2016-02-02 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                              2 FEBRUARY 2016


PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT
SECTION            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                              CURRENT PRIORITIES                                 LOOKING AHEAD
Planning       &      USC Shire wide Koala Survey project            Development of Koala Conservation                Implementation of Service Review
Environment             completed                                        Plan                                               recommendations
                      Environment Levy purchase of 100ha of          SEQC Koala Habitat Mapping and                   Implementation of Pest Management
                        environmentally significant land on              Threat mapping                                     Plan actions
                        confluence of Noosa River and                  Implement Wallace Park Flying Fox                Development of more detailed trading
                        Cooloothin Creek                                 Management Actions                                 activity reports for Council
                      Community Jury for Noosa River                 Development of a Management Plan for             Planning and implementation of Jury
                        Management completed and Jury’s                  Heritage Park                                      Recommendations for Noosa River
                        Final Report presented to Council              Approval received for Weyba Creek                Implement the Connect to Your Creek
                      Development of Internal Guidelines for           Bank      Stabilisation    project,    with        Initiative in collaboration with Unitywater
                        Compliance Procedures and On & Off               rehabilitation of bank partly complete             (photographic competition)
                        Maintenance Inspections                        Update Noosa Shire Bushland Reserve              Review environmental grant acquittals
                      Desktop    audit   of    environmental           Management Plan
                        covenants registered on title as a result      Drafting of Land Conservation Plan,
                        of a Development Approval                        informed      by      Biodiversity    Plan
                                                                         environmental values assessment
                                                                       Development of LGIP (i.e. update PIP)
                                                                         consistent      with    state     Statutory
                                                                         Guidelines
                                                                       Preparation of material for current
                                                                         appeals
                                                                       Audit of public and private stormwater
                                                                         detention basins
                                                                       Kin Kin quarry compliance action
                                                                       Review       of     current    waterways
                                                                         monitoring activities
                                                                       Audit of Noosa River foreshore activities
                                                                         and compliance action
                                                                       Develop environment profile web,
                                                                         events calendar and regular social
                                                                         media presence
                                                                       Develop environmental educational
                                                                         resources in collaboration with Parks
                                                                         and Natural Areas

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