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Attachment 1 - Year Three (2021/2022) Summary of progress against actions of the Environment Strategy Implementation Plan.


THEME: BIODIVERSITY
Actions: Protect and enhance existing ecosystems, vegetation networks and habitats
1. Undertake environmental restoration            The 2021/22 FY was the first year of Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan
   activities throughout Council’s                implementa�on, which is the guiding document for managing Council’s Bushland Reserve
   conservation reserves. Prepare Bushland        network up to 2026. The plan has iden�fied 57 priority Bushland Reserves for ecological
   Operational Assessments (BOAs) for             restora�on ac�vi�es. The Natural Areas team and Community Bushland Care Program have
   Council reserves to monitor the success        commenced ac�vi�es to enhance ecosystem condi�on and resilience by best prac�ce
   of work.                                       methods defined in South East Queensland Ecological Restoration Guideline and Manual.

                                                 The Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan provides recommenda�ons for
                                                 how Council should manage its bushland reserve network over the next five years to achieve
                                                 bushland reserve network objec�ves. Three management categories - Protect, Enhance, and
                                                 Monitor - have been allocated to priority reserves. Approximately 38% of Council’s bushland
                                                 reserve network is included within the Enhance management program, under which
                                                 ecological restora�on ac�vi�es focus on developing ecosystem resilience, adhering to best
                                                 prac�ce detailed in the SE Qld Ecological Restora�on Framework Guideline and Manual
                                                 (Chenoweth 2012).

                                                 Bushland Opera�onal Assessments (BOAs) are a resilience-based method for mapping na�ve
                                                 vegeta�on condi�on. Mapping guides on-ground restora�on works to improve ecosystem
                                                 resilience. The BOAs provide quan�ta�ve baseline data to monitor efforts for the next 5
                                                 years. The Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan iden�fies 57 priority reserves
                                                 requiring a BOA, all of which were completed in the 2021/22 FY.

                                                 There is a risk of being unable to adequately manage con�nued growth and par�cipa�on in
                                                 the Community Bushland Care Program and this has been iden�fied as a priority for funding
                                                 considera�on in the 2022/23 FY budget.




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Attachment 1 - Year Three (2021/2022) Summary of progress against actions of the Environment Strategy Implementation Plan.

THEME: BIODIVERSITY
Actions: Protect and enhance existing ecosystems, vegetation networks and habitats
1.  Undertake environmental restoration                 The 2021/22 FY was the first year of Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan
    activities throughout Council’s            @)       implementation, which is the guiding document for managing Council’s Bushland Reserve
    conservation reserves. Prepare Bushland             network up to 2026. The plan has identified 57 priority Bushland Reserves for ecological
    Operational Assessments (BOAs) for                  restoration activities. The Natural Areas team and Community Bushland Care Program have
    Council reserves to monitor the success             commenced activities to enhance ecosystem condition and resilience by best practice
    of work.                                            methods defined in South East Queensland Ecological Restoration Guideline and Manual.
                                                        The Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan provides recommendations for
                                                        how Council should manage its bushland reserve network over the next five years to achieve
                                                        bushland reserve network objectives. Three management categories - Protect, Enhance, and
                                                        Monitor - have been allocated to priority reserves. Approximately 38% of Council’s bushland
                                                        reserve network is included within the Enhance management program, under which
                                                        ecological restoration activities focus on developing ecosystem resilience, adhering to best
                                                        practice detailed in the SE Qld Ecological Restoration Framework Guideline and Manual
                                                        (Chenoweth 2012).
                                                        Bushland Operational Assessments (BOAs) are a resilience-based method for mapping native
                                                        vegetation condition. Mapping guides on-ground restoration works to improve ecosystem
                                                        resilience. The BOAs provide quantitative baseline data to monitor efforts for the next 5
                                                        years. The Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan identifies 57 priority reserves
                                                        requiring a BOA, all of which were completed in the 2021/22 FY.
                                                        There is a risk of being unable to adequately manage continued growth and participation in
                                                        the Community Bushland Care Program and this has been identified as a priority for funding
                                                        consideration in the 2022/23 FY budget.

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