2022-08-09 Planning & Environment Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   9 AUGUST 2022



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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             9 AUGUST 2022

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            | @         NOOSA                                                         Council Policy
             me     i   Reeleere                                    Flying-fox Statement of
                                                                Management Intent (SoMl)
            Corporate Plan Reference:                  Theme 1: The Noosa Environment
                                                       20 Year goal: Our environment is protected and
                                                       enhanced and is valued by the community
            Endorsed by Council:                       DRAFT
            Policy Author:                             Environment Services

           POLICY PURPOSE

           The purpose of this Statement of Management Intent (SoMI) is to articulate Noosa Shire Council's
           approach to flying-fox management within the Noosa Shire Local Government Area, and provide
           guidance to staff, contractors, and private landholders on the management of flying-foxes.
           POLICY SCOPE

           This is a Shire-wide policy and applies to public and private land.
           POLICY BACKGROUND

           FLYING-FOXES IN NOOSA SHIRE COUNCIL

           Flying-foxes play a key ecological role in long-distance pollination and seed dispersal, and are critical
           for the long-term persistence of plant communities (including eucalypt and sclerophyll forests). Their
           ability to distribute seed and cross-pollinate over significant distances during single foraging trips is
           particularly important in the context of contemporary fragmented landscapes.
           Three species of flying-foxes occur within the Noosa Shire: the grey-headed, black, and little red
           flying-fox.

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