Lot 415 NR5742

Lot 415 NR5742, Kurrimine Beach

There is an EPBC application (2005/2152) to clear the northern part of Lot 415 for agricultural purposes (cocoa and pepper). Comments on the referral close 14 June 2005.

This is the latest mapping. Note that the northern part of lot 415 is now considered to be non-remnant, and therefore not protected by (Qld) Vegetation Management Act, while the southern part has changed from 7.2.1 (endangered) to 7.12.1 (not of concern) and so is not protected.

Note the light blue line, indicating that there has been a Certified Map Amendment here.
Note the dark blue hatching, indicating this area is mapped as essential habitat for a species listed as endangered under Nature Conservation Act.

Extract of QAP5848097 © DNR 2000
Note the forest on Lot 415 is very similar to that on the Reserve to the north, which is still classified as remnant vegetation (i.e. it is mature vegetation).

One would have to wonder, then, why this area was amended on the map, and why that part that is not on Lot 415 ?
The answer is that the area not on Lot 415 has been cleared and subdivided into 23 lots NOW SELLING from $115,000.
This might then explain why this farmer says Lot 415 is red volcanic soil, when it fact it is pure sand.
The intention could be to clear the land 'for agriculture', and then when it fails because there is no soil, it will be subdivided, on the grounds that it is cleared anyway.

The northern part of Lot 415 was originally mapped as RE 7.2.4 (of concern)and the southern part was 7.2.1 (endangered).

Photos taken 8th June 2005 [ 862 KB ]

DK's comments:
This is an excellent example of Mahogany Glider habitat, with many flowering trees of different species, giving an all-year-round supply of nectar, and plenty of hollow limbs suitable for nesting. Sap from the flower spikes of Grass trees is a Mahogany Glider specialty. It is one of the major puzzles why Mahogany Glider is so limited in its distribution, when habitat like this is available. The site is 20 Km north of the most northerly Mahogany Glider sighting, on the Hull River. The presence of Polyscias australe, Calamus moti, and Macaranga spp. indicates that in the absence of fire a succession towards a more dense canopy will develop, more like RE 7.2.1. as the southern part of Lot 415 was mapped.

The 7.2.1 is more suitable for cassowaries, but the whole block is a critical part of the north-south corridor from Kurrimine NP to Maria Creek NP.

Dave Kimble April 2005

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