2019-11-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                      12 NOVEMBER 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                       RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Environment Levy Land Acquisition          Community Engagement Plan                  Support HQP and DAF with                    Continue to support HQP/ DAF/
Program-Yurol-Ringtail                       initiated for Yurol-Ringtail State           commencement of plantation timber             QPS/ Landcare with Yurol-Ringtail
                                             Forests Conservation Project in              harvesting particularly in relation to        State Forest Conservation Project
                                             partnership with HQ Plantations              customer enquiries and                        particularly in relation to customer
                                             (HQP) and the Department of                  communication.                                enquiries and advise on vegetation
                                             Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)            Ongoing engagement with key                   restoration works
                                                                                          stakeholders on management                  Initiate revegetation plan
                                                                                          arrangements with QPS/DAF and
                                                                                          vegetation restoration works
                                                                                          (Landcare).
Environment Levy Land Acquisition          Nature refuge processing completed         Finalising details around extension         Dedication of Nature Refuge over
Program                                      for Cooloothin Creek Bushland                of the Girraween Nature Refuge.               Girraween extension
                                             Reserve                                    Develop Environment Levy                    Finalise revolving fund business
                                           Continue maintenance works at                Revolving Fund and business case              case in consultation with ELWG and
                                             Johns Landing and Cooloothin                 and Council report                            Financial Services and develop
                                                                                                                                        Council report
Pest Management                            Completed 1st quarter of Biosecurity       Survey of properties in the Pomona          Complete 2nd quarter of Biosecurity
                                             Surveillance Program including the           and Cooroy areas for the mapping              Surveillance program.
                                             inspection of properties in the              and treatment of Cat’s Claw Creeper         Finalise annual contract work for
                                             Cooroy, Cooroy Mountain and                  infestations.                                 Transport and Main Roads for feral
                                             Tinbeerwah areas.                          Control of a newly detected                   deer control and priority weed
                                           Completed the 2nd round of twice             Fireweed infestation in the Cooroy            control works on State Roads.
                                             yearly coordinated Wild Dog control          area.
                                             1080 baiting working on public and         Feral deer control in the Lake
                                             private land in the Ridgewood,               MacDonald area.
                                             Federal, Kin Kin, Como and
                                             Cootharaba areas.
                                           Completed coastal Fox control den
                                             detection and fumigation using
                                             sniffer dogs to detect occupied dens.
Biosecurity Plan                           Internal and key stakeholder               Council report on Draft plan                Public consultation completed and
                                             consultation completed.                      proposing public consultation                 community responses considered in
                                           Draft Biosecurity Plan completed for         process through Your Say Noosa.               final Biosecurity Plan.
                                             public consultation process.
Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Plan      Developed document to align with           Preliminary review of action plan.          Further develop action plan and
                                             Environment Strategy and                                                                   finalise draft document for workshop
                                             Implementation Plan


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