2019-08-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                           6 AUGUST 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Environment Levy Land        Acquisition      Yurol-Ringtail State    Forests           Preparation for plantation timber           Plantation timber harvesting will
Program-Yurol-Ringtail                          Conservation Project community              harvesting at Yurol State Forest              commence at beginning of August
                                                engagement in partnership with            Preparation for community tree                19
                                                HQP and DAF                                 planting day at Ringtail Creek              Support delivery of community tree
                                                                                          Develop vegetation rehabilitation             planting day at Ringtail Creek State
                                                                                            plan for both pine and hardwood               Forest and ongoing plantings by
                                                                                            plantation areas                              Landcare     funded     from   Body
                                                                                                                                          Shop/Peppers Resort
                                                                                                                                        Finalise revegetation plan
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                                   Acquisition of 1675 Louis Bazzo             Settlement of 1675 Louis Bazzo
                                              Continue maintenance works at               Drive, Boreen Point                           Drive Boreen Point and preparation
                                                Johns Landing and Cooloothin                                                              for Nature Refuge dedication
Pest Management                               Completed 4th quarter of Biosecurity      Survey of properties in the Pinbarren       Complete 1st quarter of Biosecurity
                                                Surveillance Program including the          Ck and Cooroy areas for the                   Surveillance program.
                                                inspection of properties in the             mapping and treatment of Cat’s              Complete 2nd round of coordinated
                                                Pomona and Lake MacDonald                   Claw Creeper infestations.                    Wild Dog control baiting in
                                                areas.                                    Control of a newly detected                   September in the areas of Como,
                                              Completed the 1st round of twice            Fireweed infestation in the Lake              Kin Kin, Cootharaba, Federal and
                                                yearly coordinated Wild dog control         MacDonald area.                               Ridgewood.
                                                1080 baiting working on public and        Drafting new Biosecurity Plan to            Finalise annual contract work for
                                                private land in the Ridgewood,              replace current Pest Management               Transport and Main Roads for Feral
                                                Federal, Kin Kin, Como, Cootharaba          Plan.                                         Deer control and priority weed
                                                and Cooroibah areas.                      Feral Deer control in the Lake                control works on State Roads
                                              Completed coastal Fox control               MacDonald area.                             Fox den detection and fumigation
                                                baiting on Council and QPWS                                                               in September using sniffer dogs to
                                                managed land extending from                                                               locate occupied dens.
                                                Noosa Nth Shore to Teewah Village.
Biosecurity Plan                              Draft scope developed for new             Internal workshop held with relevant        Discussion paper finalised
                                                Biosecurity Plan (to replace current        staff                                       Targeted engagement with internal
                                                Pest Management Plan)                     Finalise scope and risk assessment            and external stakeholders
                                              Internal workshop held to discuss           of scheduled invasive species               Develop draft Biosecurity Plan for
                                                scope and relevant emerging issues        Develop discussion paper as the               broad consultation through Your Say
                                                                                            foundation for the Biosecurity Plan           Noosa
Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Plan                                                     Developed document to align with            Further develop action plan and
                                                                                            Environment        Strategy        and        finalise draft document.
                                                                                            implementation plan.
                                                                                          Preliminary review of action plan.

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