2020-02-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                 11 FEBRUARY 2020


                                                                                                                                                    ATTACHMENT 1
                                          SUMMARY OF RESPONSES OF PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS ON THE
                                                        DRAFT NOOSA BIOSECURITY PLAN 2020

 Subject                               Submitter’s comments                                               Officer’s comments
 Species categorised for prevention,   Supportive of species identified for prevention, eradication and   Species list has been adjusted accordingly
 eradication and containment           containment with some minor changes
 Methods of control                    More information required of the costs/benefits of each            More information included
                                       method required
 Biosecurity survey methodology        Further clarification of survey frequency needed and stronger      Amended
                                       correlation with the Action Plan required
 Objectives and targets                Integrate objective and targets rather than just outputs           Environment Strategy objectives and targets have been
                                                                                                          integrated into the Plan
 Mapping                               Improvements to cartography                                        Maps amended
 Use of glyphosate                     Submitter supports the use of Glyphosate and considers it          Noted
                                       effective and safe
 Dingoes                               Dingoes do not attack domestic animals and do not transmit         All animals have the potential to transmit disease. Alternative
                                       disease and parasites. Domestic animals transmit disease to        methods are already employed in some sectors in the shire
                                       other animals and humans. Alternative methods to lethal            where appropriate. Biosecurity controls follow industry best
                                       control should be employed such as electric fencing, guardian      practice and standards. There is uncertainty as to the scientific
                                       animals and changes to animal husbandry. Any harm to               classification of dingoes. Council is guided by Biosecurity
                                       dingoes and other animals should be subject ethical and            Queensland and scientific experts as to its nomenclature.
                                       empirical standards and should be only at a last resort.
                                       Submitter disagrees with the current classification of dingo as
                                       Canus lupus dingo, being a sub species of domestic dog, and
                                       should be classified a separate species.




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