Projects
The following are examples of recent projects completed by S5 Environmental.
CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN, MOUNT VUE ESTATE, MALENY
S5 Environmental was engaged to prepare a Construction Environmental
Management Plan (CEMP) for Stages 5 and 6 of the Mount Vue Rural Residential
Development located on the outskirts of Maleny. The 49 hectare site had been
utilized as grazing land until the staged development of the Mount Vue Estate was
planned and consisted of numerous paddocks, drainage line, waterways and dams.
As part of their Development Approval Conditions as site specific Construction
Environmental Management Plan was required for Stages 5 & 6. S5 Environmental
undertook a number of site inspections, reviewed engineering, landscape and
stormwater management technical reports to gather sufficient data to populate a site
specific CEMP for use during construction.
ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, BUSHFIRE ASSESSMENT AND TREE RETENTION PLAN STAGED REDEVELOPMENT – AMBROSE TREACY COLLEGE
KATE STREET, INDOOROOPILLY
Ambrose Tracy College, formally Nudgee Junior, is a private school in Brisbane’s
Western Suburbs that is expanding from a junior/primary school to a primary and
secondary college. To manage this growth, their Indooroopilly Campus is undergoing
extensive, staged redevelopment over the next 5 years. Being immediately adjacent to
the Brisbane River and the River’s riparian corridor and that the site is extensively
vegetated, identification of environmental and ecological opportunities and constraints
was important to the College.
S5 Environmental were engaged as the Project Environmental Consultants to assist the
Architects and Project Managers in the identification, assessment and quantification of
the environmental attributes within and adjacent to the proposed Stage C works and to
ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT ADVICE PROPOSED MOTORCROSS PARK
Recreational Moto Cross is growing rapidly throughout SE Queensland and the demand
for suitable and safe facilities to ride reflects the demand. However finding locations for
new facilities is increasingly difficult given the activities inherent impacts. After an
extensive search for suitable properties, S5 Environmental were engaged to assist the
proponent identify and address potential environmental constraints associated with the
development of the Moto Park. S5 Environmental worked closely with the proponent and
their design team in the layout and staging of the proposed facility so as to maximize the
ride experience whilst minimizing environmental and ecological impacts associated with
the project.
S5 Environmental completed field assessments and prepared a level of environmental
supporting documentation to support the Development Application for the proposed Moto
Park and have responded to Council Information Requests regarding the potential
impacts of the proposal and the proposed use.
KOALA MANAGEMENT PLAN, VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN, OFFSET ESTABLISHMENT PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL SUB DIVISION
S5 Environmental were engaged to assist the developer to address potential koala
management issues at their 1 into 10 Lot Subdivision at Sarrow Road, Warner. The
site is was currently being utilized as a number of horse paddocks but due to State
and Local Government and a large number of retained native canopy trees, the
management of koalas during construction and ongoing was deemed a priority.
S5 Environmental completed field assessments to identify and quantify non-juvenile
Koala Habitat Trees on and immediately adjacent to the site and developed a
Vegetation Management Plan to help inform and guide Lot layout. Working closely
with the Town Planner and Design Team, S5 Environmental provided input into the
modification of the initial layout so as to achieve the required yield whilst maintaining
koala habitat and connectivity within and across the site. To ensure long term
implementation of proposed management measures and strategies, a Fauna
Management Plan targeting Koalas was developed
S5 Environmental also quantified Financial and On-Ground
BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
Borallon Correctional Centre – Dog Squad Redevelopment
The Department of Justice and Attorney-General proposed the redevelopment of the
Dog Squad Facility at Borallon Correctional Centre as part of prison wide upgrades. Due
to the dense vegetation surrounding the existing facility and the rural setting of the
prison, potential bushfire risk was identified.
Under the Consolidated Ipswich Planning Scheme Bushfire Overlay, the entire site was
mapped as a Bushfire Risk Area. The Single State Planning Policy (SPP) Bushfire
Overlay map generally concurred with the ICC Overlay showing the entire site apart from
a small portion on the central northern boundary as Medium Potential Intensity. The SPP
also identified an area of High Potential Intensity at the frontage of the Borallon
Correctional Centre lot
ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT & WATERWAY REHABILITATION PLAN PROPOSED RURAL SUB DIVISION
MT GLORIOUS ROAD, HIGHVALE QUEENSLAND
S5 Environmental were engaged to assist our client to address ecological management
issues for their proposed 2 into 10 Lot rural residential subdivision located at Mt Glorious
Road, Highvale. The property is located adjacent to Dawson Creek Waterway, which is a
tributary of South Pine River. The proposed rural subdivision included the requirement for
a Waterway Rehabilitation Plan. The waterway contained existing native and exotic
mature trees. Following close liaison with the client and review of Council meeting
minutes, S5 Environmental developed an appropriate Rehabilitation Plan which built upon
existing waterway vegetation and incorporated achievable mitigation measure including
weed removal, bank stabilisation and in-fill planting specifics.
ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT & TREE RETENTION PLAN
PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL SUB DIVISION
BROWNS PLAINS ROAD, BROWNS PLAINS, QUEENSLAND
S5 Environmental were engaged to assist our client to address ecological management
issues for their proposed Multiple Dwelling development of 56 apartments at Browns
Plains Road, Browns Plains. The site contained an existing residence on a large rural
residential block. A waterway traversed the site which had been overrun by weeds. The
property contained scattered mature Eucalypts some of which contained large hollowbearing
limbs. Located within Logan City Council, the development was constrained by
a number of Logan Planning Scheme Overlays relating to environmental matters.
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