2016-06-07 - P&E Agenda - Item 3, Attachment 1 - Noosa Parklands Draft Management Plan

Legislative/planning        Administering          Description
instrument                  authority
The Noosa Bushland         Noosa Council       Is based on the requirements of the Fire and Rescue
Reserve Fire                                   Service Act 1990. It is a three year plan to initiate fire
Management Plan 2015                           management actions including:
                                                      •    a program of fire hazard risk assessments across
                                                           the bushland reserve network
                                                      •    the prioritisation of reserves for fire management
                                                           actions
                                                      •    the establishment and improvement of fire trail
                                                           networks and fuel reduction zones
                                                      •    planning for ecological burning
                                                      •    systems and processes for managing bushfire on
                                                           bushland reserves
                                                      •    the initiation of bushland reserve neighbour
                                                           bushfire education campaigns in conjunction with
                                                           QFES
                                                      •    capacity building with Federal and State fire
                                                           management agencies and other large
                                                           landholders to manage bushfire and assist with
                                                           planned burns
                                                      •    improving Council’s fire management capacity
                                                           through staff training and the purchase of fire
                                                           equipment
                                                      •    communication processes with key stakeholders
                                                           such as Bushland Care Groups.
Noosa Local Government     Noosa Council       Establishes local priorities, strategies and actions to
Area Pest Management                           address the impacts of pest plants and pest animals. It
Plan 2015-2019                                 targets pest species that are declared pests under the
                                               Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act
                                               2002 as well as non-declared locally significant pests. The
                                               Plan applies to all land and waterways within the
                                               boundaries of the Noosa LGA, including land owned or
                                               controlled by the State, Council and individuals
                                               The plan does not consider endemic native species
                                               protected under the NC Act that can be a problem species
                                               to some people (e.g. snakes) or domestic or public health
                                               pests (e.g. mosquitoes). Council supports Biosecurity
                                               Queensland in managing public health pests and
                                               pathogens (e.g. myrtle rust).
                                               There are a number of federally and State declared pest
                                               and locally significant pests that have been recorded within
                                               the park (Section 4.1).
                                                   According to the plan, the park is designated as a Council
                                                   Controlled Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) under
                                                   the LP Act, which provides an added protection against
                                                   pest plants and pest animals.
The Noosa River            Sunshine Coast      States that the ecological qualities and economic values of
Catchment and Estuary      Council             the river system are highly sensitive to change. Current
Management Plan 2012-                          pressures include population and tourism growth,
15                                             increased boating numbers and human activities in, and
                                               adjacent to, the river. The plan outlines desired
                                               environmental outcomes of preserving riparian vegetation
                                               and the need to preserve lands held in conservation
                                               tenure.
                                                Vegetation management within the urban sub-catchments
                                                of Wooroi Creek is a management focus within the plan
                                                (Section 3.2).




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