2017-11-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                7 NOVEMBER 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                     RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Environment Levy                         Planning for the settlement of the        Implement start-up and planning           Implement project planning works
                                           purchase of John’s Landing                  actions                                     post-settlement
                                         First draft Conservation Land Plan        Continue to work with GIS team to         Internal review and development
                                           to inform strategic EL purchases            finalise mapping                            of second draft Conservation Land
                                           and VCA program                                                                         Plan
Natural Areas       and    Bushland      Council      Bushland      Reserve        Ongoing development and review            Completion and report Bushland
Management                                 Strategic Plan first draft of plan          of Bushland Reserve Strategic               Strategic Plan to Council
                                           complete                                    Plan
Management of Bushland Reserves          Bushland        Reserve        Fire       Further develop Bushland Reserve          Coordinate    annual     Bushcare
including coordination of volunteer        Management Planning including               fire   mitigation     priorities  by        celebration and recognition event
Bushcare Groups.                           review of Hazardous Fuel Load               continuing to review existing               for December
                                           Assessments                                 reserve fire management plans             Attendance at 30% of remaining
                                         Development of draft Bushcare               and Queensland Government                   bushcare working bees for the
                                           Guidelines                                  Bushfire Prone Area mapping                 year
                                         Council participated in Cultural          Consultation       on       Bushland      Land for Wildlife property visits
                                           Day at Kin Kin with Gubbi Gubbi             guidelines with Bushcare groups             and reporting
                                           representative,           Bushcare        Transitioning     to     the     new      Land for Wildlife SEQ Steering
                                           volunteers and community                    Environment Branch                          Committee meeting
                                         Signing up 1 Land for Wildlife new                                                    12 month action plans to be done
                                           property per week                                                                       in consultation with Bushcare
                                         Attended 28 of 87 Bushcare                                                              groups
                                           working bees                                                                          Working       with       voluntary
                                         Successful National Tree Day                                                            Conservation Agreement property
                                           Community Planting with 600                                                             owners
                                           shrubs and groundcovers planted
                                           on the bank of Lake Weyba to
                                           enhance riparian area and reduce
                                           erosion. Over 60 community
                                           members attended and 15 new
                                           Bushcare volunteers recruited.
Algae (Hincksia) Management on Main      Coordination of Algae removal and         Continued monitoring of presence          Investigation    into     ongoing
Beach                                      Management from Main Beach                  of Algae                                    mitigation and management of
                                                                                                                                   Hincksia Algae presence in Noosa
Business as Usual activities             Assisting       Biosphere       with      Continue to monitor flying fox in
                                           reapplication for Biosphere status          Wallace Park




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