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Compliance Assessment Report EPBC 2013 / 6872
Bunbury Airport Expansion Project, Bunbury,
Western Australia
1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016
Bunbury Airport Expansion Project, Bunbury, Western Australia – Compliance Assessment Report 2016 (EPBC 2013/6872)
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Declaration of accuracy
In making this declaration, I am aware that sections 490 and 491 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) make it an offence in certain circumstances to knowingly provide false or misleading information or documents. The offence is punishable on conviction by imprisonment or a fine, or both. I declare that all the information and documentation supporting this compliance report is true and correct in every particular. I am authorised to bind the approval holder to this declaration and that I have no knowledge of that authorisation being revoked at the time of making this declaration.
Signed _____________________________________________ Full name (please print) Gavin Harris Position (please print) Acting Chief Executive Officer Organisation (please print including ABN/ACN if applicable) City of Bunbury ABN: 61 002 948 455 Date 30 / 03 /2017
Document Status
Title: Compliance Assessment Report
EPBC 2013/6872 Bunbury Airport Expansion Project, Bunbury, Western Australia Version Rev 1 Date: 29/03/2017 Ammendments List Version Date Ammendments Prepared by Reviewed by
Bunbury Airport Expansion Project, Bunbury, Western Australia – Compliance Assessment Report 2016 (EPBC 2013/6872)
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Table of Contents Compliance Assessment Report ........................................................................................................................ 4
Approval Holder: ....................................................................................................................................... 4 ABN: ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 Approved Action: ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Project Location ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... 5 Project Background and Environmental Approvals ................................................................................... 5 Current status of the project ..................................................................................................................... 6 Compliance issues ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Compliance Assessment Reporting Tables .............................................................................................. 10
Appendix One Supporting Information ........................................................................................................... 19
Fauna Spotters Report ‘Class A Reserve’ Classification of Environmental Offset Site Fox Monitoring Report October 2016 1080 Baiting Notification Letter December 2016 Gate Inspection Report October 2016 Airport Expansion Area Boundary Fence Picture Weed Survey Report August 2016 Dieback Boundary Treatment Report – page 9 Annual Works Report Phytophthora Dieback Hygiene Protocol
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Compliance Assessment Report
EPBC 2013 / 6872
Bunbury Airport Expansion Project, Bunbury, Western Australia Reporting Period: 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016 Approval Holder: The City of Bunbury ABN: 61 002 948 455 Approved Action: To clear vegetation for the construction of the expansion to the Bunbury Airport, including associated infrastructure, at Bunbury, Western Australia Project Location
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Executive Summary
The City of Bunbury (‘the Çity’) is the Proponent for the Bunbury Airport Expansion project located in Bunbury, Western Australia (Figure 1). This project has undergone assessment under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and its implementation is subject to meeting a range of environmental conditions under the federal environmental approval (EPBC 2013/6872). The environmental conditions apply to both the airport expansion area, and a separate environmental offset site.
This project has also undergone assessment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) and its implementation is subject to meeting a range of environmental conditions given in the approved native vegetation clearing permit CPS 5589/1. This is the second of five required Compliance Assessment Reports (CAR) prepared for the conditions given in EPBC 2013/6872. It provides the status and compliance of project activities against each condition and its preparation was required in Condition 8 that states:
By 31 March of each year after commencement of the action, the approval holder must publish a report on their website addressing compliance with each of the conditions of this approval between 1 January and 31 December of the preceding year, including implementation of the EOMP as specified in the conditions. Documentary evidence providing proof of the date of publication must be provided to the Department at the same time as the compliance report is published. The compliance reports must remain on the website for a minimum of 12 months (beginning on the date of publication). Potential or actual contraventions of the conditions of approval must be reported to the Department in writing within 2 business days of the approval holder becoming aware of the actual or potential contravention. All contraventions must also be included in the compliance report.
There are two compliance issue to report for this period.
Any remaining commitments will be implemented progressively over time by the City and reported on in subsequent reporting periods.
Project Background and Environmental Approvals
The Bunbury Airport Expansion Project provides for the future construction of 23 hangars and a rescue helicopter base at the Bunbury Regional Airport. The project required the clearing of 2.13 ha of vegetation, comprising of 1.43 ha of native vegetation and 0.7 ha of introduced pine trees. Site surveys identified the presence and potential habitat of Commonwealth and State listed threatened western ringtail possums, Carnaby’s, Baudin’s and Forest Red tailed Cockatoos within the clearing impact area. The project was referred to the Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE) and the Department of Environmental Regulation (DER) in view of the impacts on native vegetation and specially protected fauna species in the project area.
Both departments issued approvals for the clearing of vegetation subject to conditions including implementation of agency specific environmental offset management plans. Key to both of these offset plans was the securing and management of 11.83 ha of native bushland for conservation purposes in perpetuity within Crown Reserve R40664, SW Highway Bunbury.
The DER issued a clearing permit (CPS 5589/1) on the 31 July 2014 and the DoEE issued a clearing approval (EPBC 2013/6872) on the 15 January 2015.
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The project clearing action commenced on 30 March 2015 in accordance with the clearing approvals.
Copies of the federal and state annual CARs and relevant environmental management plans can be accessed on the City’s website: http://www.bunbury.wa.gov.au/Pages/Environmental-Approvals.aspx
Current status of the project
The Bunbury Airport Expansion Project is complete. The Department of Fire and Emergency Service (DFES) Helicopter Base has been built and is operational and all necessary infrastructure (taxi ways, roads and underground utilities etc.) to support the helicopter base and additional hangars is complete. The second year of five years of scheduled environmental offset actions has been implemented within the environmental offset site. An overview on the status of the road project and environmental offset site actions implemented to date follows. 1. Implementation of the Airport Expansion Project
The clearing of 2.13 hectares of native vegetation within the airport expansion area commenced on 30 March 2015 and was completed on 10 April 2015 with no known injuries or deaths to Western Ringtail Possums or other native fauna. Dieback and weed hygiene measures were implemented during clearing and development operations. A fence was installed around the perimeter of the project area. Airport expansion project taxi ways, roads and underground utilities etc complete The DFES rescue helicopter base is operational
2. Implementation of the Environmental Offset Plan within Reserve 40664 SW Highway Three feral animal monitoring surveys complete Three fox control programs undertaken Four gates installed to manage the spread of dieback Ongoing mapping of Pampas Grass and other priority environmental weeds Ongoing control of Pampas Grass and environmental weeds Surveyed and removed rubbish The environmental offset area has been classified as a “Class A Reserve” Processes to gazette the offset as Regional Open Space reservation has been initiated. Ongoing monitoring of domestic dog on-lead compliance within the offset area Ongoing monitoring of unauthorised vehicle access within the offset Annual monitoring of Phytophthora dieback across the offset area Treatment of the Phytophthora dieback boundary occurring within the offset area Ongoing implementation of the Phytophthora Dieback Hygiene Protocol
Ongoing management and maintenance of firebreaks in the offset area
Compliance Issues
There are two non-compliance issues to report for this period 1 January – 31 December 2016. Compliance issue No.1 relating to approval condition number four, management action 2.3: Compliance issue details Rangers did not access the environmental offset site on a consistent fortnightly basis for the duration of this reporting period to check for unauthorised vehicle access and dog off-lead issues.
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Rangers did however undertake routine, at least fortnightly patrols to check firebreaks and to check for unauthorised activities in the common unauthorised activity hot-spots of Manea Park which includes the offset area. They did not access the environmental offset site on every occasion mostly due to it being in a remoter and less visited part of the park and due to access issues caused by prolonged inundation of access tracks during winter and early spring. Access to the site has improved with the reopening in November 2016 of an old fire access track to the east of the offset site and with culverts being recently installed in March 2017 to allow access across fire breaks previously flooded during winter. The complete fencing of Manea Park has been achieved resulting in a substantial decrease in unauthorised vehicle access issues. Compliance issue detected by: Colin Spencer, Environmental Officer Date detected: 29/03/2017 Correction measures implemented: All City vehicles have a GPS tracking device. The current GPS tracking boundary shows ranger movements in and out of Manea Park, which includes the offset site but does not actually record movements in to or out of the offset site itself. Rangers will be instructed to access the site on at least a fortnightly basis and a GPS tracking boundary will be created specifically around the offset site so that reports will be generated to the environmental officer’s email every time a ranger actually accesses the offset site. Persons responsible for corrective measures: Colin Spencer, Environmental Officer. Date to be implemented: The corrective measures will be implemented by Friday 07/04/2017 Measures ensured to avoid recurrence: A GPS tracking boundary will be created specifically around the offset site so that reports will be generated to email every time a ranger actually accesses the offset site. Compliance issue No.2 relating to approval condition number four, management action 2.13 Compliance issue details General duty rangers accessing the offset site have not been inducted into the City’s Dieback Hygiene protocol. All other known site visitors to the site were inducted into the protocol. Persons inducted to the Dieback Hygiene Protocol:
All professional and volunteer fire fighters undertaking a prescribed burn across portion of the offset site in November 2016. Contractors undertaking firebreak maintenance works Department of Environment and Energy staff conducting a site visit Animal pest management staff Senior ranger staff accessing the site
Compliance issue detected by: Colin Spencer, Environmental Officer Date detected: 30/03/2017 Correction measures to be implemented: All City staff and City contractors requiring access to the offset site will be inducted into City’s Dieback Hygiene Protocol. Persons Responsible for corrective measures: Colin Spencer, Environmental Officer. Date to be implemented: All inductions will be undertaken between 30/03/2017 and 15/04/2017 Measures ensured to avoid recurrence: A log of City of Bunbury staff positions and City contractors known to require access to the offset site will be compiled and maintained in the environmental offset project management file. This log will record all persons inducted into the dieback hygiene protocol.
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The following signs have been placed on access points to the offset site requiring all visitors to report to the City of Bunbury prior to entry to the offset site. It is anticipated that after reading the sign that responsible agencies and persons accessing the offset without the City’s knowledge will contact the City and be inducted into the protocol.
Outstanding compliance issues
Outstanding compliance issues reported in the first annual compliance report are provided in the Table 1 on the next page. These compliance issues relate to the delayed start in the project and will be rectified by an extension of the project into a 6th year of the project 2020.
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nbur
y Ai
rpor
t Exp
ansio
n Pr
ojec
t, Bu
nbur
y, W
este
rn A
ustr
alia
– C
ompl
ianc
e As
sess
men
t Rep
ort 2
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(EPB
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872)
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9 o
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Out
stan
ding
com
plia
nce
issue
s re
port
ed in
the
first
ann
ual c
ompl
ianc
e re
port
are
pro
vide
d in
the
Tabl
e 1
belo
w. T
hese
com
plia
nce
issue
s re
late
to th
e de
laye
d st
art i
n th
e pr
ojec
t and
will
be
rect
ified
by
an e
xten
sion
of th
e pr
ojec
t int
o th
e a
6th y
ear o
f the
pro
ject
202
0.
Tabl
e 1.
For
ecas
t com
plia
nce
issu
es, p
ropo
sed
rem
edia
l mea
sure
s and
revi
sed
timef
ram
es.
No
Exis
ting
Cond
ition
/EO
MP
Requ
irem
ent
Fore
cast
Com
plia
nce
issu
e Pr
opos
ed re
med
ial a
ctio
n Ac
tion
Curr
ent t
imef
ram
e Ac
tion
Tim
efra
me
1.
Fera
l ani
mal
mon
itorin
g ev
ery
six m
onth
s (En
viro
nmen
tal
offs
et m
anag
emen
t pla
n (E
OM
P) a
ctio
n 2.
2, p
g 18
.).
Mon
itorin
g ev
ents
will
be
unde
rtak
en
ever
y six
mon
ths u
ntil
Year
Fiv
e (i.
e.
ten
even
ts w
ill b
e co
nduc
ted
in to
tal).
Onl
y on
e of
two
requ
ired
mon
itorin
g ev
ents
are
exp
ecte
d to
be
impl
emen
ted
with
in Y
ear O
ne.
An a
dditi
onal
(1) m
onito
ring
even
t will
be
und
erta
ken
in th
e 6t
h ye
ar p
ost
com
men
cem
ent o
f the
act
ion
in o
rder
to
com
pens
ate
for t
he m
onito
ring
shor
t fa
ll of
one
(1) e
vent
in th
e fir
st y
ear o
f w
orks
.
Mon
itorin
g ev
ents
will
co
ntin
ue u
ntil
June
30
2020
* (i.
e. te
n ev
ents
will
be
con
duct
ed in
tota
l).
2.
Two
wee
ks o
f fer
al a
nim
al
cont
rol m
easu
res f
ollo
win
g a
repo
rt o
f a fe
ral a
nim
al
obse
rved
in th
e m
onito
ring
perio
d, (E
OM
P ac
tion
2.2
pg
18).
Cont
rol m
easu
res w
ill b
e im
plem
ente
d fo
llow
ing
obse
rvat
ion
of a
fera
l ani
mal
dur
ing
sche
dule
d m
onito
ring
perio
ds o
ccur
ring
ever
y six
mon
ths u
ntil
Year
5 (i
.e. u
p to
ten
even
ts w
ill b
e co
nduc
ted
in to
tal).
Onl
y on
e co
ntro
l eve
nt w
ill b
e ac
hiev
able
dur
ing
Year
One
, if
requ
ired,
in v
iew
of a
sing
le
mon
itorin
g ac
tivity
.
A co
ntro
l act
ivity
will
be
cond
ucte
d fo
llow
ing
the
addi
tiona
l mon
itorin
g ac
tivity
in Y
ear s
ix, i
f dee
med
ne
cess
ary.
Mon
itorin
g ev
ents
will
co
ntin
ue u
ntil
June
30
2020
* (i.
e. u
p to
ten
even
ts w
ill b
e co
nduc
ted
in to
tal).
3.
Fort
nigh
tly p
atro
ls fo
r do
mes
tic d
og o
n le
ad
com
plia
nce
(EO
MP
actio
n 2.
3 pg
18)
.
Patr
ols t
o be
und
erta
ken
fort
nigh
tly
or w
here
a c
ompl
aint
has
bee
n re
ceiv
ed, o
n an
ong
oing
bas
is du
ring
the
initi
al 5
yea
r man
agem
ent p
erio
d.
The
City
has
und
erta
ken
spor
adic
co
mpl
ianc
e ch
ecks
with
in M
anea
Pa
rk in
pro
xim
ity to
the
offs
et si
te
from
Apr
il 20
15 u
ntil
Augu
st o
f 20
15.
The
City
is c
ompl
iant
from
Se
ptem
ber 2
015
onw
ards
.
The
City
will
und
erta
ke ro
utin
e fo
rtni
ghtly
pat
rols
for o
n le
ad
com
plia
nce
for a
n ex
tend
ed p
erio
d to
co
mpe
nsat
e fo
r the
shor
t fal
l.
Patr
ols t
o be
und
erta
ken
fort
nigh
tly o
r whe
re a
co
mpl
aint
has
bee
n re
ceiv
ed, o
n an
ong
oing
ba
sis u
ntil
the
31 A
ugus
t of
202
0*.
4.
Fort
nigh
tly p
atro
ls to
mon
itor
for u
naut
horis
ed v
ehic
le
activ
ity w
ithin
the
offs
et a
rea
Patr
ols t
o be
und
erta
ken
fort
nigh
tly
or w
here
a c
ompl
aint
has
bee
n re
ceiv
ed o
n an
ong
oing
bas
is du
ring
the
initi
al 5
yea
r man
agem
ent p
erio
d.
The
City
has
und
erta
ken
spor
adic
co
mpl
ianc
e ch
ecks
with
in M
anea
Pa
rk in
pro
xim
ity to
the
offs
et si
te
from
Apr
il 20
15 u
ntil
Augu
st o
f 20
15.
The
City
is c
ompl
iant
from
Se
ptem
ber 2
015
onw
ards
.
The
City
will
und
erta
ke ro
utin
e fo
rtni
ghtly
pat
rols
for u
naut
horis
ed
vehi
cle
activ
ity w
ithin
the
offs
et a
rea
for a
n ex
tend
ed p
erio
d to
com
pens
ate
for t
he sh
ort f
all.
Patr
ols t
o be
und
erta
ken
fort
nigh
tly o
r whe
re a
co
mpl
aint
has
bee
n re
ceiv
ed o
n an
ong
oing
ba
sis u
ntil
the
31 A
ugus
t of
202
0*.
7 M
onito
r gat
e an
d sig
n co
nditi
on (E
OM
P ac
tion
2.4
&
2.10
pg
18 a
nd 1
9).
Mon
itor c
ondi
tion
of g
ates
qua
rter
ly
until
yea
r 5.
Dela
y in
mon
itorin
g du
e to
late
in
stal
latio
n of
gat
es a
nd si
gns.
Ga
te a
nd si
gn c
ondi
tions
will
be
mon
itore
d an
d re
paire
d as
nec
essa
ry
for a
n ex
tend
ed p
erio
d to
com
pens
ate
for t
he sh
ort f
all.
Gate
s and
sign
s will
be
mon
itore
d an
d re
paire
d as
ne
cess
ary
until
June
30
2020
*.
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Compliance assessment reporting tables
This report addresses the status and compliance of the project against prescribed conditions given in EPBC 2013/6872 for the second reporting period between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016. Details on the status of compliance have been tabulated separately for conditions under EPBC 2013/6872 and the related EOMP as follows: Table 2. - EPBC 2013/6872 Conditions - Compliance Assessment Table Table 3. - Environmental Offsets Management Plan - Compliance Assessment Table For each table above, the approval condition or management measure is provided with a note on its status of compliance, a general comment and related source of evidence/reference. The following tables will be updated in the next reporting period to reflect any changes in the status of compliance and/or implementation of the EOMP.
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort E
xpan
sion
Proj
ect,
Bunb
ury,
Wes
tern
Aus
tral
ia –
Com
plia
nce
Asse
ssm
ent R
epor
t 201
6 (E
PBC
2013
/687
2)
City
of B
unbu
ry_R
ev1
Page
11
of 1
9
T
ABLE
2. E
PBC
2013
/687
2 Co
nditi
ons a
nd C
ompl
ianc
e As
sess
men
t Rep
ortin
g Ta
ble
EPBC
201
3/66
872
Cond
ition
s St
atus
of C
ompl
ianc
e Co
mm
ent
Evid
ence
/ R
efer
ence
Cond
ition
1. C
lear
ing.
The
app
rova
l hol
der m
ust n
ot c
lear
mor
e th
an 2
.13
hect
ares
of W
este
rn R
ingt
ail
Poss
um H
abita
t fro
m th
e pr
ojec
t are
a.
1. C
lear
ing.
The
app
rova
l hol
der m
ust n
ot c
lear
mor
e th
an 2
.13
hect
ares
of W
este
rn
Ring
tail
Poss
um H
abita
t fro
m th
e pr
ojec
t are
a.
Com
plia
nt
The
clea
ring
foot
prin
t was
surv
eyed
and
dem
arca
ted
with
surv
ey p
egs.
Cl
earin
g co
mm
ence
d on
the
30/0
3/20
15 a
nd w
as c
ompl
eted
on
the
10/0
4/20
15.
A fa
una
spot
ter w
as e
ngag
ed to
mon
itor c
lear
ing
activ
ity a
nd to
ens
ure
that
cle
arin
g op
erat
ions
w
ere
cont
aine
d w
ithin
the
pegg
ed c
lear
ing
area
for t
he d
urat
ion
of th
e cl
earin
g.
Follo
win
g cl
earin
g a
fenc
e w
as in
stal
led
to m
anag
e an
y fu
ture
dist
urba
nce
to th
e bu
shla
nd.
Alph
a Pe
st M
anag
emen
t Ser
vice
s Fa
una
spot
ter r
epor
t, TR
IM
DOC/
2575
22
Boun
dary
fenc
e su
rvey
and
fenc
e in
stal
latio
n in
voic
es T
RIM
ref
doc/
2575
25
Cond
ition
2. A
void
and
miti
gate
pot
entia
l im
pact
s to
the
Wes
tern
Rin
gtai
l Pos
sum
2. T
o av
oid
and
miti
gate
pot
entia
l im
pact
s to
the
WRP
and
ens
ure
that
no
WRP
are
in
jure
d du
ring
clea
ring
the
appr
oval
hol
der m
ust h
ave
an e
xper
ienc
ed w
ildlif
e ha
ndle
r w
ith a
n ap
prov
ed W
A DP
aW R
egul
atio
n 15
Fau
na re
loca
tion
licen
ce o
n sit
e du
ring
clea
ring
to d
irect
cle
arin
g ef
fort
s, sp
ot fo
r WRP
and
shep
herd
WRP
from
the
proj
ect
area
to u
ndist
urbe
d ve
geta
tion
adja
cent
to th
e pr
ojec
t are
a.
Com
plia
nt
Poss
um re
loca
tion
at th
e Bu
nbur
y ai
rpor
t was
und
erta
ken
on th
e 30
/3, 3
1/3,
2/4
, 7/4
, 8/4
, and
10
/4/2
015.
Nin
etee
n W
RP’S
wer
e re
loca
ted
(unh
arm
ed) a
nd w
ithou
t inc
iden
t to
the
bush
land
im
med
iate
ly to
the
nort
h of
the
clea
ring
site.
Fa
una
hand
ler w
as o
pera
ting
unde
r an
appr
oved
WA
DPaW
Reg
ulat
ion
15 F
auna
relo
catio
n lic
ence
.
Alph
a Pe
st M
anag
emen
t Ser
vice
s Fa
una
spot
ter r
epor
t, TR
IM
DOC/
2575
22
Regu
latio
n 15
Lic
ence
to T
ake
Faun
a, D
OC/
2664
96
Cond
ition
3. C
lass
A C
lass
ifica
tion
and
Regi
onal
Ope
n Sp
ace
Desi
gnat
ion
3. T
o of
fset
the
loss
of W
RP h
abita
t, th
e ap
prov
al h
olde
r mus
t, w
ithin
36
mon
ths o
f the
co
mm
ence
men
t of t
he a
ctio
n:
prov
ide
writ
ten
evid
ence
to th
e De
part
men
t tha
t the
offs
et si
te h
as b
een
clas
sifie
d as
a 'c
lass
A re
serv
e' st
rictly
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f con
serv
atio
n un
der
the
WA
Land
Adm
inist
ratio
n Ac
t 199
7; a
nd
prov
ide
writ
ten
evid
ence
to th
e De
part
men
t tha
t the
offs
et si
te h
as b
een
desig
nate
d a
“Reg
iona
l Ope
n Sp
ace"
und
er th
e Gr
eate
r Bun
bury
Reg
ion
Sche
me.
Th
e w
ritte
n ev
iden
ce m
ust i
nclu
de a
text
ual d
escr
iptio
n an
d m
ap c
lear
ly d
efin
ing
the
loca
tion
and
boun
darie
s of t
he o
ffset
site
and
be
acco
mpa
nied
with
the
offs
et
attr
ibut
es a
nd sh
apef
ile.
Com
plia
nt
The
offs
et w
as c
lass
ified
as a
‘cla
ss A
rese
rve’
stric
tly fo
r the
pur
pose
of c
onse
rvat
ion
unde
r the
La
nd A
dmin
istra
tion
Act 1
997
on th
e 6
Janu
ary
2017
.
Clas
s A re
serv
e Cl
assif
icat
ion
Cert
ifica
te o
f Cro
wn
Land
Titl
e w
i th a
man
agem
ent o
rder
to
obse
rve
a co
nditi
on to
obs
erve
Cl
ass A
Res
erve
526
31 fo
r the
pu
rpos
e of
con
serv
atio
n –
Regi
onal
Ope
n Sp
ace
requ
irem
ents
Reg
ister
ed
6.01
.201
7 TR
IM D
OC/
2950
95.
See
Appe
ndix
One
.
Not
App
licab
le
Regi
onal
Ope
n Sp
ace
requ
irem
ent
Not
e th
is re
quire
men
t doe
s not
nee
d to
be
satis
fied
in th
is re
port
ing
perio
d.
The
Depa
rtm
ent o
f Pla
nnin
g (D
oP) h
as c
omm
ence
d ga
zett
al o
f the
offs
et a
rea
as R
egio
nal O
pen
Spac
e un
der t
he G
reat
er B
unbu
ry R
egio
n Sc
hem
e.
Regi
onal
Ope
n Sp
ace
Lett
er re
ques
ting
the
Depa
rtm
ent
of P
lann
ing
to u
nder
sche
me
amen
dmen
t TRI
M D
OC/
2777
85
Cond
ition
4. P
repa
re a
nd su
bmit
an E
nviro
nmen
tal O
ffset
s Man
agem
ent P
lan
prio
r to
cons
truc
tion
4. T
o of
fset
impa
cts t
o th
e W
RP, p
rior t
o co
mm
ence
men
t, th
e ap
prov
al h
olde
r mus
t pr
epar
e an
d su
bmit
an E
nviro
nmen
tal O
ffset
s Man
agem
ent P
lan
(EO
MP)
to th
e M
inist
er fo
r app
rova
l. Th
e ap
prov
al h
olde
r mus
t not
com
men
ce th
e ac
tion
unle
ss th
e M
inist
er h
as a
ppro
ved
the
EOM
P. T
he E
OM
P m
ust i
nclu
de, t
houg
h no
t be
limite
d to
: O
bjec
tives
;
Deta
ils o
f the
man
agem
ent a
ctio
ns p
ropo
sed
to ta
ke p
lace
with
in th
e of
fset
sit
e; M
easu
res t
o ex
clud
e an
d/or
man
age
the
impa
cts o
f fer
al a
nim
als,
ve
hicl
es, p
eopl
e, w
eeds
, pes
ts a
nd d
ieba
ck fr
om th
e of
fset
site
; Pe
rfor
man
ce in
dica
tors
for m
anag
emen
t act
ions
and
WRP
pro
tect
ion
mea
sure
s, in
clud
ing
cont
inge
ncy
mea
sure
s and
cor
rect
ive
actio
ns if
pe
rfor
man
ce in
dica
tors
are
not
met
;
Mon
itorin
g an
d re
port
ing
activ
ities
; and
Ro
les a
nd re
spon
sibili
ties,
incl
udin
g tim
efra
mes
for i
mpl
emen
tatio
n an
d re
port
ing.
Com
plia
nt
An e
nviro
nmen
tal o
ffset
man
agem
ent p
lan
has b
een
prep
ared
to th
e sa
tisfa
ctio
n of
the
Depa
rtm
ent o
f the
Env
ironm
ent a
nd w
as a
ppro
ved
on th
e 27
/03/
2015
prio
r to
com
men
cem
ent
of th
e ac
tion
on 3
0 M
arch
201
5. A
cop
y of
this
plan
is a
vaila
ble
at:
http
://w
ww
.bun
bury
.wa.
gov.
au/P
ages
/Env
ironm
enta
l-App
rova
ls.as
px
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort H
anga
r De
velo
pmen
t Env
ironm
enta
l O
ffset
s Man
agem
ent P
lan
for t
he
DoEE
EPB
C 20
13/6
872.
TRI
M
DOC/
2426
35.
Depa
rtm
ent o
f the
Env
ironm
ent
EOM
P ap
prov
al n
otifi
catio
n: T
RIM
DO
C/26
6487
Cond
ition
5 &
6. N
otifi
catio
n of
Com
men
cem
ent o
f Act
ion
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort E
xpan
sion
Proj
ect,
Bunb
ury,
Wes
tern
Aus
tral
ia –
Com
plia
nce
Asse
ssm
ent R
epor
t 201
6 (E
PBC
2013
/687
2)
City
of B
unbu
ry_R
ev1
Page
12
of 1
9
EPBC
201
3/66
872
Cond
ition
s St
atus
of C
ompl
ianc
e Co
mm
ent
Evid
ence
/ R
efer
ence
5. W
ithin
30
days
afte
r the
com
men
cem
ent o
f the
act
ion,
the
appr
oval
hol
der m
ust
advi
se th
e De
part
men
t in
writ
ing
of th
e ac
tual
dat
e of
com
men
cem
ent.
Com
plia
nt
The
actio
n co
mm
ence
d on
30
Mar
ch 2
015
and
the
City
sent
the
requ
ired
advi
ce to
the
DoEE
on
19 A
pril
2015
– i.
e. w
ithin
the
30 d
ay n
otifi
catio
n pe
riod.
EPBC
2013
/687
2 N
otic
e of
Co
mm
ence
men
t TR
IM: D
OC/
2575
72
6. If
, at a
ny ti
me
afte
r 5 y
ears
from
the
date
of t
his a
ppro
val,
the
appr
oval
hol
der h
as
not s
ubst
antia
lly c
omm
enc e
d th
e ac
tion,
the
appr
oval
hol
der m
ust n
ot su
bsta
ntia
lly
com
men
ce th
e ac
tion
with
out t
he w
ritte
n ag
reem
ent o
f the
Min
ister
.
Com
plia
nt
Clea
ring
com
men
ced
on th
e 30
/03/
2015
and
was
com
plet
ed o
n th
e 10
/04/
2015
.
EPBC
2013
/687
2 N
otic
e of
Co
mm
ence
men
t TR
IM: D
OC/
2575
72
Cond
ition
7. R
ecor
d Ke
epin
g
7.Th
e ap
prov
al h
olde
r mus
t mai
ntai
n ac
cura
te re
cord
s sub
stan
tiatin
g al
l act
iviti
es
asso
ciat
ed w
ith o
r rel
evan
t to
the
cond
ition
s of a
ppro
val,
incl
udin
g m
easu
res t
aken
to
impl
emen
t the
EO
MP
requ
ired
by th
is ap
prov
al, a
nd m
ake
them
ava
ilabl
e up
on re
ques
t to
the
Depa
rtm
ent.
Such
reco
rds m
ay b
e su
bjec
t to
audi
t by
the
Depa
rtm
ent o
r an
inde
pend
ent a
udito
r in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith se
ctio
n 45
8 of
the
EPBC
Act
, or u
sed
to v
erify
co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e co
nditi
ons a
ppro
val.
Sum
mar
ies
of a
udits
will
be
post
ed o
n th
e De
part
men
t's w
ebsit
e. T
he re
sults
of a
udits
may
also
be
publ
icise
d th
roug
h th
e ge
nera
l m
edia
.
Com
plia
nt
The
City
of B
unbu
ry m
aint
ains
a ro
bust
doc
umen
t man
agem
ent s
yste
m k
now
n as
TRI
M th
at
prov
ides
a se
cure
and
con
trol
led
repo
sitor
y fo
r all
proj
ect d
ocum
enta
tion.
Evi
denc
e pr
ovid
ed in
an
nual
Com
plia
nce
Asse
ssm
ent R
epor
ting
such
as t
his i
s sup
port
ed b
y do
cum
ent r
efer
ence
nu
mbe
rs fr
om th
e Pr
ojec
t’s d
ocum
ent m
anag
emen
t sys
tem
to su
bsta
ntia
te a
ctiv
ities
as
soci
ated
with
or r
elev
ant t
o th
e co
nditi
ons o
f app
rova
l for
EPB
C 20
13/6
872.
No
requ
ests
w
ere
mad
e by
DoE
E du
ring
the
com
plia
nce
asse
ssm
ent r
epor
ting
perio
d fo
r spe
cific
reco
rds.
Proj
ect s
peci
fic re
late
d re
cord
s are
re
tain
ed w
ithin
the
City
of
Bunb
ury
TRIM
doc
umen
tatio
n sy
stem
and
can
be
prov
ided
if
requ
ired.
Cond
ition
8. P
roof
of c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith c
ondi
tions
8. B
y 31
Mar
ch o
f eac
h ye
ar a
fter
com
men
cem
ent o
f the
act
ion,
the
appr
oval
hol
der
mus
t pub
lish
a re
port
on
thei
r web
site
addr
essin
g co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith e
ach
of th
e co
nditi
ons o
f thi
s app
rova
l bet
wee
n 1
Janu
ary
and
31 D
ecem
ber o
f the
pre
cedi
ng y
ear,
incl
udin
g im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e EO
MP
as sp
ecifi
ed in
the
cond
ition
s. D
ocum
enta
ry
evid
ence
pro
vidi
ng p
roof
of t
he d
ate
of p
ublic
atio
n m
ust b
e pr
ovid
ed to
the
Depa
rtm
ent a
t the
sam
e tim
e as
the
com
plia
nce
repo
rt is
pub
lishe
d. T
he c
ompl
ianc
e re
port
s mus
t rem
ain
on th
e w
ebsit
e fo
r a m
inim
um o
f 12
mon
ths (
begi
nnin
g on
the
date
of p
ublic
atio
n). P
oten
tial o
r act
ual c
ontr
aven
tions
of t
he c
ondi
tions
of a
ppro
val
mus
t be
repo
rted
to th
e De
part
men
t in
writ
ing
with
in 2
bus
ines
s day
s of t
he a
ppro
val
hold
er b
ecom
ing
awar
e of
the
actu
al o
r pot
entia
l con
trav
entio
n. A
ll co
ntra
vent
ions
m
ust a
lso b
e in
clud
ed in
the
com
plia
nce
repo
rt.
Com
plia
nt
This
is th
e Ci
ty’s
Com
plia
nce
Asse
ssm
ent R
epor
t for
the
1 Ja
nuar
y to
the
31 D
ecem
ber 2
016
2015
Co
mpl
ianc
e An
nual
Rep
ort T
RIM
DO
C/26
6792
Co
mpl
ianc
e As
sess
men
t Rep
ort
DoEE
App
rova
l TRI
M D
OC/
2797
97.
Cond
ition
9. V
aria
tions
9. If
the
appr
oval
hol
der w
ishes
to c
arry
out
any
act
ivity
oth
erw
ise th
an in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
EOM
P as
spec
ified
in th
e co
nditi
ons,
the
appr
oval
hol
der m
ust s
ubm
it to
the
Depa
rtm
ent f
or th
e M
inist
er's
writ
ten
appr
oval
a re
vise
d ve
rsio
n of
that
EO
MP.
The
va
ried
activ
ity sh
all n
ot c
omm
ence
unt
il th
e M
inist
er h
as a
ppro
ved
the
varie
d EO
MP
in
writ
ing.
The
Min
ister
will
not
app
rove
a v
arie
d EO
MP
unle
ss th
e re
vise
d EO
MP
wou
ld
resu
lt in
an
equi
vale
nt o
r im
prov
ed e
nviro
nmen
tal o
utco
me
over
tim
e. If
the
Min
ister
ap
prov
es th
e re
vise
d EO
MP,
that
EO
MP
mus
t be
impl
emen
ted
in p
lace
of t
he E
OM
P or
igin
ally
app
rove
d. T
he a
ppro
val h
olde
r may
revi
se th
e EO
MP
to c
orre
ct m
inor
err
or
in o
r mak
e an
adm
inist
rativ
e ch
ange
to th
e do
cum
ent.
Whe
re th
e ap
prov
al h
olde
r re
vise
s the
EO
MP,
the
appr
oval
hol
der m
ust p
rovi
de to
the
Depa
rtm
ent w
ithin
14
days
of
revi
sing
the
docu
men
t: a
c opy
of t
he E
OM
P, m
arke
d up
to sh
ow th
e re
visio
ns, i
n bo
th h
ard
copy
and
ele
ctro
nic
copy
; and
a c
lear
sum
mar
y of
all
the
revi
sions
that
hav
e be
en m
ade
to th
e EO
MP,
and
the
reas
ons f
or th
e th
ese
revi
sions
.
Com
plia
nt
No
revi
sions
wer
e m
ade
to th
e EO
MP
durin
g th
is CA
R pe
riod
bein
g fr
om th
e 01
/01/
2016
unt
il th
e 31
/12/
2016
.
Cond
ition
10.
DoE
E M
odifi
catio
ns to
EO
MP.
10. I
f the
Min
ister
bel
ieve
s tha
t it i
s nec
essa
ry o
r con
veni
ent f
or th
e be
tter
pro
tect
ion
of li
sted
thre
aten
ed sp
ecie
s and
com
mun
ities
to d
o so
, the
Min
ister
may
requ
est t
hat
the
appr
oval
hol
der m
ake
spec
ified
revi
sions
to th
e EO
MP
spec
ified
in th
e co
nditi
ons
and
subm
it th
e re
vise
d EO
MP
for t
he M
inist
er's
writ
ten
appr
oval
. The
app
rova
l hol
der
mus
t com
ply
with
any
such
requ
est.
The
revi
sed
appr
oved
EO
MP
mus
t be
impl
emen
ted.
Unl
ess t
he M
inist
er h
as a
ppro
ved
the
revi
sed
EOM
P, th
en th
e ap
prov
al
hold
er m
ust c
ontin
ue to
impl
emen
t the
EO
MP
orig
inal
ly a
ppro
ved,
as s
peci
fied
in th
e co
nditi
ons.
Not
App
licab
le
The
Min
ister
mad
e no
requ
ests
for s
peci
fied
revi
sions
to th
e EO
MP
or E
MP
durin
g th
is re
port
ing
perio
d.
Not
app
licab
le
Cond
ition
11.
Pub
licat
ion
of E
OM
P on
City
of B
unbu
ry’s
Web
site
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort E
xpan
sion
Proj
ect,
Bunb
ury,
Wes
tern
Aus
tral
ia –
Com
plia
nce
Asse
ssm
ent R
epor
t 201
6 (E
PBC
2013
/687
2)
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of B
unbu
ry_R
ev1
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ition
s St
atus
of C
ompl
ianc
e Co
mm
ent
Evid
ence
/ R
efer
ence
11. U
nles
s oth
erw
ise a
gree
d to
in w
ritin
g by
the
Min
ister
, the
app
rova
l hol
der m
ust
publ
ish th
e EO
MP
refe
rred
to in
thes
e co
nditi
ons o
f app
rova
l on
thei
r web
site.
Eac
h EO
MP
mus
t be
publ
ished
on
the
web
site
with
in 1
mon
th o
f bei
ng a
ppro
ved
and
mus
t re
mai
n on
the
web
site
for t
he p
erio
d th
is ap
prov
al h
as e
ffect
.
Com
plia
nt
The
appr
oved
EO
MP
was
pub
lishe
d on
the
City
’s w
ebsit
e on
the
21/0
4/20
15 w
ithin
one
mon
th
of it
s app
rova
l on
the
27/0
3/20
15.
Web
site
publ
icat
ion
date
: TRI
M
DOC/
2665
40
Depa
rtm
ent o
f the
Env
ironm
ent
EOM
P ap
prov
al n
otifi
catio
n: T
RIM
DO
C/26
6487
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort E
xpan
sion
Proj
ect,
Bunb
ury,
Wes
tern
Aus
tral
ia –
Com
plia
nce
Asse
ssm
ent R
epor
t 201
6 (E
PBC
2013
/687
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TABL
E 2.
Env
ironm
enta
l Offs
et M
anag
emen
t Pla
n - C
ompl
ianc
e As
sess
men
t Tab
le
Man
agem
ent A
ctio
n
Perf
orm
ance
Tar
gets
M
onito
ring
Cont
inge
ncy
Mea
sure
s Ti
mef
ram
e St
atus
Co
mm
ents
Ev
iden
ce/
refe
renc
e
1.1.
Res
erva
tion
of o
ffset
sit
e as
“Re
gion
al
Ope
n Sp
ace”
und
er
the
Grea
ter B
unbu
ry
Regi
onal
Sch
eme
The
City
of B
unbu
ry w
ill p
rovi
de w
ritte
n ev
iden
ce to
the
Depa
rtm
ent o
f the
En
viro
nmen
t onc
e th
is pl
anni
ng p
roce
ss is
co
mpl
ete
and
the
site
has b
een
secu
red,
pr
ior t
o 36
mon
ths a
fter
the
com
men
cem
ent o
f the
act
ion
in 2
015.
Th
e w
ritte
n ev
iden
ce m
ust i
nclu
de a
te
xtua
l des
crip
tion
and
map
cle
arly
de
finin
g th
e lo
catio
n an
d bo
unda
ries o
f the
of
fset
site
and
be
acco
mpa
nied
with
the
offs
et a
ttrib
utes
and
shap
efile
Achi
eved
To
be
deci
ded
in c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith th
e De
part
men
t of t
he E
nviro
nmen
t. W
ithin
36
mon
ths o
f the
co
mm
ence
men
t of t
he
actio
n
Not
Ap
plic
able
N
ote
this
requ
irem
ent d
oes n
ot n
eed
to b
e sa
tisfie
d in
this
repo
rtin
g pe
riod.
Th
e De
part
men
t of P
lann
ing
(DoP
) has
co
mm
ence
d ga
zett
al o
f the
offs
et a
rea
as R
egio
nal O
pen
Spac
e un
der t
he
Grea
ter B
unbu
ry R
egio
n Sc
hem
e.
1.2.
Cla
ssify
offs
et si
te a
s Cl
ass “
A” re
serv
e un
der W
A La
nd
Adm
inist
ratio
n Ac
t 19
97
The
City
of B
unbu
ry w
ill p
rovi
de w
ritte
n ev
iden
ce to
the
Depa
rtm
ent o
f the
En
viro
nmen
t onc
e th
is pl
anni
ng p
roce
ss is
co
mpl
ete
and
the
site
has b
een
secu
red,
pr
ior t
o 36
mon
ths a
fter
the
com
men
cem
ent o
f the
act
ion
in 2
015.
Th
e w
ritte
n ev
iden
ce m
ust i
nclu
de a
te
xtua
l des
crip
tion
and
map
cle
arly
de
finin
g th
e lo
catio
n an
d bo
unda
ries o
f the
of
fset
site
and
be
acco
mpa
nied
with
the
offs
et a
ttrib
utes
and
shap
efile
Achi
eved
/ not
ach
ieve
d To
be
deci
ded
in c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith th
e De
part
men
t of t
he E
nviro
nmen
t. W
ithin
36
mon
ths o
f the
co
mm
ence
men
t of t
he
actio
n
Com
plia
nt
The
offs
et w
as c
lass
ified
as a
‘cla
ss A
re
serv
e’ st
rictly
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f co
nser
vatio
n un
der t
he L
and
Adm
inist
ratio
n Ac
t 199
7 on
the
6 Ja
nuar
y 20
17.
Clas
s A re
serv
e Cl
assif
icat
ion
Cert
ifica
te o
f Cro
wn
Land
Ti
tle w
ith a
man
agem
ent
orde
r to
obse
rve
a co
nditi
on to
obs
erve
Cla
ss
A Re
serv
e 52
631
for t
he
purp
ose
of c
onse
rvat
ion
– Re
gion
al O
pen
Spac
e re
quire
men
ts R
egist
ered
6.
01.2
017
TRIM
DO
C/29
5095
. Se
e Ap
pend
ix O
ne
2.1
Mon
itor W
este
rn
Ring
tail
Poss
um
pres
ence
with
in th
e of
fset
s site
The
site
will
be
man
aged
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith C
ondi
tion
4 to
con
serv
e an
d in
crea
se
the
popu
latio
n of
Wes
tern
Rin
gtai
l Pos
sum
in
divi
dual
s to
four
or m
ore
indi
vidu
als b
y Ye
ar 5
.
Wes
tern
Rin
gtai
l Pos
sum
nu
mbe
rs o
nsite
will
be
dete
rmin
ed v
ia n
ight
tim
e sp
otlig
ht c
ount
s (on
ly) u
sing
30
m sp
aced
tran
sect
s usin
g m
onito
ring
proc
edur
es
unde
rtak
en in
the
Hare
woo
d 20
13 st
udy,
(Opu
s, 2
014)
. It i
s no
t pro
pose
d to
incl
ude
day
time
drey
surv
eys.
If le
ss th
an fo
ur W
este
rn R
ingt
ail
Poss
ums a
re fo
und
onsit
e du
ring
the
spot
light
cou
nts,
a se
cond
con
secu
tive
nigh
t of s
potli
ghtin
g w
ill b
e co
nduc
ted
inco
rpor
atin
g a
100
m b
uffe
r aro
und
the
offs
et si
te (N
.B. t
o ac
coun
t for
po
ssib
le fo
ragi
ng o
ffsite
). If
less
than
four
Wes
tern
Rin
gtai
l Po
ssum
s are
foun
d w
ithin
the
expa
nded
sear
ch a
rea,
a d
etai
led
inve
stig
atio
n in
to th
e ap
pare
nt
redu
ctio
n in
pop
ulat
ion
size
will
be
unde
rtak
en.
The
Depa
rtm
ent o
f the
Env
ironm
ent
will
be
info
rmed
of t
he is
sue
as so
on a
s re
ason
ably
pra
ctic
able
. Th
e re
sults
of t
he d
etai
led
inve
stig
atio
n al
ong
with
pro
pose
d am
elio
rativ
e st
rate
gies
, whe
re d
eem
ed re
quire
d, w
ill
be p
rovi
ded
to th
e De
part
men
t for
re
view
and
aut
horis
atio
n.
Spot
light
cou
nts t
o be
un
dert
aken
dur
ing
Year
3
and
at th
e en
d of
Yea
r 5
(i.e.
two
in to
tal)
Deta
iled
inve
stig
atio
ns
to b
e un
dert
aken
as
need
ed
Not
Ap
plic
able
Th
is re
quire
men
t doe
s not
nee
d to
be
satis
fied
in th
is re
port
ing
perio
d.
The
City
has
app
oint
ed a
five
yea
r co
ntra
ct fo
r the
man
agem
ent o
f on-
grou
nd w
orks
at t
he o
ffset
site
. Thi
s in
clud
es m
onito
ring
of W
RPs.
Cont
ract
App
oint
men
t Le
tter
TRI
M: D
OC/
2551
43
Requ
est f
or Q
uota
tion
Docu
men
tatio
n TR
IM
DOC/
2665
66
2.2
Und
erta
ke
mon
itorin
g of
fox,
cat
an
d do
mes
tic d
og
activ
ity a
t the
offs
et
site
The
site
will
be
man
aged
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith C
ondi
tion
4 so
that
ther
e is
no
evid
ence
of f
ox, c
at o
r dom
estic
dog
ac
tivity
is fo
und
onsit
e fo
r the
dur
atio
n of
th
e in
itial
5 y
ear m
anag
emen
t per
iod
Fox,
cat
and
dom
estic
dog
ac
tivity
at t
he o
ffset
site
will
be
mon
itore
d vi
a tr
ack/
scat
su
rvey
s and
cam
era
trap
s
Whe
re m
onito
ring
iden
tifie
s evi
denc
e of
rece
nt fo
x, c
at a
nd/o
r dom
estic
dog
ac
tivity
ons
ite (i
.e. <
6 m
onth
s), t
he
follo
win
g w
ill b
e un
dert
aken
: - F
ox/c
at –
one
2 w
eek
trap
ping
ex
erci
se.
Surv
eys t
o be
un
dert
aken
eve
ry si
x m
onth
s unt
il Ye
ar 5
.
Com
plia
nt
Mon
itorin
g M
onito
ring
of fo
x, c
at a
nd d
omes
tic
dog
activ
ity w
as u
nder
take
n at
the
offs
et si
te d
urin
g M
ay a
nd O
ctob
er o
f 20
16.
Resu
lts o
f pre
-con
trol
m
onito
ring
in b
oth
May
and
June
2016
M
ay 2
016
Mon
itorin
g re
port
TRI
M
DOC/
2714
10.
Cont
rol R
epor
t TRI
M
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort E
xpan
sion
Proj
ect,
Bunb
ury,
Wes
tern
Aus
tral
ia –
Com
plia
nce
Asse
ssm
ent R
epor
t 201
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PBC
2013
/687
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unbu
ry_R
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Man
agem
ent A
ctio
n
Perf
orm
ance
Tar
gets
M
onito
ring
Cont
inge
ncy
Mea
sure
s Ti
mef
ram
e St
atus
Co
mm
ents
Ev
iden
ce/
refe
renc
e Ca
ptur
ed fo
xes w
ill b
e eu
than
ized
and
capt
ured
ca
ts w
ill b
e m
anag
ed in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
WA
Cat A
ct 2
011;
- C
at/d
og –
edu
catio
n of
adj
acen
t re
siden
ts v
ia le
tter
box
drop
; - D
og –
rout
ine
patr
ols w
ill b
e in
crea
sed
to w
eekl
y fo
r a p
erio
d of
one
mon
th,
capt
ured
dog
s will
be
man
aged
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith lo
cal l
aws.
show
ed th
e pr
esen
ce o
f fox
act
ivity
< 6
m
onth
s but
no
cat o
r dog
act
ivity
. M
ay F
ox C
ontr
ol
Fox
baiti
ng w
ith 1
080
was
und
erta
ken
for a
two
a w
eek
perio
d in
May
and
Ju
ne 2
016.
Co
ntro
l Out
com
es:
One
108
0 ba
it ta
ken.
N
ote
mon
itorin
g du
ring
the
fox
cont
rol
perio
d sh
owed
evi
denc
e of
dog
off
lead
with
in th
e of
fset
are
a.
Adja
cent
pro
pert
ies w
ere
notif
ied
to
keep
dog
s on
lead
as p
art o
f the
108
0 ba
iting
con
trol
pro
gram
via
lett
er,
new
spap
er a
rtic
le, w
arni
ng p
oste
rs
and
war
ning
sign
s.
Rang
ers u
nder
took
surv
eilla
nce
of
Man
ea P
ark
whi
ch in
clud
es th
e of
fset
ar
ea o
n at
leas
t a w
eekl
y ba
sis
follo
win
g th
e re
port
. Ve
hicl
es w
ere
trac
ked
usin
g a
GPS
trac
king
dev
ice
with
repo
rts g
ener
ated
on
freq
uenc
y of
acc
ess t
o th
e Pa
rk. N
o in
frin
gem
ents
w
ere
issue
d fo
r dog
off-
lead
co
mpl
ianc
e iss
ues.
O
ctob
er F
ox C
ontr
ol
Fox
baiti
ng w
ith 1
080
was
und
erta
ken
over
a la
rger
are
a (+
52 H
a) fo
r a lo
nger
du
ratio
n pe
riod
of a
lmos
t 9 w
eeks
. Th
e pr
ogra
m w
as e
xten
ded
in
resp
onse
to re
com
men
datio
ns m
ade
in th
e po
st c
ontr
ol re
port
s and
to
miti
gate
pot
entia
l im
pact
s of W
este
rn
Ring
tail
poss
ums b
y fo
xes f
ollo
win
g a
pres
crib
ed b
urn
over
por
tion
of th
e of
fset
site
. Co
ntro
l Out
com
es:
29 b
aits
wer
e ta
ken
over
59
trap
ping
ni
ghts
. N
o ev
iden
ce o
f cat
or d
og a
ctiv
ity w
as
repo
rted
.
DOC/
2847
06
Nei
ghbo
ur n
otifi
catio
n le
tter
TR
IM D
OC/
2821
28
Oct
ober
201
6 M
onito
ring
Repo
rt T
RIM
DO
C/28
4798
Co
ntro
l Rep
ort T
RIM
DO
C/30
2858
Ra
nger
Sur
veill
ance
De
mur
rage
GPS
Tra
ck
Repo
rt 2
016
See
Appe
ndix
One
TR
IM D
OC/
3028
69
Nei
ghbo
ur n
otifi
catio
n le
tter
TR
IM D
OC/
2915
57
See
Appe
ndix
One
20
15
Not
ifica
tion
lett
er p
artia
l co
mpl
ianc
e iss
ue, T
RIM
DO
C/26
6569
. Fe
ral a
nim
al m
onito
ring
repo
rt D
ecem
ber 2
015
TRIM
DO
C/26
6715
. Fe
ral a
nim
al c
ontr
ol
prog
ram
repo
rt D
ecem
ber
2015
TRI
M D
OC/
2667
17.
2.3
Und
erta
ke m
onito
ring
of d
omes
tic d
og o
n -le
ad
com
plia
nce
onsit
e
The
site
will
be
man
aged
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith C
ondi
tion
4 so
that
all
dom
estic
dog
s fo
und
onsit
e ar
e on
lead
s, fo
r the
dur
atio
n of
the
initi
al 5
yea
r man
agem
ent p
erio
d,
Cond
uct f
ortn
ight
ly p
atro
ls of
sit
e, o
r oth
erw
ise
whe
re a
co
mpl
aint
has
bee
n re
ceiv
ed
from
the
com
mun
ity
Man
age
non-
com
plia
nce
unde
r City
of
Bunb
ury
loca
l law
s (e.
g. is
suin
g of
fin
es).
Incr
ease
rout
ine
patr
ols t
o w
eekl
y fo
r a
perio
d of
one
mon
th.
Patr
ols t
o be
und
erta
ken
fort
nigh
tly o
r whe
re a
co
mpl
aint
has
bee
n
rece
ived
on
an o
ngoi
ng
basis
dur
ing
the
initi
al 5
ye
ar m
anag
emen
t pe
riod
Patr
ols t
o be
incr
ease
d to
wee
kly
for a
per
iod
of
one
mon
th w
hen
non-
com
plia
nce
issue
s aris
e.
Not
Co
mpl
iant
Th
e Ci
ty o
f Bun
bury
rang
ers u
nder
took
re
gula
r pat
rols
of M
anea
Par
k w
hich
in
clud
es th
e of
fset
site
dur
ing
this
repo
rtin
g pe
riod.
The
se p
atro
ls w
ere
cond
ucte
d at
leas
t on
a fo
rtni
ghtly
ba
sis. H
owev
er th
e en
viro
nmen
tal
offs
et si
te w
as n
ot a
cces
sed
on e
very
oc
casio
n du
e to
acc
ess i
ssue
s as
soci
ated
with
inun
datio
n of
fire
ac
cess
dur
ing
win
ter a
nd sp
ring.
O
ne su
spec
ted
off-l
ead
com
plia
nce
issue
was
repo
rted
dur
ing
fera
l ani
mal
Man
ea P
ark
Rang
er
Surv
eilla
nce
Dem
urra
ge
GPS
Trac
k Re
port
201
6 TR
IM D
OC/
3028
69
Com
mun
ity L
aw, S
afet
y an
d Em
erge
ncy
Man
agem
ent r
ecor
ds d
og
off l
ead
infr
inge
men
ts
Man
ea P
ark
Emai
l TRI
M
DOC/
3029
96
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort E
xpan
sion
Proj
ect,
Bunb
ury,
Wes
tern
Aus
tral
ia –
Com
plia
nce
Asse
ssm
ent R
epor
t 201
6 (E
PBC
2013
/687
2)
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of B
unbu
ry_R
ev1
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9
Man
agem
ent A
ctio
n
Perf
orm
ance
Tar
gets
M
onito
ring
Cont
inge
ncy
Mea
sure
s Ti
mef
ram
e St
atus
Co
mm
ents
Ev
iden
ce/
refe
renc
e m
onito
ring
cond
ucte
d in
May
201
6.
Rang
ers c
ondu
cted
at l
east
wee
kly
insp
ectio
ns in
Man
ea P
ark
durin
g Ju
ne
of 2
016.
N
o in
frin
gem
ents
wer
e iss
ued
for d
og
off l
ead
is sue
s dur
ing
this
repo
rtin
g pe
riod.
2.4
Inst
all s
igna
ge o
n di
ebac
k ga
tes t
o in
form
site
vi
sitor
s abo
ut re
quire
men
t to
kee
p do
mes
tic d
ogs o
n le
ads.
The
site
will
be
man
aged
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith C
ondi
tion
4 so
that
the
signs
are
m
aint
aine
d in
full
wor
king
ord
er fo
r the
du
ratio
n of
the
initi
al 5
yea
r man
agem
ent
perio
d.
Mon
itor s
ign
cond
ition
thro
ugh
visu
al in
spec
tion
Repa
ir/re
plac
e da
mag
ed si
gns a
s the
ca
se re
quire
s in
orde
r to
mai
ntai
n op
erat
ion
for d
urat
ion
of th
e in
itial
5
year
man
agem
ent p
erio
d.
Sign
s to
be in
stal
led
betw
een
Janu
ary
and
June
201
5.
Mon
itorin
g of
sign
co
nditi
on to
be
unde
rtak
en q
uart
erly
un
til Y
ear 5
. Si
gn re
pairs
or
repl
acem
ent t
o be
un
dert
aken
as s
oon
as
reas
onab
ly p
ract
icab
le.
Com
plia
nt
Cont
ract
ors e
ngag
ed b
y Ci
ty o
f Bu
nbur
y ha
ve u
nder
take
n th
ree
form
al
insp
ectio
ns o
f the
gat
es a
nd a
ssoc
iate
d sig
nage
and
impl
emen
ted
repa
ir of
the
mid
dle
gate
in Ju
ly 2
016.
O
utsid
e of
form
al in
spec
tions
c o
ntra
ctor
s eng
aged
to m
aint
ain
the
site
regu
larly
insp
ect t
he g
ates
and
sig
nage
whe
n un
dert
akin
g w
ork
such
as
pla
ntin
g, w
eed
man
agem
ent,
wat
erin
g.
Not
e: th
e Ci
ty o
f Bun
bury
wer
e la
te in
in
stal
ling
gate
s and
ass
ocia
ted
signa
ge.
Gate
and
ass
ocia
ted
signa
ge w
ere
inst
alle
d on
10
Dece
mbe
r 201
5.
The
City
adv
ised
the
DoEE
of t
he d
elay
in
gat
e in
stal
latio
n on
19
Nov
embe
r 20
15.
2016
Ga
te in
spec
tion
repo
rt
Oct
ober
201
6 Ap
pend
ix
TRIM
DO
C/28
9594
Ju
ly 2
016
TRIM
DO
C/28
2166
M
ay 2
016
TRIM
DO
C/28
2168
20
15
Gate
inst
alla
tion:
10
/12/
2015
Nat
ural
Are
a M
anag
emen
t Ser
vice
s An
nual
offs
et w
orks
re
port
, DO
C/26
6640
N
otifi
catio
n le
tter
par
tial
com
plia
nce
issue
, TRI
M
DOC/
2665
69.
2.5
Mon
itor v
eget
atio
n co
nditi
on w
ithin
the
offs
ets
site
The
site
will
be
man
aged
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith C
ondi
tion
4 to
impr
ove
cond
ition
and
se
t a b
ench
mar
k of
hab
itat q
ualit
y of
7/1
0 by
Yea
r 5
Vege
tatio
n co
nditi
on o
nsite
to
be a
sses
sed
usin
g th
e Ke
ighe
ry
(199
4) v
eget
atio
n co
nditi
on
ratin
g sc
ale.
If a
redu
ctio
n in
veg
etat
ion
cond
ition
on
site
is id
entif
ied,
bei
ng a
dec
line
in
cond
ition
by
one
or m
ore
units
on
the
Keig
hery
scal
e ac
ross
2 h
a or
mor
e of
th
e sit
e, th
en a
det
aile
d in
vest
igat
ion
into
the
caus
e of
the
decl
ine
will
be
unde
rtak
en.
The
Depa
rtm
ent o
f the
Env
ironm
ent
will
be
info
rmed
of t
he is
sue
as so
on a
s re
ason
ably
pra
ctic
able
. Th
e re
sults
of t
he d
etai
led
inve
stig
atio
n al
ong
with
pro
pose
d am
elio
rativ
e st
rate
gies
, whe
re d
eem
ed n
eces
sary
, w
ill b
e pr
ovid
ed to
the
Depa
rtm
ent f
or
revi
ew a
nd a
utho
risat
ion.
Vege
tatio
n co
nditi
on
asse
ssm
ents
to b
e un
dert
aken
dur
ing
Year
3
and
at th
e en
d Ye
ar 5
. De
taile
d in
vest
igat
ions
to
be
unde
rtak
en a
s re
quire
d fo
llow
ing
the
cond
ition
ass
essm
ents
.
Not
Ap
plic
able
This
requ
irem
ent d
oes n
ot n
eed
to b
e sa
tisfie
d in
this
repo
rtin
g pe
riod.
Th
e Ci
ty h
as a
ppoi
nted
a fi
ve y
ear
cont
ract
for t
he m
anag
emen
t of o
n-gr
ound
wor
ks a
t the
offs
et si
te. T
his
incl
udes
mon
itorin
g of
veg
etat
ion
cond
ition
.
5 ye
ar o
n gr
ound
wor
ks
impl
emen
tatio
n Co
ntra
ct
Appo
intm
ent L
ette
r TRI
M:
DOC/
2551
43
5 ye
ar o
n gr
ound
wor
ks
Requ
est f
or Q
uota
tion
Docu
men
tatio
n TR
IM
DOC/
2665
66
2.6
Inst
all f
ence
aro
und
perim
eter
of h
anga
r de
velo
pmen
t
The
site
will
be
man
aged
in a
ccor
danc
e w
i th C
ondi
tion
4 so
that
the
fenc
e is
mai
ntai
ned
in fu
ll w
orki
ng o
rder
for t
he
dura
tion
of th
e in
itial
5 y
ear m
anag
emen
t pe
riod.
Mon
itor f
ence
con
ditio
n th
roug
h vi
sual
insp
ectio
n,
reco
rd d
amag
ed se
ctio
ns v
ia
GPS
Repa
ir/re
plac
e da
mag
ed se
ctio
ns o
f the
fe
nce
a s th
e ca
se re
quire
s in
orde
r to
mai
ntai
n op
erat
ion
for d
urat
ion
of th
e in
itial
5 y
ear m
anag
emen
t per
iod.
Fenc
e to
be
inst
alle
d be
twee
n Ja
nuar
y an
d Ju
ne 2
015.
M
onito
ring
of fe
nce
cond
ition
to b
e un
dert
aken
qua
rter
ly
until
Yea
r 5.
Fenc
e re
pairs
/rep
lace
men
t to
be u
nder
take
n w
ithin
on
e m
onth
of f
irst
repo
rt.
Com
plia
nt
The
City
of B
unbu
ry c
omm
issio
ned
Mac
Dona
lds F
enci
ng to
inst
all a
fenc
e ar
ound
the
perim
etre
of t
he B
unbu
ry
Airp
ort e
xpan
sion
proj
ect a
rea.
Thi
s w
as in
stal
led
in A
pril
2015
.
Boun
dary
fenc
e su
rvey
an
d fe
nce
inst
alla
tion
invo
ices
TRI
M re
f do
c/25
7525
Fe
nce
pict
ure
TRIM
DO
C/25
7955
Se
e Ap
pend
ix O
ne
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort E
xpan
sion
Proj
ect,
Bunb
ury,
Wes
tern
Aus
tral
ia –
Com
plia
nce
Asse
ssm
ent R
epor
t 201
6 (E
PBC
2013
/687
2)
City
of B
unbu
ry_R
ev1
Page
17
of 1
9
Man
agem
ent A
ctio
n
Perf
orm
ance
Tar
gets
M
onito
ring
Cont
inge
ncy
Mea
sure
s Ti
mef
ram
e St
atus
Co
mm
ents
Ev
iden
ce/
refe
renc
e
2.7
Mon
itorin
g of
un
auth
orise
d ve
hicl
e ac
tivity
ons
ite (e
.g. c
reat
ion
of n
ew tr
acks
)
The
site
will
be
man
aged
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith C
ondi
tion
4 so
that
no
evid
ence
of
unau
thor
ised
vehi
cle
activ
ity o
ff ex
istin
g tr
acks
is fo
und
onsit
e fo
r the
dur
atio
n of
th
e in
itial
5 y
ear m
anag
emen
t per
iod.
Mon
itor u
naut
horis
ed v
ehic
le
acce
ss th
roug
h vi
sual
in
spec
tion.
Clos
e an
y ne
wly
cre
ated
trac
ks (e
.g. v
ia
bolla
rds a
nd a
llow
to re
gene
rate
na
tura
lly
Depl
oy c
amer
a tr
aps a
nd in
crea
se
patr
ols o
f site
to w
eekl
y fo
r a p
erio
d of
on
e m
onth
in o
rder
to su
ppor
t ap
plic
atio
n of
loca
l law
s (e.
g. is
suin
g of
fin
es).
Base
line
to b
e es
tabl
ished
dur
ing
Year
1.
M
onito
ring
to b
e un
dert
aken
qua
rte r
ly
until
Yea
r 5.
Corr
ectiv
e ac
tions
to b
e un
dert
aken
as s
oon
as
reas
onab
ly p
ract
icab
le.
Com
plia
nt
Ther
e w
ere
no n
ew tr
acks
cre
ated
w
ithin
the
offs
et a
rea.
All
unau
thor
ised
acce
ss w
as c
onfin
ed to
th
e m
ain
fire
acce
ss tr
ack
that
pr
ogre
sses
nor
th so
uth
thro
ugh
the
offs
et si
te.
Una
utho
rised
veh
icle
act
ivity
was
re
port
ed in
the
broa
der a
rea
of M
anea
Pa
rk o
n se
vera
l occ
asio
ns w
ith
surv
eilla
nce
cam
eras
bei
ng d
eplo
yed
once
. Tw
elve
una
utho
rised
acc
ess
infr
inge
men
ts w
ere
issue
d in
Man
ea
Park
dur
ing
this
perio
d.
The
City
of B
unbu
ry is
und
erta
king
cl
osur
e an
d re
vege
tatio
n of
trac
k pa
ssin
g ea
st w
est t
hrou
gh th
e m
iddl
e of
the
offs
et a
rea
as p
art o
f a re
cent
va
riatio
n to
env
ironm
enta
l offs
et
cond
ition
s ass
ocia
ted
with
the
Som
ervi
lle D
rive
Exte
nsio
n Pr
ojec
t EP
BC 2
011/
6153
. Th
is w
ill re
duce
ac
cess
issu
es a
t the
site
.
City
of B
unbu
ry
Una
utho
rised
Ass
ess
Man
ea P
ark
Infr
inge
men
t Re
cord
s TR
IM D
OC/
3030
23
2.8
Und
erta
ke m
onito
ring
and
cont
rol o
f Pam
pas
Gras
s ons
ite
The
site
will
be
man
aged
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith C
ondi
tion
4 to
redu
ce P
ampa
s Gra
ss
abun
danc
e on
site
by 9
0% o
f 201
4 le
vels
by
the
end
of Y
ear 5
Reco
rd P
ampa
s Gra
ss lo
catio
ns
usin
g tr
anse
cts s
pace
d at
20
m
inte
rval
s and
GPS
Shou
ld th
e ke
y pe
rfor
man
ce in
dica
tor
not h
ave
been
com
plet
ed b
y th
e en
d of
Ye
ar 5
, con
tinue
und
erta
king
ann
ual
cont
rol a
nd m
onito
ring
until
ach
ieve
d
Base
line
popu
latio
n da
ta
to b
e es
tabl
ished
by
31
Dece
mbe
r 201
4.
Und
erta
ke P
ampa
s Gr
ass m
onito
ring
imm
edia
tely
prio
r to
cont
rol i
n w
inte
r/sp
ring
annu
ally
.
Com
plia
nt
Annu
al m
onito
ring
for p
ampa
s gra
ss
was
und
erta
ken
on th
e 9/
08/2
016
The
base
line
popu
latio
n of
pam
pas
gras
s with
in th
e O
ffset
Site
was
es
tabl
ished
on
16 A
pril
2014
. Th
is in
form
atio
n is
pres
ente
d in
Ap
pend
ix B
of t
he E
nviro
nmen
tal
Offs
ets P
lan
prep
ared
for t
he D
oEE
date
d 13
Mar
ch 2
015.
Wee
d Su
rvey
Rep
ort
(9/0
8/20
16) T
RIM
DO
C/30
3099
Se
e Ap
pend
ix O
ne
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort H
anga
r De
velo
pmen
t En
viro
nmen
tal O
ffset
s M
anag
emen
t Pla
n fo
r the
Do
EE E
PBC
2013
/687
2.
TRIM
DO
C/24
2635
.
2.9
Und
erta
ke m
onito
ring
of w
eeds
ons
ite id
entif
ied
by th
e De
part
men
t of P
arks
an
d W
ildlif
e as
bei
ng o
f “m
oder
ate"
or h
ighe
r pr
iorit
y (P
owel
l, 20
11)
The
site
will
be
man
aged
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith C
ondi
tion
4 so
that
ther
e ar
e no
in
fest
atio
ns o
f wee
ds id
entif
ied
by th
e De
part
men
t of P
arks
and
Wild
life
as b
eing
of
"mod
erat
e" o
r hig
her p
riorit
y (P
owel
l, 20
11),
besid
es P
ampa
s Gra
ss, o
ccur
ons
ite
for t
he d
urat
ion
of th
e in
itial
5 y
ear
man
agem
ent p
erio
d
Cond
uct a
nnua
l site
surv
ey to
re
cord
wee
d lo
catio
ns u
sing
tran
sect
s spa
ced
at 2
0m
inte
rval
s
Whe
re in
fest
atio
ns o
f app
licab
le w
eeds
ar
e en
coun
tere
d, u
nder
take
con
trol
un
til c
ompl
ete
erad
icat
ion
is ac
hiev
ed
Mon
itorin
g to
be
cond
ucte
d an
nual
ly in
co
ncer
t with
Pam
pas
Gras
s mon
itorin
g.
Cont
rol w
orks
to b
e un
dert
aken
with
in th
ree
mon
ths o
f firs
t rep
ort
whe
re fe
asib
le a
nd
appr
opria
te.
Com
plia
nt
Mod
erat
e an
d hi
gher
prio
rity
wee
ds
wer
e su
rvey
ed a
cros
s the
offs
et si
te o
n th
e 9/
08/2
016
by a
bot
anist
from
N
atur
al A
rea
Man
agem
ent S
ervi
ces.
Pa
mpa
s Gra
ss, W
atso
nia
and
Arum
lily
w
ere
cont
rolle
d du
ring
this
repo
rtin
g pe
riod.
Wee
d Su
rvey
Rep
ort
(9/0
8/20
16) T
RIM
DO
C/30
3099
Se
e Ap
pend
ix O
ne
Wee
d Co
ntro
l N
atur
al A
rea
Man
agem
ent
Serv
ices
Ann
ual o
ffset
w
orks
repo
rt,
DOC/
2934
97,
2.10
Inst
all a
nd m
aint
ain
lock
ed g
ates
to p
reve
nt
unau
thor
ised
vehi
cle
acce
ss to
die
back
free
po
rtio
n of
site
(N.B
. fou
r ga
tes i
n to
tal)
The
site
will
be
man
aged
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith C
ondi
tion
4 so
that
gat
es a
re
mai
ntai
ned
in fu
ll w
orki
ng o
rder
for t
he
dura
tion
of th
e in
itial
5 y
ear m
anag
emen
t pe
riod
Mon
itor g
ate
cond
ition
th
roug
h vi
sual
insp
ectio
n,
reco
rd d
amag
e vi
a GP
S.
Repa
ir/re
plac
e da
mag
ed g
ates
as t
he
case
requ
ires i
n or
der t
o m
aint
ain
oper
atio
n fo
r dur
atio
n of
the
initi
al 5
ye
ar m
anag
emen
t per
iod
Gate
s to
be in
stal
led
betw
een
Janu
ary
and
June
201
5.
Mon
itorin
g of
gat
e co
nditi
on to
be
unde
rtak
en q
uart
erly
un
til Y
ear 5
. Ga
te re
pairs
/r
epla
cem
ent t
o be
un
dert
aken
with
in th
ree
Com
plia
nt
Cont
ract
ors e
ngag
ed b
y Ci
ty o
f Bu
nbur
y ha
ve u
nder
take
n th
ree
form
al
insp
ectio
ns o
f the
gat
es a
nd
impl
emen
ted
repa
ir of
the
mid
dle
gate
in
July
201
6.
Cont
ract
ors r
egul
arly
insp
ect t
he g
ates
w
hen
unde
rtak
ing
wor
k su
ch a
s pl
antin
g, w
eed
man
agem
ent,
wat
erin
g an
d pe
st a
nim
al c
ontr
ol in
the
site.
N
ote
the
City
of B
unbu
ry w
ere
late
in
Gate
insp
ectio
n re
port
s O
ctob
er 2
016
TR
IM D
OC/
2895
94 S
ee
Appe
ndix
One
Ju
ly 2
016
TRIM
DO
C/28
2166
M
ay 2
016
TRIM
DO
C/28
2168
Ga
te m
aint
enan
ce re
port
s
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort E
xpan
sion
Proj
ect,
Bunb
ury,
Wes
tern
Aus
tral
ia –
Com
plia
nce
Asse
ssm
ent R
epor
t 201
6 (E
PBC
2013
/687
2)
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of B
unbu
ry_R
ev1
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18
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9
Man
agem
ent A
ctio
n
Perf
orm
ance
Tar
gets
M
onito
ring
Cont
inge
ncy
Mea
sure
s Ti
mef
ram
e St
atus
Co
mm
ents
Ev
iden
ce/
refe
renc
e m
onth
s of f
irst r
epor
t. in
stal
ling
gate
s and
ass
ocia
ted
signa
ge.
Thes
e w
ere
inst
alle
d on
10
Dece
mbe
r 20
15.
The
City
adv
ised
the
DoEE
of t
he
part
ial n
on-c
ompl
ianc
e iss
ues i
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Page 19 of 19
Appendix One Supporting Information
Contents Management Action
Action 1.2 Class A Reserve’ Classification of Environmental Offset Site
Action 2.2 Fox Monitoring Report October 2016
Action 2.2 1080 Baiting Notification Letter December 2016
Action 2.4 & 2.10 Gate Inspection Report October 2016
Action 2.6 Airport Expansion Area Boundary Fence Picture
Action 2.9 Weed Survey Report August 2016
Action 2.11 Dieback Survey Report 2016
Action 2.12 Dieback Boundary Treatment Report – page 9 Annual Works Report
Action 2.13 Phytophthora Dieback Hygiene Protocol
Management Action 1.2
‘Class A Reserve’ Classification of Environmental Offset Site
Management Action
2.2 Fox Monitoring Report October 2016
FERAL ANIMALCONTROL REPORT
BUNBURY AIRPORT PRESTON RIVER TO OCEAN REGIONAL PARK
City Of Bunbury
Prepared by
Animal Pest Management Services
Ph: (08) 97262537
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.animalpest.com.au
January 2017
1 INTRODUCTION
2 METHODOLOGY
3 RESULTS
Bait station number Dates baits taken
Bait station number Dates baits taken
Camera number and location Dates of foxes captured on camera
Date Sand Plot No. Location Species
4 CONCLUSIONS
5 RECOMMENDATIONS
Management Action 2.2
1080 Baiting Notification Letter December 2016
Our Ref: A06513Enquiries: (08) 9792 7091E Mail: [email protected]
8 December 2016
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To the Occupier
1080 BAITING FOR FOXES: MANEA PARK, BUNBURY
The current baiting program targeting foxes in the south east portion of Manea Park scheduledfrom 31/10/2016 to the 16/12/2016 will be extended until the 4/01/2017, see attached locationmap.
The baiting program has been extended to protect Western Ringtail Possums (WRP) frompredation by foxes following the recent prescribed burn in the area adjacent to the BunburyRegional Airport. Recently weaned WRP commonly come to ground in early summer and areespecially vulnerable to predation following a burn when screening understorey vegetation isremoved.
The baiting program has been approved by the Department of Agriculture and Food and will beundertaken by a professional and licenced pest contractor: Animal Pest Management Services.
The contractor will be using baits made from hen’s eggs containing 1080 poison which will beburied within the baiting areas. These baits may be poisonous to humans and will kill domesticdogs and cats. Any unused baits will be removed at the end of the baiting program.
Pet owners are asked to observe 1080 warning signs and remain vigilant in preventing pets fromentering baited areas.
Please be advised that under the Dog Act 1976 dogs are required to be on lead at all times withinreserves and public places unless otherwise permitted.
For further information about the program, please contact the City of Bunbury’s EnvironmentalOfficer, Colin Spencer on 9792 7091. For information specific to the use of the 1080 baits pleasecontact Mike Butcher from Animal Pest Management on 97262537 or 0428 193 252.
Kind Regards
Colin SpencerENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER
Management Action 2.4 & 2.10
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Airport Expansion Area Boundary Fence Picture
Plate # 1: Airport Extension Area Perimeter gate – April 2014
Management Action 2.9
Environmental Offset Area Weed Survey Report August 2016
City of Bunbury
Bunbury Airport Offset Site: 2016 Weed Mapping Report
Natural Area Holdings Pty Ltd 99C Lord Street, Whiteman, WA, 6076 Ph: (08) 9209 2767 [email protected] www.naturalarea.com.au
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Disclaimer Natural Area Holdings Pty Ltd, trading as Natural Area Consulting Management Services (Natural Area), has prepared this report for the sole use of the Client and for the purposes as stated in the agreement between the Client and Natural Area under which this work was completed. This report may not be relied upon by any other party without the express written agreement of Natural Area. Natural Area has exercised due and customary care in the preparation of this document and has not, unless specifically stated, independently verified information provided by others. No other warranty, expressed or implied, is made in relation to the contents of this report. Therefore, Natural Area assumes no liability for any loss resulting from errors, omission or misrepresentations made by others. This document has been made at the request of the Client. The use of this document by unauthorised third parties without written permission from Natural Area shall be at their own risk, and we accept no duty of care to any such third party. Any recommendations, opinions or findings stated in this report are based on circumstances and facts as they existed at the time Natural Area performed the work. Any changes in such circumstances and facts upon which this document is based may adversely affect any recommendations, opinions or findings contained in this document. No part of this document may be copied, duplicated or disclosed without the express written permission of the Client and Natural Area.
Document Title
Bunbury Airport Offset Site: 2016 Weed Mapping Report
Location S:\Drop Box\Client Folders (GPB)\City of Bunbury\RFQ Bunbury Airport Offset\Monitoring\Weed Mapping\2016\2016 09 13NAM COBU REPT Airport Offset Weed report.docx
Draft/Version No. Date Changes Prepared by Approved by Status
D1 13/09/2016 CW Draft
V1 16/09/2016 CW BC Released
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Contents
Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 Contents ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 4 2.0 Methodology ............................................................................................................................................ 5 3.0 Results ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 4.0 Treatment Recommendations .................................................................................................................. 7 Attachment 1: Weed Map .................................................................................................................................... 8 Attachment 2: Species Information Sheets .......................................................................................................... 9
City of Bunbury Bunbury Airport Offset Site: 2016 Weed Mapping Report
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1.0 Introduction Natural Area, trading as Natural Area Consulting Management Services (Natural Area), was contracted by the City of Bunbury (the City) in December 2015 to implement on-ground environmental offset site works associated with the extension of the Bunbury Regional Airport. Environmental works required within the 11.8 ha offset site (Figure 1) over the course of the contract include:
rubbish monitoring and removal annual priority weed mapping weed control dieback surveying and monitoring gate and sign installation and maintenance dieback treatment western ringtail possum monitoring vegetation condition monitoring reporting.
The purpose of this report is to outline the results of the August 2016 weed mapping survey.
Figure 1: Airport Offset Site boundary (red). Source Nearmaps.
City of Bunbury Bunbury Airport Offset Site: 2016 Weed Mapping Report
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2.0 Methodology A Natural Area botanist undertook a survey of Priority Weed Species on August 9, 2016. The site was surveyed along a series of transects, spaced 20 m apart, and all Priority Weed Species (Table 1) noted within the site boundary were recorded using a Tablet with mobile GIS mapping software. Table 1: Priority Weed Species (list provided by the City of Bunbury)
Scientific Name Common name Priority (as defined by the City)
Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper Very High
Chamaecytisus palmensis Tagasaste High
Eragrostis curvula African Lovegrass High
Euphorbia terracina Geraldton Carnation Weed High
Leptospermum laevigatum Victoria Teatree High
Moorea flaccida On-leaf Cape Tulip High
Zantedeschia aethiopica Arum Lily High
Acacia iteaphylla Flinders Range Wattle Medium
Acacia longifolia Sydney Golden Wattle Medium
Agapanthus praecox Agapanthus Medium
Carex divisa Divided Sedge Medium
Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot Fig Medium
Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass Medium
Ehrharta calycina Perennial veldt Medium
Ehrharta longiflora Annual veldt grass Medium
Emex australis Doublegee Medium
Ferraria crispa Black Flag Medium
Freesia alba leichtlinii Freesia Medium
Gladiolus undulatus Wavy Gladiolus Medium
Gomphocarpus fruticosus Narrowleaf Cottonbush Medium
Lantana camara var camara Lantana Medium
Lupinus cosentinii Sandplain lupin Medium
Rubus anglocandicans European Blackberry Medium
Rubus laudatus American Blackberry Medium
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian Pepper Medium
Watsonia meriana Watsonia Medium
City of Bunbury Bunbury Airport Offset Site: 2016 Weed Mapping Report
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3.0 Results Of the twenty-six species identified as Priority Weeds by the City, six were located within the offset site:
Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica, High Priority) Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana, Medium Priority) Sandplain Lupin (Lupinus cosentinii, Medium Priority) Perennial Veldt grass (Ehrharta calycina, Medium Priority) Annual Veldt Grass (Ehrharta longiflora Medium Priority Watsonia (Watsonia meriana, Medium Priority)
Agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox, Medium Priority) was noted during December 2015 weed mapping but was not present in the August 2016 mapping. This species has been successfully eradicated from the site through weed control efforts. Weed mapping results are provided in Attachment 1, with species information sheets provided in Attachment 2.
City of Bunbury Bunbury Airport Offset Site: 2016 Weed Mapping Report
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4.0 Treatment Recommendations Table 2 outlines the recommended treatment schedule and methodology for the recorded priority weed species. Table 2: Recommended treatment methodology
Date Species Method Chemical Notes
July - November Cortaderia selloana Slash and spray Glyphosate
Treatment of regrowth may be required in 2017
June - October Ehrharta calycina and Ehrharta longiflora
Herbicide application
Fusilade or Quizalofop
June - September
Lupinus cosentinii Herbicide application
Metsulfuron
Annual treatment required to maintain control of Bridal Creeper. Eradication difficult to achieve
August - September
Watsonia meriana and Zantedeschia aethiopica
Herbicide application
Metsulfuron + Glyphosate mix
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Attachment 1: Weed Map
Legend
Cortaderia selloana
Ehrharta calycina
Ehrharta longiflora
Lupinus cosentinii
Watsonia meriana
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Map 1: Bunbury Airport Offset Site August 2016 Weed Mapping
N
50 m
99c Lord Street Whiteman WA 6068 P 9209 2767 E [email protected] www.naturalarea.com.au
Client City of Bunbury Date 13/09/2016 Created By CW Checked By LS Image Source NearMap Datum GRA94 Version V1
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Attachment 2: Species Information Sheets Species information is outlined below for the priority weed species mapped within the Bunbury Airport Offset Site during the August 2016 weed mapping survey. The following information is provided for each species:
Species name Common name Photograph Family DPaW (2012) Weed Prioritisation Ranking (information below) Description Flowering information Treatment methodology.
DPaW (2012) Weed Prioritisation Ranking In 2008, the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) began developing a regional weed prioritisation process, to replace the Environmental Weed Strategy of Western Australia (EWSWA) (Department of Conservation and Land Management 1999). It was deemed that the EWSWA was too broad to be of use from an on-ground operational perspective and that the rankings were out of date. The DPaW weed prioritisation process uses four matrices to give a priority ranking:
Matrix 1: potential distribution x impact = weed consequence Matrix 2: invasiveness x weed consequence = weed risk Matrix 3: current distribution x feasibility of control = weed management ability Matrix 4: weed management ability x weed risk = weed species ranking
Weeds were given a priority rating based on the outcome of the above matrices analysis (very high, high, medium, low, negligible and FAR (further assessment required)). In May 2012, DPaW released the ranking summary for the South West Region for 538 weed species. It should be noted that the DPaW priority ranking system looks at the risk of the weed species over the entire South West region and may not reflect the weed impact and priority for treatment on a local scale.
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Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass
Image source: Natural Area Family Poaceae DPaW Priority Rating Medium Description A dioecious (has distinct male and female plants), tufted perennial grass,
growing up to 4 m tall. Generally located in peaty sands Flowering White/pink flowers are generally produced between July and September,
but the species can flower year round if conditions are favourable. Treatment Methodology Cut out small plants and remove all green waste to avoid resprouting.
Young plants can be treated with 13 ml/L Fluazifop but may require more than one application. Large plants can be slashed and sprayed with 4% Glyphosate; treat regrowth using 1% Glyphosate. Optimal treatment period is between July and November.
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Ehrharta calycina Perennial Veldt Grass
Image source: Natural Area Family Poaceae DPaW Priority Rating Negligible Description Thick, upright clumps of tall grass to 80 cm high. Foliage turns brown in
summer but renews from base in wetter months. Flowering Flower are green with a ting of pink/purple and are produced March to
April or August to September Treatment Methodology Manual removal is possible, plants should be cut out ensuring crown
removal (do not slash). Recommended chemical control is 13 ml/L Fusilade Forte® plus wetting agent between June and August.
City of Bunbury Bunbury Airport Offset Site: 2016 Weed Mapping Report
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Ehrharta longiflora Annual Veldt Grass
Image source: Natural Area Family Poaceae DPaW Priority Rating Negligible Description Bright green slightly fleshy stemmed annual grass to 0.5 m high. Flowering Purple-green flowers between July and November Treatment Methodology Hand remove small infestations. For chemical control spray 1 L/ ha
Quizalofop or 30 ml/L Fusilade Forte®.
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Lupinus cosentinii Lupins
Image source: Natural Area Family Fabaceae DPaW Priority Rating High Description Spike of blue pea flowers above a furry-skinned stem and leaflets forming a
circle around the end of the petiole. Up to 1 m high, depending on local conditions.
Flowering Blue flowers with a paler base are produced August to November Treatment Methodology Remove small infestations by hand at any time of the year. Spray dense
infestations with either 0.1g metsulfuron methyl:15L water + wetting agent, 200g/ha Lontrel®750, 50g/ha Logran® or 2% Glyphosate between June to September
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Watsonia sp Watsonia
Image source: Natural Area Family Iridaceae DPaW Priority Rating Low Description A tufted herb with erect sword shaped leaves. Flowering Pink/red/orange flowers are produced September to December Treatment Methodology Spray dense infestations 2, 2-DPA 10 g/L + wetting agent or in degraded
areas 1% Glyphosate during September. In sensitive areas, wipe leaves as flower spikes emerge (September to December) with Glyphosate 10%.
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Zantedeschia aethiopica Arum Lily
Image source: Natural Area Family Araceae DPaW Priority Rating Low Description Broad dark green glossy leaves coming from a single base, large white single-
petal flower to 1 m high. Flowering White flowers appear July to November Treatment Methodology Spot spray with 0.4 g/15 L of Metsulfuron + 225 ml glyphosate + Pulse. In
sensitive areas, use 0.4 g/15 L Metsulfuron + Pulse
Management Action 2.11
Dieback Survey Report 2016
City of Bunbury
Bunbury Airport Offset Site – Annual re assessment
Phytophthora Dieback occurrence assessment – Version 1.0
Disclaimer
This report has been prepared in accordance with the scope of work agreed between theClient and Glevan Consulting and contains results and recommendations specific to theagreement. Results and recommendations in this report should not be referenced for otherprojects without the written consent of Glevan Consulting.
Procedures and guidelines stipulated in various Department of Environment andConservation and Dieback Working Group manuals are applied as the base methodologyused by Glevan Consulting in the delivery of the services and products required by this scopeof work. These guidelines, along with overarching peer review and quality standards ensurethat all results are presented to the highest standard.
Glevan Consulting has assessed areas based on existing evidence presented at the time ofassessment. The Phytophthora pathogen may exist in the soil as incipient disease. Methodshave been devised and utilised that compensate for this phenomenon; however, very newcentres of infestation, that do not present any visible evidence, may remain undetectedduring the assessment.
Author Glevan Consulting
Note on version numbering:0.1 – 0. Internal documents1.0 – 1. First draft and iterations to Client.2.0 Final document.
Table of Contents
1 Summary ______________________________________________________ 5
2 Introduction ____________________________________________________ 6
2.1 Background ________________________________________________________ 6
2.2 Location of Project Area. ______________________________________________ 6
2.3 Historical land use and previous disturbances._____________________________ 7
2.4 Study team_________________________________________________________ 7
3 Phytophthora Dieback ___________________________________________ 8
3.1 The Pathogen_______________________________________________________ 8
3.2 Host ______________________________________________________________ 8
3.3 Environment _______________________________________________________ 9
4 Methods ______________________________________________________ 10
4.1 Pre survey desktop study ____________________________________________ 10
4.2 Interpretation _____________________________________________________ 10
4.3 Demarcation of hygiene boundaries____________________________________ 12
4.4 Mapping__________________________________________________________ 12
4.5 Limitations of disease mapping________________________________________ 12
5 Project area environmental data__________________________________ 13
5.1 Rainfall ___________________________________________________________ 13
5.2 Soil types _________________________________________________________ 13
5.3 Vegetation structure ________________________________________________ 13
6 Results _______________________________________________________ 14
6.1 Phytophthora Dieback occurrence distribution ___________________________ 14
6.2 Soil and tissue samples ______________________________________________ 14
7 Discussion_____________________________________________________ 15
7.1 Phytophthora Dieback occurrence category distribution____________________ 15
7.2 Soil and tissue sampling strategies _____________________________________ 15
8 Recommendations______________________________________________ 17
9 Bibliography___________________________________________________ 18
10 Appendix – Phytophthora occurrence map__________________________ 19
List of Figures
Figure 1 Project Area............................................................................................................... 6
List of Tables
Table 1 Phytophthora Dieback occurrence categories ......................................................... 11
Table 2 Area Summary .......................................................................................................... 14
Table 3 Soil and tissue sample summary .............................................................................. 14
Glevan Consulting conducted an assessment of the Bunbury Airport Offset Site for the
presence of Phytophthora Dieback. The study area covers 11.2 hectares, all of which was
assessed, with no areas excluded from the assessment.
The assessment was conducted on the 29yh of November by Simon Robinson, and is a
recheck assessment of the mapping conducted in 2015.
No Phytophthora Dieback infestations were identified during the assessment, and no
changes were made to the boundaries of the existing Uninterpretable area. As concluded in
the 2015 assessment, it is possible that the disease may be present within the
uninterpretable area that accounts for 58% of the study area, but its presence/absence
could not be determined due to a lack of reliable indicator species. The remaining 42% of
the study area was observed to be uninfested and protectable.
The evidence of unauthorised vehicle movement noted during the 2015 survey was not
apparent during this assessment, and the access control measures incorporated since the
2015 survey appear to have been successful.
The study area will be reassessed in late spring 2017.
Glevan Consulting was commissioned by Natural Area Management on behalf of The City of
Bunbury to conduct an assessment of the Bunbury Airport Offset Site for the presence of
Phytophthora Dieback. The assessment in 2015 was conducted to provide a baseline
against which all future assessments would be compared. The assessments will take place
annually until 2019, and this survey was conducted in late spring 2016.
The study area (Figure 1) is located immediately north of Bunbury Airport, approximately 10
km south east of Bunbury City centre. The study area occurs within Jarrah/Banksia
woodland, and contains a significant section featuring wetland vegetation including
Astartea, Kunzea and Melaleuca trees, with varying levels of the recolonising species Acacia
saligna.
Figure 1 Project Area
The surrounding area, particularly to the west, is thought to be comprised of previous
pastureland and grazed parkland, however it is not known the extent to which the
immediate study area has been impacted by this activity.
The assessment was conducted by Simon Robinson of Glevan Consulting in November of
2016. Mr Robinson is accredited by the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) in the
detection, diagnosis and mapping of the Dieback disease. This accreditation (DPW PDI 016)
recognises the skills and experience of Mr Robinson.
The pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi is an agent of environmental disease found in
vulnerable areas of Western Australia. Phytophthora Dieback is the common name for the
observable disease result of interaction between the pathogen (P. cinnamomi) and the
vegetation hosts (susceptible plant species within vulnerable areas).
The environment conditions of the site significantly affect the pathogens ability to survive or
flourish and spread over time. All land with an annual average rainfall of more than 400
millimetres and suitable soil composition is considered vulnerable to Phytophthora Dieback.
This large area stretches approximately from Perth, Bunbury and Augusta in the west to
Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Esperance in the east, and as far north as Kalbarri.
This vulnerable area has many different bioregions, having specific characteristics formed by
climate and geology. These two factors are highly significant in determining the pathogen’s
effectiveness and resulting disease impact levels (Department of Parks and Wildlife, 2015).
Phytophthora cinnamomi is a microscopic water mould. It belongs to the class Oomycetes
and belongs in the Kingdom Stramenopila. It is more closely related to brown algae than to
true fungi. Oomycetes organisms occupy both saprophytic and pathogenic lifestyles
however P. cinnamomi is considered parasitic. It behaves largely as a necrotrophic pathogen
causing damage to the host plant’s root tissues because of infection and invasion.
The life cycle of Phytophthora cinnamomi is a continuous circle of infection, sporulation and
further infection and is readily vectored by animals and human activity allowing for rapid
invasion into new areas.
A population of hosts is made up of susceptible, infected and immune or resistant
individuals. The infection of host plants is an unseen activity happening constantly beneath
the soil at an infested site. The environmental conditions favouring or disfavouring the
pathogen may change at a critical point during disease development, temporarily changing
the rates of infection and invasion. This can be observed symptomatically after soil
temperature change through winter months.
The plant host is a highly variable component of the disease development. Sites may range
from having no susceptible host to containing vegetation that is almost entirely susceptible.
Within vulnerable areas, three main family groups are regarded as highly susceptible to
Phytophthora Dieback disease, being:
Proteaceae
Ericaceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae.
Two fundamental environmental characteristics influencing Phytophthora Dieback disease
are rainfall and soil. Areas vulnerable to Phytophthora Dieback are defined as native
vegetation which occur west of the 400 millimetre rainfall isohyet. The correlation of
increased Phytophthora Dieback impact with increased annual rainfall is generally
applicable.
Certain soil properties influence Phytophthora Dieback disease development within the
vulnerable areas (Department of Parks and Wildlife, 2015):
1. Moisture is critical for Phytophthora cinnamomi to survive in the soil and for
sporangia production.
2. Soil pH affects the growth and reproduction of the pathogen. The calcareous sands
closest to the coast are alkaline and hostile to Phytophthora cinnamomi, but are
favourable to P. multivora.
3. Fertile soils are less favourable to Phytophthora Dieback because the richness of
nutrients aids strong host resistance, good soil structure allows water movement
and drainage, and high organic matter provides antagonistic microflora.
4. Coarse textured soils have larger pore spaces which favour dispersal of spores.
5. The optimum temperature for Phytophthora cinnamomi sporulation is 21 to 30°C,
peaking at 25°C., but some sporangia can still be produced at temperatures as low as
12°C. The optimum growth range is 15 to 30°C and temperatures lower than 5°C or
greater than 35°C are unfavourable for the persistence of survival of spores and the
vegetative mycelia of P. cinnamomi.
Previous Phytophthora Dieback Occurrence reports (Glevan Consulting, 2015) (Glevan
Consulting, 2008) and maps pertaining to the study area were also studied prior to
undertaking the field work.
Based on the considerations of Section 3 ’Phytophthora Dieback’, the personnel involved in
the field work determined the presence of Phytophthora Dieback based on symptoms and
disease signatures displayed in susceptible vegetation. These symptoms are supported
through the strategic sampling and subsequent recovery of Phytophthora from soil and
tissue samples taken during the assessment.
The detection of the plant pathogen Phytophthora Dieback involves the observation and
interpretation of plant deaths (or reduction of biomass or perceived temporal change in
vegetation structure) using a logical assessment of factors that imply pathogen presence
above other possible causes of plant deaths or vegetation change. A combination of the
following factors may indicate the presence of disease caused by Phytophthora Dieback or
other Phytophthora species.
Deaths of disease indicating species:
An indicator species is a plant species, which is reliably susceptible to Phytophthora Dieback
(i.e. will die). Common indicators include several species of Banksia, Patersonia, Persoonia,
and Xanthorrhoea. The distribution and composition of indicator species will vary from
place to place according to vegetation types.
Chronology of deaths:
As the pathogen spreads through an area, some or all susceptible plants become infected
and die. Consequently, there will be an age range from more recent deaths with yellowing or
brown leaves through to older leafless stags to remnant stumps in the ground.
Pattern of deaths:
The topography, soil type, vegetation type and drainage characteristics of an area together
with the influence of climatic patterns and disturbances will influence the shape or pattern
of an infested area over time. A typical recent infestation may show a small cluster of dead
indicator species which, in time, will spread to become a small circular shape ‘the ulcer
effect’ and then begin lengthening towards natural drainage channels. A fringe of recent
deaths is often seen around the edge of the infested area. Patterns may be further
highlighted by a paucity of ground cover within the infested area.
Other causes of indicator species death:
Phytophthora cinnamomi is not the only agent to cause death of native vegetation. Other
agents include, but are not limited to:
other Phytophthora spp, Armillaria luteobubalina, various cankers, insects;
drought, wind scorch, frost, salinity, water logging, fire and lightning;
senescence, competition, physical damage;
herbicides, chemical spills (for example fuel).
Based on the field assessment, the Project Area can be distributed to the following
occurrence categories (Department of Parks and Wildlife, 2015).
Table 1 Phytophthora Dieback occurrence categories
Vegetated area Infested Areas that have plant disease symptoms consistent
with the presence of Phytophthora Dieback
Uninfested Areas free of plant disease symptoms that indicate
the presence of Phytophthora Dieback.
Uninterpretable Areas where indicator plants are absent or too few
to determine the presence or absence of
Phytophthora Dieback.
Temporarily
Uninterpretable
Areas that are sufficiently disturbed so that
Phytophthora Dieback occurrence mapping is not
possible at the time of inspection.
Not yet resolved Areas where the interpretation process has not
confidently determined the status of the
vegetation.
Non vegetated Excluded Areas devoid of vegetation are excluded from the
area assessment area.
The Uninterpretable boundaries were denoted with black and pink tiger tape. The taped
boundaries were positioned approximately 5 10 m outside the uninterpretable areas, to
provide a small buffer zone, and placed approximately 10 15m apart.
All field data was collected using a non differential GPS using Arcpad software. The recorded
data was transferred to the desktop GIS software for the production of maps.
The assessment for the disease caused by Phytophthora Dieback is based on interpreting the
vegetation for symptoms which can be ascribed to the disease presence. These observable
factors must be present during the assessment period. Management recommendations may
be included if it is considered that the disease may be cryptic, or the project area displays
evidence of activities that are considered a high risk of introducing the disease.
It is a requirement of the project that a re assessment of the site will be conducted in late
spring 2017.
The average annual rainfall recorded for Bunbury since 1995 is 725 mm (Bureau of
Meteorology, n.d.) which, combined with several months of average soil temperatures
above 21°C, provides favourable conditions for sporulation and increased disease activity.
The soils are old, free draining, heavily leached, nutrient deficient and acidic, with very little
clay and silt content. The interdunal depressions are subject to seasonal waterlogging, and
have poor drainage, providing high moisture conditions for extended periods, which are very
favourable to the pathogen.
The study area contains a significant section of Banksia/Jarrah woodland, featuring Banksia
attenuata over a species rich understorey of Proteaceous and Myrtaceous shrubs and grass
trees. Such vegetation has relatively high susceptibility to Phytophthora Dieback and
generally provides good levels of disease expression, assisting in the detection and mapping
of infested areas.
The remainder of the study area features wetland vegetation that appears to have been
subject to previous disturbance, as it now features large numbers of the recolonising species
Acacia saligna. The wetland areas also contain Astartea fascicularis, Kunzea sp., Melaleuca
preissiana and Agonis flexuosa. Such vegetation is not interpretable and disease presence
cannot be determined in this area.
No Phytophthora Dieback infestations were observed during the assessment. A total of 6.5
ha (58%) of the study area was observed to be uninterpretable, and the remaining 4.7 ha
(42%) was observed to be uninfested (Table 2).
Table 2 Area Summary
Category Area (ha) % of total area
Infested (with P. cinnamomi) 0.0 ha %
Uninterpretable 6.5 ha 58%
Uninfested 4.7 ha 42%
TOTAL AREA 11.2 ha
Two soil and tissue samples were taken during the assessment, and are summarised in Table
3.
Table 3 Soil and tissue sample summary
Sample No. Plant sampled Easting Northing Result
1 Xanthorrhoea gracilis 376571 6306728 Negative
2 Xanthorrhoea gracilis 376567 6306588 Negative
The study area has been mapped as uninfested and uninterpretable (Appendix 10). The
boundary between these categories largely correlates with that delineated during the 2008
survey, and remains unchanged from the 2015 assessment .
While evidence of Phytophthora Dieback was not observed within the study area, it is
possible that the pathogen that causes the disease (Phytophthora cinnamomi) may be
present within the uninterpretable wetland areas. Such areas are at high risk of becoming
infested due to being high moisture sites, providing conditions that are very favourable to
the pathogen. There are scattered indicator species on the fringes of these moisture gaining
sites, but all appeared healthy, and no freshly deceased plants were available for sampling.
Vegetation decline was observed in scattered pockets of the interpretable vegetation,
however the pattern of decline was not consistent with that typically associated with
Phytophthora Dieback. Representative samples were taken, and returned negative results.
There was evidence during the 2015 survey throughout the uninfested area that vehicles
had left the designated tracks and driven through the bushland. The tracks were rechecked,
and while there is currently no evidence that this activity has resulted in disease
spread/introduction, the disease may not yet have had sufficient time to begin expressing.
The tracks’ will continue to be monitored during future assessments to ensure that the areas
remain uninfested.
It is thought that the risk of disease introduction has now been significantly reduced due to
the introduction of effective perimeter fencing and locked gates. The absence of evidence
indicating recent unauthorised vehicles movements, suggests that the access control
measures have been effective.
Two samples of soil and tissue from recently deceased Xanthorrhoea gracilis specimens
were taken during the assessment. Sample 1 was taken outside the actual study area, and
was taken to help establish whether a small section of decline associated with vehicle
disturbance observed during the 2015 survey was related to Phytophthora Dieback. Sample
2 was taken at a site relatively close to the moisture gaining site, and was taken to
determine whether the decline observed was representative of disease spread from the
moisture gaining area.
Both samples returned a negative result for the presence of P. cinnamomi. The results
support the field assessment, which found that the decline was not consistent with
Phytophthora Dieback.
Phytophthora management tactics should be devised with consideration to
protectable areas. Tactics should be formulated in consultation with the Department
of Parks and Wildlife, Bunbury District. The Department’s Phytophthora
management pro forma will identify necessary steps in prescribing effective
Phytophthora management strategies and tactics.
Bureau of Meteorology, Climate Statistics for Australian Locations. Available from:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_009965.shtml [01 February
2017].
Department of Parks and Wildlife. (2015). FEM047 Phytophthora Dieback Interpreter's
Manual for lands managed by the department. Unpublished.
Glevan Consulting. (2008). Ocean to Preston River National Park (in part) and Loughton Park
(in part). Unpublished report for City of Bunbury.
Glevan Consulting. (2015). Bunbury Airport Offset Site Phytophthora Dieback occurrence
assessment. Unpublished report for City of Bunbury.
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Annual Works Report
Bunbury Airport Expansion Offset
2016
City of Bunbury
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Contents
Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 Contents ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 4 2.0 Chronology ............................................................................................................................................... 5 3.0 Work Implementation .............................................................................................................................. 6
3.1 Gate Inspections and Maintenance ...................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Weed Control ....................................................................................................................................... 7 3.3 Rubbish Removal .................................................................................................................................. 7 3.4 Dieback and Conservation Sign Installation ......................................................................................... 7 3.5 Dieback Boundary Treatment............................................................................................................... 9 3.6 Weed Survey ....................................................................................................................................... 11 3.7 Dieback Survey ................................................................................................................................... 11
Attachment 1: Gate Inspection Reports ............................................................................................................. 12 May 2016........................................................................................................................................................ 12 July 2016......................................................................................................................................................... 13 November 2016.............................................................................................................................................. 14
Attachment 2: 2015 Rubbish Survey .................................................................................................................. 15 Attachment 3: 2016 Weed Mapping .................................................................................................................. 16
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1.0 Introduction Natural Area Consulting Management Services (Natural Area), were contracted by the City of Bunbury (the City) in December 2015 to implement the on-ground environmental offset site works associated with the extension of the Bunbury Regional Airport. Environmental works required within the 11.8 ha offset site (Figure 1) include:
Rubbish monitoring and removal Priority weed mapping and control Dieback surveying and monitoring Gate and sign installation and maintenance Dieback treatment Western Ringtail Possum monitoring Vegetation condition monitoring Reporting
The purpose of the Annual Works Report is to outline the work undertaken in 2016.
Figure 1: Airport Offset Site boundary (red). Source Nearmaps.
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2.0 Chronology Table 1 outlines the works undertaken at the offset site in 2016, all works except for the dieback survey were undertaken by Natural Area. Table 1: Offset site works, 2016
Item Date
Gate inspection 12/05/2016, 21/07/2016, 1/11/2016
Gate maintenance 21/07/2016
Weed survey 9/08/2016
Rubbish removal 15/02/2016, 17/02/2016
Weed control 18/02/2016, 30/11/2016
Dieback and conservation sign installation 1/06/2016, 21/07/2016
Dieback Survey (undertaken by Glevan Consulting) 29/11/2016
Dieback treatment 1/06/2016
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3.0 Work Implementation
3.1 Gate Inspections and Maintenance Three gates were installed along the access tracks to the Bunbury Airport Offset site in December 2015 (Figure 2). The gates were inspected on a quarterly basis, commencing in May 2016, and following each inspection event, a report was provided to the City of Bunbury (Attachment 1). Repair of the middle gate (-33.372076, 115.674362) was undertaken in July 2016. The gate had been rammed prior to the May 2016 inspection and gate reinstatement was required. Before and after shots of the gate’s condition are shown in Figure 3.
Figure 2: Gate installation locations. Source NearMap
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Figure 3: Before (left) and after (right) gate maintenance
3.2 Weed Control Weed control was undertaken at the site in February 2016 and November 2016; details of weed control target species and chemical use have been outlined in Table 2. Table 2: Weed control undertaken within the Airport Expansion Offset Site
Date Target Species Treatment Type Herbicide Qty
18/02/2016 Pampass Grass (Cortaderia selloana) Manual removal N/A
30/11/2016 Watsonia (Watsonia meriana) and Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Spot spray application of Glyphosate 5 L
3.3 Rubbish Removal A survey of rubbish and litter presence was undertaken in December 2015 (Attachment 2); the rubbish recorded, and additional rubbish located, was removed from the site on February 15 and 17, 2016. Rubbish was disposed of at the nearest landfill facility.
3.4 Dieback and Conservation Sign Installation Four Dieback interpretation posts were installed in June 2016, in the approximate locations shown in Figure 4. ‘Entering Dieback Free Area’ posts (Figure 4) were installed, with the green sticker facing away from the uninfected area, to indicate that past the post was a dieback free zone. Two Conservation signs (Figure 5) were installed in July 2017 during gate maintenance works. The signs were installed in the approximate locations shown in Figure 6.
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Figure 4: (Left) Indicative location of Dieback interpretative signage (green squares). Dieback uninfected areas are shown in green, uninterpretable in pink (Source Glevan Consulting 2015). (Right) Dieback Interpretation signpost installed at the Airport Expansion Offset site.
Figure 5: Conservation Sign, installed in July 2017
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Figure 6: Conservation sign locations (yellow circles). Source Nearmaps
3.5 Dieback Boundary Treatment As per the contract requirements, Natural Area quoted to undertake a buffer spray treatment of the dieback boundary mapped by Glevan Consulting in December 2015. A 15-m corridor into the dieback free edge was treated, as shown in Figure 7, on June 1, 2016. Treatment methodology followed the Dieback Workings Groups (DWG) recommendations, and utilised 400 L of phosphite. Latest DWG recommendations suggest that phosphite foliar application is undertaken every one to two years. If the 2016 dieback survey (see 3.7) shows no change in the dieback boundary, Natural Area recommend the next treatment in undertaken in summer of 2017/18.
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Figure 7: Dieback phosphite treatment area (yellow). Source Glevan Consulting
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3.6 Weed Survey A Natural Area botanist undertook a survey of Priority Weed Species on August 9, 2016. The site was surveyed along a series of transects, spaced 20 m apart, and all Priority Weed Species (Table 3) were recorded using a Juno Trimble with mobile mapping software. A report outlining the results of weed mapping was provided, along with the associated shapefiles. A copy of the weed map is provided in Attachment 3. Six of the Priority Weed Species were recorded at the time of the survey (highlighted in bold in Table 3). Table 3: Priority Weed Species
Scientific Name Common name Priority (as defined by the City) Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper Very high Chamaecytisus palmensis Tagasaste High Eragrostis curvula African Lovegrass High Euphorbia terracina Geraldton Carnation Weed High Leptospermum laevigatum Victoria Teatree High Moorea flaccida On-leaf Cape Tulip High Zantedeschia aethiopica Arum Lily High Acacia iteaphylla Flinders Range Wattle Medium Acacia longifolia Sydney Golden Wattle Medium Agapanthus praecox Agapanthus Medium Carex divisa Divided Sedge Medium Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot Fig Medium Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass Medium Ehrharta calycina Perennial veldt Medium Ehrharta longiflora Annual veldt grass Medium Emex australis Doublegee Medium Ferraria crispa Black Flag Medium Freesia alba leichtlinii Freesia Medium Gladiolus undulatus Wavy Gladiolus Medium Gomphocarpus fruticosus Narrowleaf Cottonbush Medium Lantana camara var camara Lantana Medium Lupinus cosentinii Sandplain lupin Medium Rubus anglocandicans European Blackberry Medium Rubus laudatus American Blackberry Medium Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian Pepper Medium Watsonia meriana Watsonia Medium
3.7 Dieback Survey Glevan Consulting undertook the Phytophthora (dieback) survey on November 29, 2016. Results of the survey and samples will be available in early 2017. Communication from the Dieback consultant indicates that there was no change to the visual dieback boundary on site, and that sample results are expected to be negative for Phytophthora sp.
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t gat
e st
ill in
wor
king
ord
er.
Gate
has
bee
n co
mpl
etel
y ru
n ov
er a
nd b
ent
out o
f pos
ition
. Bot
h po
sts h
ave
been
pu
shed
ove
r and
hav
e sli
ght s
truc
tura
l da
mag
e. A
ncho
r foo
ting
on th
e m
ain
post
ha
s cra
cked
in so
me
plac
es a
nd fa
llen
off.
Gate
was
clos
ed a
nd in
wor
king
ord
er
Repa
irs re
quire
d?
Gate
still
func
tiona
l no
repa
irs n
eces
sary
Ga
te n
eeds
to b
e re
mov
ed a
nd re
-inst
ated
, a
new
foot
ing
is hi
ghly
reco
mm
ende
d bu
t st
eel p
oten
tially
can
be re
-use
d.
N/A
Phot
o
City
of B
unbu
ry
Annu
al W
orks
Rep
ort:
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort O
ffset
Site
201
6
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tura
l Are
a Ho
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ty Lt
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6 |P
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13 o
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201
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te
1 2
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Loca
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15.6
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Cond
ition
Gate
pos
ts a
re o
n a
sligh
t lea
n op
posin
g ea
ch o
ther
mak
ing
the
gate
look
war
ped.
Th
e so
il ar
ound
the
gate
is st
ill q
uite
soft
so
it w
ould
seem
the
foot
ing
has m
oved
not
th
e ga
te b
eing
ben
t. No
repa
irs re
quire
d.
Gate
has
bee
n re
paire
d on
insp
ectio
n.
Gate
is in
goo
d co
nditi
on
Repa
irs re
quire
d?
No re
pairs
requ
ired.
Ga
te h
as u
nder
gone
repa
ir an
d is
in fu
ll fu
nctio
nal o
rder
. No
repa
irs re
quire
d.
Phot
o
City
of B
unbu
ry
Annu
al W
orks
Rep
ort:
Bunb
ury
Airp
ort O
ffset
Site
201
6
Na
tura
l Are
a Ho
ldin
gs P
ty Lt
d ©
201
6 |P
age
14 o
f 16
Nove
mbe
r 201
6 Ga
te
1 2
3
Loca
tion
-33.
3690
12, 1
15.6
7434
6 -3
3.37
2076
, 115
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362
-33.
3745
85, 1
15.6
7446
9
Cond
ition
Ga
te w
as fo
und
open
and
slig
htly
lean
ing,
ga
te p
ost i
sn’t
secu
re in
the
grou
nd a
nd d
oes
wob
ble.
Gat
e st
ill fu
nctio
ns fi
ne.
Gate
was
foun
d op
en, b
ut in
goo
d co
nditi
on
Gate
is in
goo
d co
nditi
on.
Repa
irs
requ
ired?
Ga
te ca
n be
re-in
stat
ed to
secu
re w
obbl
y po
st, b
ut n
ot a
nec
essit
y.
No re
pairs
requ
ired
No re
pairs
requ
ired.
Phot
o
City of Bunbury Annual Works Report: Bunbury Airport Offset Site 2016
Natural Area Holdings Pty Ltd © 2016 |Page 15 of 16
Attachment 2: 2015 Rubbish Survey
Legend General litter Building rubble Fibrous sheets Green waste Mattress Automotive Gear
box
Figure 8: 2015 Bunbury Airport Offset Site Rubbish Survey
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99c Lord Street Whiteman WA 6068 P 9209 2767 E [email protected] www.naturalarea.com.au
Client City of Bunbury Date 22/12/2015 Created By CW Checked By LS Image Source NearMap Datum GRA94 Version V1
City of Bunbury Annual Works Report: Bunbury Airport Offset Site 2016
Natural Area Holdings Pty Ltd © 2016 |Page 16 of 16
Attachment 3: 2016 Weed Mapping
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Cortaderia selloana
Ehrharta calycina
Ehrharta longiflora
Lupinus cosentinii
Watsonia meriana
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Figure 9: Bunbury Airport Offset Site August 2016 Weed Mapping
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Client City of Bunbury Date 13/09/2016 Created By CW Checked By LS Image Source NearMap Datum GRA94 Version V1
Management Action 2.13
Phytophthora Dieback Hygiene Protocol
1
Phytophthora Dieback Hygiene Management Protocol
Purpose
The purpose of this protocol is to minimise the spread of Phytophthora dieback within bushland areas managed by the City of Bunbury.
Application
This protocol is applicable to:
all City of Bunbury authorised persons accessing or undertaking works within City of Bunbury bushland areas
Background
Phytophthora (pronounced ‘fy-tof-thora’) dieback is the common name for the disease caused by the introduction of Phytophthora cinnamomi. Phytophthora dieback is a pathogen (type of water mould) that thrives in warm, damp soil. It causes root rot in infected plants, preventing them from absorbing water and nutrients, often resulting in death.
Phytophthora dieback survives in soil even over summer and can be spread through water or soil movement. In sloping areas, it spreads quickly when spores move downwards in surface and sub-surface water flows. It spreads slower up-slope and on flat ground because it is restricted through movement by root-to-root contact and autonomous spread.
The most significant distribution occurs through human activity, when infected soil is transported by vehicles, walkers or earth moving activities.
Almost 40% of the native species in WA are susceptible to the disease.
In order to limit the potential spread of phytophthora dieback and other plant diseases the following measures, where relevant, must be implemented prior to and whilst working in City of Bunbury bushland areas:
General management measures
Activities in bushland areas are to be undertaken when the soil is dry to minimise the transport of soil material, where possible.
Vehicles must remain on designated vehicle tracks unless it is absolutely necessary for bushland management purposes.
All vehicles, equipment and foot wear are free of soil / mud before entering and departing from bushland areas. Soil is to be removed from the vehicles, machinery and equipment etc. well away from any bushland area. This will be easier and more effective if completed at a depot or designated cleaning area. Ideally, field-based cleaning will occur on a hard, well-drained surface (e.g. road) that is well away from native vegetation and where any wash-down effluent can be contained without draining into bushland. Dust adhering to the sides of vehicles does not need to be removed.
2
There is to be no movement of soil between Phytophthora dieback 1infested and uninfested areas.
If moving from an infested area to uninfested area, ensure all machinery, tools, equipment and foot wear are free of mud and soil. Tools suitable for removing soil or sand include high pressure water and air hoses, hand held blowers, brooms, brushes etc. Soil can be sterilised with a 70% solution of methylated spirits or Phytoclean. Note: water used for cleaning down vehicles and equipment must be sourced from a mains supply.
Bushland restoration and maintenance activities
Seedlings should be purchased from nurseries with Wholesale Accreditation from the Nursery Industry Association..
If weeds are being manually removed, they should be immediately placed in a container, so plant material or soil is not dropped into other parts of the reserve.
Firebreak maintenance
In order to reduce soil movement vegetation growing in firebreaks should be mowed, slashed or managed via the application of herbicide, as opposed to grading where possible.
When necessary to maintain breaks by grading, do not grade wider than the existing graded area and don’t move soil between infected and uninfected areas. Note: grading will cause weed proliferation due to soil disturbance.
Construction Works e.g. for installation of gates, fences and structures
Gravel, soil or sand brought onto the site is to be certified free of Phytophthora dieback. Soil
may be able to be purchased from suppliers who are accredited by the Nursery Industry Association or from pits or quarries known to be free of dieback.
Draft Protocol: Adapted from: Dieback Working Group (2000) Managing Phytophora Dieback, Guidelines for Local Government,
1 Dieback status indicators have been installed in parts of some bushland reserves within the City to demarcate areas where the dieback status has been mapped. These indicators are shown below:
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