Submission by Spencer Hitchen, Sunshine Beach

This site is mapped as “Core Koala Habitat” and is an essential part of the
“Core Koala Habitat” corridor from the Noosa National Park - Headland
Section to the Noosa National Park in the south (pictured below)




Above: Proposed development site in black. If the site is destroyed it will
seperate the “Core Koala Habitat” corridor. Our Koalas need to be able to
move freely throughout their limited habitat if they are going to have any
chance of surviving into the future. They need genetic diversity or will face
disease & death. Fragmented habitat pushes Koalas onto roads & into
backyards which usually results in injury & death. The road already is a
danger for our Koalas & needs to be addressed.
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The below from the Australian Government PDF “Conservation Advice
for Phascolarctos cinereus (Koala) combined populations of
Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory”
“Crucial habitat elements include patches and corridors for gene flow.”
“Increasing the area of priority koala habitat that is protected is a key
strategy to prevent further habitat loss and fragmentation and prevent
further loss of koala populations.”
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