Significant Residual Impact criteria
Assessment
Accordingly, the project is considered unlikely to result in invasive species that are harmful to an endangered species becoming established in the endangered species’ habitat. No diseases are currently listed as potential threats to B. pedicellata. As such, the Project is considered unlikely to introduce disease that may cause the decline of adjacent populations. There have been no confirmed records of the species within the Project area. Though there is potential habitat within the Project area within the REs that were ground-truthed, similar habitat that is not disturbed is present in the surrounding area. As such, the Project will not interfere substantially with the recovery of the species. There have been no confirmed records of the species within the Project area. Potential habitat for the species has been identified in the Project area. The REs ground-truthed with the Project area (11.10.1, 11.10.2, 11.10.3, 11.10.4) have been observed in the surrounding region along with other REs mapped with suitable habitat (11.12.6). A such, the Project is considered unlikely to cause disruption to ecologically significant locations (breeding, feeding, nesting, migration or resting sites) of a species.
Unlikely
Introduce disease that may cause the species to decline; Interfere substantially with the recovery of the species; and Cause disruption to ecologically significant locations (breeding, feeding, nesting, migration or resting sites) of a species.
Unlikely
Unlikely
4.11. Capparis humistrata Capparis humistrata is listed as Endangered under the NC Act. There are 5 records 9 km north of the Project area. The records are dated from 1996 and 2007 and are located within the Dovecot Nature Refuge, which is located 14 km west of Bouldercombe. Capparis humistrata grows in eucalypt woodland with a shrubby understorey, on stony hard ridges and serpentinite soil. It also occurs on the margins of brigalow forest on sandy soil. (Hewson 1982). Capparis humistrata is endemic to central-eastern Queensland, between Marlborough and Bouldercombe. It is also recorded further north near Dingo in central Queensland. (Hewson 1982; Herbrecs 2008). Ground-truthed RE 11.10.1 within the Project area is listed as potential habitat for the species (Queensland Herbarium, 2024) which includes and area of 9.41 ha. The remaining ground-truthed REs are also potential habitat for the species. Though there is potential habitat, the REs present within the Project area are also disturbed due to the Project area being a combination of non-remnant and HMV land. However, the species has not been confirmed present within the Project area during field surveys. Dumping of mine waste by previous site operators has resulted in land contamination across most of the Mount Morgan Mine. Contaminated runoff and seepage from existing mine infrastructure are actively contributing to land contamination. Prior to mining activities occurring at the Mount Morgan Mine, the headwater of the Mundic Gully flowed north to south before flowing in an easterly direction towards the Dee River. What should be the headwater of the Upper Mundic Creek is now an ephemeral waterbody at the lowest topographical point of the
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