2020-02-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                   11 FEBRUARY 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                       RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
                                                                                        Establishment of a new group at            Annual Bushcare leaders meeting to
                                                                                          Shorehaven     Bushland     Reserve          discuss the year ahead.
                                                                                          (Noosa Waters).                            Commencement of a trial Cane Toad
                                                                                        Developing a volunteer action plan,          trapping program in Castaways
                                                                                          delivering an info session/training          Creek as part of UQ's Cane Toad
                                                                                          day for the ambitious Burgess Creek          Challenge.
                                                                                          Restoration Project.
Yurol Ringtail Project                     Community Engagement Plan and              Continue to support community              Continue to support HQP/ DAF/ QPS/
                                             coordinated         communications           information, customer queries and            Landcare with Yurol-Ringtail State
                                             underway for Yurol-Ringtail State            engagement with HQP and DAF to               Forest      Conservation      Project
                                             Forests Conservation Project in              ensure stakeholder and community             particularly in relation to customer
                                             partnership with HQ Plantations              awareness of harvesting underway             enquiries and advise on vegetation
                                             (HQP) and the Department of                Continue to support planning for             restoration works
                                             Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)              community engagement planting day
                                             guided by the Transition Committee           end of February
Pest Management                            Completed 3nd quarter of Biosecurity       Survey of properties in the Cooroy         Complete final quarter of Biosecurity
                                             Surveillance Program including the           and Cooran areas for mapping and             Surveillance program.
                                             inspection of properties in the Black        priority treatment of Cat’s Claw
                                             Mountain, Federal and those parts of         Creeper infestations.
                                             Doonan that are within the Noosa           Fireweed control on properties in the
                                             Council area.                                Cooroy area.
                                           Undertook fox den surveys in
                                             recently burnt areas of Peregian, and
                                             search for new locations.
                                           Wild     dog     trapping    program
                                             completed.
Biosecurity Plan                           External consultation completed,           Seek endorsement of Council for final      Embedding Biosecurity Plan priorities
                                             being reported to Council at February        Biosecurity Plan                             into operations.
                                             2020 meeting.
Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Plan      Completed action plan and aligned          Finalise Draft document                    Present Draft document at Councillor
                                             document with Environment Strategy                                                        Workshop
Noosa Trail Network                        Collaborated with Noosa District           Work with Noosa Tourism on Noosa           Review of Noosa Trail Network
                                             Landcare with revegetation projects          Trail Master Plan and consultant to          Assets and investigate inclusion into
                                             on the trail network.                        review draft.                                a potential Capital Work renewal
                                                                                                                                       program.



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