landscaping management plan

ABN 74 130 542 031

Suit 4.03, 68 York Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: 02 8297 8700 Fax: 02 9279 2265

Hawkesdale, Landscaping Management Plan v2 of 4

LANDSCAPING MANAGEMENT PLAN

1. OBJECTIVES

This Management Plan aims to implement the appropriate on-site

Landscaping plan for the Hawkesdale wind farm project site.

2. REQUIREMENTS

This Landscaping Management Plan has been prepared in accordance with

Condition 4 of Permit 20060221 for the Hawkesdale Wind Energy Facility.

Landscape / Visual Amenity

4. Before the development starts, on on-site landscape plan to the satisfaction of the Minister for Planning must be submitted to and approved by the Minister for Planning. When approved, the plan will be endorsed and will then form part of this permit. The plan must show:

a) landscaping to screen the substation, switchyard and associated buildings other than the turbines;

b) details of the plant species proposed to be used in the landscaping, including height and spread at maturity;

c) a timetable for implementation of all landscaping works; and

d) a maintenance and monitoring program;

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3. MANAGEMENT PLAN

Landscaping to Screen Infrastructure

As per the revised Hawkesdale “Landscape Plan for Substation and Switchyard” prepared by ERM Pty Ltd on 17-Feb-2012, also shown in figure-1.

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Details of Plant Species

As per the revised Hawkesdale “Landscape Plan for Substation and Switchyard” prepared by ERM Pty Ltd on 17-Feb-2012, also shown in figure-1.

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Timetable for Implementation

All landscaping works will commence once the substation equipment have

been delivered and installed and the security fencing has been installed. The

substation commissioning is one of the last items in the construction phase

as the High Voltage power transformers are usually the longest lead items.

This late commencement of the landscaping is due to the disturbance that

the cranage can cause during the delivery and installation of the large

substation equipment.

It is estimated that the timetable for the implementation of the landscaping

would be approximately 6 months, and can commence in the areas that have

been commissioned or no further heavy installation works will be carried out

that could disturb the vegetation.

Maintenance & Monitoring Program

It is important to ensure that the planted vegetation as part of the

landscaping program be maintained and monitored to allow the screening to

develop to its desired height and spread and be as effective as it was

designed for in this project.

We are proposing that the monitoring be on a quarterly basis for the first 12

months after completion of the landscaping implementation, and then the

inspections be performed bi-annually for the years 2 to 5, and then annually

thereafter.

The rehabilitation of the planted landscaping will be carried out with

consultation with the relevant landowner and the Moyne council.

The inspections for this monitoring program must be carried out by a

qualified and experienced person in this field, where he/she would produce a

report with results of the inspection and recommendations for any remedial

action(s).

Weed control measures are as per the Weed Management Plan in the

Environmental Management Plan for the project.

Responsibilities

The Site Manager is responsible for the implementation of the Landscaping

Management Plan.

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OVERHEAD GANTRY

CAR PARK

SWITCHYARDCAR PARK

CODE BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME HEIGHT SPREAD INSTALL SIZE

Evergreen TreesAM Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 10-15m 8-12m tubestockEO Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate 8-15m 8-10m tubestockEOV Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 8-15m 8-10m tubestockEV Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. viminalis Manna Gum 8-20m 8-10m tubestock

Large ShrubsAPA Acacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle 2-4m 2-5m tubestockMSQ Melaleuca squarrosa Scented Paperbark 3-5m 3-5m tubestockBMA Banksia marginata Silver Banksia 1-2m 1-2m tubestockBSS Bursaria spinosa subsp. Spinosa Sweet Bursaria 2-6m 2-3m tubestockCLO Cassinia longifolia Shiny Cassinia 2-4m 2-3m tubestockLCO Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea Tree 1-4m 1-2m tubestock

INDICATIVE PLANTING SCHEDULE

Eucalyptus ovata

Acacia melanoxolyn

Eucalyptus obliqua Eucalyptus viminalis

Bursaria marginata Acacia paradoxa

Banksia marginata

Cassinia longifolia

Leptospermum continentale

PROPOSED POWER LINE EASEMENTSSITE BOUNDARY

PROPOSED SCREENPLANTING

PROPOSED ACCESS ROAD

LEGEND

PROPOSED 132kV POWER LINE

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10 m

APA (4), BMA (4)BSS (4), CLO (4)LCO (4), MSQ (4)

AM (2) EO (2)EOV (1) EV (1)Revegetation with tubestock - 2500 sqm (approx)

450MM X 400MM‘SURE GRO’ STANDARDPLANT GUARD OR SIMILAR APPROVED EQUIVALENT

25 X 25 X 750MM LONG HARDWOOD STAKES (QTY 3)

ROOTBALL

PROPOSED SCREEN PLANTING

HAWKESDALE WIND FARM

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17/02/2012

Drawn by: ML

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Drawing size:

Reviewed by: AW

Level 3, Tower 3World Trade Centre18-38 Siddeley StreetDocklands Vic 3005Telephone 61-3 9696 8011Facsimile 61-3 9696 [email protected]

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Landscape Architecture & Urban Design

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Melaleuca squarrosa

Landscape Plan for Substation and Switchyard

MULCH

Tubestock Planting

PLANT DETAIL

Planting density30 plants per 100sqm

PROPOSED GARDEN FENCEPROPOSED OVERHEAD LINES

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Legend

Proposed 132kV power line

Substation

Access tracks

Existing 220kV power line

WIND FARM LAYOUT

HAWKESDALE

Fire fighting tank

SubstationConcretebatching plant

Site compound

Fire fighting tank

Heywood -Woolsthorpe Road

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