala habitattrees in suitable areas distant from the PDA.Locating plantings at strategic sites assists inconsolidating important habitat areas outsidethe PDA that have been selected by Councilfor rehabilitation to improve habitat quality forthe local Koala population. Offset plantingratios would be determined by the height,number and location of the trees proposed tobe cleared with respect to State and localgovernment regulatory mapping. Developmentand contingent offsetting measures couldeffectively ensure no net loss of Koala habitattrees.

If Koala habitat trees are retained orestablished within green space areas, safemovement opportunities between habitat treesare recommended to be provided, includingfurnished overpasses, and road signage toreduce the risk of mortality from vehicle strike.Further, road design should include slow trafficpoints where roads bisect green space areaswith Koala habitat trees.

Flying foxes: Whilst Option 1 will not result indirects impacts to the flying fox roost inWeinam Creek, it is noted that new, high-density residential development is proposedthat extends to within 50m of the flying-foxcamp’s outer perimeter, which may createsome conflict with residents.

It is recommended that future developmentapprovals ensure buildings are designed tominimise potential conflicts (e.g. Coveredwalkways and parking, sound proofing, etc.)

Remnant vegetation: Option 1 will result inthe clearing of a small area of remnantvegetation, which may include communitieslisted as Endangered and/or Of Concern underthe VM Act. Unless exempt, the clearing ofthis vegetation will require State assessmentunder the Vegetation Management Act 1999and may require offsetting.

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State protected animals and plants: Option 1will result in the clearing of some native floraand habitat for native fauna species.

Unless exempt, the following is required inaccordance with the NC Act:

A licence, permit or authority to ‘take’protected plants (currently including leastconcern native plants).

An approved Species ManagementProgram for tampering with an animalbreeding place that is being used by aprotected animal (including least concernnative species) to incubate or rear theanimal's offspring.

State protected animal breeding places:

The Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management)Regulation 2006 requires that a relevant speciesmanagement program is prepared to mitigateimpacts of clearing where animal breedingplaces, such as hollows, nests, ponds and evenleaf litter are destroyed. Disruptions to thehabitat of migratory birds, Special LeastConcern species, or colonial breeders, such asthe three species of Flying-fox present atWeinam Creek, are required to be addressedunder a specific species management program,while potential impacts on the majority of LeastConcern species may be addressed in ageneralised management program prepared byDEHP. The adoption of DEHP’s generic speciesmanagement program should be undertaken inconsultation with DEHP. It should be noted thatthe Nature Conservation Act 1992 remainsunder review at the time of writing and thatsome changes may affect obligations relevant tothe PDAs.

Ramsar, fisheries and nature conservation:The coastal habitat along the foreshore of thePDA has limited value as foraging and roosthabitat relative to other habitat to the north andsouth of the PDA. Option 1 is thereforeexpected to have a low to moderate impact onseagrass and migratory shorebird habitat withinRamsar wetlands. The impacts to fish habitatwould also be low due to retention of significantmangroves and saltmarsh areas and connectionwith Weinam Creek. The ProposedDevelopment Scheme would limit the loss ofmarine plants (such as mangroves) to thosealong the foreshore.

Declaration of a works area in the Moreton BayMarine Park would be required to allow fordevelopment of the foreshore and adjacentintertidal and subtidal habitat within the PDA,as discussed in Section 1.5.2. Capitaldredging would be required to construct themarina as part of the Proposed DevelopmentScheme. Maintenance dredging is likely to beminor compared to Options 3. Relocating thedredge spoil retention basin along the easternedge of the existing mangrove area, providesan opportunity to increase the buffer betweentidal land and urban development.

The development and implementation of amarine habitat offset plan, could help mitigatethe loss of marine plants, particularly in thenortheast section of the PDA

Additional construction and recreational vesseltraffic may increase the risk of boat strike tolisted threatened and/or migratory species,such as marine turtles in the PDA. Inclusion of“go slow” areas for recreational andcommercial vessels in the channel may helpmitigate this impact.

There would be an increase in armouring ofthe shoreline around existing commercial trafficareas associated with this option.

Option 2 – Weinam Creek Village

Option 2 will result in the loss of a proportion ofKoala habitat trees, remnant vegetation, andState protected animals and plants, and thelocation of high-density residentialdevelopment in close proximity to the flying foxroost in Weinam Creek may create someconflict with residents, as identified anddiscussed for Option 1.

Ramsar, fisheries and nature conservation:The coastal habitat along the foreshore of thePDA has limited value as foraging and roosthabitat relative to other habitat to the north andsouth of the PDA. Option 2 is expected tohave a low impact on intertidal seagrass andmigratory shorebird habitat, due to retention ofsignificant mangrove and saltmarsh areas andretention of connections with Weinam Creekand other estuarine habitat types. There wouldbe minimal impact to existing non-remnantmangroves, but they are not adjacent toextensive seagrass beds and are of lowervalue to fisheries than adjacent coastal andisland habitat outside the PDA.

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The development and implementation of amarine habitat offset plan, could help mitigatethe loss of marine plants, particularly in thenortheast section of the PDA

Additional construction and recreational vesseltraffic may increase the risk of boat strike tolisted threatened and/or migratory species, suchas marine turtles in the PDA. Inclusion of “goslow” areas for recreational and commercialvessels in the channel would help mitigate thisimpact.

Ongoing maintenance dredging of WeinamCreek would be required; however, this wouldbe limited compared with Option 3, due to theproximity to deep water and the existingchannel. Relocating the dredge spoil retentionbasin along the eastern edge of the existingmangrove area, would also increase the bufferbetween tidal habitats and urban development.

There would be an increase in armouring of theshoreline around existing commercial trafficareas along the foreshore. However, anopportunity exists for an increase in the currentextent of mangroves to the north and south,which could provide natural protection of theshoreline. Once the foreshore is armouredthere would be limited opportunities forlandward migration of habitats as sea levelsrise; however, there are some areas to thesouth of the development area where this mayoccur.

Option 3 – Weinam Creek Marina

Option 3 will result in the loss of a proportion ofKoala habitat trees, as identified and discussedfor Options 1 and 2. However, the mostsignificant implication of Option 3 from anecological perspective will be the conversion ofthe Weinam Creek swamp into a higher densityresidential development surrounding a newmarina between the mouth of the creek andMoores Rd. This will involve the removal of aknown, important flying fox roost and maternitycamp, the clearing of remnant vegetation (someof which has a VM Act status of Endangeredand some of which is Of Concern) andassociated essential habitat for Wallum Frogletand potential habitat for the Illidge’s Ant BlueButterfly, and potential occurrences ofsubtropical coastal saltmarsh.

Any impacts on important habitat for Grey-headed Flying-fox (an EPBC listed species) will

require referral to the Commonwealth underthe EPBC Act. A specialised speciesmanagement program would be required to bedeveloped in fulfilment of the NatureConservation (Wildlife Management)Regulation 2006 and in consultation withDEHP.

If certain areas proposed to be cleared areconfirmed as subtropical coastal saltmarsh,this will also require referral as soon as thiscommunity is officially listed as a threatenedecological community.

In terms of the potential habitat for Illidge’s AntBlue Butterfly, a targeted survey for thisspecies should be undertaken to confirmwhether or not it occurs, to inform whetherreferral of the action to the Commonwealth isrequired.

Removal of State-protected vegetation andassociated essential habitat will triggerassessment under the VM Act and NC Act andwill likely require offsetting.

Ramsar, fisheries and nature conservation:The removal of high value mangroves andsaltmarsh in Weinam Creek to create a marinain Option 3 is expected to have a greaterimpact on marine communities relative toOptions 1 and 2. Creation of the marina couldresult in declines in water quality due tochanges in flushing, causing indirect effects onthe hydrology and affecting nearby marineplant habitats. Development of the marinawould modify an existing waterway and createa barrier to fish passage during construction.This would trigger the need for a waterwaybarrier permit under Division 8 of the FisheriesAct.

Declaration of a works area in the Moreton BayMarine Park would be required to allow fordevelopment of the foreshore and adjacentintertidal and subtidal habitat within the PDA asdiscussed in Section 1.5.2.

Significant offsets are likely to be required forOption 3. The development andimplementation of a marine habitat offset plan,would be required to mitigate the loss of:

marine plants, particularly those in WeinamCreek; andforaging habitat for migratory shorebirds.

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The area to be offset along the coastline wouldneed to be of similar quality and allow forlandward migration of habitat in response torising sea level (as Option 3 may not allow forlandward migration due to hard armouring of theshoreline surrounding the marina).Additional construction and recreational vesseltraffic may increase the risk of boat strike tolisted threatened and/or migratory species, suchas marine turtles. The inclusion of “go slow”areas for recreational vessels in the channelwould help reduce this impact.

The creation of a marina in Weinam Creek isexpected to generate a much greater quantity ofdredge spoil through capital dredging comparedwith Options 1 and 2. A dredge and spoildisposal management plan would be required toidentify and guide the management of impactsassociated with dredging and spoil disposal.Testing of potential dredge spoil material (inaccordance with national standards) would berequired due to the potential for acid sulphatesoils.

There would be a substantial increase inarmouring of the shoreline around existingcommercial traffic areas and surrounding thenew marina. There are also likely to bechanges to the hydrology and floodwater flowsin Weinam Creek, which could have criticalimpacts on the natural environment and speciesfound there. An assessment of the effects ofcreating the marina on the surrounding waterquality and disturbance of acid sulfate soils,would be critical to assess whether the impactscan be mitigated appropriately.

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Couchman, D. & Beumer, J., 2007,Management and protection of marineplants and other tidal fish habitats:departmental assessment procedures andpolicy, FHMOP 001, QueenslandDepartment of Primary Industries andFisheries, Fish Habitat ManagementOperational Policy, pp. 70.

Couper, P. (1998). Marine Reptiles, In: WildGuide to Moreton Bay: Wildlife and Habitatsof a Beautiful Australian Coast- Noosa tothe Tweed, Ryan, R. (Ed). QueenslandMuseum, Brisbane.

DEHP (2013). A new approach to managingflying-fox roosts: discussion paper. May2013. Department of Environment andHeritage Protection, Brisbane.

Deicke Richards (2013a). Toondah HarbourPriority Development Area Draft StructurePlan Report. Deicke Richards, Brisbane.

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DERM (2010). South East Queensland KoalaConservation State Planning RegulatoryProvisions. Department of Environment andResource Management, Brisbane.

DERM (2011). Queensland Biodiversity OffsetPolicy. Department of Environment andResource Management, Brisbane.

DERM (2012). Koala Coast Koala PopulationReport 2010. Department of Environmentand Resource Management, Brisbane.

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DSEWPaC (2012). Interim Koala referraladvice for proponents. Department ofSustainability, Environment, Water,Population and Communities, Canberra.

DSEWPaC (2013a). Directory of ImportantWetlands in Australia: Moreton BayAggregation - QLD134. Department ofSustainability, Environment, Water,Population and Communities, Canberra.

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Groom, R. A., Lawler, I. R., Marsh, H. 2004,The Risk to Dugongs of Vessel Strike inthe Southern Bay Islands Area of MoretonBay, James Cook University, Townsville.

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Turtle Conservation and Management inNorthern Australia. Northern TerritoryUniversity, Darwin pp 1 – 8.

TSSC (2013). Draft Conservation Advice(including Listing Advice) for Subtropical andTemperate Coastal Saltmarsh. ThreatenedSpecies Scientific Committee.

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EPBC Act Protected Matters Search ToolResults and Wildlife Online Database Search

Results for Toondah Harbour PDA

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