2020-01-16 OM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 - Draft SEQ Koala Conservation Strategy 2019-2024

KEP recommendation                        2018 government response
2k) Develop a communication,              •   The Queensland Government will deliver a communication and education strategy to support
education and extension strategy              any changes to the koala regulatory framework.
to ensure community and business
awareness and understanding of new
and revised koala habitat protection
measures.
2l) Develop and resource effective        •   The Queensland Government will develop, and identify resource requirements for effective
models of habitat protection incentives       models of habitat protection for use by industry and other stakeholders.
and partnerships that have the
potential for broad uptake amongst
industry and rural enterprise sectors.

Early action
The Queensland Government has already:
•      identified reforms to the planning framework to ensure strategic conservation of koalas and
       koala habitat in SEQ
•      prepared amendments to the Queensland Environmental Offsets Policy to align with new
       mapping and koala conservation objectives
•      reviewed the Koala-sensitive Design Guideline.

2019–2024 potential future action
2.1    Incorporate koala conservation into the State Planning Policy and ShapingSEQ Regional Plan.
2.2    Identify and manage any inconsistencies between State and private sector development
       outcomes.
2.3    Review the Offsets Framework with regards to koala conservation strategies and priorities
2.4    Use the land-use planning framework to safeguard koala habitat by avoiding new expansion of
       the urban footprint into koala habitat.
2.5    Build capacity to understand the new planning framework by developing an education and
       extension strategy to development assessment officers.
2.6    Explore the use of incentives and design standards, in partnership with natural resource
       management groups and local governments.
2.7    Protect biodiversity in local planning schemes by working with local governments to identify
       priorities.




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