The site at Reedy Creek has been degraded over time due to continual exposure to unauthorised and unlawful access by 4wds and motorbikes, uncontrolled impacts erosion and sedimentation impacts, illegal dumping of rubbish and major weed infestations.  

Through this proposed development, Boral is committing to restoring, enhancing and conserving over 74% its landholdings to ensure that the ecological integrity and quality of the balance lands are significantly improved over the life of this development. 

Boral also hopes to make a meaningful contribution to its part of the Hinterland to Coast Critical Corridor to significantly improve the long-term viability of this important biodiversity connection in an existing urban environment. 

A Site-based Management Plan will be prepared which is designed to reduce direct impacts within the construction footprint and maintain or improve the flora and fauna habitats across the site.  

For activities within and immediately adjoining the disturbance footprint, the management plan would also include the following strategies: 

• The development will be staged to ensure passive west to east dispersal of the 6-8 resident koalas. 

• Measures put in place to manage any waste generated by construction and operation.  

• Prohibiting dogs from being brought onsite. To be complied with by all persons attending the site including, workers, contractors and authorised visitors. 

• Awareness strategies to inform workers, contractors and authorised visitors of the restrictions and management goals for the surrounding retained vegetation.  

For the habitats occurring onsite but outside the disturbance footprint, the management plan will include the following strategies: 

• Measures to prevent unauthorised vehicle access in bushland, especially by 4wd and motorbike adventurists who are currently accessing the site on a regular basis. This would also aim to prevent illegal dumping and help reduce track damage and associated erosion. 

• Measures to prevent authorised access on foot in retained bushland, especially by people bringing dogs onto the site (given potential impact to koalas and other inhabiting native fauna). 

• Enrichment planting of E. propinqua and E. microcorys which as part of an environmental offset initiative. Data from field surveys demonstrates that these two species are the preferred koala food trees at the site. 

• Removing rubbish dumped across the site including car bodies, car parts and green waste. 

• Weed management and assisted native plant regeneration.  

• The closure of minor tracks which will be revegetated.  

• Impacts to koalas could be significantly reduced through mitigation measures, such as clearing supervision, limiting clearing to outside core breeding areas, and restoration of retained habitats surrounding the disturbance footprint. 

• Where practicable, hollow tree trunk sections from the disturbance footprint are to be translocated to a safe nearby area. 

• Construction/operations are to be undertaken in accordance with an approved stormwater management plan and an erosion sediment control plan. 

• Works are to be undertaken in accordance with all relevant statutory approvals.