Meeting papers

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


5. Identify priority land parcels that enhance    Several properties were assessed for potential acquisition during the year however no
   landscape connectivity and seek to have        acquisitions were made due to high market prices and staff resourcing limitations.
   them managed for environmental
   outcomes, either through direct purchase
   by Council, or utilising
   other appropriate protective mechanisms.
6. Undertake an urban environmental              The Urban Wildlife Gardens Program (UWG) commenced its second year with good uptake
   education program to improve                  from landholders. This is a Council program, funded through the Environment grants, that
   environmental outcomes for urban              has been developed and is delivered by Noosa Integrated Catchment Association. The
   wildlife in strategic locations.              program aims to assist urban property owners in enhancing habitat opportunities in their
                                                 own backyards through education and professional advice. Participants receive a property
                                                 visit from the program coordinator who provides information and advice tailored to their
                                                 properties and supplies a number of appropriate native plants. Six relevant workshops per
                                                 year are also available to UWG participants. An Urban Wildlife Gardens welcome pack for
                                                 new residents has been developed and is proving to be quite popular with local real estate
                                                 agents. The pack includes an invitation to join UWG, a copy of Noosa Native Plants – a field
                                                 guide to our local flora, and information on responsible pet ownership and managing
                                                 weeds.

Actions: Improve long-term survival for threatened species and ecological communities
7. Undertake detailed biodiversity                ShapingSEQ 2017 maps biodiversity values and iden�fies maters of state environmental
   assessments across different Broad             significance (MSES) cri�cal to protec�ng ecosystem func�ons and species at regional scale,
   Vegetation Groups, with a view to              and states that “these values are to be inves�gated and refined by local government for
   understanding and monitoring the               protec�on as maters of local environmental significance (MLES)” (p. 89).
   health of biodiversity across the Shire.
                                                  Fieldwork has been undertaken to (1) improve knowledge of Noosa Shire’s environmental
                                                  values by fine-scale RE mapping, (2) improve accuracy of baseline State preclear mapping,
                                                  (3) correct discrepancies between Council biodiversity overlay and State vegeta�on
                                                  management mapping, and (4) update cleared areas, regrowth, and high-value regrowth in
                                                  mapping products. At the close of the 2021/22FY approximately 29% of the Shire fieldwork
                                                  and mapping was completed.



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