{"id":4255,"date":"2023-04-25T13:26:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T03:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delburn.askcharlyleetham.com\/?page_id=4255"},"modified":"2026-02-01T16:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T05:35:11","slug":"flora-and-fauna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/delburnwindfarm.au\/prod\/flora-and-fauna\/","title":{"rendered":"Flora and Fauna"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4255\" class=\"elementor elementor-4255\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29df35cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29df35cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29654c19\" data-id=\"29654c19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae363cd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ae363cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flora and Fauna<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f552356 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f552356\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16203369 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"16203369\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224331c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"224331c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35764ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35764ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Biodiversity Assessment has been prepared by Ecology and Heritage Partners Pty Ltd (EHP) to assess the impacts of the Project on flora and fauna and to outline mitigation measures that are designed to ensure that the Project impacts are minimised.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd46063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cd46063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Methodology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2397f00a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2397f00a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Biodiversity Assessment was completed using data from desk top assessments, used to determine the species likely to be present on site, discussions with local stakeholders and the community who provided valuable local knowledge and extensive field surveys to define the existing conditions on the site.<\/p><p>The project has been designed so that the placement of the turbines and associated foundations and hardstands avoids direct impact on native vegetation and waterways. The widening of public roads and intersections to access the project area, project construction activities such as access roads and underground electrical cabling, and the operation of wind turbines themselves have the potential to impact local ecological values.<\/p><p>As the project design progressed, additional field data was gathered and design parameters were tightened to minimise impacts on native Flora and Fauna and to specifically avoid areas where species of state or national significance may occur.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5af5f564 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5af5f564\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455d413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"455d413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Links<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33068de0 premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"33068de0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-57f5348\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Conditions<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-a741159\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Significant Flora and Fauna\"> Significant Flora and Fauna <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Significant Flora and Fauna\" href=\"https:\/\/delburnwindfarm.au\/flora-and-fauna\/#significant-flora-and-fauna\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Significant Flora and Fauna<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-51f7004\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Impacts on Native Vegetation\"> Impacts on Native Vegetation 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58b7b0e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2474e088 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2474e088\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8db62f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d8db62f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"legislation-and-policy\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1550f0d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1550f0d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legislation and Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e572127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e572127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/delburnwindfarm.au\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/auditing-concept-of-financial-auditor-and-secretary-make-a-financial-planning-report-financial-docum-q6sa0g8l6e7xi32y34ijtpagg2v9mswhatacxwrhy8.jpg\" title=\"Auditing Concept of Financial Auditor and Secretary Make a financial planning report Financial Docum\" alt=\"Auditing Concept of Financial Auditor and Secretary Make a financial planning report Financial Docum\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/400;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53660871 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"53660871\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695a1e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"695a1e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The relevant legislation and government policies that were considered in the preparation of the biodiversity assessment are:<\/p><ul><li>Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act\u00a01999 (EPBC Act)<\/li><li>Environment Effects Act 1978 (EE Act)<\/li><li>Flora and Fauna Guarantee\u00a0Act\u00a01988 (FFG Act)<\/li><li>Planning and Environment Act 1987 (specifically, planning permits are required for the removal of native vegetation)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a131394 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a131394\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65b33f62 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"65b33f62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ec40f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"74ec40f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"existing-conditions\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cfd8f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cfd8f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Existing Conditions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8ba4b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d8ba4b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/delburnwindfarm.au\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/View-across-pine-plantation-to-the-Latrobe-Valley-q6rxhvbr2feq3bkq5uxq2wkx5pq2u34l0n865uuen4.jpg\" title=\"View across pine plantation to the Latrobe Valley\" alt=\"View across pine plantation to the Latrobe Valley\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/400;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7603fbc5 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7603fbc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1491b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e1491b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project site is in an area of HVP (Hancock Victoria Plantations) owned plantation known as the Thorpdale Tree Farm. Most of the site has been plantation since the 1960s. Scattered throughout the project area are fragments of remnant native vegetation which provides habitat for native fauna. Most of the native vegetation is located along roadsides, waterways and beside dams in small patches which are not well connected. The roads include public roads such as the Strzelecki Hwy, Deans Rd, Golden Gully Rd, Smiths Rd and Creamery Rd as well as private forestry access tracks.<\/p><p>The project area which is largely within the Strzelecki Ranges bioregion includes native vegetation of seven Ecological Vegetation Classes (ECVs):<\/p><ul><li>Aquatic Herbland (EVC 653)<\/li><li>Damp Forest (EVC 29)<\/li><li>Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)<\/li><li>Lowland Forest (EVC 16)<\/li><li>Swamp Scrub (EVC 53)<\/li><li>Swampy Woodland (EVC 937)<\/li><li>Tall Marsh (EVC 821)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f3edf5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f3edf5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6820a701 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6820a701\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490daa96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"490daa96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"significant-flora-and-fauna\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2851cefb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2851cefb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Significant Flora and Fauna<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d6180b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24d6180b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Significant flora and fauna are defined as those that are covered by the relevant state and federal legislation, such as the EPBC Act, the FFG Act or various local planning schemes.<\/p><p>A detailed assessment of the potential impacts on all the significant flora and fauna which are known to, or predicted to, occur in the study area has been completed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a07c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32a07c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/delburnwindfarm.au\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Close-up-of-green-frog-in-grass-q6rxfq8zi0h7naoonxmbeg14g49zawmle1qct60otc.jpg\" title=\"Close up of green frog in grass\" alt=\"Close up of green frog in grass\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/400;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4365f4f4 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4365f4f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8bd353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c8bd353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The surveys found two species of National significance on the site:<\/p><ul><li>Strzelecki Gum<\/li><li>Growling Grass Frog<\/li><\/ul><p>Due to the significance of these rare populations, the project design has been modified to ensure there is minimal impacts on these species. Access tracks have been designed to completely avoid impacting Strzelecki Gums.<\/p><p>There is a need to cross Silver Creek \u2013 a small waterway that runs through the plantation from Luxford Pond \u2013 to access parts of the site. An upgrade to an existing crossing on Silver Creek has been designed to minimise the disturbance to Growling Grass Frog habitat. No Growling Grass Frogs were observed at the crossing site selected which is located away from good quality habitat. Best practice construction techniques will be used to minimise any impacts from construction activities such as sedimentation downstream of these works.<\/p><p>One flora species, Yarra Gum, and no fauna species of State significance were identified during our surveys.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72fbcd17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72fbcd17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a3bff00 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2a3bff00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb07730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6cb07730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"impacts-on-native-vegetation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1807c664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1807c664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impacts on Native Vegetation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff5feb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ff5feb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The majority of impacts on native vegetation occur along access routes where road and track upgrades are required to accommodate large transport vehicles that will deliver turbine components and construction equipment. There are also several small patches of vegetation which will be impacted by the installation of underground cabling required to connect the turbines to the existing electricity grid.<\/p><p>The final project design comprises a maximum of 33 turbines. In addition to reducing the number of turbines over several design iterations other design measures adopted to minimise impacts on native vegetation include:<\/p><ul><li>Road widening works will be on the plantation side only where native vegetation exists on one side of the road.<\/li><li>Detailed mapping and aborist assessment of native vegetation along road corridors to assess actual impacts, rather than assuming a 15 m wide impact zone outside the actual ground disturbance footprint.<\/li><li>Careful selection of routes for new access roads and reticulation to avoid native vegetation where possible.<\/li><li>Co-locating underground cabling with road works wherever possible.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a088ce0 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6a088ce0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69767a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69767a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The proposed area of vegetation to be impacted is\u00a014ha\u00a0hectares (12.34 hectares for the Wind Energy Facility and up to 1.66 Ha for the Terminal Station), which includes up to 54\u00a0large trees (49 for the WEF and up to 5 for the Terminal Station site).<\/p><p>It is anticipated that over half of the impacted native vegetation will not need to be physically removed and will be able to be retained even though they will be required to be offset. All trees that do not need to be physically removed will be left in place unless they become a safety risk.<\/p><p>The full 14 ha of vegetation and 54 large trees will be offset by the permanent protection of a patch of similar or better-quality vegetation and same number of large trees in close proximity to the project site. OSMI Australia has identified a number of contiguous patches of vegetation bordering the project site that will meet most of the offset requirements and is in negotiation with the landowner to provide permanent protection of a suitable site.<\/p><p>The project design avoids all known Strzelecki Gum that occur in the area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19279269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19279269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/delburnwindfarm.au\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Close-up-of-Strzeleck-Gum-scaled-qnxscas0gvff88iqs6gzzcbh1o7o4p2djoz03e29pc.jpg\" title=\"Close up of Strzeleck Gum\" alt=\"Close up of Strzeleck Gum\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/400;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54e0a6bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54e0a6bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eaf8d5b elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4eaf8d5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf78dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6cf78dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"impacts-on-birds-and-bats\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b1b4e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79b1b4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impacts on Birds and Bats<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42de2770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42de2770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The potential for the wind farm to impact on birds and bats needs to be carefully considered in the project siting and design.<\/p><p>The Delburn Wind Farm site has been extensively surveyed to identify the species on site, assessing the likelihood of other species occurring on site, and considered the potential impacts to each of those species from the project.<\/p><p>Species observed on site in the proposed rotor swept area (the area the blades pass through) are Wedge Tailed Eagles and Yellow Tailed Cockatoos. Several additional species which were considered to have the potential to occur in the area were not observed on site.<\/p><p>The impact of wind turbines on bird and bat mortality has been the subject of much scientific research over recent years which has identified which species are most susceptible to collision with blades, how blade speed impacts collision rates and what times of the day or night the different species are most vulnerable.<\/p><p>Approved wind farms are required to prepare a Bird and Avifauna (bat) Management (BAM) Plan. The BAM Plan combines site-specific information with the research to create a list of potential impacts and mitigation measures. It is a risk management plan, designed to identify and minimise risks to birds and bat from wind turbines. Like any risk management plan, BAM Plans usually contain a number of simple curtailment measures which can be implemented if and when the risks and impacts are deemed too high.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4646553b elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4646553b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ca5633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56ca5633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/delburnwindfarm.au\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yellow-tailed-black-cockatoo-taking-flight.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5100\" alt=\"Yellow tailed black cockatoo taking flight\" srcset=\"https:\/\/delburnwindfarm.au\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yellow-tailed-black-cockatoo-taking-flight.jpg 595w, https:\/\/delburnwindfarm.au\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yellow-tailed-black-cockatoo-taking-flight-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-571e899c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"571e899c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71bf345e elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"71bf345e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581b016f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"581b016f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"additional-species-of-interest\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a30100c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a30100c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Species of Interest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9ccae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b9ccae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Greater Glider (national significance) and the Powerful Owl (state significance) are known to occur in the wider region but were not observed anywhere in the project area.<\/p><p>Wedge-tailed Eagles, Yellow-tail Black Cockatoo and Strzelecki Koalas do not have an official conservation status in Victoria; however, it is recognised that these species are of particular interest to the local communities and are listed elsewhere in Australia. The potential impacts to these species have been considered and these species will continue to be monitored as the project progresses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ec2ba7 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"77ec2ba7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9ef951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c9ef951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For example, while not technically a \u2018significant\u2019 species, the local koala population has been identified as belonging to the Strzelecki Koala population, which are genetically unique. The project is not likely to have a significant impact on the on-going viability of the koala population in the region, due to the relatively low impact on koala habitat. There is the potential for the project to impact on koalas during the construction phase of the project; however, these can be mitigated by the implementation of a \u2018Koala Management Protocol\u2019. Further information about the potential impacts and mitigation measures can be found in the Flora and Fauna Management Plan.<\/p><p>Further information about the ecological impacts of the Delburn Wind Farm and the mitigation measures to be put in place to reduce the potential impacts can be found in the projects detailed technical reports.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-762b4a02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"762b4a02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22468b5c\" data-id=\"22468b5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e7d100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65e7d100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connect With Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3281e5d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3281e5d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To stay informed with project updates, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secvictoria.com.au\/investments\/sec-delburn-wind-farm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secvictoria.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a05cb4f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6a05cb4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secvictoria.com.au\/investments\/sec-delburn-wind-farm\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A Biodiversity Assessment has been prepared by Ecology and Heritage Partners Pty Ltd (EHP) to assess the impacts of the Project on flora and fauna and to outline mitigation measures that are designed to ensure that the Project impacts are minimised. 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