2023-03-07 Planning & Environment Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              7 MARCH 2023


Table 1 – Committed and proposed budget - Sea Turtles 2023/2024

                                                        Expenditure
                  Activity                    Committed         Proposed                    Details
                                                (22/23)          (23/24)
                                                             To be
                                                                                Community Sustainability
    Reducing Light Pollution on Turtle                       confirmed,
                                             $7,500                             Action Grants: Queensland
    Populations Awareness Campaign                           subject to
                                                                                Threatened Species Recovery
                                                             external funding
                                             NC staff                           Pilot February 2023 - potential
    Clean-up for the Hatchlings                              $5,000
                                             support                            for annual involvement

                                                                                In conjunction with Eastern
    Sea Turtle Signage - Beach               NC staff
                                                             $5000              Beaches Foreshore
    Accesses Rollout Program                 support
                                                                                Management Plan

    Identified mitigations and initiatives                                      Action Plan to be developed by
    under the Noosa Council Sea Turtle       Nil             $5,000             Fauna Management Project
    Recovery Action Plan                                                        Officer
                                             Committed       Proposed 23/24:
    Totals
                                             22/23: $7,500   $15,000

Risks & Opportunities
Significant stakeholder contributions during the development of the Road Map and the Noosa Nine
now positions Council to deliver organisational targets and stakeholder commitments to threatened
fauna recovery under the NES.
Council will not be able to meet these strategic outcomes and associated community expectations
without final endorsement of the Road Map.
Consultation
External
Completed
        Direct consultation with ten (10) key regional stakeholders in threatened fauna conservation
         to determine the Noosa Nine. This included workshops with community conservation groups
         to guide the members through the completion of the Decision Matrix.
Proposed
        Continued stakeholder involvement in the development and implementation of Threatened
         Species Action Plans for each of the Noosa Nine.
Internal
Completed
        Report to the Planning and Environment Committee Meeting (10 May 2022). Road Map
         endorsed for stakeholder consultation
        Project update to the Environmental Service Branch Meeting (16 December 2022)
        Project update to the Environmental Service Branch Meeting (25 February 2023)
Proposed
Ongoing consultation with the Environmental Services Branch to jointly determine management
priorities for the Noosa Nine.



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