Meeting papers

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                             11 JULY 2023



Implementation Plan - Summary of Progress
Progress of each of the actions in the Environment Strategy Implementation Plan have been
assessed against the following criteria:
   • Completed: action is complete, and no further action is required.
   •   On target: action is progressing in accordance with the delivery schedule/ implementation
       plan requirements.
   •   Progressing: steps have been taken towards this action, but the action is not being delivered
       in accordance with the delivery schedule/implementation plan requirements due to issues
       such as resourcing, financial constraints, or other delays.
   •   Needs attention: action either has not started, or not significantly progressed in accordance
       with the Implementation Plan.
   •   Scheduled for future: action has not begun and is intended to be initiated in future years,
       as identified in the Implementation Plan.

Of the 42 actions, only one was not planned to begin until the 2022/23 FY. Attachment
1 provides details on the progress of each individual action item.




Significant achievements in Year 3 (2021/2022)
A summary of the significant achievements delivered by Council against the actions nominated in
the Environment Strategy Implementation Plan are provided below:
   •   Continuation of the Environment Grants Program supporting 8 community groups and 10
       projects. The program also provided operational support to 6 community groups.
   •   The Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan identified 57 priority reserves requiring
       a Bushland Operational Assessments (BOAs), all of which were completed in the 2021/22
       FY.
   •   In the 2021/22FY, 82 properties were visited as part of Council’s approved Biosecurity
       Surveillance Program, targeting Cats Claw Creeper and other priority weeds, with 3 advisory
       letters and 2 biosecurity orders issued.
   •   Rehabilitation actions are on target with Greenfleet and Noosa Landcare continuing
       revegetation works at Yurol and Ringtail State Forests.



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