2021-08-10 P&E Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Climate Change Response Plan

                                                                                                           Noosa Climate Change Response Plan




Strategic Priorities            Specific actions                                                       Metrics                                              Timing
What are our priorities over    How will we achieve our strategic priorities or encourage positive     How will we measure effectiveness or success         (for
the 5 year life of this plan?   change?                                                                of risk mitigation or emissions reduction efforts?   commencement)

Theme 5 - Healthy and resilient natural systems and carbon sequestration
Target:
By 2030, half of all land in Noosa Shire is managed for its environmental values
By 2030, 50% of mapped riparian buffers along waterways have vegetation coverage
By 2030, vegetation will be in place to increase canopy cover and shade to 45% of public open spaces in urban environments
5.1 Increase revegetation,      • Develop an urban greening program for streets and public             • % urban canopy cover                               2021/22 -
ecosystems restoration            spaces that increases tree canopy cover, native vegetation and                                                            ongoing
and urban greening                biodiversity, as well as to increase carbon drawdown and reduce
to increase carbon                urban heating. Investigate how implementation could be funded
drawdown, reduce urban            through an alternative revenue source. eg Trees for Tourism. Work
heating and support               with Indigenous people and young people to assist with onground
ecosystem and species             planting to help build social capital.
resilience                      • Prepare a Climate Change Ecosystem Vulnerability and Carbon          • Change in estimated annual carbon                  2021/22
                                  Drawdown Assessment to help prioritise revegetation and                drawdown by Noosa vegetation
                                  restoration of high priority biodiversity, riparian and wetland
                                  areas vulnerable to climate threats and to assist with calculating
                                  carbon credits.
                                • Review the Noosa Plan Planning Scheme Policy No. 2                   • Whether action is completed
                                  Landscaping to update the plant species schedule for Council’s
                                  program of street tree replacement having regard to preferred
                                  species for shade, carbon drawdown and bushfire resilience.
                                Through implementation of the Environment Strategy:                    • % of Noosa shire managed for its                   Ongoing
                                • Continue to increase habitat, landscape connectivity, riparian         environmental values
                                  buffers, and ecosystem health and resilience through
                                                                                                       • % of mapped riparian buffers along
                                  partnerships with levels of government, landholders and
                                                                                                         waterways that have vegetation coverage
                                  community groups (NPA, Biosphere, SCEC, NDLC)
                                                                                                         (42% in 2018)
                                • Expand and promote Trees for Tourism in partnership with
                                  Tourism Noosa, Landcare and Land for Wildlife properties             • No. Land for Wildlife properties and Voluntary
                                • Continue to monitor groundwater systems and groundwater                Conservation Agreements
                                  dependent ecosystems and the impacts of climate change in
                                  partnership with University of Queensland
                                • Continue to improve coastal ecosystem resilience through the
                                  Coastal Connect bushcare project and related extension projects
                                  (linked to Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan)
                                • Continue to implement the urban gardens for wildlife program to
                                  encourage planting of native plant species and enhance urban
                                  biodiversity, in partnership with NICA.
                                • Develop a Coastal Foreshore Management Plan for dune
                                  restoration and management in partnership with local bushcare
                                  groups.
5.2 Optimise use and            • Continue to participate with Unity Water in the development and      • Whether action is progressed                       Ongoing
management of water               implementation of a total water management plan for the Shire’s
resources through                 water use, supply and management.
integrated water cycle          • Increase connection and access to alternative water sources          • Recycled water connections or uses in Noosa        Ongoing
management including for          where suitable such as recycled water for irrigation eg. sports        Shire
drinking water, recycled          fields and agriculture.
water, surface water and        • Strengthen requirements for water sensitive urban design for         • Whether action is completed                        2021/22
groundwater                       small scale developments through amendments to the Noosa
                                  Plan 2020 planning scheme.




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